John Palmer

John Palmer may refer to:

People

Politicians

• John Palmer (1785–1840), U.S. Congressman from New York
• John Palmer (politician) (1842–1905), former secretary of state of New York and commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
• John Hinde Palmer (1808–1884), English barrister and Liberal Party politician
• John William Palmer (1866–1958), U.S. Representative from Missouri
• John M. Palmer (politician) (1817–1900), U.S. Civil War general and governor and senator from Illinois

Architects

• John Palmer (architect) (1785–1846), British architect
• John Palmer (Bath architect) (1738–1817), British architect

Religious figures

• John Palmer (Unitarian, 1729?–1790), English minister, active in the Midlands and north
• John Palmer (Unitarian, 1742–1786), English minister, active in the south
• John Palmer (Master of Magdalene College) (died 1607), English clergyman and academic

Military

• John M. Palmer (politician) (1817–1900), U.S. Civil War general and governor of Illinois
• John McAuley Palmer (general) (1870–1955),American First World War general and military theorist

Sports

• Johnny Palmer (1918–2006), golfer
• Bud Palmer (John S. Palmer; born 1921), former New York Knicks player

Music

• John Palmer (musician) (born 1943), British musician
• John Palmer (composer) (born 1959), composer of instrumental and electronic music
• Johnny Ace Palmer (born c. 1961), American musician
• John Palmer (entrepreneur) (born 1925), entrepreneur and musician
• John F. Palmer (1870?–?), American songwriter

Criminals

• John Palmer, alias of highwayman Dick Turpin (1705–1739)
• John Palmer (criminal), convicted time-share fraudster, nicknamed "Goldfinger"

Other people

• John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne (born 1940), British peer and businessman
• John Palmer (actor) (1742?–1798), English actor
• John Palmer (author) (1885–1944), British author
• John Palmer (Commissary of New South Wales) (1760–1833)
• John Palmer (director) (born 1943), Canadian film and theatre director
• John Palmer (postal innovator) (1742–1818), inventor of the lightweight mail coach
• John Palmer (Rockaway, Queens landowner), first Englishman to purchase land in the Rockaway Peninsula
• John Palmer (TV journalist) (1935–2013), former NBC News correspondent
• John Horsley Palmer (1779–1858), English banker and Governor of the Bank of England
• John J. Palmer (born 1965), metallurgist and author of How to Brew

Characters

• John Palmer (Home and Away), fictional character
• Johnny Palmer (Family Affairs), fictional character

Buildings

• John Denham Palmer House, a historic site in Fernandina Beach, Florida

Ships

• John Palmer (schooner), a ship wrecked in Bass Strait in 1819

See also

• Jonathan Palmer (born 1956), entrepreneur and racecar driver
• Jonathan Palmer (American football) (born 1983), American football offensive lineman

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