Plummer (surname)

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

Arts and entertainment

• Amanda Plummer (b. 1957), Canadian-US film, television and stage actress, daughter of Christopher Plummer
• 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
• 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 Plummer (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