John Palmer may refer to:
People
Politicians John Palmer (fl. 1377–1394), English politician Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet (1735–1817), British politician John Palmer (1785–1840), U.S. congressman from New York John Palmer (1842–1905), 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 John R. Palmer (1809–1877), Michigan politician
Architects John Palmer (architect) (1785–1846), English architect John Palmer (Bath architect) (1738–1817), English 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 John Palmer (Archdeacon of Southern Melanesia) (1837–1902)
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 John Palmer (cricketer) (1881–1928), English cricketer John Palmer (rugby union) (born 1957), English rugby union player Johnny Palmer (1918–2006), golfer Bud Palmer (John S. Palmer; 1921–2013), New York Knicks player
Music John Palmer (composer) (born 1959), composer of instrumental and electronic music John Palmer (musician) (1943–2025), English musician John F. Palmer (1870–?), American songwriter
Criminals John Palmer, alias of highwayman Dick Turpin (1705–1739) John Palmer (criminal) (1950–2015), convicted time-share fraudster, nicknamed "Goldfinger"
Other people John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne (1940–2021), British peer and businessman John Palmer (actor) (c.1742–1798), English actor John Palmer (author) (1885–1944), English author John Palmer (Commissary of New South Wales) (1760–1833) John Palmer (director) (1943–2020), Canadian film and theatre director John Palmer (postal innovator) (1742–1818), inventor of the lightweight mail coach John Palmer (colonial administrator) (c. 1650 – c. 1700), 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 John Anderson Palmer (born 1965), American philosopher John Ross Palmer (born 1974), American artist Johnny Ace Palmer (born 1960), American magician
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 (1807 ship) John Palmer (1810 ship) John Palmer (1814 schooner), a ship wrecked in Bass Strait in 1818
See also Jonathan Palmer (born 1956), entrepreneur and racecar driver Jonathan Palmer (American football) (born 1983), American football offensive lineman