David Walker or Dave Walker may refer to:

Businessmen

David Walker (banker) Sir David Alan Walker (born 31 December 1939) is a British banker and former chairman of Barclays. He was chairman of Morgan Stanley International from 1995 to 2001, and 2004 to 2005, and remains a senior advisor. Walker was previously Assista ...

(born 1939), British banker, ex-chairman of Morgan Stanley International * David Walker, English/American brewer, co-founder of

Firestone Walker Brewing Company Firestone Walker Brewing Company is a craft brewery with operations in Paso Robles, California, Paso Robles, Buellton, California, Buellton and Venice, Los Angeles, Venice, California. The brewery was established in 1996 by brothers-in-law Adam ...

in 1996 *

David Davis Walker David Davis Walker (January 19, 1840 – October 4, 1918) was an American businessman. He started his career as a dry goods wholesaler in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the co-founder of Ely & Walker, which remains a clothing brand to this day. Ear ...

(1840–1918), American businessman

Clergy

David Walker (Catholic bishop) David Louis Walker (born 13 November 1938) is a retired Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay on 3 September 1996, succeeding the diocese's inaugural bishop, the Mo ...

(born 1938), Australian Roman Catholic bishop since 1996 * David Walker (bishop of Manchester) (born 1957), Church of England bishop

Artists and writers

* David Walker (costume designer) (1934–2008), designer for ballet, theatre and film *

David F. Walker David F. Walker is an American comic book writer and novelist. He is known for creating the fictional DC Universe character Naomi McDuffie, who is the main character of The CW series ''Naomi''. He also created the independent comic book series '' ...

, American comic book creator * David Walker (born 1976), birth name of

Angus Oblong Angus Oblong (born David Adam Walker; August 28, 1976) is an American writer and illustrator best known for his work '' Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children'' (1999) and the 2001 animated television series ''The Oblongs''. ...

, American author and illustrator *

David Walker (author) David Harry Walker (9 February 1911 – 5 March 1992) was a Canadian novelist. He was born in Dundee, Scotland, later moving to St Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, where he began his career as a writer. His work has been made into films. ...

(1911–1992), Scottish-born Canadian writer * David Esdaile Walker (1907-1968) British journalist and author * Dave Walker (1955–2014), Canadian writer who died under mysterious circumstances; see

Death of Dave Walker Dave Walker was a Canadian writer, filmmaker and photo-journalist who died under mysterious circumstances in 2014 in Cambodia. Biography Dave Walker was born in Edmonton, Canada, April 7, 1955. After graduating high school, Walker served brief ...

Musicians

* David Walker, American opera singer, winner of the 1998

Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition (formerly the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions) is an annual singing competition sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera. Established in 1954, its purpose is to discover, assist ...

* David Walker, former singer with the American Gospel quartet the

Kingdom Heirs The Kingdom Heirs Quartet is a Southern gospel quartet based at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. History The Kingdom Heirs formed in 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Original members included Patty Wilson (alto), Jim Bluford (tenor), Gene ...

David G. Walker David G. Walker is a British pianist, singer and composer (born 1946) based in London and sometime Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, known for his distinctive performances of rock and roll classics, original songs and church worship son ...

(born 1946), British pianist, singer and composer * David T. Walker (born 1941), American guitarist *

Dave Walker David Walker (born 25 January 1945) is an English singer and guitarist who has been front-man for a number of bands; most notably The Idle Race, Savoy Brown and Humble Pie, he also served briefly with Fleetwood Mac and Black Sabbath. Histo ...

(born 1945), British musician, member of the band Fleetwood Mac *

Bunker Hill (musician) David Walker (May 5, 1941 – March 12, 1986), better known by his stage name Bunker Hill, was an American rhythm & blues, rock and gospel singer. Born and raised in Washington, D.C.,

(1941–1986), stage name of American R&B and gospel singer born David Walker

Politicians

* David Walker (Arkansas politician) (1806–1879), member of the Arkansas General Assembly and the Arkansas Supreme Court *

David Walker (Canadian politician) David Walker (born August 1, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997, as a member of the Liberal Party. Walker was born in Sudbury, Ontario. He earned the following academic credentials: a ...

(born 1947), Canadian politician who served in the Canadian House of Commons *

David Walker (Kentucky politician) David Walker (April 13, 1763 – March 1, 1820) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, brother of George Walker and John Walker and grandfather of James D. Walker. He was the father of Florida governor David S. Walker and the uncle of anoth ...

(1763–1820), United States Representative from Kentucky *

David Walker (New Hampshire politician) David Walker is an American politician. He is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral State legislature (United Stat ...

, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives * David Walker (West Virginia politician) (born 1952), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates *

David James Walker David James Walker (10 May 1905 – 28 November 1995) was a Canadian politician. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was educated at Jarvis Collegiate Institute, the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Ontario ...

(1905–1995), Canadian politician * David S. Walker (1815–1891), governor of Florida

Civil servants

David M. Walker (U.S. Comptroller General) David M. Walker (born October 2, 1951) is an American CPA and public servant who served as the Comptroller General of the United States from 1998 to 2008, and is founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative (CAI) from 2010 to 2013. In 201 ...

(born 1951), 7th Comptroller General of the United States *

David Marr Walker David Marr Walker (October 3, 1835 – 1920) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Manitoba. He represented St. James in 1879 and Westbourne from 1880 to 1882 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He was born in Woodhouse, Norfo ...

(1835–1920), Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Manitoba *

David Walker (diplomat) David Walker is a New Zealand diplomat. He is a chartered accountant, and has served since 2017 as the New Zealand ambassador and permanent representative to the WTO. He was nominated to hold the chair of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body The Di ...

, WTO trade representative from New Zealand

Academics

David Walker (historian) David Robert Walker (born 12 November 1945) is an Australian academic historian who has been the professor of Australian studies at Deakin University since 1991. He is a leading authority in the study of Australian perceptions of Asia. Ear ...

(born 1945), Australian historian of the Australian - Asian engagement *

David A. Walker (scientist) David Alan Walker (18 August 1928 – 12 February 2012) was a British scientist and professor of photosynthesis in the Alfred Denny Building, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences (APS) at the University of Sheffield. He authored over 200 sc ...

(1928–2012), British professor of photosynthesis *

David Maxwell Walker David Maxwell Walker (9 April 1920 – 5 January 2014) was a Scottish lawyer, academic, and Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow. Early life Walker was educated at the High School of Glasgow,David Grant Walker David Grant Walker FSA FRHS (1923 - 20 December 2017) was a British historian of the University of Swansea and the former chancellor of Brecon Cathedral Brecon Cathedral (), in the town of Brecon, Powys, is the cathedral of the Diocese of ...

(1923–2017), British historian

Sportsmen

David Walker (American football coach) David Lee Walker (born December 4, 1969) is an NFL assistant coach who formerly served as the running backs coach of the Chicago Bears. Early life Walker grew up in the Rochester, New York suburb of Irondequoit, where he was a four-time all-cou ...

(born 1969), former college football star and assistant coach for the Chicago Bears *

David Walker (basketball) David Michael Walker (born November 24, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League. College career A 2012 graduate of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, Walker ...

(born 1993), American basketball player *

David Walker (cricketer) David Frank Walker (31 May 1913 – 7 February 1942) was an English cricketer. He was a right-hand batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and minor counties cricket for Norfolk. Born in Loddon, Nor ...

(1913–1942), English cricketer *

David Walker (linebacker) David Walker (born June 3, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Arkansas Muleriders and the Central Arkansas Bears ...

(born 2000), American football player *

David Walker (quarterback) David Walker (born December 24, 1955) is a former left-handed American football quarterback who played for Texas A&M University in the mid-1970s. Early years Walker was Louisiana's 1972 all-state quarterback and the state's outstanding offensiv ...

(born 1955), former American football quarterback for Texas A&M University *

David Walker (racing driver) David Walker (10 June 1941 – 24 May 2024) was an Australian racing driver who drove for Team Lotus, Lotus in the 1971 and 1972 Formula One World Championships. Walker died in Queensland on 24 May 2024, aged 82. Career Walker had some inter ...

(1941–2024), Australian racing driver *

David Walker (rower) David Secker Walker (10 June 1932 – 24 March 2014) was a British rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as L ...

(1932–2014), British Olympic rower * David Walker (boxer) (born 1976), English boxer *

Dave Walker (footballer, born 1908) David Walker (born 1908, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward or left half. He made 330 appearances in the Football League for Walsall and Brighton & Hove Albion. Life and career Walker was born ...

, English footballer for Walsall and Brighton & Hove Albion *

Dave Walker (footballer, born 1941) David Walker (15 October 1941 – 21 April 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender for Burnley and Southampton Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in H ...

(1941–2015), English footballer for Burnley and Southampton * Dave Walker, Scottish former professional footballer, played for St. Mirren FC in the 1959 Scottish Cup Final * Dave Walker (American football), American high school football coach * David Walker (sprinter), winner of the 1983 NCAA Division I outdoor 4 × 400 meter relay championship

Others

David Walker (abolitionist) David Walker (September 28, 1796August 6, 1830) was an American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist. Though his father was enslaved, his mother was free; therefore, he was free as well (''partus sequitur ventrem''). In 1829, while ...

(1796–1830), American black abolitionist *

David Walker (journalist) David Edward Walker (born 1941) is an American retired television news anchor. He and his wife Lois Hart were paired as television news anchors for nearly three decades, starting in 1980 when they were among the original founding anchors on C ...

(born 1941), American television news anchor * Sir

David Walker (RAF administrative officer) Air Marshal Sir David Allan Walker, (born 14 July 1956) is a Director at Alexander Mann Solutions, and a member of the Advisory Board of Auticon. He is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer and Master of the Household to the Sovereign. R ...

(born 1956), Royal Air Force air marshal and Master of the Household to the Queen *

David Walker (RAF aircrew officer) Air Marshal David Walker, (30 October 1956 – 18 June 2023) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He was the Deputy Commander, Allied Joint Force Command at Brunssum in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2013, having previously served for over t ...

(1956–2023), Royal Air Force air marshal *

David M. Walker (astronaut) David Mathieson Walker (May 20, 1944 – April 23, 2001), (Capt, USN), was an American naval officer and aviator, fighter pilot, test pilot, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s. Persona ...

(1944–2001), United States astronaut * David Walker (''EastEnders''), fictional character on the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'' {{hndis, Walker, David