Walter may refer to:
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Walter (name)
Walter is a German masculine given name derived from Old High German '' Walthari'', composed of the elements ''walt-'' (Proto-Germanic ''*wald-'') "power", "ruler", and ''hari'' (Proto-Germanic ''*χarja'') "army".
The name was first popularized ...
, both a surname and a given name
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Little Walter
Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning him ...
, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
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Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter"
* Walter, standard author abbreviation for
Thomas Walter (botanist)
Thomas Walter (c. 1740 – January 17, 1789) was a British-born American botanist best known for his boo''Flora Caroliniana''(1788), the first flora set in North America to utilize the Linnaean system of classification.Rembert (1980)
Life and c ...
( – 1789)
Companies
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American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906
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Walter Energy
Walter Energy, Inc. was a publicly traded "pure play" metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry. The company also produced natural gas, steam coal and industrial coal, anthracite, metallurgical coke, and coal bed methane gas. ...
, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry
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Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines
Films and television
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''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film
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Walter Vetrivel
''Walter Vetrivel'' is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj, Sukanya and Ranjitha, with Vijayakumar, Goundamani, Nassar, Ganthimathi, Mohan Raj and Raj Chander in supporting roles ...
, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film
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''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama
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''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film
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''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film
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W*A*L*T*E*R'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S*H''
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Walter and Tandoori
''Walter and Tandoori'', also known as ''Walter'' or ''Walter's World'', is an animated children's series produced by Image Entertainment Corporation. The series centres on Walter, an inventor and fix-it specialist, and his friend Tandoori, a hyp ...
'' (original title ''Walter''), a Canadian animated television series
Places
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Walter, Alabama
Walter is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = " Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
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Walter Township, Minnesota
Walter Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census.
Walter Township was organized in 1884, and named for Henry Walter, a pioneer settler.
Geography
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Walter (crater)
Diophantus is a lunar
Lunar most commonly means "of or relating to the Moon".
Lunar may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Lunar'' (series), a series of video games
* "Lunar" (song), by David Guetta
* "Lunar", a song by Priestess fro ...
, on the Moon, more commonly known as Diophantus
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Walter (Muppet)
Walter is a Muppet character that first appeared in the 2011 film '' The Muppets''. Performed by Peter Linz, he is one of the film's main characters, along with Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppets. Walter also appears in the 2014 sequel ...
, a Muppet that first appeared in the 2011 film, ''The Muppets''
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''Walter'' (Lapinot), a comic strip by French cartoonist Lewis Trondheim
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Walter One
Walter One, commonly known as Walter, is a fictional character featured in the ''Alien'' franchise, portrayed by Michael Fassbender. He is the counterpart to the android David 8, also played by Fassbender. He appeared in '' Alien: Covenant'' (20 ...
, an android in the film ''Alien: Covenant''
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Walter the Whale
Walter the Whale was a star killer whale (orca) when keeping orcas in captivity had just begun. At that time, following the death of Namu, the only other established star orca was Shamu. "Walter the Whale" was the orca's advertised name at fir ...
, an early star captive orca (killer whale) in 1967
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Walser (surname) The Walser people are descendants of people who migrated from the Wallis, Switzerland, to other Alpine regions. The Highest Alemannic Walser German dialects are still very similar to Walliser German
People
*Al Walser (born 1976), German-born Li ...
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Walters (disambiguation) Walters may refer to:
Places
United States
* Walters, Minnesota, a city
* Walters, Oklahoma, a city
* Walters, Virginia, an unincorporated community
Other uses
* Walters (surname) Walters is a surname of English origin. It used to denote "Son o ...
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Walters (surname) Walters is a surname of English origin. It used to denote "Son of Walter", derived from the given name Walter, which was introduced into England and Wales about the time of the Norman Conquest. The name "Walter" originates from the Old German ''wa ...
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Walther (disambiguation) Walther is both a given name and a surname.
Walther may also refer to:
* Walther (crater), on the Moon
* Walther Arms, a German arms manufacturer
* Walther Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
* Walther Boulevard, Baltimore County, Maryland
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Wolter, a given name and surname
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