George Walker may refer to:
Arts and letters
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George Walker (chess player)
George Walker (13 March 1803 – 23 April 1879) was an English chess player and author of ''The Celebrated Analysis of A D Philidor'' (London, 1832), ''The Art of Chess-Play: A New Treatise on the Game of Chess'' (London, 1832), ''A Selection of ...
(1803–1879), English chess player and writer
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George Walker (musician), English musician
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George Walker (composer)
George Theophilus Walker (June 27, 1922 – August 23, 2018) was an American composer, pianist, and organist, and the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, which he received for his work ''Lilacs'' in 1996.De Lerma, Domi ...
(1922–2018), American composer
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George Walker (illustrator) (1781–1856), author of ''The Costume of Yorkshire''
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George Walker (novelist) (1772–1847), English gothic novelist
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George Walker (printmaker) (born 1960), Canadian writer, artist and printmaker
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George Walker (privateer) (died 1777), British privateer
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George Walker (Puritan)
George Walker (c.1581–1651) was an English clergyman, known for his strong Puritan views. He was imprisoned in 1638 by William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, an affair that was later raised against Laud at his trial. He became a member of the ...
(1581–1651), English clergyman
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George Walker (vaudeville) (1873–1911), American vaudeville singer, partner of Bert Williams
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Benjamin Walker (author) (George Benjamin Walker, 1913–2013), author on religion and philosophy, and authority on esoterica
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George F. Walker (born 1947), Canadian playwright and screenwriter
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George P. L. Walker (1926–2005), volcanologist
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George T. Walker (1913–2011), president of the
University of Louisiana at Monroe
The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the University of Louisiana System.
History
ULM opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Three years later it becam ...
, 1958–1976
Business
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George Alfred Walker (1929–2011), British businessman, founder of Brent Walker
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George Herbert Walker (1875–1953), American businessman, grandfather of George Herbert Walker Bush
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George Herbert Walker Jr. (1905–1977), co-founder of the New York Mets baseball team
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George Herbert Walker IV (born 1969), chairman and chief executive officer, Neuberger Berman
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George Paterson Walker (1864–1926), oldest son of whisky maker Alexander Walker
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George Walker (CPR president), president of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...
Politics and military
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Sir George Walker, 1st Baronet (1764–1842), British general, of the Forestier-Walker baronets
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George Walker (attorney) (1824–1888), Massachusetts state congressman, banker, corporate executive, political adviser, advocate for bimetallism and U.S. Consul-General in Paris
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George Walker (Kentucky politician) (1763–1819), U.S. senator from Kentucky
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George Walker (soldier) (c. 1645–1690), clergyman and English colonel in Ireland
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George Gustavus Walker (1831–1897), British Conservative Member of Parliament
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George Walker (MP for Rossendale) (1874–1954), British Member of Parliament for Rossendale, 1945–1950
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George Herbert Walker III (1931–2020), American businessman, US ambassador to Hungary
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George J. Walker (1934–2005), U.S. general, military intelligence
Sport
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George Walker (Australian footballer) (1894–1973), Australian rules footballer
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George Walker (1880s pitcher) (1856–1908), Canadian Major League Baseball player
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George Walker (cricketer, born 1919) (1919–1995), English cricketer
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George Walker (cricketer, born 1984), English cricketer
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George Walker (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1930), English football full-back with Crystal Palace
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George Walker (footballer, born 1909) (1909–?), Scottish international footballer
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George Walker (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2012), English football inside forward with Bristol City and Carlisle United
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George Walker (1930s pitcher) (1915–1967), American Negro leagues baseball player
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George Walker (wrestler), Canadian wrestler
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George Glossop Walker (1860–1908), English cricketer
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George R. Walker, American football and basketball coach, and former hurdler
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George Croxton Walker, British military officer
Others
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George Walker (mathematician) (c. 1730–1807), English Dissenter and mathematician
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George H. Walker (1811–1866), helped found Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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George W. Walker (1896–1993), automotive industrial designer
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George Washington Walker (1800–1859), missionary for the church called Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers
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George Casson Walker (1854–1925), British administrator in the Indian Civil Service
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George Walker (South Africa)
George Walker (1853 - September 18, 1924) was one of the alleged discoverers of the main gold reef on the Witwatersrand. He was born in Wigan, Lancashire, and emigrated as a young man to South Africa, where he worked as a prospector for the rest of ...
(1853–1924), one of the alleged discoverers of the main gold reef on the Witwatersrand
*George Walker, member of Ken Kesey's
Merry Pranksters and first husband of Carolyn Garcia
See also
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George Walker Bush (born 1946), former President of the United States (2001-2009)
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George Herbert Walker Bush
George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...
(1924-2018), former President of the United States (1989-1993), used pseudonym "George Walker"
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