Palm or Palms is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Notable people with this surname include:

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* Anders Palm (born 1942), Swedish literary scholar and linguist * Archibald Palm (1901–1966), South African cricketer *

August Palm August Teodor Palm (5 February 1849 – 14 March 1922) was a Swedish socialist activist and a key person in introducing the then revolutionary social democratic labour movement in Sweden. Life Early activism The son of a school teacher ne ...

(1849–1922), Swedish socialist activist * Bert Palm (1915–1982), Australian lawn bowler *

Carl Magnus Palm Carl Magnus Palm (born 1965) is a Swedish author and historian, writing in Swedish and English, best known for his work on the Swedish pop group ABBA. ABBA Carl Magnus Palm’s first book on ABBA was ''ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions' ...

(born 1965), Swedish author * Charles E. Palm (1911–1996), American entomologist * Christine Palm (born 1956), American politician *

Conny Palm Conrad "Conny" Palm (1907–1951) was a Swedish electrical engineer and statistician, known for several contributions to teletraffic engineering and queueing theory. Rolf B. HaugenThe life and work of Conny Palm – some personal comments and ex ...

, (1907–1951), Swedish electrical engineer and statistician *

Cortney Palm Cortney Palm (born February 20, 1987) is an American actress and author known for '' Zombeavers'', '' The Dark Tapes'' and '' Sushi Girl''. Career Palm's career began after she was cast in the titular role of '' Sushi Girl''. She played Zoe i ...

(born 1987), American actress and author *

David Palm David James Palm (born 7 July 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond Football Club, Richmond in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. Palm played at both ...

(born 1958), Australian footballer * Douglas Palm (born 1955), Swedish tennis player * Eero Palm (born 1974), Estonian architect * Enok Palm (1924–2012), Norwegian mathematician * Erwin Walter Palm (1910–1988), German Latin American scholar, historian and writer *

Evy Palm Evy Gunilla Palm (born January 31, 1942 in Lidköping, Västra Götaland) is a female athlete from Sweden, who competes in the long-distance events. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 24th place in the ...

(born 1942), Swedish long-distance runner * Franz Palm (born 1948), Belgian economist * Fredrik Palm (born 1974), Swedish windsurfer *

Jacobo Palm Jacobo Palm (28 November 1887 – 1 July 1982) was a Curaçao-born composer. Biography Jacobo José Maria Palm was the grandson of Jan Gerard Palm (1831-1906) who is often referred to as the "father of Curaçao classical music". At the age of seve ...

(1887–1982), Curaçao-born composer *

Jan Gerard Palm Jan Gerard Palm (2 June 1831 – 13 December 1906) was a 19th-century composer. Palm is often referred to as the "Father of Curaçao's classical music". Biography Born in Curaçao, Palm had directed several music ensembles by a relatively young ...

(1831–1906), Curaçao-born composer *

Johan Palm Karl Johan Viktor Palm (born 3 March 1992) is a Swedish singer and former contestant on ''Idol 2008'', where he ended up in fourth place. Palm auditioned with the song "The Drugs Don't Work" and performed several English songs on the show, includ ...

(born 1992), Swedish singer *

Johann Philipp Palm Johann Philipp Palm or Johannes Philipp Palm (17 December 1768 – 26 August 1806) was a German bookseller and a strong anti-French agitator and freedom fighter executed during the Napoleonic Wars at Napoleon's orders. He was born at Schornd ...

(1768–1806), German bookseller executed during the Napoleonic Wars * John Palm (1885–1925), Curaçao-born composer * Leslie M. Palm (born 1944), American Marine Corps general * Philip J. Palm (1906-1959), American newspaper editor and politician * Reet Palm (born 1959), Estonian rower and coach * Rudolph Palm (1880–1950), Curaçao-born composer *

Siegfried Palm Siegfried Palm (25 April 1927 – 6 June 2005) was a German cellist who is known worldwide for his interpretations of contemporary music. Many 20th-century composers like Kagel, Ligeti, Xenakis, Penderecki and Zimmermann wrote music for ...

(1927–2005), German cellist * Thede Palm (1907–1995), Swedish historian *

Valter Palm Valter Palm (alias Walter Palm) (23 December 1905 – 3 November 1994) was an Estonian welterweight professional boxer, born in Tallinn, who competed in the 1930s. In the 1920s he took part 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics. ...

(1905–1994), Estonian boxer *

Veiko-Vello Palm Veiko-Vello Palm (born on 29 May 1971) is an Estonian Major General of the Estonian Defence Forces. Since 2023, he is the Commander of the Estonian Division. Early life Veiko-Vello Palm was born on 29 May 1971. He attended the Tallinn 21st Sc ...

(born 1971), Estonian brigadier general *

Viking Palm Bror Viking Palm (13 October 1923 – 19 January 2009) was a Swedish light-heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1952, finishing fourth in 1960. In 1960 his bronze medal match aga ...

(1923–2009), Swedish wrestler *

Wolfgang Palm Wolfgang Palm (born 1950) is a German musician and inventor who was the founder and owner of Palm Products GmbH (PPG) and the inventor and creator of various pioneering technical designs for analog and digital synthesizers. He is widely acknowle ...

(born 1950), German musician

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Francis Palms Francis Palms (1809–1886) was the largest landholder in Michigan during the mid-1850s. He had major business interests as well and was given the nickname "Croesus" because of his wealth. Life and career He was born in Antwerp, Belgium December ...

(1809–1886), American landholder

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