Walker or The Walker may refer to:

People

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 ...

Walker (Brazilian footballer) Walker Américo Frônio (born 15 February 1982), commonly known as Walker, is a former Brazilian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Brazilian Paulista B club Independente. Career In 1999, Walker joined the Ajax Youth Academy comi ...

(born 1982), Brazilian footballer

Places

In the United States

Walker, Arizona Walker is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its ...

, in Yavapai County *

Walker, Mono County, California Walker is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. It is located south of Coleville, at an elevation of . The ZIP Code is 96107, and mail to Walker should be addressed Coleville. ...

Walker, Illinois Walker is an unincorporated community in Macon County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. History A post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing ...

* Walker, Iowa *

Walker, Kansas Walker is an unincorporated community in Herzog Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is located between Hays and Russell, along old Hwy 40 on the north side of I-70. Walker has a post office with ZIP code 67674. History Settlers ...

Walker, Louisiana Walker is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the population was placed at 6,138 (up 28% over the past decade), making Walker and Denham Springs, Lou ...

Walker, Michigan Walker is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,537 at the 2010 census. Walker was originally organized as Walker Township in 1837 and later incorporated as a city in 1962. It is part of the Grand Rapid ...

* Walker, Minnesota * Walker, Missouri *

Walker, West Virginia Walker is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Walker is located on County Route 7 in eastern Wood County, east of West Virginia Route 47, along Walker Creek and the North Bend Rail Trail. Walker has a post ...

Walker, Wisconsin Walker is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in the town of Cranmoor, Wisconsin, Cranmoor, Wood County, Wisconsin, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Walker was named in honor of a railroad agent. Notes

Unincorporated ...

Walker Brook Walker Brook is a stream in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. Walker Brook was named for Thomas Barlow Walker, a businessperson in the lumber industry. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and stre ...

, a stream in Minnesota *

Walker Charcoal Kiln The Walker Charcoal Kiln is a structure in the Prescott National Forest near the town of Walker, Arizona and situated in the vicinity of the abandoned Poland Junction Mine near the summit of Renegade Hill. It is listed on the National Register of ...

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

* Walker Lake (disambiguation), several lakes * Walker Pass, California *

Walker River The Walker River is a river in west-central Nevada in the United States, approximately long. Fed principally by snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada of California, it drains an arid portion of the Great Basin southeast of Reno and flows into the endor ...

, Nevada *

Walker Township (disambiguation) Walker Township may refer to: In Canada * Walker Township, Cochrane District, Ontario In the United States Arkansas * Walker Township, Faulkner County, Arkansas * Walker Township, Franklin County, Arkansas * Walker Township, White County, Arkans ...

, several places

Other places

* Walker, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England * Walker Island (Northern Tasmania), Tasmania, Australia * Walker Island (Southern Tasmania), Tasmania, Australia * Walker Mountains, in Antarctica * Walker (crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon

In arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Walker (''Star Wars''), a vehicle from the ''Star Wars'' films *Walker Brodsky, a recurring character and young artist from Disney Channel series '' Andi Mack'' *''Mr. Walker'' (for "Ghost who walks"), name used by '' The Phantom'' when in Western society *Walker, enforcer of the status quo and character in Simon R. Green's Nightside (book series) *''Walker'', the name for the type of zombies in ''The Walking Dead'' (TV series) *Bethany Walker, in the film, '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' *Katie Walker, in the TV series ''

Power Rangers Time Force ''Power Rangers Time Force'' is a television series and the ninth season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 24th Super Sentai series ''Mirai Sentai Timeranger'', running for 40 half-hour episodes from February to November 2001. I ...

Films

* ''Walker'' (film), a 1987 film about William Walker *''

The Walker ''The Walker'' is a 2007 independent crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Lily Tomlin, Willem Dafoe, Moritz Bleibtreu and Mary Beth Hurt. It is t ...

'', a 2007 film written and directed by Paul Schrader

Music

* ''Walker'' (album), the soundtrack album from the Alex Cox film, written and produced by Joe Strummer * "The Walker" (song), a song by Fitz and The Tantrums *"The Walker" or "La Marcheuse", a song by Christine and the Queens from the album '' Chris''

Television

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Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texa ...

'', a 1993–2001 American action-drama television series that aired on CBS * ''Walker'' (TV series), a reboot television series, based on the original 1993–2001 series, that airs on The CW

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Walker'' (video game), an Amiga 500 game

Brands, organizations, and enterprises

*Walker, a brand of automotive exhaust parts from

Tenneco Tenneco (formerly Tenneco Automotive and originally Tennessee Gas Transmission Company) is an American automotive components original equipment manufacturer and an aftermarket ride control and emissions products manufacturer. It is a Fortune 50 ...

corporation *

Amiga Walker The Amiga Walker, sometimes incorrectly known as the ''Mind Walker'', is a prototype of an Amiga computer developed and shown by Amiga Technologies in late 1995/early 1996. Walker was planned as a replacement for the A1200 with a faster CPU, bett ...

, a prototype of an Amiga computer *

Colt Walker The Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six charges of black powder behind six bullets (typically .44 caliber lead balls). It was designed in 1846 by American firearms i ...

, a single action revolver designed by Samuel Colt in 1846 * J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd, English organ builders *

Walker Art Center The Walker Art Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is one of the most-visited modern and contemporary art museums in the United States and, t ...

, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States *

Walker Art Gallery The Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England outside London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group. History of the Gallery The Walker Art Gallery's collection ...

, in Liverpool, England * Walker Books, a British publisher of children's books, most famous for the ''Where's Wally?/Where's Waldo?'' series *

Walker Business College Walker Business College, also known as Walker Business College for Colored, and Walker's Commercial and Vocational College, was a former business school and vocational school specifically for African Americans which was founded c. 1916 and closed ...

, defunct African American vocational and business school in two locations in the U.S. * Walker Corporation, Australian-based property development company *

Walker Motor Car Company The Walker Motor Car Company was active from 1905 to 1906 in Detroit, Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Mich ...

, active from 1905 to 1906 in Detroit, Michigan, United States * Walker & Co., an American publisher

Education

Walker School The Walker School is a historic elementary school building on Berkley Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is a two-story brick Georgian Revival building, with a hip roof. Its main facade is 11 bays wide, organized in a 4-3-4 pattern. The main ...

, historic elementary school building in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States *

Walker School of Business Piedmont University is a private university in Demorest, Georgia, Demorest and Athens, Georgia. Founded in 1897, Piedmont's Demorest campus includes 300 acres in a traditional residential-college setting located in the foothills of the northeas ...

, Piedmont University, Georgia, United States * Walker Riverside Academy, secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England *

The Walker School The Walker School, formerly known as the Joseph T. Walker School, is a private school in Marietta, Georgia, United States, on Cobb Parkway ( U.S. 41) in what was originally Sprayberry High School. It was founded in 1957 as the St. James Day Sc ...

, private school in Marietta, Georgia, United States

Other uses

Walker (escort) Walker is a term coined by ''Women's Wear Daily'' publisher John Fairchild to describe a man, often gay, who escorts fashionable women to society events when their husbands are disinclined to attend. The term originated to describe Jerry Zipkin ...

, a man who accompanies fashionable women to society events *

Walker (machine) Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) * Walker (surname) * Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County * Walker, Mono County, Californi ...

, a vehicle that moves on legs rather than wheels or tracks *

Walker (mobility) A walker (North American English) or walking frame (British English) is a device that gives support to maintain balance or stability while walking, most commonly due to age-related mobility disability, including frailty. Another common equival ...

, a two or four-footed frame that elderly or disabled people use as a walking aid *Walker, a person traveling by walking; see

pedestrian A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement, but this was not the case historically. The meaning of pedestrian is displayed with ...

*Walker, someone who is sleepwalking *Walker, another name for a fuller *, a British destroyer in commission in the Royal Navy from 1918 to 1932 and from 1939 to 1945 *

Walker tariff The Walker Tariff was a set of tariff rates adopted by the United States in 1846. Enacted by the Democrats, it made substantial cuts in the high rates of the " Black Tariff" of 1842, enacted by the Whigs. It was based on a report by Secretary of ...

, an 1846 U.S. tariff * Walker circulation, a conceptual model of the air flow in the tropics in the lower atmosphere (troposphere).