Gilmer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Gilmer (1829–1906), American sawmill owner Dixie Gilmer (1901–1954), U.S. Representative from Oklahoma Elizabeth Gilmer (1880–1960), New Zealand social worker, educationist and horticulturist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (1861–1951), American columnist better known as Dorothy Dix Dr. George Gilmer, Sr. (1700–1757), American politician, mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia George Rockingham Gilmer (1790–1859), American politician Harry Gilmer (1926–2016), College Football Hall of Fame member and National Football League player Jeremy Francis Gilmer (1818–1883), American soldier, Chief Engineer of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War John Adams Gilmer (1805–1868), American politician and brother of Jeremy Gilmer Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802–1844), American statesman William Gilmer (1863–1955), American Naval officer and Governor of Guam
See also Gilmore (surname) Gilmer (disambiguation)