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 *Walke ...

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 is a city in Linn County, Iowa. The population was 688 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa metropolitan area. History Walker began as an outgrowth of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. It was named in ...

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, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was placed at 6,138 (up 28% over the past decade), making Walker and Denham Springs the only parish municipalities classified as cities. Histo ...

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 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 is a city in Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 270 at the 2010 census. History Walker had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. The town site was platted in 1870. The city was named for Hiram F. ...

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, 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 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 Ket ...

, several lakes *

Walker Pass Walker Pass (el. ) is a mountain pass by Lake Isabella in the southern Sierra Nevada. It is located in northeastern Kern County, approximately 53 mi (85 km) ENE of Bakersfield and 10 mi (16 km) WNW of Ridgecrest. The pass pr ...

, 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 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 Oce ...

, 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 b ...

, 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, li ...

, 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 Si ...

, 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 Se ...

, 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 Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ...

, 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 Elizabe ...

'' *''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 charact ...

'' 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 fo ...

*''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'', 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 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 5 ...

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 in ...

, 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 Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase. In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...

, 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 Walker Corporation is an Australian privately-owned property development company. Most notably, Walker Corporation is responsible for the development and restoration of several significant Australian sites, including King Street Wharf, Finger ...

, Australian-based property development company * Walker Motor Car Company, active from 1905 to 1906 in Detroit, Michigan, United States * Walker & Co., an American publisher

Education

* Walker School, 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 Walker Riverside Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in the Walker area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The school was previously granted specialist status as a Technology College, later also as ...

, secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England * The Walker School, private school in Marietta, Georgia, United States

Other uses

Walker (escort) Walker is a term coined by ''Women's Wear Daily'' publisher John Fairchild John Russell Fairchild (born April 28, 1943) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Encinitas, California, Fairchild played high school basketball at San Diegui ...

, a man who accompanies fashionable women to society events * Walker (machine), 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 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 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 The Walker circulation, also known as the Walker cell, is a conceptual model of the air flow in the tropics in the lower atmosphere (troposphere). According to this model, parcels of air follow a closed circulation in the zonal and vertical dir ...

, a conceptual model of the air flow in the tropics in the lower atmosphere (troposphere).