William Walker

William Walker may refer to:

Politics and government

William Walker (British colonial governor), twice acting governor of British Guiana (1848-49 and 1853-54); see List of Governors of British Guiana
William Walker (diplomat) (born 1935), U.S. ambassador to El Salvador 1988–1992; leader of the Kosovo Verification Mission, 1998–1999
William Walker (New South Wales politician) (1828–1908), member of the NSW Legislative Assembly and later, Council
William Walker (New South Wales colonial politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
William Walker (Quebec merchant) (c. 1790–1863), merchant and politician in Lower Canada, member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
William Walker (Quebec politician) (1797–1844), lawyer and politician in Lower Canada
William Walker (trade unionist) (1871–1918), Irish trade unionist and socialist
William Walker (Wyandot leader) (1800–1874), sometime chief of the Wyandot Nation in Ohio and Kansas
William A. Walker (1805–1861), U.S. Representative from New York
William Campbell Walker (1837–1904), New Zealand politician
William H. Walker (1847–1913), Canadian politician
William H. Walker (New York City) (1842–1916), New York politician, father of Mayor Jimmy Walker
William Froggatt Walker (c.1841–1890), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Richmond, then for Boroondara
William O. Walker (1896–1981), African-American publisher, politician and editor
Bill Walker (American politician) (William M. Walker, born 1951), Governor of Alaska

William M. Walker, commander of United States Exploring Expedition in 1838–1842
William H.T. Walker (1816–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War
William Stephen Walker (1822–1899), Confederate brigadier general
William Walker (filibuster) (1824–1860), American filibuster in Latin America; briefly ruled Nicaragua
William George Walker (1863–1936), recipient of the Victoria Cross
William Walker (aviator), British First World War flying ace
William Walker (RAF officer) (1913–2012), at the time of his death the oldest survivor of the Battle of Britain
William Stewart Walker (1914–1999), World War II United States Army officer

William Walker (engraver) (1791–1867), mezzotint engraver of portrait of Robert Burns
William Walker (composer) (1809–1875), American Baptist song leader and composer
William Walker (US actor) (1896–1992), African-American film actor (To Kill a Mockingbird)
William Walker (muralist) (1927–2011), muralist in Chicago
William Walker (baritone) (1931–2010), singer with the Metropolitan Opera
William Aiken Walker (1839–1921), American artist
William Sidney Walker (1795–1846), English Shakespearean critic
Sugar Belly (William Walker), Jamaican mento musician
Blind Willie Walker (1896–1933), American blues guitarist and singer

William Walker (jockey) (1860–1933), African-American jockey
William Walker (footballer) (died 1907), Scottish footballer
William Walker (footballer born 1884), Scottish footballer (Clyde FC and Scotland)
William Walker (cyclist) (born 1985), Australian racing cyclist
William Walker (Australian cricketer) (died 1886), Australian cricketer
William Walker (English cricketer) (died 1938), English cricketer

William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree (1856–1933), British businessman, art collector, and racehorse breeder
William Walker (diver) (1869–1918), diver who saved Winchester Cathedral from collapse
William F. Walker (1937–2007), President of Auburn University (2001–2007)
William Hultz Walker (1869–1934), American chemistry professor and a pioneer of chemical engineering
William R. Walker (born 1944), Canadian leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
William R. Walker (publisher), 19th century English printer and publisher