Welsh mathematician Elmer Rice (1892–1967), American playwright Elmer Riddle (1914–1984), baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds Elmer Snowden (1900–1973), American jazz musician Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860–1930), American inventor and entrepreneur Elmer Steele (1886–1966), American baseball player Elmer Valo (1921–1998), major league baseball player, coach, and scout Uncle Elmer, American wrestler, born Stanley Fraizer Surname Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer (1870–1942), American botanist Birger Elmér (1919–1999), head of the Swedish secret intelligence agency, known as IB (1965–1975) Charles Elmer (1872–1954), American amateur astronomer, co-founder of the Perkin-Elmer optical company Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), American politician and physician Edwin Romanzo Elmer (1850–1923), American painter Emma Osterman Elmer (1867–1956), American librarian and author Greg Elmer (born 1967), British-born Professor of Professional Communication at Ryerson University James Elmer (born 1971), Australian Olympic field hockey striker James C. Elmer (1882–1920), American college football player John Elmer (footballer) (1905–1993), Australian rules footballer Jonas Elmer (director) (born 1966), Danish film director, screenwriter and actor Jonas Elmer (born 1988), Swiss footballer Jonathan Elmer (1745–1817), American politician Kenneth Elmer (born 1948), Canadian Olympic middle-distance runner Lachlan Elmer (born 1969), Australian Olympic field hockey player Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), American Democratic politician, U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1843–1845) Philip Elmer-DeWitt (born 1949), American computer journalist Rico Elmer (born 1969), Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner Rudolf Elmer, whistleblower who released documents about Swiss bank Julius Bär Stephen Elmer (baptised 1715–1796), English painter Terri-Rae Elmer (born 1956), Los Angeles radio broadcaster Wally Elmer (1898–1978), Canadian ice hockey player William Elmer (1869–1945), American silent film actor William P. Elmer (1871–1956), U.S. Representative from Missouri (1943–1945) Fictional characters Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, the title character in a series of children's picture books by David McKee Elmer, a comic book by Gerry Alanguilan Elmer, a fictional bull, "husband" of Elsie the Cow Elmer, a character from The Fairly OddParents Elmer Fudd, a Looney Tunes character Elmer Elephant, the titular character of a Disney Silly Symphonies short Elmer Gantry, the title character in a novel by Sinclair Lewis Elmer C. Albatross, in the Baccano! light novel series Elmer, the ventriloquist dummy used by Western film actor Max Terhune Elmer, on Pappyland Elmer Phitts, a character in the Brandon Rogers Cinematic Universe See also Aylmer, a surname Notes Masculine given names English masculine given names