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

James Alvin "Jim" Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Alvin "Jim" Palmer: nicknamed "Cakes," is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles (1965-1984). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.

Jared Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jared Palmer: is a professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles and 1 singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won 4 double titles on the challenger's circuit (2 in '92 and 2 in '93). Palmer turned pro in 1991 after winning the '91 NCAA Division 1 singles title as a sophomore playing for Stanford University.

Daniel David Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Daniel David Palmer: was the founder of Chiropractic.Palmer read medical journals of his time and followed developments throughout the world regarding anatomy and physiology. While working as a magnetic healer in Davenport, Iowa, he encountered a deaf janitor who he discovered had a palpable lump in his back. He theorized that the lump and his deafness were related. After a reported successful restoration of the man's hearing,[2] it led to the beginning of Chiropractic history. His theories revolved around the concept that altered nerve flow was the cause of all disease, and that misaligned spinal vertebrae had an effect on the nerve flow. He postulated that restoring these vertebra to their proper alignment would restore health.

Michael Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Palmer: is a contemporary American poet and translator. He has worked extensively with contemporary Dance for over thirty years and has collaborated with many composers and visual artists. Palmer has lived in San Francisco since 1969.

Theodore Sherman Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore Sherman Palmer: was an American zoologist.Palmer was born in Oakland, California and studied at the University of California. In 1889 he joined the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy of the United States Department of Agriculture under Clinton Hart Merriam. In 1891 he led an expedition to study the biology of Death Valley.