Walt is a masculine given name, generally a short form of

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 ...

, and occasionally a surname. Notable people with the name include:

People

Given name

* Walt Arfons (1916-2013), American drag racer and competition land speed record racer * Walt Bellamy (1939-2013), American National Basketball Association player, two-time Basketball Hall of Fame inductee *

Walt Bellamy (ice hockey) Walter Victor Bellamy (November 27, 1881 – July 24, 1941) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Montreal Shamrocks of the National Hockey Association The National Hockey Association (NHA), officially the National ...

(1881-1941), Canadian hockey player *

Walter Blackman Walter Blackman (born 1965/1966) is an American politician serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 6th district. He is the first Black Republican elected to the Arizona State Legislature. Blackman served 21 years i ...

, American member of the Arizona House of Representatives *

Walt Bowyer Walter Nathaniel Bowyer Jr. (born September 8, 1960) is a former American football defensive end who played four seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos in the tenth round of the 1983 NF ...

(born 1960), American former National Football League player *

Walt Brown (politician) Walter Frederick Brown (born July 28, 1926) is an American politician and former presidential candidate of the Socialist Party USA (2004). Brown became a socialist in 1948 but served as Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the ...

(born 1926), American politician *

Walt Clago Walter M. Clago (June 28, 1899 – January 16, 1955) was an American football end who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Tigers ( 1921) and Rock Island Independents (1922). He played college football for t ...

(1899-1955), American football player * Walt Corey (born 1938), American former National Football League player * Walt Disney (1901-1966), American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur and philanthropist * Walt Dropo (1923-2010), American Major League Baseball and college basketball player * Walt Frazier (born 1945), American National Basketball Association player, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame * Walt Handelsman (born 1956), American editorial cartoonist, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize *

Walt Harris (coach) Walter William Harris (born November 9, 1946) is a former American football player and coach. Harris served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1989 to 1991, the University of Pittsburgh from ...

(born 1946), American retired college football player and coach and National Football League coach *

Walt Harris (cornerback) Walter Lee Harris (born August 10, 1974) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for Mississippi State University and was drafted by the Chica ...

(born 1974), American former National Football League player * Walt Hazzard (1942-2011), American college and National Basketball Association player and college basketball coach * Walt Housman (born 1962), American former football player * Walt Jocketty (born 1951), American baseball executive * Walt Kellner (1929-2006), American baseball player * Walt Kiesling (1903-1962), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League player and coach * Walt Kelly (1913-1973), American cartoonist best known for the comic strip ''Pogo'' * Walt Kowalczyk (born 1935), American former college football and National Football League player * Walt Lamb (1920-1991), American football player * Walt Lemon Jr. (born 1992), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Walt Radzick (1935-2005), Canadian Football League player * Walt Schmetzer (born 1967), American former soccer player * Walt Simonson (born 1946), American comic book writer and artist * Walt Singer (1911-1992), American football player * Walt Szot (1920-1981), American National Football League player * Walt Torrence (1936/1937–1969), American basketball player * Walt Uzdavinis (1911-1988), American football player * Walt Weiss (born 1963), American former Major League Baseball player and manager * Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet, essayist, journalist and humanist * Walt Zirinsky (1920-2001), American football player

Surname

* Lewis William Walt (1913–1989), United States Marine Corps four-star general * Martin Walt, professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University, father of Stephen Walt * Sherman Walt (1923–1989), American bassoonist * Stephen Walt (born 1955), American professor of international affairs

Fictional characters

* Walt Lloyd, on the television series ''Lost'' * Walt Longmire, on the television series ''Longmire (TV series), Longmire'' * Walt Stone, from the series ''The Kane Chronicles'' * Walt Wallet, in the newspaper comic strip ''Gasoline Alley''

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