William Walker may refer to:

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William Walker (engraver) William Walker (1 August 1791 – 7 September 1867) was a Scottish engraver. He is known for engravings of Sir Henry Raeburn's portraits of Sir Walter Scott and Raeburn himself, Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of Lord Broughham (commissioned by ...

(1791–1867), mezzotint engraver of portrait of Robert Burns * William Sidney Walker (1795–1846), English Shakespearean critic *

William Walker (composer) William Walker (May 6, 1809 – September 24, 1875) was an American Baptist song leader, shape note "singing school, singing master", and compiler of four shape note tunebooks, most notable of which are the influential ''Southern Harmony, The S ...

(1809–1875), American Baptist song leader and composer, compiler of ''Southern Harmony'' (1835) * William Aiken Walker (1839–1921), American artist * Blind Willie Walker (1896–1933), American blues guitarist and singer *

Bill Walker (actor) William Franklin Walker (July 1, 1896 – January 27, 1992) was an American television and film actor. Walker is best remembered for his role as Reverend Sykes in the 1962 film ''To Kill a Mockingbird''. Career Born in Pendleton, Indiana, ...

(William Franklin Walker, 1896–1992), African-American film actor (''To Kill a Mockingbird'') *

William Walker (muralist) William Walker (May 9, 1927 - September 12, 2011) was a notable muralist from Chicago. He was one of the founders of the Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC) and one of the leaders in the project involving the '' Wall of Respect''. He w ...

(1927–2011), muralist in Chicago * William Walker (baritone) (1931–2010), singer with the Metropolitan Opera *

Wee Willie Walker Willie Earl Walker (December 23, 1941 November 19, 2019), also known as Wee Willie Walker, was an American soul and blues singer. Life and career He was born in Hernando, Mississippi, and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, where he started singin ...

(1941–2019), American soul blues singer * Sugar Belly (William Walker), Jamaican mento musician

Military

* William H. T. Walker (1816–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War * William Stephen Walker (1822–1899), Confederate brigadier general *

William Walker (filibuster) William Walker (May 8, 1824September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalism, journalist, and mercenary. In the era of the expansion of the United States, driven by the doctrine of "manifest destiny", Walker organized unauthoriz ...

(1824–1860), American filibuster in Latin America; briefly ruled Nicaragua * William George Walker (1863–1936), recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Walker (RFC airman), British First World War flying ace * William Walker (RAF officer) (1913–2012), at the time of his death the oldest survivor of the Battle of Britain * William J. Walker, United States Army general

Politics

* William Walker (Quebec merchant) (1790–1863), Lower Canada merchant and politician * William Walker (Quebec politician) (1797–1844), Lower Canada lawyer and politician * William Walker (Wyandot leader) (1800–1874), Native American leader, sometime chief of the Wyandot Nation in Ohio and Kansas * William Adams Walker (1805–1861), U.S. Representative from New York *

(1824–1860), American mercenary who usurped the office of President of Nicaragua in 1856–1857 *

William Walker (New South Wales politician) William Walker (26 February 1828 – 12 June 1908) was a politician and solicitor in colonial New South Wales. Early life Walker was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and arrived in Sydney with his parents in 1837. His father was a Presbyterian sch ...

(1828–1908), Australian politician * William Walker (New South Wales colonial politician) (1820–1889), Australian politician *

William Walker (trade unionist) William Walker (9 January 1871 – 23 November 1918) was a prominent Irish trade unionist and a leading figure within the Belfast labour movement. He served as President of the Irish Trades Union Congress and vice-chair of the Labour Party (UK), ...

(1871–1918), Irish trade unionist and socialist * William Campbell Walker (1837–1904), New Zealand politician * William Froggatt Walker (1841–1890), Australian politician * William H. Walker (New York City politician) (1842–1916), American politician, father of New York City mayor Jimmy Walker * William H. Walker (Canadian politician) (1847–1913), member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec * William L. Walker Jr. (born 1960), American politician * William O. Walker (1896–1981), American publisher, politician and editor *

William Walker (diplomat) William Graham Walker (born June 1, 1935) is a United States Foreign Service diplomat who served as the US ambassador to El Salvador and as the head of the Kosovo Verification Mission. Political career Walker was born in Kearny, New Jersey. As a ...

(born 1935), former US ambassador to El Salvador and leader of the Kosovo Verification Mission * William Walker (Iowa politician) (1834–1899), American politician in Iowa

Sports

* William Walker (Australian cricketer) (1835–1886), Australian cricketer * William Walker (footballer, born 1871) (1871–1907), Scottish footballer * Billy Walker (jockey) (William Walker, 1860–1933), African-American jockey * William Walker (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1945), Scottish footballer (Clyde FC and Scotland) * William Walker (English cricketer) (1889–1938), English cricketer * Willie Walker (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1968), English football outside left *

Willie Walker (Queen's Park footballer) William Fulton Walker (1888–1974) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. Personal life Walker's brothers Jim and Frank were also Queen's Park footballers. Prior to the F ...

(1888–1974), Scottish footballer * Willie Walker (footballer, born 1906), Scottish footballer *

Willie Walker (rugby union) William Charles Aroyn Walker (born 19 May 1978) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played for Gloucester and Worcester Warriors in the Guinness Premiership. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori. Walker is currently the he ...

(born 1978), New Zealand rugby union footballer * William Walker (cyclist) (born 1985), Australian racing cyclist * Will Walker (Australian footballer) (born 1999), Australian rules footballer * William Walker (baseball) (fl. 1937), baseball center fielder in the Negro leagues

Other

* William Walker (principal) (1704–1761), British Principal of New Inn Hall * William Walker (surgeon) (1813–1875), Scottish surgeon *

William R. Walker (architect) William Russell Walker (April 14, 1830 – March 11, 1905) was an American architect in practice in Providence, Rhode Island, from 1864 until his retirement in 1903. From 1881 he was the senior partner of William R. Walker & Son, and during ...

(1830–1905), American architect * William H. Walker (Vermont judge) (1832–1896), Vermont attorney and judge * William Walker (1838–1908), Scottish-born Australian writer * William Walker (priest) (died 1911), Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney * William R. Walker (publisher), 19th-century English printer and publisher * William David Walker (1839–1917), bishop in the Episcopal Church * William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree (1856–1933), British businessman, art collector, and racehorse breeder * William Walker (diver) (1869–1918), diver who saved Winchester Cathedral from collapse * William Hultz Walker (1869–1934), American chemistry professor and a pioneer of chemical engineering * William F. Walker (1937–2007), President of Auburn University 2001–2007 * William R. Walker (born 1944), Canadian leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Black Racer (DC Comics) The Black Racer is a character, a deity and avatar of Death in the DC Comics universe who often hunts those affiliated with the New Gods. The character first appears in ''New Gods'' #3 (July 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Fictional charact ...

or Sgt. William "Willie" Walker, a character in DC Comics

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