Walker (given name)

Walker is an occupational male given name, deriving from the English term for "cloth washer".^[1] It was first recorded in the Middle Ages.

Notable people with the name "Walker" include[]

A[]

• Walker Anderson (1801–1857), American politician
• Walker Keith Armistead (1783–1845), American military officer
• Walker Lee Ashley (born 1960), American football player

B[]

• Walker Banks (born 1947), American politician
• Walker Blaine (1855–1890), American politician
• Walker Bleakney (1901–1992), American physicist
• Walker Boone (1944–2021), Canadian actor
• Walker Brooke (1813–1869), American politician
• Walker Buehler (born 1994), American baseball player
• George Walker Bush (born 1946), American president
• Walker Butler (1898–1969), American jurist and politician

C[]

• Walker O. Cain (1915–1993), American architect
• Walker Calhoun (1918–2012), American musician
• Walker Carpenter (1893–1956), American football player
• Walker Lee Cisler (1897–1994), American engineer
• Walker Connor (1926–2017), American political scientist
• Walker Cooper (1915–1991), American baseball player
• Walker Cress (1917–1996), American baseball player
• Walker M. Curtiss (1852–1917), American politician

D[]

• Walker Rannie Davidson (1808–1876), Australian surveyor

E[]

• Walker Edmiston (1926–2007), American actor
• Walker Ellis (1895–1974), English cricketer
• Walker Evans (1903–1975), American photographer
• Walker Evans (racing driver) (born 1938), American racing driver

F[]

• Walker Fearn (1832–1899), American general
• Walker Américo Frônio (born 1982), Brazilian footballer

G[]

• Walker Gillette (born 1947), American football player

H[]

• Walker Hamilton (1934–1969), Scottish writer
• Walker Hampson (1889–1959), English footballer
• Walker Hancock (1901–1998), American sculptor
• Walker Hayes (born 1979), American singer
• Walker Hines (1870–1934), American railroad executive
• Walker Hines (politician) (born 1984), American businessman and politician
• Walker Hume (born 1993), American soccer player

K[]

• Walker Kessler (born 2001), American basketball player
• Walker King (1751–1827), English churchman
• Walker King (priest) (1798–1958), English archdeacon

L[]

• Walker Lambiotte (born 1967), American basketball player
• Walker Leach (1888–1944), American football player
• Walker Lewis (1798–1856), American abolitionist
• Walker Little (born 1999), American football player
• Walker Lockett (born 1994), American baseball player
• Walker Lukens, American singer-songwriter

M[]

• Walker McCall (born 1954), Scottish footballer
• Walker David Miller (1939–2013), American judge

P[]

• Walker Percy (1916–1990), American author
• Walker Powell (1828–1915), Canadian businessman and politician

R[]

• Walker Railey (born 1947), American minister
• Walker Reynolds (1888–1977), American football player
• Walker Russell (born 1960), American basketball player
• Walker Russell Jr. (born 1982), American basketball player

S[]

• Walker Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
• Walker Stapleton (born 1974), American politician

T[]

• Walker T (born 1978), Jamaican singer
• Walker Thomas (born 1963), American politician
• Walker Todd (1786–1840), American lawyer and politician

V[]

• Walker Whiting Vick (1878–1926), American politician

W[]

• Walker Wainwright (1882–1961), English cricketer
• Walker Whiteside (1869–1942), American actor
• Walker Wood (1874–1957), American journalist and politician

Z[]

• Walker Zimmerman (born 1993), American soccer player

See also[]

• Walker (surname), a page for people with the surname "Walker"
• Walker (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Walker"
• Walker (taxonomic authority), the taxonomic authority titled "Walker"

Notes[]

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