# Plummer (surname)

Plummer is a surname, derived from the occupation of plumber. Notable people with the name include:

## Arts and entertainment

* Amanda Plummer (born 1957), Canadian-US film, television and stage actress, daughter of Christopher Plummer
* Charlie Plummer (born 1999), US film actor
* Christopher Plummer (1929–2021), Canadian film and theatre actor
* David Plummer (musician) (fl. 1990s–present), English-born musician and collaborator on children's books
* Denyse Plummer (1953–2023), Trinidadian calypsonian and gospel singer
* Glenn Plummer (born 1961), US film and television actor
* Inez Plummer (c. 1885–1964), US stage actress
* Jessica Plummer (born 1992), English actress and singer
* Joe Plummer (fl. 1990–2000s), Canadian musician
* John Plummer (c. 1410–c. 1483), English composer
* Lincoln Plumer (1875–1928), US film actor, also frequently listed as Lincoln Plummer
* Louise Plummer (fl. 1985–present), US author
* Sanford Plummer (1905–1974), US American Indian artist
* Scotty Plummer (1961–1992), US musician

## Military and law enforcement

* Charles Plummer (sheriff) (fl. 1957–2007), US police officer in California
* Charles W. Plummer (1890–1918), American military aviator
* Henry Plummer (1832–1864), US historical figure, sheriff in Montana
* Joseph B. Plummer (1816–1862), US military leader
* Norman Plummer (1924–1999), English war hero and footballer
* Raymond Eugene Plummer (1913–1987), US attorney and judge

## Politics

* Albert Plummer (1840–1912) US physician and legislator
* Beatrice Plummer, Baroness Plummer (1903–1972), British Peeress
* Desmond Plummer (1914–2009), English politician
* Franklin E. Plummer (died 1847), US political figure
* Orlando Plummer (1836–1913), US physician and political figure

## Science and medicine

* Andrew Plummer (1697–1756), professor of chemistry and medicine, University of Edinburgh
* Dave Plummer (1968–), Canadian-American computer programmer
* Henry Crozier Keating Plummer (1875–1946), English astronomer
* Henry Stanley Plummer (1874–1936), US physician instrumental in founding the Mayo Clinic
* Ruth Plummer (fl. 2003–present), British cancer researcher
* Violet Plummer (1873–1962), South Australian physician
* Ward Plummer (1940–2020), US physicist

## Sports

* Ahmed Plummer (born 1976), US football player
* Bill Plummer (1947–2024), US baseball player
* Calvin Plummer (born 1963), English footballer
* Chris Plummer (born 1976), English footballer
* Dwayne Plummer (born 1978), English footballer
* Elton Plummer (1914–1988), Australian Rules footballer
* Elwood Plummer, American basketball coach
* Federico Plummer (1929–2004), Panamanian boxer
* Gary Plummer (basketball) (born 1962), Israeli-American basketball player
* Gary Plummer (American football) (born 1960), American football player
* Harold Plummer (fl. 1929–1933), English footballer
* Harry Plummer (Australian footballer) (1912–1993), Australian rules footballer
* Jake Plummer (born 1974), US football player
* Jason Plummer (1969–2021), Australian swimmer
* Karen Plummer (born 1951), New Zealand cricketer
* Kathryn Plummer (born 1998), American volleyball player
* Konya Plummer (born 1997), Jamaican (women's soccer) footballer
* Matty Plummer (born 1989), English footballer
* Nick Plummer (born 1996), American baseball player
* Norma Plummer (born 1944), Australian netball player
* Norman Plummer (1924–1999), English war hero and footballer
* Peter Plummer (born 1947), English cricketer
* Reg Plummer (field hockey) (born 1953), Canadian field hockey player
* Reg Plummer (rugby player) (1888–1953), Welsh rugby player
* Scott Plummer (born 1966), Australian cricketer
* Tristan Plummer (born 1990), English footballer

## Other

* Alfred Plummer (1841–1926), Master of University College Durham and contributor to the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
* Brian Plummer (1936–2003), Welsh writer and dog breeder
* Charles F. Plummer (1879–1939), American architect
* Charles Plummer (historian) (1857–1927), English historian
* Chester Plummer (1945–1976), US taxi driver, killed while trying to invade the White House in 1976
* Edward C. Plummer (1863–1932), American historian
* George Winslow Plummer (1876–1944), founder of Societas Rosicruciana in America
* Howard Z. Plummer (1899–1980), US Christian minister
* Leslie Plummer (1901–1963), English newspaper executive
* James Henry Plummer (1848–1932), Canadian financier
* James W. Plummer (1920–2013), American Director of the National Reconnaissance Office
* Mary Plummer (1849–1922), US figure, wife of Georges Clemenceau
* Penelope Plummer (born 1949), Australian model
* Rachel Plummer (1818–1839), US writer who was kidnapped by Comanche Indians

## Fictional characters

* Evelyn Plummer, a character in British soap opera Coronation Street
* Polly Plummer, fictional main character in The Magician's Nephew