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

Amanda MacKinnon Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Amanda MacKinnon Palmer: a performer most noted for being the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the "Brechtian punk cabaret" duo The Dresden Dolls.Amanda has recorded a solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer, and its release is planned for September 16, 2008.[9] Ben Folds will produce and also play on the album.[10][11] The title appears to be a play on an expression used by fans during Twin Peaks' original run, "Who killed Laura Palmer?In July 2007, Amanda played three sold out shows (Boston, Hoboken, and NYC) in rare "with band" performances. Her backing band was Boston alternative rock group Aberdeen City, who also opened along with Dixie Dirt.In August 2007, Amanda traveled to perform in the Spiegeltent and other venues at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, and also performed on BBC 2's The Edinburgh Show. She collaborated with Australian theater company, "The Danger Ensemble"; both again appeared at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne and at other venues around Australia in December 2007.

Carson Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carson Palmer: is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.Palmer won the Heisman Trophy while at USC in 2002 and has been selected to two Pro Bowls with the Bengals.After three underwhelming years at USC, Palmer had a breakout senior year under the tutelage of offensive coordinator Norm Chow, who was brought in the year before by head coach Pete Carroll after spending 27 seasons at Brigham Young University and one season at North Carolina State University

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.