Byrd Prillerman (October 19, 1859 – April 25, 1929) was an American educator and school administrator.

Prillerman was the fourth principal of the West Virginia Collegiate Institute (present-day West Virginia State University) from 1909 until 1919 and is considered by West Virginia State as the institution's fourth president.

[a] Byrd Prillerman School in Raleigh County, West Virginia, was named for him.

[4] Prillerman Hall at West Virginia State University is named for him.

Prillerman taught at West Virginia Collegiate Institute before becoming its president.