John Walker
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The name John Walker can refer to:
- John Walker (inventor), inventor of the friction match, in 1827
- John Walker (programmer), one of the designers of AutoCAD
- John Walker (runner), winner of the Olympic Games 1500m in 1976
- John Walker (painter), nominee for the Turner Prize in 1985
- John Walker (Birmingham Six), accused of bombings in England
- John Walker (Whisky Blender), founder of Johnnie Walker Whisky brand
- John Walker (naturalist) (1731-1803), Regius Professor of Natural History at Edinburgh University
- John M. Walker, Jr., chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- John Anthony Walker, a Soviet spy active during the Cold War
- John Brisben Walker (1847-1931), U.S. entrepreneur and magazine publisher
- John Ernest Walker (1941- ), British chemist, winner of the 1997 Nobel prize
- 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.
- John Walker (comics) Ultra-patriotic crime fighter, formerly Super-Patriot and Captain America VI, now USAgent.
- Johnnie Walker (DJ) a British radio disc jockey
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.