Famous People with Name Palmer

Palmer Taylor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Palmer Taylor: is a Canadian snowboarder. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's halfpipe competition.

Palmer Wapau            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Palmer Wapau: is a Rugby League player for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. He is a Five-Eighth/Second Rower/Prop. A talented forward, Palmer showed his skill by playing five-eighth in the Queensland Cup in 2007 where a bad ankle injury hampered his N

Vance And Nettie Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Vance And Nettie Palmer: was a novelist, dramatist, essayist and critic. Janet Gertrude "Nettie" Palmer (née Higgins) (18 August 1885 - 19 October 1964) was a poet, essayist and Australia's leading literary critic. Between them they did more to promote Australian literature, particularly (in Nettie's case) literature by women, than anyone else of their generation.[citation needed]Vance was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, on 28 August 1885 and attended the Ipswich Grammar School. With no university in Queensland at the time, he studied contemporary Australian writing at the intellectual hub in Brisbane at the time, the School of Arts, following the work of A.G. Stephens. Working in various jobs, he took a position as a tutor at Abbieglassie cattle station, 800 kilometres west of Brisbane in the 'back of beyond'. He also worked as a manager: at that time there was a large Aboriginal population with whom he both worked and celebrated, attending their frequent corroborrees. It was here his love of the land and environmental awareness was honed, so too his interest in white black relationships. From his early years he was determined to be a writer, and in 1905 and again in 1910 he went to London, then the centre of Australia's cultural universe, to learn his craft and advance his prospects. He was acknowledged as an expert on foreign affairs - in Mexico and Ireland. His association with Alfred Orage and his work for the New Age and other guild socialists greatly influenced his political outlook.

Hayley Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Hayley Palmer: is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from New Zealand. She swam for NZ at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.Her coach for the majority of her swimming career in England was Graham Brookhouse. During her early teenage years she was a member of th

Ambrose Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ambrose Palmer: was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the VFL.Palmer was a rover and made his debut for Footscray in the 1933 season. Not only did he have a football career but he was also a professional boxer and thus despite being with Footscra

George "Joey" Eugene Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

George "Joey" Eugene Palmer: was an Australian cricketer who played in 17 Tests between 1880 and 1886. ""Joey"" Palmer had an intense career, His Test career was short in years but he toured England 4 times and at his peak he was considered a top medium pace spinner. Palmer had a particular love for the SCG, where his best Test bowling of 7-65 occurred. After returning from the 1886 tour to England he damaged his knee and never played Test cricket again but came to play first class cricket in Australia until the end of 1896/97.

Kylie Jayne Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Kylie Jayne Palmer: is an Australian distance freestyle swimmer. She attended Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell. She was Sports Captain for her house, Pegasus and represented the school in many aquatic events.