Selim Gustaf Adolf Palmgren (1878, Pori – 1951, Helsinki), Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor
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Valfrid Palmgren (1877–1967), Swedish politician; one of the first female members of the Stockholm City Council and a reformer of the public libraries.
On 19 September 2011, Palmgren was named to succeed Manqoba Mngqithi as the head coach of AmaZulu.