John Walker
John Walker is the name of:
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John Walker (1826-1885), cricketer and the eldest brother of
the Walkers of Southgate.
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John Walker (1854- *), cricketer
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John Walker (inventor), inventor of the
friction match, in
1827.
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John Walker (programmer), one of the designers of
AutoCAD.
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John Walker (Medal of Honor), American
Indian Wars soldier and
Medal of Honor recipient
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John Walker (runner), winner of the
Olympic Games 1500m in
1976.
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John Walker (football player), former
cornerback for the
USC Trojans and likely
2006 NFL Draft pick.
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John Walker (painter), nominee for the
Turner Prize in 1985.
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John Walker (Birmingham Six), accused of bombings in England.
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John Walker (grocer), founder of
John Walker & Sons and namesake of the
Johnnie Walker whisky brand.
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John Walker (naturalist) (1731–1803),
Regius Professor of
Natural History at the
University of Edinburgh.
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John Walker (politician), (1744–1809), U.S. Senator and Continental Congressman from Virginia
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John Riddell Bromhead Walker,
English officer of arms.
* John Walker (fictional character) character in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons
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John Walker (Missouri politician), State Treasurer of Missouri
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John George Walker, general in the
Confederate States Army during the
American Civil War*
John Grimes Walker (1835–1907),
U.S. Navy admiral.
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John M. Walker, Jr., chief judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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John Anthony Walker, a
Soviet spy active during the
Cold War.
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John Brisben Walker (1847–1931), U.S. entrepreneur and magazine publisher.
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John Ernest Walker (1941– ), British chemist, winner of the 1997
Nobel Prize.
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John Williams Walker, a
U.S. Senator from
Alabama.
* Captain
Frederick John Walker RN (1896–1944) (normally known as "Johnny Walker"), a British anti-submarine commander during the
Second World War.
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John Walker (comics) Ultra-patriotic crime fighter, formerly Super-Patriot and
Captain America VI, now USAgent.
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Johnnie Walker (DJ) a British radio disc jockey.
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Johnny Walker (actor), an Indian actor
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John Walker (Australian actor), an Australian comedic actor.
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Johnny Walker (wrestler), a masked professional wrestler
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John Walker (country singer), lead singer in
New England country band,
Stingy Brimm.
The name is also:
* The stage name of
John Maus, a member of the
1960s singing group, the
Walker Brothers.
* The name preferred by
American John Walker Lindh, convicted of working with the
Taliban.
See also
Johnnie Walker (disambiguation)