William Walker
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William Walker may refer to:
- William Walker (Wyandot leader)William Walker (Wyandot leader)William Walker was a Wyandot Indian leader and the first provisional governor of Nebraska Territory which also encompassed the present-day state of Kansas.-Background:...
(1800-1874), sometime chief of the Wyandot Nation in Ohio and Kansas - William Walker (baritone)William Walker (baritone)William Sterling Walker was a baritone with the Metropolitan Opera whose singing career included performances at the White House, at Carnegie Hall and other concert venues across North America and Europe, and some 60 appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson...
(1931–2010) - William Walker (British colonial governor), an early governor of British Guiana
- William Walker (composer)William Walker (composer)William Walker was an American Baptist song leader, shape note "singing master", and compiler of four shape note tunebooks, most notable of which was The Southern Harmony.-Life:...
(1809–1875), composer in the shape note tradition, author of Southern Harmony - William Walker (cyclist)William Walker (cyclist)William Walker is an Australian professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team .Will Walker will not ride for Fuji-Servetto in 2010 due to health issues.- Palmares :20032004...
(born 1985), Australian racing cyclist for Fuji-Servetto - William Walker (diplomat)William Walker (diplomat)William Graham Walker is a veteran United States Foreign Service diplomat who served as the US ambassador to El Salvador and as the head of the Kosovo Verification Mission.-Political career:...
, U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, 1988–1992; leader of the Kosovo Verification Mission, 1998–1999 - William Walker (diver)William Walker (diver)William Walker MVO was an English diver famous for shoring up the southern and eastern sides of Winchester Cathedral.He was born William Robert Bellenie, in Newington, Surrey, England, in 1869. Around 1900, he adopted the name William Bellenie-Walker, eventually dropping the Bellenie part to be...
(1869–1918), the diver who saved Winchester Cathedral from collapse - William Walker (engraver born 1791)William Walker (engraver born 1791)William Walker was a Scottish engraver. He is known for engravings of Sir Henry Raeburn's portraits of Sir Walter Scott and Raeburn himself, Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of Lord Broughham , and Alexander Nasmyth's portrait of Robert Burns.- Biography :Walker was born on 1 August 1791 at Markton,...
(1791–1867), mezzotint engraver of portrait of Robert Burns - William Walker (filibuster) (1824–1860), American filibuster or pirate in Latin America; briefly ruled Nicaragua
- William Walker (footballer), played twice for the Scotland national football team
- William Walker (furniture maker), noted studio furniture maker based in Seattle
- William Walker (jockey)William Walker (jockey)William "Billy" Walker was an African American jockey.Born a slave in near Versailles, Kentucky, Billy Walker was the leading rider at Churchill Downs in the fall racing season of 1875-76 and the spring campaigns of 1876 through 1878...
(1860–1933), African-American jockey - William Walker (mento musician), Jamaican mento musician known as Sugar Belly
- William Walker (politician)William Walker (politician)William Henry Walker was an Irish-born member of the New York State Assembly and Alderman from Greenwich Village. A reform minded Democrat, he was the father of New York City mayor Jimmy Walker...
(1842–1916), State Assemblyman from New York - William Walker (Quebec politician)William Walker (Quebec politician)William Walker was a Quebec lawyer and political figure.He articled in law with Michael O'Sullivan and Charles Richard Ogden, was admitted to the bar in 1819 and set up practice in Montreal. Although loyal to the British authorities, following the Lower Canada Rebellion, he served as lawyer for...
(1797–1844), lawyer and politician in Lower Canada - William Walker (trade unionist)William Walker (trade unionist)William Walker was a prominent Irish trade unionist.Born in Belfast, Walker became a joiner at Harland and Wolff and quickly became active in the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners...
(1871–1918), Irish trade unionist and socialist - William Walker (US actor)William Walker (US actor)William Franklin Walker was an American television and film actor. Walker is best remembered for his role as Reverend Sykes in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.-Career:...
(1896–1992), African-American film actor (To Kill a Mockingbird) - William Walker (New Zealand actor), played Ralph Gubb in Rude AwakeningsRude AwakeningsRude Awakenings was a New Zealand comedy/drama series that aired on TV ONE on Friday evenings. The pilot episode aired on February 9, 2007...
- William Walker, 1st Baron WavertreeWilliam Walker, 1st Baron WavertreeWilliam Hall Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree was a British businessman, politician, art collector, and an important figure in Thoroughbred racehorse breeding.-Background:...
(1856–1933), British businessman, art collector, and racehorse breeder - William A. WalkerWilliam A. WalkerWilliam Adams Walker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New Hampshire, Walker attended the common schools and Northampton Law School.He was admitted to the bar but never engaged in the practice of law....
(1805–1861), United States Representative from New York - William Aiken WalkerWilliam Aiken WalkerWilliam Aiken Walker is an American artist who was born to an Irish Protestant father and a mother of South Carolina background in Charleston, South Carolina in 1839...
(1839–1921), American artist - William Campbell WalkerWilliam Campbell WalkerWilliam Campbell Walker was a 19th century New Zealand politician.He represented the Canterbury electorate of Ashburton in Parliament from 1884 to 1890, when he was defeated. He was a cabinet minister...
(1837–1904), New Zealand politician - William George WalkerWilliam George WalkerMajor General William George Walker VC, CB was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1863–1936), recipient of the Victoria Cross - William Hultz WalkerWilliam Hultz WalkerWilliam Hultz Walker April 7, 1869 – July 9, 1934 was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and graduated in 1890 at Penn State College and took his Ph.D. at Göttingen . In 1894 he accepted the chair of industrial chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where from 1908 he was also director of...
(1869–1934), American chemistry professor and a pioneer of chemical engineering discipline - William H. T. WalkerWilliam H. T. WalkerWilliam Henry Talbot Walker was an American soldier. He was a career United States Army officer who fought with distinction during the Mexican-American War, and also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War...
, Confederate general in the American Civil War - William R. WalkerWilliam R. WalkerWilliam Russell Walker has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2002.Walker was born and raised in Raymond, Alberta, Canada. As a young man, he was a LDS Church missionary in Japan...
, Canadian leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - William Stewart WalkerWilliam Stewart WalkerWilliam Stewart Walker, usually known as Stewart Walker , was a lieutenant colonel from Winnfield, Louisiana who, during World War II as a United States Army major, rescued 380 of his fellow soldiers from behind enemy lines in Belgium in December 1944...
(1914–1999), World War II United States Army officer and Louisiana congressional candidate in 1964 - William F. WalkerWilliam F. WalkerWilliam F. Walker was the President of Auburn University from 2001 to 2004.-Biography:William F. Walker was born on December 1, 1937, in Sherman, Texas. He graduated with a B.A. and an M.A. in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He later got his Ph.D. in mechanical...
– President of Auburn University from 2001 to 2007
See also
- Willie WalkerWillie WalkerThis article is about the New Zealand rugby player. For the DC Comics character of the same name, see Black Racer.Willie Walker is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Worcester Warriors...
(born 1978), New Zealand rugby union footballer - Bill Walker (disambiguation)
- Billy Walker (disambiguation)Billy Walker (disambiguation)Billy Walker may refer to:*Billy Walker, English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, later a football manager*Billy Walker , English heavyweight boxer of the 1960s*Billy Walker , American country-music singer and guitarist...