Aylmer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Edward Aylmer Edward Almer or Aylmer (by 1516 – 1574 or later), of Denbigh and Gresford, Denbighshire, was a Welsh politician. He was a younger son of John Almer of Almer, Denbighshire, a sergeant-at-arms at the court of Henry VIII. He was a Justice of th ...

, Welsh MP *

Edward Aylmer (cricketer) Edward Arthur Aylmer (20 March 1892 – 30 October 1974) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer. He served in the Royal Navy from 1911–1945, seeing action in both the First World War and the Second World War. Reac ...

, first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer *

Felix Aylmer Sir Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, OBE (21 February 1889 – 2 September 1979) was an English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television. Aylmer made appearances in films with comedians such as Will Hay and George Formby. Early ...

, English stage actor *

Sir Fenton Aylmer, 13th Baronet Lieutenant-General Sir Fenton John Aylmer, 13th Baronet (5 April 1862 – 3 September 1935) was an Anglo-Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross. He was in command of the first failed efforts to break the siege of Kut in 1916. From a military bac ...

, British Army general and Victoria Cross recipient *

Frederick Whitworth Aylmer, 6th Baron Aylmer Admiral Frederick Whitworth Aylmer, 6th Baron Aylmer (12 October 1777 – 5 March 1858) was a British Royal Navy officer who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral. He was born o ...

Royal Navy officer who penetrated the Gironde estuary in 1815 * George Aylmer, Irish officer of the Royal Navy who was killed at the Battle of Bantry Bay in 1689 *

Jennifer Aylmer Jennifer Aylmer (born 1972) is an American operatic soprano noted for significant performances with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, and as an oratorio soloist with major ensembles such as the National Symphony, and the Oratorio Society ...

, American operatic soprano * John Aylmer (bishop) * John Aylmer (classicist), Greek and Latin poet *

Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer Admiral of the Fleet Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer (ca. 1650 – 18 August 1720), of Covent Garden, Westminster, and Westcliffe, near Dover, was an Anglo-Irish Royal Navy officer and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House o ...

* Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer As a forename, it may refer to: *

Aylmer Buesst Aylmer Buesst (28 January 18833 January 1970) was an Australian conductor, teacher and scholar, who spent his career in the United Kingdom. He was mainly associated with opera and vocal music. He also wrote a work on the leitmotifs in Richard Wa ...

, Australian conductor *

Aylmer Firebrace Commander Sir Aylmer Newton George Firebrace, (17 June 1886 – 8 June 1972) was a British Royal Navy officer and fire chief. As a Royal Navy officer, he saw active service in World War I and participated in the Battle of Jutland. Following the ...

(1886–1972), British Royal Navy officer and fire chief *

Aylmer and Louise Maude Aylmer Maude (28 March 1858 – 25 August 1938) and Louise Maude (1855–1939) were English translators of Leo Tolstoy's works, and Aylmer Maude also wrote his friend Tolstoy's biography, ''The Life of Tolstoy''. After living many years in Russi ...

, English translators *

Aylmer Vallance Gerald Aylmer Vallance (4 July 1892–24 November 1955), born George Alexander Gerald Vallance, was a Scottish newspaper editor. Born in Partick, Vallance studied at Fettes College in Edinburgh and Balliol College, Oxford, before serving with ...

, Scottish newspaper editor As a middle name, it may refer to: * Udolphus Aylmer Coates, British town planner

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