Walter may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Walter (name) Walter is a German and English masculine given name of Germanic languages , Germanic origin, composed of the elements meaning "power" or "ruler", and "army". History The name Walter is of Germanic languages , Germanic origin composed of the ...

, including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname *

Little Walter Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning him ...

, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) *

Gunther (wrestler) Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE , where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Gunther and is the current World Heavyweight Champi ...

, Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for

Thomas Walter (botanist) Thomas Walter (c. 1740 – January 17, 1789) was a British-born American botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, tax ...

( – 1789) * "Agent Walter", an early codename of

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 unti ...

* Walter, pseudonym of the anonymous writer of '' My Secret Life'' *

Walter Plinge Walter Plinge is a pseudonym, used in British theatres since the 19th century on occasions when it is not possible or desirable to make an actor's real name known. Name and usage Walter Plinge is a pseudonym traditionally used in British theatre ...

, British theatre pseudonym used when the original actor's name is unknown or not wished to be included *

John Walter (businessman) John Walter (August 12, 1850 – December 25, 1920) was a Canadian business entrepreneur. He was an early pioneer and settler in Fort Edmonton and made contributions to its development from a fur trade post to a major city in Western Canada. Li ...

, Canadian business entrepreneur

Companies

* American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 *

Walter Energy Walter Energy, Inc. was a publicly traded "pure play" metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry. The company also produced natural gas, steam coal and industrial coal, anthracite, metallurgical coke, and coal bed methane gas. ...

, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry *

Walter Aircraft Engines Walter Aircraft Engines is an aircraft engine manufacturer and former automotive manufacturer. Its notable products include the M601 turboprop. The company is based in Prague, Czech Republic. It has been a subsidiary of GE Aerospace since Jul ...

, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines *

Walter (automobiles) Walter was an automotive manufacturer based in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The plant survived the war intact and in 1946 the company was nationalized as Motorlet n.p. Walter ceased making cars in 1951. It continues to make aircraft engines as Walter ...

, former Czech manufacturer of automobiles

Film and television

* ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * ''

W*A*L*T*E*R ''W*A*L*T*E*R'' is a 1984 American unsold television pilot for the third spin-off of '' M*A*S*H''. It starred Gary Burghoff, who reprised his ''M*A*S*H'' character. The episode chronicles the adventures of Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly a ...

'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S*H'' * ''

Walter and Tandoori ''Walter and Tandoori'', also known as ''Walter'' or ''Walter's World'', is an animated children's series produced by Image Entertainment Corporation. The series centres on Walter, an inventor and fix-it specialist, and his friend Tandoori, a hyp ...

'' (original title ''Walter''), a Canadian animated television series

Places

Walter, Alabama Walter is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. Walter is located on Alabama State Route 91, northeast of Hanceville. History Walter is named for the son of the community's first postmaster. A post office ...

, United States *

Walter Township, Minnesota Walter Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census. Walter Township was organized in 1884, and named for Henry Walter, a pioneer settler. Geography According to the United ...

, United States

Other uses

Walter (crater) Diophantus is a Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that lies in the southwestern part of the Mare Imbrium, named after the ancient Greek mathematician Diophantus. It forms a pair with the larger crater Delisle (crater), Delisle to the north, h ...

, on the Moon, more commonly known as Diophantus * ''Walter'' (Lapinot), a comic strip by French cartoonist Lewis Trondheim *

Walter the Whale Walter the Whale (Skana) was a star orca (killer whale) during the early era of captive orcas in the 1960s. In 1967, following the death of Namu, the only other established star orca was Shamu. Walter the Whale was the orca's advertised name a ...

, an early star captive orca (killer whale) in 1967

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