Walker
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Places
Walker may refer to more than one place:
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England
- Walker-on-Tyne, a village now within Newcastle upon Tyne in England, the name derived from Old English Wall-kjer, "Wall marsh", the marsh beside Hadrian's Wall
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United States
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People
Walker is also a common English surname. The name comes from the medieval profession of a ‘walker’- a person who trod on woollen clothes in a bath of urine in order to wash them.
- Walker, Aldace F., (1842-1901), American railroad business manager
- Walker, Alice, (born 1944), American author
- Walker, Antoine, (born 1976), American basketball player
- Walker, Benjamen, American radio personality
- Walker, C. J., African-American entrepreneur
- Walker, Cecil, Northern Irish politician
- Walker, Charles, (born 1948), American astronaut
- Walker, Daniel, (born 1922), American politician
- Walker, Dave, English singer
- Walker, David, (1785-1830), African-American activist
- Walker, David, (born 1941), Racing driver
- Walker, David M., (1944-2001), American astronaut
- Walker, David M., (born 1951), American politician
- Walker, David S., (1815-1891), American politician
- Walker, Doak, (1927-1998), American football player
- Walker, Dorothy, (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
- Walker, Francis (1764-1806), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
- Walker, George, (1645-1690), English soldier
- Walker, George, (born 1922), African American composer
- Walker, George H., (1811-1866), American politician
- Walker, George Herbert, (1875-1953), American entrepreneur
- Walker, Harley M., (c.1884-1937), American scriptwriter
- Walker, Herschel, (born 1962), American football player
- Walker, Isaac P., (1815-1872), American politician
- Walker, James, (1794-1874), American educator
- Walker, Jimmy, (1881-1946), American politician
- Walker, Jimmie, (born 1947), American comic actor: "Good times"
- Walker, John, (1730-1803), Scottish naturalist
- Walker, John, (1732-1807), English lexicographer
- Walker, John, (fl. 19th century), English chemist & inventor
- Walker, John, (1805–1857), Scottish whisky entrepreneur
- Walker, John, (born 1939), English painter
- Walker, John, computer programmer
- Walker, John, British criminal
- Walker, John, (born 1952), New Zealand runner
- Walker, John, (born 1981), American activist
- Walker, John Anthony, (born 1937) American sailor & Soviet spy
- Walker, John Brisben, (1847-1931), American entrepreneur & publisher
- Walker, John Williams, (1783-1823), American politician
- Walker, Joseph Albert, (1921-1966), American Air Force rocket-plane test pilot; in the X-15 set world altitude records; winner of international & USAF astronauts wings
- Walker, Joseph Marshall, (1786-1856), American politician
- Walker, Junior, (1931-1995), musician
- Walker, Kristian, (1992-2004), Swedish tsunami victim
- Walker, Larry, (born 1966), Canadian baseball player
- Walker, Lindsay, (born 1940), South African scientist
- Walker, Liza, actress
- Walker, Lucius M., {1829–1863), American soldier
- Walker, Marcy, (born 1961), American actress
- Walker, Margaret, (1915-1998), American poet
- Walker, Mary Edwards, (1832-1919), American activist
- Walker, Michael, New Zealand jockey
- Walker, Michael, British teacher and headmaster
- Walker, Michael, Canadian economist
- Walker, Mickey, (1903-1981), American boxer
- Walker, Mort, (born 1923), American cartoonist
- Walker, Murray, (born 1923), English journalist
- Walker, Nancy, (1922-1992), American actress
- Walker, Obadiah, (1616-1699), British man of letters
- Walker, Olene S., (born 1930), American politician
- Walker, Patrick Gordon, (1907-1980), British politician
- Walker, Paul, (born 1973), American actor
- Walker, Peter, Baron Walker of Worcester, (born 1932), British politician
- Walker, Peter, American architect
- Walker, R. Tracy, American politician
- Walker, Rebecca, (born 1969), American activist
- Walker, Reggie, (1889-1951), South African track and field athlete
- Walker, Rob, 1960s Formula One team owner (Rob Walker Racing Team)
- Walker, Robert J., (1801-1869), American economist & statesman
- Walker, Rod, (born 1966), American poet
- Walker, Scott, (born 1941), American singer
- Walker, Scott, (1970-2004), American boxer
- Walker, Scott, (born 1973), Canadian hockey player
- Walker, Sears Cook, (1805-1853), American astronomer
- Walker, T-Bone, (1910-1975), American musician
- Walker, Thomas, (1919-2003), American soldier
- Walker, Thomas, (1858–1932), Australian politician
- Walker, Tonja, soap opera actress
- Walker, Walton, (fl. 1940s), American soldier
- Walker, William, (1809-1875), American musician
- Walker, William, (1824-1860), American-born soldier & Nicaragua politician
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First name
- Walker Percy, U.S. author
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Things
Walker may also refer to:
- Walker, a 1987 motion picture about William Walker
- Walker, Texas Ranger, U.S. television program
- Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker, a metric used in cosmology
- Hiram Walker, a Canadian distillery
- Jed Walker, a comic book character
- Junior Walker and the All Stars, a musical group
- Riddley Walker, a 1980 novel by Russell Hoban
- Walker Art Gallery, in Liverpool, UK
- Walker Art Center, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Walker Lake (multiple locations)
- Walker Pass, in California, USA
- Walker River (multiple locations)
- Walker tariff, an 1846 U.S. tariff
- Walker, an Amiga 500 game
- A walker is a tool to help the infirm to get around. See: walker (tool)
- Walker may mean "someone who walks". See: walking and pedestrian.
- Walker may mean "a machine that walks". See: "walker (machine)".