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Definition: John Walker

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952).[Wordnet].

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Extended Definition: John Walker


John Walker

John Walker may refer to:

Politicians

  • John Walker (Virginia) (1744–1809), U.S. Senator, public official, and soldier
  • 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 (athlete) (b. 1952), New Zealander winner of the Olympic Games 1500 metre run in 1976, and long-standing champion in the mile run
  • 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 (rower) (1891–1952), British coxswain and Olympic medalist
  • John Walker (American football) (born 1983), former defensive back for the USC football team.
  • John Walker (fl. 1970s and 1980s), known as Mr. Wrestling II, masked professional wrestler
  • John Walker (footballer) (1874–1940), Scottish international footballer
  • John Walker (rugby league) (b. 1987), English rugby league player
  • John R. Walker (horseman), Canadian Hall of Fame horse trainer
  • John Walker (tennis), Australian tennis player of the 1960s

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), Australian comedic actor
  • John Walker (movie producer) (b. 1956), animated film producer
  • John Walker (organist) (b. 1941), recording artist
  • John Maus (b. 1943), known as John Walker, member of the 1960s singing group The Walker Brothers

Military people

  • 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

Criminals

  • John Anthony Walker (born 1937), Soviet Union spy and U.S. Naval enlisted man active during the Cold War

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
  • Jack Walker
  • Jon Walker, American bassist with Panic At The Disco
  • Jonathan Walker

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "John Walker". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: John Walker

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
John Walker Lindh 44     Frederic John Walker 21
Frederic John Walker 21     John Walker 13
John Walker (runner) 16     John Walker (animator) 2
John Walker 13     John Walker (Australian actor) 3
John Walker (naturalist) 8     John Walker (football player) 8
John Walker (football player) 8     John Walker (footballer) 4
John Walker (officer of arms) 7     John Walker (grocer) 5
John Walker (politician) 7     John Walker (inventor) 4
John Walker (rugby) 7     John Walker (lexicographer) 4
John Walker Maury 7     John Walker (Middlesex cricketer) 3
John Walker (Missouri politician) 6     John Walker (Missouri politician) 6
John Walker Ryon 6     John Walker (movie producer) 3
John Walker (programmer) 6     John Walker (naturalist) 8
John Walker (grocer) 5     John Walker (officer of arms) 7
John Walker Turnbull 5     John Walker (painter) 4
John Walker (footballer) 4     John Walker (politician) 7
John Walker (painter) 4     John Walker (programmer) 6
John Walker (lexicographer) 4     John Walker (rower) 3
John Walker (Surrey cricketer) 4     John Walker (rugby) 7
John Walker (inventor) 4     John Walker (runner) 16
John Walker (Middlesex cricketer) 3     John Walker (Surrey cricketer) 4
John Walker (rower) 3     John Walker Lindh 44
John Walker (movie producer) 3     John Walker Maury 7
John Walker (Australian actor) 3     John Walker Ryon 6
John Walker (animator) 2     John Walker Turnbull 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).