Wimmer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andreas Wimmer, Swiss sociologist, Lieber Professor of Sociology and Political Philosophy at Columbia University

• Bill Wimmer, American railroad executive who worked in operations for the Union Pacific Railroad

• Boniface Wimmer (1809–1887), German monk who founded the first Benedictine monastery in the United States

• Brian Wimmer (born 1959), American actor

• Carina Wimmer (born 1995), German pistol sport shooter

• Carl Wimmer (born 1975), former member of the Utah House of Representatives

• Carolus Wimmer (born 1948), German-Venezuelan communist politician and university professor

• Chris Wimmer (born 1979), American professional stock car racing driver

• Chris Wimmer (baseball) (born 1970), American professional baseball player and scout

• Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868), German botanist and educator from Breslau

• Dick Wimmer (1936–2011), American novelist

• Eckard Wimmer (born 1936), American scientist and a Distinguished Professor of Stony Brook University

• Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill (1882–1961), Austrian industrial designer, architect and fashion designer

• Franz Wimmer (born 1932), Austrian cyclist

• Friedrich Wimmer (soldier) (1912–1986), highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II

• Gary Wimmer (born 1961), former American football linebacker

• Gerd Wimmer (born 1977), retired Austrian football player

• Gerhard Wimmer (born 1953), Austrian former professional tennis player

• Hans Wimmer (1907–2025), German sculptor

• Hans Wimmer (luger) (born 1947), German luger

• Helmut Wimmer (1925–2006), painter and staff artist for New York's Hayden Planetarium from 1954 to 1987

• Herbert Wimmer (born 1944), former football player

• Joseph Wimmer (born 1934), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

• Julie Wimmer (born 1975), designer in the field of jewelry and glass

• Kevin Wimmer (born 1992), Austrian footballer

• Kim Wimmer (born 1970), American actress, singer, educator, Miss Alabama 1992

• Kurt Wimmer (born 1964), American screenwriter and film director

• Larry T. Wimmer (born 1935), the Warren and Wilson Dusenberry University Professor at Brigham Young University

• Ludvig Wimmer (1839–1920), Danish linguist and runologist

• Manfred Wimmer (1944–1995), the first Western professional Go player

• Mario Wimmer, cultural historian and theorist of history

• Martin Wimmer (born 1957), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany

• Michael Wimmer (born 1980), German football coach and manager

• Natasha Wimmer (born 1973), American translator

• Nicolas Wimmer (born 1995), Austrian professional footballer

• Patrick Wimmer (born 2001), Austrian professional footballer

• Per Wimmer (born 1968), Danish space advocate and a future space traveller

• Petra Wimmer (born 1965), Austrian politician

• Rainer Wimmer (1955–2025), Austrian politician

• Scott Wimmer (born 1976), NASCAR Nationwide Series driver from Wisconsin

• Sebastian Wimmer (born 1994), Austrian footballer

• Thomas Wimmer (musician), Austrian viola-da-gamba player, conductor of Accentus Austria

• Thomas Wimmer (politician) (1887–1964), Bavarian SPD politician

• Willy Wimmer (born 1943), German politician

See also

• Wimmer's shrew (Crocidura wimmeri) is a white-toothed shrew found only in Côte d'Ivoire

• Wimmer Fountain (Czech: Wimmerova kašna), an outdoor fountain and sculpture in Prague, Czech Republic

• Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP), a music festival company headquartered in Los Angeles, California

• Louise Wimmer, 2011 French drama film directed by Cyril Mennegun