| W. D. Chappelle Jr | |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1888 |
| Death Date: | 7 March 1957 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | physician and surgeon |
W. D. Chappelle Jr. (October 19, 1888 – March 7, 1957) was an American physician and surgeon in South Carolina who opened the People's Infirmary, a hospital and surgery practice for African Americans in Columbia, South Carolina in 1914. At the time, segregation prevented many African Americans from having access to healthcare.[1]
He graduated with his M.D. from Leonard Medical College at Shaw University in 1913.[2] He received his medical license in 1914, one of the 18 out of 44 applicants who passed.[3]
W. D. Chappelle was his father. He is comedian Dave Chappelle's grand-uncle.[2]