Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 villain
Elmer Fudd 1940 Elmer's Candid Camera 
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(baseball) Elmer Flick 1963
(ice hockey) Elmer Lach 1966
(football) Ken Strong (a.k.a. Elmer) 1967
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Elmer Lach 1945 ice hockey
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors
Jack Carson (middle name Elmer) 1910-1963
Bob Balaban (middle name Elmer) 1945-
Notable Athletes:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Elmer Lach 1918-2015
Notable Musicians:
1 composer
Elmer Bernstein 1922-2004
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 gold, 1 gold/silver/bronze, 1 silver
(bronze/gold/silver) Elmer Niklander 1912; 1920 discus throw - both hands; shot put - both hands; discus throw; shot put
(gold/silver/bronze) Clarence Pinkston (middle name Elmer) 1920; 1924 diving
(bronze) Charles E. Collett (middle name Elmer) 1924 water polo
(gold) Earle Meadows (middle name Elmer) 1936 pole vault
(silver) Bob Cowell (middle name Elmer) 1948 swimming - 100 m backstroke