Walker or The Walker may refer to:

People

Walker (given name) Walker is an occupational male given name, deriving from the English term for "cloth washer". It was first recorded in the Middle Ages. Notable people with the name "Walker" include A * Walker Anderson (1801–1857), American politician * Wal ...

* Walker (surname) * Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer

Places

In the United States

* Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County * Walker, Mono County, California * Walker, Illinois * 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 Settle ...

* Walker, Louisiana * Walker, Michigan *

Walker, Minnesota Walker is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 941 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cass County. Walker is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. Minnesota State Highways 34, 200, an ...

* Walker, Missouri * Walker, West Virginia * Walker, Wisconsin *

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,

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States. It is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th largest and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14 ...

Walker Lake (disambiguation) Several lakes are known as Walker Lake: Canada * Lake Walker in Quebec, Canada, the largest (by depth) lake in the province. United States * Walker Lake (Haines, Alaska) * Walker Lake (Northwest Arctic, Alaska) * Walker Lake (Prince of Wales-Outer ...

, 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 endo ...

, Nevada * Walker Township (disambiguation), several places

Other places

Walker, Edmonton Walker is a new neighbourhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocea ...

, Alberta, Canada *

Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne Walker is a residential suburb and electoral ward in the south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. History The place-name 'Walker' is first attested in 1242, where it appears as ''Waucre''. This means 'wall-carr', that is to say, 'the marsh ...

, England *

Walker Island (Northern Tasmania) The Walker Island, sometimes also Walker's Island, is a island located in Bass Strait, lying off the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island, separated from the Tasmanian mainland by a highly tidal area known as Robbins Passage, ...

, Tasmania, Australia *

Walker Island (Southern Tasmania) Walker Island is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is part of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprise part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage ...

, Tasmania, Australia *

Walker Mountains Walker Mountains () is a range of peaks and nunataks which are fairly well separated but trend east–west to form the axis, or spine, of Thurston Island in Antarctica. They were discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd and members of the US Antarctic ...

, in Antarctica *

Walker (crater) Walker is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the northwest of the huge walled plain Apollo. Walker lies equidistant between the craters Plummer to the east and Rumford Rumford may refer to: People * ...

, 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 ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Eliza ...

'' *''Mr. Walker'' (for "Ghost who walks"), name used by ''

The Phantom ''The Phantom'' is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The ch ...

'' when in Western society *Walker, enforcer of the status quo and character in Simon R. Green's

Nightside (book series) ''Nightside'' is a series of twelve fantasy novels by author Simon R. Green. Green states on his site, regarding ''The Bride Wore Black Leather'', "This is the last Nightside novel featuring John Taylor and friends and the last Nightside novel for ...

*''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''

Films

* ''Walker'' (film), a 1987 film about William Walker *'' The Walker'', 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 Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name * Chris Abani (born 1966), N ...

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 T ...

'', 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 5 ...

corporation * Amiga Walker, 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, to ...

, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States * Walker Art Gallery, 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, 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, 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), 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 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 Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. It occurs during slow wave stage of sleep, in a state of low ...

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