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Walter Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
. It may refer to:


People

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Wally Bayola Walter James Bayola (born May 3, 1972), popularly known as Wally Bayola, is a Filipino comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Lola Nidora (sometimes Duhrizz, Rihanna and Doktora the Explorer) in the ''Kalyeserye'' portion of the noo ...
(born 1972), Filipino actor and comedian * Wallie Branston, Canadian pioneering race car driver in the 1940s and '50s *
Wallace Smith Broecker Wallace "Wally" Smith Broecker (November 29, 1931 – February 18, 2019) was an American geochemist. He was the Newberry Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University, a scientist at Columbia's Lamont–D ...
(born 1931), American geochemist *
Wally Bruner Wallace Bruner Jr. (March 4, 1931 – November 3, 1997) was an American journalist and television host. He covered Congress and the Lyndon Johnson administration for ABC News in the 1960s. He was the first host of the 1968–1975 syndicate ...
(1931–1997), American journalist and game show host *
Wally Butts James Wallace Butts Jr. (February 7, 1905 – December 17, 1973) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at the University of Georgia from 1939 to 1960, compiling a record of 140–8 ...
(1905–1973), American football coach *
Wally Chambers Wallace Hashim Chambers (May 15, 1951September 22, 2019) was an American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1970s. He was selected with the eighth overall pick by the Bears in th ...
(born 1951), American football player *
Wallie Coetsee Wallie Coetsee (born 11 July 1972) is a South African professional golfer. Wallie was encouraged to take up the game of golf by his father, Ockert, a tomato farmer in Tzaneen. He played very little competitive golf as an amateur and won only a f ...
(born 1972), South African golfer *
Wally Cox Wallace Maynard Cox (December 6, 1924 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He began his career as a standup comedian and then became the title character of the popular early U.S. television series ''Mister Peepers'' from 1952 to 19 ...
(1924–1973), American comedian and actor *
W. A. Criswell Wallie Amos Criswell (December 19, 1909 – January 10, 2002), was an American pastor, author, and a two-term elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1968 to 1970. As senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas for five ...
(1909–2002), American pastor, author, and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention *
Wally Dallenbach Jr. Wally Dallenbach Jr. (born May 23, 1963) is an American racing driver who formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He competed in 226 Winston Cup races from 1991 to 2001 and had 23 top 10 finishes. The son of open wheel racer and forme ...
(born 1963), American race car driver *
Wally Dallenbach Sr. Wally Dallenbach Sr. (born December 12, 1936) is a former Indy car driver from East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, USA. He drove in 180 Indy Car races between 1965 and 1979, winning five times. He is the father of NASCAR driver and commentator, ...
(born 1936), American race car driver *
Wally Downes Walter John Downes (born 9 June 1961) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently manager of AFC Wimbledon. As a footballer, Downes played the majority of his career for Wimbled ...
(born 1961), English association footballer and coach *
Wally Feresten Chris "Wally" Feresten (born ) is an American cue card handler and supervisor known for his work on ''Saturday Night Live''. He also does cue cards for '' Late Night with Seth Meyers'' and his private business, Cue Cards by Wally. Early life ...
, American cue card handler *
Wally Funk Mary Wallace Funk (born February 1, 1939) is an American aviator, commercial astronaut, and Goodwill Ambassador. She was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, the first female civilian flight in ...
(born 1939), American aviator, oldest person to travel into space * Wally Garard (1916–2004), American football player *
Wally George Wally George (born George Walter Pearch; December 4, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American conservative radio and television commentator. Calling himself the "Father of Combat TV," he was a fixture on Southern California television for ...
(1931–2003), American commentator born George Walter Pearch *
Wally Gould Walter Gould (25 September 1938 – 10 March 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a right winger in the Football League for Sheffield United, York City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He later played for Durban United and Hell ...
(1938–2018), English footballer *
Wally Green Walter Stanley Green (25 February 1918Addison J. (1948). ''The People Speedway Guide''. Odhams Press Limited – 11 December 2006) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who finished second in the World Championship final in 1950.Bamf ...
(born 1918), English motorcycle speedway rider *
Wally Hayward Wallace Henry Hayward BEM (10 July 1908 – 28 April 2006) was a South African endurance athlete with a 60-year career. He became one of the greatest 100-mile runners in history. He won the Comrades Marathon five times and completed ...
(1908–2006), South African ultra distance runner *
Wallie Herzer Wallie Herzer ''(né'' Walter Henry Herzer; 15 April 1885 San Francisco – 15 October 1961 Redwood City, California) was an American composer of popular music, music publisher, and pianist. Herzer flourished in music prior to and during World ...
(1885–1961), American composer of popular music, music publisher, and pianist *
Wallie Abraham Hurwitz Wallie Abraham Hurwitz (February 18, 1886 in Joplin, Missouri – January 6, 1958 in Ithaca, New York) was an American mathematician who worked on analysis. Hurwitz graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree and then went ...
(1886–1958), American mathematician *
Wally Kurth Wallace Kurth (born July 31, 1958) is an American actor. He began his career in 1987 when he was cast in the role of Justin Kiriakis on ''Days of Our Lives''; he departed the role in 1991. That same year, he joined the cast of ''General Hospital' ...
(born 1958), American soap opera actor * Wallie or
Willie Lane William "Willie" or "Wallie" Lane (1883 – 1920) was a British flat racing jockey. He was the Champion Jockey of 1902, but is most commonly remembered for his feats riding the outstanding Pretty Polly, who in 1904 became only the fifth filly ...
(1883–1920), British jockey *
Wally Lewis Walter James Lewis AM (born 1 December 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He became a commentator for television coverage of the spo ...
(born 1959) Australian rugby league footballer *
Wally Moon Wallace Wade MoonSteve Springer"Dodgers' Moon found success in Coliseum" ''Los Angeles Times'', March 23, 2008. (April 3, 1930 – February 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball. Moon played his 12-yea ...
(born 1930) American baseball player *
Wally Nanayakkara Kurukula Arachchige Don Wally Nanayakkara (born 14 June 1939 – died 11 October 2003 as වොලී නානායක්කාර) inhala, popularly as Wally Nanayakkara, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Personal ...
(1939-2003), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema, TV, and theater actor *
Wally Nightingale Warwick Alan "Wally" Nightingale (3 January 1956 – 6 May 1996) was an English guitarist. He founded the band that went on to become the Sex Pistols. Early life Nightingale was born in West Kensington, London. He attended Christopher Wren B ...
, (born 1956), British guitarist and founder of the Sex Pistols *
Wally Parks Wallace Gordon Parks (January 23, 1913 – September 28, 2007) was an American writer. He was the founder, president, and chairman of the National Hot Rod Association, better known as NHRA. He was instrumental in establishing drag racing as a le ...
(1913–2007), one of the founders of the National Hot Rod Association *
Wally Phillips Walter Phillips (July 7, 1925 – March 26, 2008) was an American radio personality best known for hosting WGN's morning radio show from Chicago for 21 years from January 1965 until July 1986, and was number one in the morning slot from 19 ...
(1925–2008), American radio personality * Wally Price (born 1925), Australian rules footballer *
Wally Prigg Wally Prigg (1908–1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer. He was a for the Australian national rugby league team. He played nineteen Tests for the Kangaroos between 1929–38, seven as captain and was the first Australian player to ...
(1908–1980), Australian rugby league footballer *
Wally Schirra Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (, March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' f ...
(1923–2007), American astronaut *
Wally Szczerbiak Walter Robert Szczerbiak Jr. ( ; born March 5, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player and current color analyst for the New York Knicks on MSG Network. He played 10 seasons for four teams in the National Basketball Associat ...
(born 1977), retired National Basketball Association player *
Wally Wingert Wallace Eugene Wingert (born May 6, 1961) is an American voice actor. His roles include Almighty Tallest Red in ''Invader Zim'', Renji Abarai in ''Bleach'', Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger in '' Tiger & Bunny'', The Riddler in the '' Batman: ...
(born 1961), American voice actor *
Wally Wolf Wallace "Wally" Perry Wolf Jr. (October 2, 1930 – March 12, 1997) was an American competition swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic champion. He competed in the 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960 Summer Olympics. Personal Wolf was born in Los A ...
(1930–1997), American swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic champion *
Wally Wolf (baseball) Walter Beck Wolf (January 5, 1942 – July 7, 2020) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played for two seasons in Major League Baseball for the California Angels, appearing in two games during the 1969 California Angels season and four games ...
(1942–2020), American baseball player


Fictional characters

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Wally Walrus Wally Walrus is an animated cartoon character who appeared in several films produced by Walter Lantz Productions in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He has also since appeared in various cartoon programs of more recent decades. History Wally is an ...
, character from ''
Woody Woodpecker Woody Woodpecker is an animated character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios between 1940 and 1972. Woody, an anthropomorphic woodpecker, was created in 1940 by Lan ...
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Wally Gator Wally may refer to: Music * Wally (band), British prog rock band ** ''Wally'' (album), a 1974 album by Wally * ''La Wally'', an opera by Alfredo Catalani Other uses *Wally (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *WALLY, a propose ...
, an anthropomorphic alligator from ''
The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series ''The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series'', a.k.a. ''The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series'' or ''The Wally Gator Show'', was a syndicated television package of animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, starting in 1962. The show ...
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Wally the Green Monster Wally the Green Monster is the official mascot for the Boston Red Sox. His name is derived from the Green Monster, the nickname of the 37-foot 2-inch wall in left field at Fenway Park. Wally debuted on April 13, 1997. Although he was an immediate ...
, the official mascot of the Boston Red Sox baseball team *
Wally (Dilbert) This is a list of characters that have appeared in Scott Adams' ''Dilbert'' comic strip. Primary characters Dilbert The main character in the strip, Dilbert is a stereotypical technically-minded single male. Prior to October 2014, he was us ...
, a lazy engineer from the ''Dilbert'' comic strip *
Wally (Pokémon) Wally may refer to: Music * Wally (band), British prog rock band ** Wally (album), ''Wally'' (album), a 1974 album by Wally * ''La Wally'', an opera by Alfredo Catalani Other uses *Wally (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *WA ...
, a character from the Pokémon video game series * Wally (Wallabies mascot) *
Wally Cleaver Wallace "Wally" Cleaver is a fictional character in the iconic American television sitcom '' Leave It to Beaver''. Wally is the thirteen-year-old son of archetypal 1950s suburban parents, Ward and June Cleaver and the older brother of the seven- ...
, the older brother played by Tony Dow on the television series ''Leave it to Beaver'' *
Wally West Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as the original Kid Flash and the third Flash (DC Comics character), Flash. His power consists mainly of speedster (fiction), superhuman speed. ...
, third character to become the Flash in the DC Comics Universe * Character in the
Where's Wally? ''Where's Wally?'' (called ''Where's Waldo?'' in North America) is a British series of children's puzzle books created by English illustrator Martin Handford. The books consist of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depictin ...
series of books (known as Waldo in the United States) * The mascot of "Wally World" in ''
National Lampoon's Vacation ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', sometimes referred to as simply ''Vacation'', is a 1983 American road trip comedy film directed by Harold Ramis starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie Brinkle ...
'' * Wallace "Wally" Fitzgerald McGillicutty, the polar bear from the webcomic '' Wally and Osborne'', formerly known as ''On the Rocks'' * Wallabee "Wally" Beatles, a fictional character from Codename: Kids Next Door * Wally the Walrus, a recurring character from the Canadian television series ''
PAW Patrol ''PAW Patrol'' is a Canadian computer-animated children's television series, children's television series created by Keith Chapman. It is produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the ...
'' * Wally Warbles, a bird boss in the video game ''
Cuphead ''Cuphead'' is a run-and-gun video game developed and published by Studio MDHR. The game follows the titular Cuphead who, in a deal with the Devil after losing a game at the Devil's casino, is sent on a quest to repossess the souls of runaway ...
'' * Wally the Great, a magician in ''
The Wiggles Movie ''The Wiggles Movie'' is a 1997 Australian children's musical comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox and Gladusaurus Productions. Released in Australia on 18 December 1997, it is the only theatrical feature-length film starring the Wiggles. Th ...
'' * WALL-E, a fictional robot tasked to clean up the Earth in the 2008 animated film, "
WALL-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, pro ...
" * Wally B., a character in the 1984 short film '' The Adventures of André & Wally B.'' * Wally B. Feed, cartographer from the ''
Monkey Island ''Monkey Island'' is a series of adventure games. The first four games in the series were produced and published by LucasArts, earlier known as Lucasfilm Games. The fifth installment of the franchise was developed by Telltale Games in collaborat ...
'' game series * Wally the Wizard, a Magician child from Marvel Comics. * Wally/Wolliriki, a character in
Kikoriki ''Kikoriki'', known in the United States as ''GoGoRiki'' or ''BalloonToons'' and in Russia as ''Smeshariki'' (russian: Смешарики), is a Russian animated television series consisting of 307 episodes of 6 minutes and 30 seconds each, aime ...
, also known as GoGoRiki (United States). * Title character of opera ''
La Wally ''La Wally'' is an opera in four acts by composer Alfredo Catalani, to a libretto by Luigi Illica, first performed at La Scala, Milan, on 20 January 1892. The libretto is based on a hugely successful ' by Wilhelmine von Hillern (1836–1916), ' ...
'' (female; short for
Walburga Walpurga or Walburga ( ang, Wealdburg, la, Valpurga, Walpurga, Walpurgis, sv, Valborg; c. AD 71025 February 777 or 779), also spelled Valderburg or Guibor, was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 ...
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See also

* Wali (given name) {{Given name, Wally English masculine given names English-language masculine given names Hypocorisms