Walker (surname)

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Walker is a surname of English, Scottish,Welsh or Swiss origin. In English, the name comes from the medieval profession of a ‘walker’, a person who trod on woollen cloth in a bath of Fuller's earth, and sometimes urine, in order to thicken the fibres and ready the cloth for use. In Swiss-German, it is synonymous with Muller, which translates to miller.

• Aldace F. Walker, (1842-1901), American railroad business manager
• Alice Walker, (born 1944), American author
• Amasa Walker, Congressman (1862-63), writer on financial subjects
• Anna Walker, English television presenter
• Antoine Walker, (born 1976), American basketball player
• Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr. (1936-2001), American solar physicist
• Arthur Geoffrey Walker (1909-2001), an English cosmologist
• Ben Walker, Australian rugby league player
• Benjamen Walker, American radio personality
• Butch Walker, (born 1969), American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer
• Madam C.J. Walker, African-American entrepreneur
• Cas Walker, American entrepreneur, entertainer, politician
• Carlos Walker, birth name of Shawty Lo, American rap musician
• Cecil Walker, Northern Irish politician
• Charles Walker, (born 1948), American astronaut
• Chris Walker, (disambiguation)
• Daniel Walker, (born 1922), American politician
• David (or Dave) Walker, various people of the same name:
  • Dave Walker, English singer
  • David Walker (abolitionist), (1785-1830), African-American activist
  • David Walker (racing driver), (born 1941), Racing driver
  • David M. Walker (astronaut), (1944-2001), American astronaut
  • David M. Walker (U.S. Comptroller General), (born 1951), American politician
  • David S. Walker (1815-1891), American politician
• Diana Barnato Walker (1918-2008), English pilot
• Doak Walker (1927-1998), American football player
• Dorothy Walker Bush, (1901-1992), American political-family member
• Lieutenant General Emmett H. Walker, Jr., chief of the National Guard Bureau from August 16, 1982 to August 15, 1986
• Eric A. Walker (1910-1995), President of Penn State University from 1956-1970
• Felix Walker, (born 1935), member of the Swiss National Council from St. Gallen
• Francis Walker (1764-1806), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
• Francis Walker -- (1809-1874) British entomologist
• Frank O. Walker, Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
• George Walker, various people of the same name:
  • George Walker (1645-1690), English soldier
  • George Walker (composer), (born 1922), African American composer
  • George H. Walker, (1811-1866), American politician
  • George Herbert Walker, (1875-1953), American entrepreneur
• H.M. Walker, (c.1884-1937), American scriptwriter
• Herschel Walker, (born 1962), American football player
• Isaac P. Walker, (1815-1872), American politician
• James Walker, (1794-1874), American educator
• Jearl Walker, (born 1945), American physicist
• Jimmy Walker, (1881-1946), American politician
• Jimmie Walker, (born 1947), American comic actor: Good times
• John Walker, various people of the same name:
  • John Walker (naturalist), (1730-1803), Scottish naturalist
  • John Walker (lexicographer), (1732-1807), English lexicographer
  • John Walker (inventor), (fl. 19th century), English chemist & inventor
  • John M. Walker, Jr. (judge), (born 1940), U.S. federal judge
  • John Walker (grocer), (1805–1857), Scottish whisky entrepreneur
  • John Walker (painter), (born 1939), English painter
  • John Walker (programmer), computer programmer
  • John Walker (Birmingham Six), Irish criminal
  • John Walker (runner), (born 1952), New Zealand runner
  • John Walker Lindh, (born 1981), American member of Taliban
  • John Anthony Walker, (born 1937) American sailor & Soviet spy
  • John Brisben Walker, (1847-1931), American entrepreneur & publisher
  • John Williams Walker, (1783-1823), American politician
• Joseph Walker, various people of the same name:
  • Joseph A. Walker, (1921-1966), American Air Force rocket-plane test pilot; in the X-15 set world altitude records; winner of international & USAF astronauts wings
  • Joseph Marshall Walker, (1786-1856), American politician
• Junior Walker, (1931-1995), musician
• Kara Walker (born 1969), a contemporary American artist
• Kevin Walker, various people of the same name
• Larry Walker, (born 1966), Canadian baseball player
• Laura Walker, (born 1970), American swimmer
• Liza Walker, actress
• Lucius M. Walker, (1829–1863), American soldier
• Marcy Walker, (born 1961), American actress
• Margaret Walker, (1915-1998), American poet
• Mary Edwards Walker, (1832-1919), American activist
• Michael Walker, various people of the same name:
  • Michael Walker (jockey), New Zealand jockey
  • Michael Walker (economist), Canadian economist
• Mickey Walker, (1903-1981), American boxer
• Mort Walker, (born 1923), American cartoonist
• Murray Walker, (born 1923), English journalist
• Nancy Walker, (1922-1992), American actress
• Norman W. Walker, (1886-1985), English-American businessman and pioneer in the field of vegetable juicing
• Obadiah Walker, (1616-1699), English man of letters
• Olene S. Walker, (born 1930), American politician
• Patrick Gordon Walker, (1907-1980), British politician
• Paul Walker, (born 1973), American actor
• Peter Walker, various people of the same name:
  • Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, (born 1932), British politician
• R. Tracy Walker, American politician
• Randy Walker (1954-2006), American football coach
• Rebecca Walker, (born 1969), American activist
• Reggie Walker, (1889-1951), South African track and field athlete
• Rob Walker, 1960s Formula One team owner (Rob Walker Racing Team)
• Robert J. Walker, (1801-1869), American economist & statesman
• Sally Walker, Australian academic administrator; current president of Deakin University
• Scott Walker, various people of the same name:
  • Scott Walker (singer), (born 1943), American singer/songwriter/composer
  • Scott Walker (boxer), (1970-2004), American boxer
• Scott Walker (hockey), (born 1973), Canadian hockey player
• Sears Cook Walker, (1805-1853), American astronomer
• Shane Walker, Australian rugby league player
• T-Bone Walker, (1910-1975) American musician
• Thomas Walker, various people of the same name:
  • Thomas Walker, (1919-2003), American soldier
  • Thomas Walker (Australian politician), (1858–1932), Australian politician
• Tonja Walker, soap opera actress
• Wade Walker, the male lead role in the movie Cry-Baby
• Walton Walker, (fl. 1940s), American soldier
• William Walker, various people of the same name:
  • William Walker (composer), (1809-1875), American musician
  • William Walker (diver), (1869-1918), restored underpinnings of Winchester Cathedral
  • William Walker (soldier), (1824-1860), American-born soldier & Nicaragua politician

As a given name:

• Walker Connor, American political scientist specializing in nationalism studies
• Walker Evans, American photographer
• Walker Percy, American author

As an aka:

• Colorow Ignacio Ouray Walkara. Ute Chief

[edit] Fictional characters

• Christopher "Kit" Walker, name of the comic book character The Phantom
• Walker (Danny Phantom), a character of Danny Phantom
• The Walker family of the TV series Brothers & Sisters
• Jed Walker, a comic book character
• Walker Boh, character from the Shannara series
• Molly Walker, chacter from the show Heroes
• Allen Walker, the main character of D.Gray-man