John Walker
John Walker may refer to:
Politicians
- John Walker (Virginia) (1744–1809), U.S. Senator, public official, and soldier
- John Walker (Missouri politician) (1770–1838), State Treasurer of Missouri
- John M. Walker, Jr. (born 1940), former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- John Randall Walker (1874–1942), U.S. Representative from Georgia
- John Williams Walker (1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama
- John Walker (Canadian politician) (1832–1889), industrialist and member of the Canadian House of Commons
- John Archibald Walker (born 1890), lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
Sportsmen
- John Walker (athlete) (born 1952), New Zealander winner of the Olympic Games 1500 metre run in 1976, and long-standing champion in the mile run
- John Walker (Middlesex cricketer) (1826–1885), cricketer and the eldest brother of the Walkers of Southgate
- John Walker (Surrey cricketer) (1768–1835), cricketer (brother of Tom and Harry Walker)
- John Walker (rower) (1891–1952), British coxswain and Olympic medalist
- John Walker (American football) (born 1983), former defensive back for the USC football team
- John Walker (fl. 1970s and 1980s), known as Mr. Wrestling II, masked professional wrestler
- John Walker (footballer) (1874–1940), Scottish international footballer
- John Walker (footballer born 1900) (1900–1971), footballer for Walsall and Stoke
- John Walker (fullback), English footballer
- John Walker (rugby league) (born 1987), English rugby league player
- John R. Walker (horseman), Canadian Hall of Fame horse trainer
- John Walker (tennis), Australian tennis player of the 1960s
- John Walker (cyclist), British Olympic cyclist
Entertainers and artists
- John Walker (animator), television animator and director
- John Walker (painter) (born 1939), nominee for the Turner Prize in 1985
- John Walker (Australian actor), Australian comedic actor
- John Walker (film producer) (born 1956), animated film producer
- John Walker (organist) (born 1941), recording artist
- John Walker (musician) (1943–2011), born John Maus, member of the 1960s singing group The Walker Brothers
- John Augustus Walker (1901–1967), Alabama Gulf Coast artist
- John Henry Walker (1831–1899), Canadian engraver and illustrator
- John Walker (curator), director of the National Gallery of Art
Military people and spies
- John C. Walker, Indiana physician and officer during the American Civil War
- John George Walker (1821–1893), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
- John Grimes Walker (1835–1907), United States Navy admiral
- John Walker (Medal of Honor), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Walker (officer of arms) (1913–1984), English officer of arms
- John Anthony Walker (born 1937), American communications specialist convicted in 1986 of spying for the Soviet Union
- John Walker Lindh (born 1981), aka John Walker, imprisoned American captured as an enemy combatant in 2001, in Afghanistan
Inventors and scientists
Businessmen
Others
Characters
- John Walker, fictional character in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons (eldest of the Walker children and Captain of the Swallow)
- John Walker, alter ego of U.S. Agent, a comic book hero, who is an ultra-patriotic crime fighter, formerly Super-Patriot and Captain America VI
See also