Walt is a masculine given name, generally a short form of Walter, and occasionally a surname. Notable people with the name include:

People

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* Walt Arfons (1916-2013), American drag racer and competition land speed record racer * Walt Bellamy (1939-2013), American National Basketball Association player, two-time Basketball Hall of Fame inductee *

Walt Bellamy (ice hockey) Walter Victor Bellamy (November 27, 1881 – July 24, 1941) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Montreal Shamrocks of the National Hockey Association The National Hockey Association (NHA), officially the National ...

(1881-1941), Canadian hockey player *

Walter Blackman Walter Blackman (born 1965/1966) is an American politician serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 6th district. He is the first Black Republican elected to the Arizona State Legislature. Blackman served 21 years in ...

, American member of the Arizona House of Representatives *

Walt Bowyer Walter Nathaniel Bowyer Jr. (born September 8, 1960) is a former American football defensive end who played four seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos in the tenth round of the 1983 NF ...

(born 1960), American former National Football League player *

Walt Brown (politician) Walter Frederick Brown (born July 28, 1926) is an American politician and former presidential candidate of the Socialist Party USA (2004). Brown became a socialist in 1948 but served as Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate from 1975 to ...

(born 1926), American politician *

Walt Clago Walter M. Clago (June 28, 1899 – January 16, 1955) was an American football end who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Tigers ( 1921) and Rock Island Independents (1922). He played college football for th ...

(1899-1955), American football player *

Walt Corey Walter Martin Corey (May 9, 1938 – October 23, 2022) was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker for seven seasons in the American Football League (AFL) before coaching in the National Football League (NF ...

(born 1938), American former National Football League player *

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

(1901-1966), American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur and philanthropist * Walt Dropo (1923-2010), American Major League Baseball and college basketball player * Walt Frazier (born 1945), American National Basketball Association player, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame *

Walt Handelsman Walt Handelsman (born December 3, 1956, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an editorial cartoonist for '' The Advocate'' in New Orleans. His cartoons are syndicated by Tribune Content Agency. He has twice won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartoo ...

(born 1956), American editorial cartoonist, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize *

Walt Harris (coach) Walter William Harris (born November 9, 1946) is a former American football player and coach. Harris served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1989 to 1991, the University of Pittsburgh from ...

(born 1946), American retired college football player and coach and National Football League coach *

Walt Harris (cornerback) Walter Lee Harris (born August 10, 1974) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for Mississippi State University and was drafted by the Chicago ...

(born 1974), American former National Football League player * Walt Hazzard (1942-2011), American college and National Basketball Association player and college basketball coach *

Walt Housman Walter Henry Housman III (born October 13, 1962) is a former American football offensive tackle who played one season with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Housman served as an assistant coach for the Baltimore Brigade ...

(born 1962), American former football player *

Walt Jocketty Walt Jocketty (born February 19, 1951) is a baseball executive who is the Executive Adviser to the CEO of the Cincinnati Reds. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he attended the University of Minnesota where he earned a bachelor's degree in business a ...

(born 1951), American baseball executive *

Walt Kellner Walter Joseph Kellner (April 26, 1929 – June 19, 2006) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an eight-year professional career, and played three games in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics between and . K ...

(1929-2006), American baseball player * Walt Kiesling (1903-1962), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League player and coach * Walt Kelly (1913-1973), American cartoonist best known for the comic strip ''Pogo'' *

Walt Kowalczyk Walter Joseph Kowalczyk (April 17, 1935 – November 7, 2018) was an American football defensive back and fullback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. He also played in the American Football League ...

(born 1935), American former college football and National Football League player *

Walt Lamb Walter G. "Dub" Lamb (December 21, 1920 – January 5, 1991) was an American football end who played one season with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the tenth round of the 1943 NFL Draft. ...

(1920-1991), American football player *

Walt Lemon Jr. Walter Lemon Jr. (born July 26, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Club Africain. He played college basketball for four years with the Bradley Braves. High school career Lemon attended Julian High School where he averaged 19 ...

(born 1992), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League *

Walt Radzick Walter Raymond Radzick (May 25, 1935 – March 31, 2005) was an award-winning defensive tackle who played in the Canadian Football League from 1958 to 1965. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Radzick first played football with the Toronto B ...

(1935-2005), Canadian Football League player *

Walt Schmetzer Walter M. Schmetzer (born April 26, 1967 in Seattle, Washington) is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and Major Indoor Soccer League. Schmetzer grew up in Seattle, Washington where he attend ...

(born 1967), American former soccer player *

Walt Simonson Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' ''Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned w ...

(born 1946), American comic book writer and artist *

Walt Singer Walter Wallace Singer (December 6, 1911 – February 5, 1992) was an American college football player at Syracuse University, and a professional football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was also a sub-novice Int ...

(1911-1992), American football player *

Walt Szot Walter Stanley Szot (March 30, 1920 – November 3, 1981) was an American football tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1 ...

(1920-1981), American National Football League player *

Walt Torrence Walter Alexander Torrence (July 31, 1937 – September 20, 1969) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He earned all-conference honors in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) as a junior, and was n ...

(1936/1937–1969), American basketball player *

Walt Uzdavinis Walter Alfred Uzdavinis (June 9, 1911 – December 23, 1988) was an American football end who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at Fordham University and attended Brockton High ...

(1911-1988), American football player * Walt Weiss (born 1963), American former Major League Baseball player and manager *

Walt Whitman Walter Whitman (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among ...

(1819-1892), American poet, essayist, journalist and humanist *

Walt Zirinsky Walter John Zirinsky (August 1, 1920 – November 30, 2001) was an American football halfback who was a member of the Cleveland Rams team that won the 1945 NFL Championship. Biography Early years Walter John Zirinsky, known by the nickname "Wal ...

(1920-2001), American football player

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Lewis William Walt Lewis William Walt (February 16, 1913 – March 26, 1989) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Walt was decorated several times, including two Navy Crosses for ...

(1913–1989), United States Marine Corps four-star general *

Martin Walt Martin Walt is a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University. He specializes in magnetospheric physics. He is also the father of Stephen Walt, a professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Education He ...

, professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University, father of Stephen Walt * Sherman Walt (1923–1989), American bassoonist *

Stephen Walt Stephen Martin Walt (born July 2, 1955) is the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International relations at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University and a political scientist. A member of the realist school of international relatio ...

(born 1955), American professor of international affairs

Fictional characters

Walt Lloyd Walter "Walt" Lloyd is a fictional character portrayed by Malcolm David Kelley in the American ABC television series '' Lost''. The series follows the lives of over forty survivors of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. Walt is introduced in the pilo ...

, on the television series ''Lost'' * Walt Longmire, on the television series '' Longmire'' * Walt Stone, from the series '' The Kane Chronicles'' * Walt Wallet, in the newspaper comic strip ''

Gasoline Alley ''Gasoline Alley'' is a comic strip created by Frank King and distributed by Tribune Content Agency. It centers on the lives of patriarch Walt Wallet, his family, and residents in the town of Gasoline Alley, with storylines reflecting traditio ...

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