John Walker

John Walker is the name of:

Politicians

* John Walker (Virginia) (1744–1809), U.S. Senator, public official, and soldier
* John Walker (Missouri politician) (1770–1838), State Treasurer of Missouri
* John M. Walker, Jr. (b. 1940), former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
* John Randall Walker (1874–1942), U.S. Representative from Georgia
* John Williams Walker (1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama
* John Walker (Canadian politician) (1832–1889)

portsmen

* John Walker (athlete) (b. 1952), New Zealander winner of the Olympic Games 1500 metre run in 1976, and long-standing champion in the mile run
* John Walker (Middlesex cricketer) (1826–1885), cricketer and the eldest brother of the Walkers of Southgate
* John Walker (Surrey cricketer) (1768–1835), cricketer (brother of Tom and Harry Walker)
* John Walker (rower) (1891–1952), British coxswain and Olympic medalist
* John Walker (American football) (born 1983), former defensive back for the USC football team.
* John Walker (fl. 1970s and 1980s), known as Mr. Wrestling II, masked professional wrestler
* John Walker (footballer) (1874–1940), Scottish international footballer
* John Walker (rugby league) (b. 1987), English rugby league player
* John R. Walker (horseman), Canadian Hall of Fame horse trainer

Entertainers and artists

* John Walker (animator), television animator and director
* John Walker (painter) (b. 1939), nominee for the Turner Prize in 1985
* John Walker (Australian actor), Australian comedic actor
* John Walker (movie producer) (b. 1956), animated film producer
* John Walker (organist) (b. 1941), recording artist
* John Maus (b. 1943), known as John Walker, member of the 1960s singing group The Walker Brothers

Military people

* John C. Walker, Indiana physician and officer during the American Civil War
* John George Walker (1821–1893), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
* John Grimes Walker (1835–1907), United States Navy admiral
* John Walker (Medal of Honor recipient), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
* John Walker (officer of arms) (1913–1984), English officer of arms

Criminals

* John Anthony Walker (born 1937), Soviet Union spy and U.S. Naval enlisted man active during the Cold War

Inventors and scientists

* John Walker (inventor) (1781–1859), English chemist and inventor of the friction match in 1827
* John Walker (programmer) (b. ca.1950), one of the designers of AutoCAD
* John Walker (naturalist) (1731–1803), Scottish naturalist
* John E. Walker (b. 1941), British chemist, winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize

Businessmen

* John Walker (grocer) (1805–1857), Scottish founder of "John Walker & Sons" and namesake of the "Johnnie Walker" whisky brand
* John Brisben Walker (1847–1931), American entrepreneur and magazine publisher

Others

* John Walker, one of the Birmingham Six accused of bombings in England in 1974
* John Walker Lindh (b. 1981), American convicted of working with the Taliban
* John Moore Walker, Jr. (1888–1951), American Episcopal bishop
* John T. Walker (1925–1989), American bishop

Fictional characters

* John Walker, fictional character in Arthur Ransome's "Swallows and Amazons"
* John Walker, alter ego of U.S. Agent, ultra-patriotic crime fighter, formerly Super-Patriot and Captain America VI

ee also

*Johnnie Walker (disambiguation)
*Jon Walker, American bassist with "Panic At The Disco"
*Jonathan Walker (disambiguation)