# Chalmers (surname)

Chalmers is a Scottish surname. Notable people with this surname include:
* Alan Chalmers (born 1939), British philosopher of science
* Alexander Chalmers (1759–1834), Scottish writer
* Alexander Chalmers (mayor) (1745–1703), Scottish-Polish merchant, jurist, and city clerk
* Andrew Chalmers (actor) (born 1992), Canadian actor
* Andrew Chalmers (footballer) (1899-?), Scottish professional footballer
* Andrew Chalmers (rugby league) New Zealand businessman and rugby league player
* Angela Chalmers (born 1963), Canadian middle-distance athlete
* Anna Maria Mead Chalmers (1809–1891), American journalist
* Brett Chalmers (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
* Bruce Chalmers (1907–1990), American metallurgist
* Christopher Chalmers (born 1967), Canadian freestyle swimmer
* Craig Chalmers (born 1968), Scottish rugby union player
* David Chalmers (born 1966), Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist
* Floyd Chalmers (1898–1993), Canadian editor, publisher and philanthropist
* George Chalmers (antiquarian) (1742–1825), Scottish antiquarian
* George Paul Chalmers (1833–1878), Scottish painter
* George Chalmers (baseball) (1888–1960), American baseball player
* Greg Chalmers (born 1973), Australian professional golfer
* Hamilton Henderson Chalmers (1833–1885), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
* Iain Chalmers (born 1943), British health services researcher
* Jackie Chalmers (1885– ?), Scottish footballer
* James Chalmers (actor) (born 1974), British actor
* James Chalmers (inventor) (1782–1853), Scottish inventor of the adhesive postage stamp
* James Chalmers (missionary) (1841–1901), Scottish missionary
* James Ronald Chalmers (1831–1898), American politician
* Lt. Col. James Chalmers, Scottish-born loyalist officer during the American Revolution
* Jim Chalmers (born 1978), Australian politician
* Jim Chalmers (New South Wales politician) (1901–1986), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1956
* Jimmy Chalmers (1877–1915), Scottish footballer
* Joan Chalmers (1928–2016), Canadian philanthropist
* John George Chalmers (1874–1962), American football coach
* Joseph W. Chalmers (1806–1853), U.S. Senator from Mississippi
* Judith Chalmers (born 1935), English television presenter
* Kyle Chalmers (born 1998), Australian swimmer
* Len Chalmers (born 1936), Association football player for Leicester City
* Lewis Chalmers (born 1986), Association football player for Aldershot Town
* Lionel Chalmers (born 1980), American basketball player
* Logan Chalmers (born 2000), Scottish footballer
* Sir Mackenzie Chalmers (1847–1927), British civil servant, judge, pioneer legislative draftsman
* Mario Chalmers (born 1986), American basketball player
* Nathanael Chalmers (1830–1910), Scottish-born pastoralist, explorer, politician mainly of New Zealand
* Patrick R. Chalmers (1872–1942), Irish writer
* Paul Chalmers (born 1963), Scottish footballer
* Stevie Chalmers (1936–2019), Scottish footballer
* Robert Chalmers (1858–1938), British official, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, Governor of Ceylon; Pali scholar
* Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847), scholar, theologian, leader of the Free Church of Scotland
* Thomas Chalmers (rugby player) (1850–1926), Scottish rugby player
* Thomas C. Chalmers (1917–1995), American medical researcher
* Thomas Hardie Chalmers (1884–1966), American actor and opera singer
* Walter Chalmers (1873–1957), British locomotive engineer
* William Chalmers (merchant) (1748–1811), Swedish 18th century businessman and the founder of Chalmers University of Technology

## Fictional characters

* Superintendent Chalmers, school administrator on The Simpsons
* Detective Chalmers, Intra Solar System Police officer on Cowboy Bebop
* Walter Chalmers, politician in Bullitt
* Ed Chalmers, District Attorney in Blonde Ice
* Mr. Chalmers (alias Mr. Caslon), in You Gotta Stay Happy
* Otey Chalmers, in She Couldn't Say No (re-released as Beautiful But Dangerous)