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William Walker may refer to:
Arts
William Walker (engraver) (1791–1867), mezzotint engraver of portrait of Robert Burns
William Sidney Walker (1795–1846), English Shakespearean critic
William Walker (composer) (1809–1875), American Baptist song leader and composer, compiler of Southern Harmony (1835)
William Aiken Walker (1839–1921), American artist
Blind Willie Walker (1896–1933), American blues guitarist and singer
Bill Walker (actor) (William Franklin Walker, 1896–1992), African-American film actor (To Kill a Mockingbird )
William Walker (muralist) (1927–2011), muralist in Chicago
William Walker (baritone) (1931–2010), singer with the Metropolitan Opera
Wee Willie Walker (1941–2019), American soul blues singer
Sugar Belly (William Walker), Jamaican mento musician
Military
Politics
William Walker (Quebec merchant) (1790–1863), Lower Canada merchant and politician
William Walker (Quebec politician) (1797–1844), Lower Canada lawyer and politician
William Walker (Wyandot leader) (1800–1874), Native American leader, sometime chief of the Wyandot Nation in Ohio and Kansas
William Adams Walker (1805–1861), U.S. Representative from New York
William Walker (filibuster) (1824–1860), American mercenary who usurped the office of President of Nicaragua in 1856–1857
William Walker (New South Wales politician) (1828–1908), Australian politician
William Walker (New South Wales colonial politician) (1820–1889), Australian politician
William Walker (trade unionist) (1871–1918), Irish trade unionist and socialist
William Campbell Walker (1837–1904), New Zealand politician
William Froggatt Walker (1841–1890), Australian politician
William H. Walker (New York City politician) (1842–1916), American politician, father of New York City mayor Jimmy Walker
William H. Walker (Canadian politician) (1847–1913), member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
William L. Walker Jr. (born 1960), American politician
William O. Walker (1896–1981), American publisher, politician and editor
William Walker (diplomat) (born 1935), former US ambassador to El Salvador and leader of the Kosovo Verification Mission
William Walker (Iowa politician) (1834–1899), American politician in Iowa
Sports
William Walker (Australian cricketer) (1835–1886), Australian cricketer
William Walker (footballer, born 1871) (1871–1907), Scottish footballer
Billy Walker (jockey) (William Walker, 1860–1933), African-American jockey
William Walker (footballer, born 1884) , Scottish footballer (Clyde FC and Scotland)
William Walker (English cricketer) (1889–1938), English cricketer
Willie Walker (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1968), English football outside left
Willie Walker (Queen's Park footballer) (1888–1974), Scottish footballer
Willie Walker (footballer, born 1906) , Scottish footballer
Willie Walker (rugby union) (born 1978), New Zealand rugby union footballer
William Walker (cyclist) (born 1985), Australian racing cyclist
Will Walker (Australian footballer) (born 1999), Australian rules footballer
William Walker (baseball) (fl. 1937), baseball center fielder in the Negro leagues
Other
William Walker (principal) (1704–1761), British Principal of New Inn Hall
William Walker (surgeon) (1813–1875), Scottish surgeon
William R. Walker (architect) (1830–1905), American architect
William H. Walker (Vermont judge) (1832–1896), Vermont attorney and judge
William Walker (1838–1908) , Scottish-born Australian writer
William Walker (priest) (died 1911), Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney
William R. Walker (publisher) , 19th-century English printer and publisher
William David Walker (1839–1917), bishop in the Episcopal Church
William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree (1856–1933), British businessman, art collector, and racehorse breeder
William Walker (diver) (1869–1918), diver who saved Winchester Cathedral from collapse
William Hultz Walker (1869–1934), American chemistry professor and a pioneer of chemical engineering
William F. Walker (1937–2007), President of Auburn University 2001–2007
William R. Walker (born 1944), Canadian leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Black Racer (DC Comics) or Sgt. William "Willie" Walker, a character in DC Comics
See also