'Robert Palmer may refer to:
- Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer (1920–1944), British bomber pilot and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Robert Palmer (writer) (1945–1997), U.S. music writer and blues producer
- Robert Palmer (singer) (1949–2003), English singer-songwriter and musician
- Robert Palmer (computer businessman) (born 1940), CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation
- Robert Palmer (MP) (1793–1872), English Conservative Member of Parliament
- Robert Palmer, 1st Baron Rusholme (1890–1977), General Secretary of the British Co-operative Union and member of the House of Lords
- Robert Roswell Palmer (1909–2002), historian
- Robert E.A. Palmer or R. E. A. Palmer (1933–2006), classical scholar and ancient historian
- Robert Moffat Palmer (1915–2010), American composer
- Robert W. Palmer, land appraiser for Madison Guaranty; pleaded guilty in Whitewater controversy
- Robert Palmer (vintner) (1934–2009), American advertising executive and vintner
- Robert Palmer (cricketer) (born 1960), Hong Kong-born former English cricketer
- Robert Palmer (skier) (born 1947), New Zealand Olympic skier
- Robert Palmer, pseudonym of Cyriel Buysse (1859–1932), Flemish author
Famous quotes containing the word palmer:
“The voice of America has no undertones or overtones in it. It repeats its optimistic catchwords in a tireless monologue that has the slightly metallic sound of a gramophone.”
—Vance Palmer (1885–1959)