John Walker may refer to:

Politicians

American politicians

John Walker (Arkansas politician) John Winfred Walker (June 3, 1937 – October 28, 2019) was an American politician and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 34 from January 2011 until his death. L ...

(1937–2019), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives *

John Walker (Missouri politician) John Walker (October 15, 1770 – May 26, 1838) was a U.S. politician from Missouri. John Walker was born in Brunswick County, Virginia. He later moved to Kentucky, and eventually settled in Howard County, Missouri in 1818. His wife Sarah Caffe ...

(1770–1838), State Treasurer of Missouri *

John Walker (Virginia politician) John Walker (February 13, 1744December 2, 1809) was a public official from Virginia. Biography Walker was born in Virginia, the son of Dr. Thomas Walker. He received private education before attending the College of William and Mary, which he gr ...

(1744–1809), U.S. Senator, public official, and soldier ** SS John Walker, a Liberty ship * John A. Walker (Iowa politician) (1912–2012), American politician *

John M. Walker Jr. John Mercer Walker Jr. (born December 26, 1940) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He served as chief judge from September 30, 2000, to September 30, 2006, when he assumed seni ...

(born 1940), former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit * John M. Walker (Pennsylvania politician) (1905–1976), Pennsylvania State Senator and lieutenant-gubernatorial nominee * John R. Walker (1874–1942), U.S. Representative from Georgia *

John Williams Walker John Williams Walker (August 12, 1783April 23, 1823) was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican United States senator from the state of Alabama, the first senator elected by that state. Life and career Walker was born Aug ...

(1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama

Other politicians

John Walker (Australian politician) John Walker (1799 – 27 February 1874) was an Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. Walker was born in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland, son of Robert Thomas Walker. John Walker emigrated to Van Diemen's Land (late ...

(1799–1874), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council *

John Walker (Canadian politician) John Walker (January 24, 1832 – August 14, 1889) was a Scottish-born industrialist and political figure in Ontario. He represented London in the House of Commons of Canada in 1874 as a Liberal member. Born in Argyleshire, the son of John ...

(1832–1889), industrialist & Canadian House of Commons member * John Archibald Walker (1890–1977), lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada * John Smith Walker (1826–1893), Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Sportsmen

Association football

John Walker (footballer, born 1873) John Walker (24 August 1873 – 17 February 1937) was a Scottish footballer who played for Armadale, Heart of Midlothian, Liverpool, Rangers and Morton in the 1890s and 1900s. He won national titles in Scotland and England, and represented b ...

(1873–1937), Scottish international footballer (Hearts, Liverpool, Rangers) * John Walker (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1900), Scottish footballer (Leith Athletic, Hearts, Lincoln City) * John Walker (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1971), English footballer (Walsall, Stoke) * John Walker (footballer, born 1902), Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Swindon Town) * John Walker (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1921), Scottish footballer (Burnley) *

John Walker (Grimsby Town footballer) John Walker was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from sco ...

, Scottish football centre-half (Grimsby Town) *

Jock Walker John Walker (17 November 1883 – 16 December 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back and is perhaps best remembered for his six seasons in the Southern League with Swindon Town. He also played in the Scottish Le ...

(1882–1968), Scottish footballer (Raith Rovers, Beith, Rangers, Swindon Town, Middlesbrough, Reading, Scotland)

Cricket

* John Walker (cricketer, born 1768) (1768–1835), cricketer (brother of Tom and Harry Walker) * John Walker (cricketer, born 1826) (1826–1885), cricketer and the eldest brother of the Walkers of Southgate *

John Walker (cricketer, born 1854) John Walker (1854 – unknown) was an English first-class cricketer active 1874–81 who played for Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, former county in South East England, now mainly within Grea ...

(1854–?), English cricketer *

John Walker (Scottish cricketer) John Barnhill Walker (30 October 1883 – 21 November 1953) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and businessman. His brother, William Walker (Scottish cricketer), William, was also a first-class cricketer. Biography Walker was born at Greeno ...

(1879–1953), Scottish cricketer

Other sports

John Walker (American football) John Walker (born April 25, 1983) is a former arena football defensive back. Early life Walker attended Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California and was a letterman in football and track. College career Walker played college football f ...

(born 1983), former defensive back for the USC football team *

John Walker (archer) John Stewart Walker (born 5 September 1974) is a disabled British archer. He won the 2 gold medals in the men's W1 individual compound and the mixed team compound W1 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was appointed Member of ...

(born 1974), British archer *

John Walker (Australian footballer) John Walker (born 13 July 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operat ...

(born 1951), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood *

John Walker (cyclist) John Walker (23 December 1888 – 20 January 1954) was an Irish cyclist who competed in two events for Ireland at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, when Ireland and Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country ...

(1888–1954), British Olympic cyclist *

John Walker (gymnast) John Arthur Walker (18 January 1883 – 22 March 1966) was a British gymnast. He competed in the men's team all-around event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad ( ...

(1883-1966), British Olympic gymnast *

John Walker (rowing) John Drummond Walker (4 January 1891 – 22 July 1952) was a British rowing coxswain who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Walker was born in Oxford, the son of Rev. Edward Newburn Walker, senior tutor of The Queen's College, Oxford, an ...

(1891–1952), British coxswain and Olympic medalist *John Walker or

Mr. Wrestling II John Francis Walker (September 10, 1934June 10, 2020), better known by the ring name Mr. Wrestling II, was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship ...

(1934–2020), masked professional wrestler *

John Walker (rugby league) John Walker is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at club level for Castleford.Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Pres ...

, rugby league footballer of the 1960s *Sir

John Walker (runner) Sir John George Walker, (born 12 January 1952) is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. After his ...

(born 1952), New Zealand runner, Olympic Gold medalist in 1500 metres run in 1976 * John R. Walker (horse trainer),

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honour those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness racing, harness and Thoroughbred racing, Thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. It is located at Woodbine ...

horse trainer * John Reid Walker (1855–1934), British polo player and racehorse breeder

Entertainers and artists

* John Walker (animator), television animator and director *

John Walker (Australian actor) John Harold Walker (born 1963) is an Australian actor who appeared in the sketch comedy show '' Full Frontal'' (1994–97) and its successor ''Totally Full Frontal'' (1998–99). His most notable characters in the series were sleazy news pres ...

(fl. 1990s), Australian comedic actor *

John Walker (curator) John Walker III (December 24, 1906 – October 16, 1995) was an American art curator, and the second director of the National Gallery of Art, from 1956 to 1969. Life Walker received an undergraduate degree in art history from Harvard University ...

(1906–1995), director of the National Gallery of Art *

John Walker (film producer) John Walker (born April 21, 1956) is an American film producer and actor. He produced Disney-Pixar's ''The Incredibles'' (2004) and its sequel ''Incredibles 2'' (2018). Walker graduated at the University of Notre Dame, and studied theatre educat ...

(born 1956), animated film producer *

John Walker (filmmaker) John Charles Walker (born July 5, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer.John Walker (musician) John Joseph Maus (November 12, 1943 – May 7, 2011), known professionally as John Walker, was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the founder of the Walker Brothers, who had their greatest success in the 1960s, particula ...

(1943–2011), born John Maus, member of the 1960s singing group The Walker Brothers *

John Walker (organist) John C. Walker, more familiarly known as John Walker, is an Americans, American concert organist, Conducting, choirmaster, and Compact Disc, CD recording artist. He is also a former president of the American Guild of Organists, elected in May 2 ...

(born 1941), recording artist *

John Walker (painter) John Walker (born 1939) in Birmingham, England is a painter and printmaker. He has been called "one of the standout abstract painters of the last 50 years." He currently lives in Maine. Education and early work Walker studied in Birmingham ...

(born 1939), nominee for the Turner Prize in 1985 * John Augustus Walker (1901–1967), Alabama Gulf Coast artist *

John Edward Walker John Edward Walker, he often signed work as J. Edward Walker (1880–1940) was a British-born, American painter and educator, known for his California Impressionist paintings. He was active in Northern California and Los Angeles between 1913 unt ...

, British-born, American painter and educator *

John Henry Walker John Henry Walker (1831–1899), a pioneer Canadian engraver and illustrator, was from County Antrim in Northern Ireland and as a young boy emigrated in 1842 to Canada with his family, settling in Toronto, Upper Canada. In 1845 he was appren ...

(1831–1899), Canadian engraver and illustrator

Military personnel and spies

* John Walker (RAF officer) (1936–2025), British Chief of Defence Intelligence * John Walker (Medal of Honor) (c. 1845–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * John William Ernest Walker (1919–1942) Australian staff sergeant who was executed in the

Ration Truck massacre The Ration Truck massacre or the 1942 Dili massacre was the execution of 14 Australian soldiers and the killing of three others on 20 February 1942 in Portuguese Timor during the Battle of Timor The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Tim ...

John Walker (officer of arms) John Riddell Bromhead Walker (21 June 1913 – 9 September 1984) was a soldier and long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Following graduation from Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned a second ...

(1913–1984), English officer of arms *

John Anthony Walker John Anthony Walker Jr. (July 28, 1937 – August 28, 2014) was a United States Navy chief warrant officer and communications specialist convicted of spying for the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1985 and sentenced to life in prison. In late ...

(1937–2014), American communications specialist convicted in 1985 of spying for the Soviet Union * John C. Walker, Indiana physician and officer during the American Civil War *

John George Walker Major-General John George Walker (July 22, 1821 – July 20, 1893) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served as a brigadier general under Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet, before commanding the Texas Division unit ...

(1821–1893), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War *

John Grimes Walker John Grimes Walker (March 20, 1835 – September 16, 1907) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Civil War. After the war, he served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, head of the Lighthouse Board, and command ...

(1835–1907), United States Navy admiral *

John T. Walker (USMC) John Thaddeus Walker (September 15, 1893 – February 22, 1955) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps, who reached the rank of lieutenant general. He is most noted as commanding officer of the 22nd Marine Regiment ...

(1893–1955), United States Marine Corps general

Inventors and scientists

John Walker (inventor) John Walker (29 May 1781 – 1 May 1859) was an English inventor who invented the Match#Friction matches, friction match. Life Walker was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, in 1781. He went to the local grammar school and was afterwar ...

(1781–1859), English chemist and inventor of the friction match in 1827 *

John Walker (natural historian) John Walker FRSE (1731–1803) was a Scottish minister and natural historian. He was Regius professor of natural history at the University of Edinburgh from 1779 to 1803. He was joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783 and mod ...

(1731–1803), Scottish naturalist *

John Walker (programmer) John Wallace Walker (May 16, 1949 – February 2, 2024) was an American computer programmer, author and co-founder of the computer-aided design software company Autodesk. He was later recognized for his writing on his website Fourmilab. Early p ...

(born c. 1950-2024), one of the designers of AutoCAD * John Charles Walker (1893–1994), American agricultural scientist *

John E. Walker Sir John Ernest Walker (born 7 January 1941) is a British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997. Walker is Emeritus Director and Professor at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit in Cambridge, and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex Colleg ...

(born 1941), British chemist, winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize * John Francis Walker (1839–1907), British geologist * John James Walker (1825–1900), British mathematician * John M. Walker (1907–1990), American physician and investment banker * John Walker (horticulturist) (1893–1991), Canadian plant breeder

Businessmen

John Walker (grocer) John Walker (born 1805, Kilmarnock–1857) was a Scottish grocer, who originated what would become one of the world's most famous whisky brand names, Johnnie Walker, despite the fact he was himself a Teetotalism, teetotaler. Biography John Wa ...

(1805–1857), Scottish founder of ''John Walker & Sons'' and namesake of the ''Johnnie Walker'' whisky brand *

(1879–1953), Scottish businessman and director of ''John Walker & Sons'' *

John Brisben Walker John Brisben Walker (September 10, 1847 – July 7, 1931) was a magazine publisher and automobile entrepreneur in the United States. In his later years, he was a resident of Jefferson County, Colorado. Biography Walker was born on September ...

(1847–1931), American entrepreneur and magazine publisher *

John Hardeman Walker John Hardeman Walker (March 3, 1794 – April 30, 1860) was an early landowner in southeast Missouri, most famous for convincing the United States Congress to place the Bootheel in Missouri instead of Arkansas. Walker was born in Fayette County, ...

(1794–1860), southeast Missouri landowner

Clergymen

* John Walker (archdeacon of Essex) (died 1588), Anglican archdeacon * John Walker (archdeacon of Dorset) (1694–1780) *

John Walker (biographer) John Walker (1674–1747) was an English clergyman and ecclesiastical historian, known for his biographical work on the Church of England priests during the English Civil War and Interregnum. Life The son of Endymion Walker, he was baptised at S ...

(1674–1747), English clergyman and ecclesiastical historian * John Walker (scholar) (1692–1741), English classical scholar and Anglican archdeacon of Hereford *

John Walker (1769–1833) John Walker (1769–1833) was a Church of Ireland cleric and academic of evangelical and Calvinist views. He seceded, as founder of a sect calling itself the Church of God, sometimes known as the Walkerites. Early life Born in County Roscommon, or ...

, Church of Ireland cleric and academic who seceded as founder of a sect * John M. Walker (bishop) (1888–1951), Episcopal bishop of Atlanta *

John Russell Walker The Ven John Russell Walker , MA was an eminent Anglican priest in the last third of the 19th century. He was born in Bury on 18 June 1837 and educated at University College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1863 and was Curate of Middleton and ...

(1837–1887), Anglican priest * John T. Walker (bishop) (1925–1989), American Episcopal bishop of Washington * John Walker (abolitionist) (1786–1845), Presbyterian minister in Ohio and Pennsylvania *

John Walker (Presbyterian minister) Rev. John Walker DD (c. 1855 – 14 September 1941) was a Presbyterian minister in New South Wales; also Ballarat, Victoria, and Canberra, ACT. History Walker was born in Oxton, Merseyside, Oxton, Cheshire county, England, in a family with strong ...

(1855–1941) in Australia

Others

* John Walker (industrialist) (1884–1932), Pittsburgh industrialist *

John Walker (journalist) ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' is a British video game journalism website. It was launched in July 2007 to focus on PC game, PC games and was acquired by Gamer Network, a network of sites led by ''Eurogamer'', in May 2017. History ''Rock Paper S ...

(born 1977), British video game journalist *

John Walker (lexicographer) John Walker (18 March 1732, in Colney Hatch, Middlesex – 1 August 1807, in London) was an English stage actor, philologist and lexicographer. Life Early in life Walker became an actor, his theatrical engagements including one with David Garric ...

(1732–1807), English lexicographer, actor and philologist * John Walker (philatelist) (1855–1927), British philatelist * John Walker (numismatist) (1900–1964), Scottish numismatist * John Walker (vaccinator) (1759–1830), English educational writer, physician, and advocate of vaccination *

John Walker (antiquary) John Walker (18 February 1770 – 5 April 1831) was an English antiquarian. Biography Walker was the son of John Walker of London, was baptised at the church of St. Katherine Cree on 18 February 1770, and was elected scholar at Winchester in 17 ...

(1770–1831), English antiquary * John Brian Walker (1924–2014), British general practitioner *John Walker, one of the

Birmingham Six The Birmingham Six were six men from Northern Ireland who were each sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 following their false convictions for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings. Their convictions were declared unsafe and unsatisfactory and q ...

accused of bombings in England in 1974 * John A. Walker (art critic) (1938–2023), British art critic and historian * John Clay Walker (1948–1985), American journalist *

John H. Walker John Hunter Walker (April 27, 1872 – August 27, 1955) was a Scottish-born American labor unionist and politician. Born in Binniehill, in Scotland, Walker emigrated to the United States with his family in 1881. They settled in Braidwood, I ...

(1872–1955), Scottish-born American labor unionist and politician * John Walker (Protector of Aborigines), South Australian

Protector of Aborigines The Australian colonies in the nineteenth century created offices involved in managing the affairs of Indigenous people in their jurisdictions. The role of Protector of Aborigines was first established in South Australia in 1836. The role beca ...

, 1861–1868

Fictional characters

*John Walker, in Arthur Ransome's ''Swallows and Amazons'' series of novels *John Walker, alter ego of U.S. Agent, a comic book superhero