John Walker may refer to:

Politicians

American politicians

* John Walker (Arkansas politician) (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) (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. (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 (1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama

Other politicians

* John Walker (Australian politician) (1799–1874), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council * John Walker (Canadian politician) (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) (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), Scottish football centre-half (Grimsby Town) * Jock Walker (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) (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) (born 1983), former defensive back for the USC football team * John Walker (archer) (born 1974), British archer * John Walker (Australian footballer) (born 1951), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood * John Walker (cyclist) (1888–1954), British Olympic cyclist * John Walker (gymnast) (1883-1966), British Olympic gymnast * John Walker (rowing) (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), rugby league footballer of the 1960s *Sir John Walker (runner) (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) (fl. 1990s), Australian comedic actor * John Walker (curator) (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) (born 1952), 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) (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, British-born, American painter and educator * John Henry Walker (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 * John Walker (officer of arms) (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 (1821–1893), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War * John Grimes Walker (1835–1907), United States Navy admiral * John T. Walker (USMC) (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) (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 (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) (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) (1674–1747), English clergyman and ecclesiastical historian * John Walker (scholar) (1692–1741), English classical scholar and Anglican archdeacon of Hereford * John Walker (1769–1833), 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) (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) (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 (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