William Palmer (disambiguation)
William Palmer is the name of the following people:
- William Palmer (theologian) (1803-1885), British theologian
- William Palmer (1824-1856), British serial killer
- William Palmer (track and field athlete) (1882–1967), British walker
- William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (1859–1942), British politician
- William A. Palmer (1781–1860), American politician
- William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909), American engineer and general in the American Civil War on the side of the Northern Union