| Howard C. Gilmer Jr. | |
| Office: | United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia |
| Term Start: | 1948 |
| Term End: | 1953 |
| Term Label1: | Acting |
| Term Start1: | 1946 |
| Term End1: | 1948 |
| President1: | Harry S. Truman |
| Predecessor1: | Frank S. Tavenner Jr. |
| Successor1: | John Strickler |
| Birth Name: | Howard Cecil Gilmer Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Pulaski, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Pulaski, Virginia, U.S. |
| Children: | 3 |
Howard Cecil Gilmer Jr. (December 27, 1906 – November 1, 1975) was an American lawyer. He served as president of the Virginia State Bar Association (now the Virginia Bar Association) from 1944 to 1946. In 1948, was appointed by Harry S. Truman as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, after two years as acting United States Attorney; he left office in 1953.[1]