John Walker

For people usually called Johnnie, Johnny, or Jonny Walker, see Johnnie Walker (disambiguation).

John Walker is the name of:

Politicians

• John Walker (politician), (1744–1809), U.S. Senator and Continental Congressman from Virginia
• John Walker (Missouri politician) (1770–1838), State Treasurer of Missouri
• John M. Walker, Jr. (b. 1940), former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• John Randall Walker (1874–1942), U.S. Representative from Georgia
• John Williams Walker (1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama
• John Walker (Canadian politician) (1832–1889)

Sportsmen

• John Walker (Middlesex cricketer) (1826–1885), cricketer and the eldest brother of the Walkers of Southgate
• John Walker (Surrey cricketer) (1768–1835), cricketer (brother of Tom and Harry Walker)
• John Walker (athlete) (b. 1952), winner of the Olympic Games 1500m in 1976
• John Walker (rower) (1891–1952), British coxswain and Olympic medalist
• John Walker (American football) (born 1983), former cornerback for the USC Trojans
• John Walker (fl. 1970s and 1980s), known as Mr. Wrestling II, a masked professional wrestler
• John Walker (footballer) (1874–1940), Scottish international footballer
• John Walker (rugby) (b. 1987), English rugby league player
• John R. Walker (horseman), Canadian Hall of Fame horse trainer

Entertainers and artists

• John Walker (animator), television animator and director
• John Walker (painter) (b. 1939), nominee for the Turner Prize in 1985
• John Walker (Australian actor), an Australian comedic actor
• John Walker (movie producer) (b. 1956), animated film producer
• John Walker (organist) (b. 1941), recording artist
• John Walker (singer) (b. 1943), born John Maus, member of the 1960s singing group The Walker Brothers

Military people

• John Anthony Walker (b. 1937), Soviet Union spy active during the Cold War
• John C. Walker, Indiana physician and officer during the American Civil War
• John George Walker (1821–1893), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
• John Grimes Walker (1835–1907), United States Navy admiral
• John Walker (Medal of Honor recipient), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Walker (officer of arms) (1913–1984), English officer of arms

Inventors and scientists

• John Walker (inventor) (1781–1859), English chemist and inventor of the friction match in 1827
• John Walker (programmer) (b. ca.1950), one of the designers of AutoCAD
• John Walker (naturalist) (1731–1803), Scottish naturalist
• John E. Walker (b. 1941), British chemist, winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize

Businessmen

• John Walker (grocer) (1805–1857), Scottish founder of John Walker & Sons and namesake of the Johnnie Walker whisky brand
• John Brisben Walker (1847–1931), American entrepreneur and magazine publisher

Others

• John Walker, one of the Birmingham Six accused of bombings in England in 1974
• John Walker Lindh (b. 1981), American convicted of working with the Taliban
• John Moore Walker, Jr. (1888–1951), American Episcopal bishop
• John T. Walker (1925–1989), American bishop

Fictional characters

• John Walker, fictional character in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons
• John Walker, alter ego of U.S. Agent, ultra-patriotic crime fighter, formerly Super-Patriot and Captain America VI

See also

• Johnnie Walker (disambiguation)