Dennis Walker (other)
Dennis Walker or Denis Walker may refer to: * Dennis Walker (footballer) (1944–2003), English footballer * Dennis Walker (swimmer) (1913–1984), Canadian swimmer * Denis Walker (1933–2024), Rhodesian politician * Denis Walker (activist) (1946–2017), Aboriginal Australian activist See also *Walker (surname) Walker is an English and German surname. With close to 100,000 bearers, Walker is the 18th most common surname in England. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, 501,307 people had the surname Walker, making it the 28th most common surname in America. It i ...

Dennis Walker (footballer)
Dennis Allen Walker (26 October 1944 – 11 August 2003) was an English footballer. Walker was born in the town of Northwich, Cheshire. His mother, Mary Walker, of Queen Street Northwich. Dennis' father was an Afro-Iranian, although he described his heritage as Iranian/Argentinian. According to Mary, his father died at sea whilst Dennis was a baby. Despite this, he learned to speak Persian fluently, and corresponded and visited his father's family in Iran. He was picked up by Manchester United at the age of 12, where Walker was part of the second generation of Busby Babes who were brought through the club after the Munich air disaster. He was on the verge of being selected for the England schoolboys under-15 team, which would have made Walker the first black player to represent England at any level, however he was not eligible as he had already signed professional terms with his club. He became a full-time professional in November 1961. Walker made his Manchester United debu ...
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Dennis Walker (swimmer)
Dennis Walker (10 November 1913 – 30 August 1984) was a Canadian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... References External links * 1913 births 1984 deaths Canadian male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Victoria, British Columbia {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub ...
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Denis Walker
Wilfrid Denis Walker is a former Rhodesian cabinet minister resident in the United Kingdom. He is known for his monarchist activities and anti-communism and is also company secretary, director and treasurer of the International Monarchist League and its UK subsidiary, the Constitutional Monarchy Association. He holds the prefix ''The Honourable'' on account of his former Rhodesian government post. Early life Having grown up in Tooting and Chingford, London, Walker was called up for national service in the Royal Fusiliers in 1952. Although he was to be posted to fight in the Korean War, this was cancelled before he departed. He was discharged in 1954. Walker went on to become a Methodist missionary in southern Africa, including time in the townships of Johannesburg. He left the mission service and later settled in Bulawayo, Rhodesia, acquiring Rhodesian citizenship after the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965. Political career in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe In the Rhode ...
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Denis Walker (activist)
Denis Percy Arnold Walker (2 December 1947 – 4 December 2017), also known as Bejam Kunmunara Jarlow Nunukel Kabool, was an Aboriginal Australian activist. He was a major figure in the civil rights and land rights movements of the 1970s and continued to fight for a treaty between the Australian Government and Aboriginal nations through the 1990s and until his death. Denis Walker was born in 1947. He was the son of Bruce Walker and poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) from Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island, Southern Queensland) , who wrote a poem about him called "Son of Mine". He was also known as "Bejam". He had younger brothers called Robert Corowa and Vivian Walker. He co-founded, with Sam Watson, the Brisbane chapter of the Australian Black Panther Party (ABPP) on 8 January 1972. At the time, Walker declared the Black Panther Party (BPP) to be "the vanguard for all depressed people, and in Australia the Aboriginals are the most depressed of all". Walker's stance on pol ...
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