Namesakes
Andy Bernard
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Office
Angela Morley
(a.k.a. Walter) (f) 1924-2009
Notable Musicians
Buck Leonard
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 1907-1997
Hall-of-Famers 1972 (baseball)
Chatillon
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) ?-1219
Shakespearian Characters King John
Christian Wulff
(middle name Walter) (m) 1959-
German Chancellors and Presidents 2010-2012 (president)
Conrad Veidt
(middle name Walter) (m) 1893-1943
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dub Taylor
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 1907-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ernest Ebbage
(middle name Walter) (m) 1873-1943
Olympic Medalists 1908 tug of war (bronze)
Eros Ramazzotti
(middle name Walter) (m) 1963-
Notable Musicians
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
(m) 1956-
German Chancellors and Presidents 2017- (president)
Garnet Ault
(middle name Walter) (m) 1905-1993
Olympic Medalists 1928 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Gualtero
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 1184-1224
Saints
Gustav Heinemann
(middle name Walter) (m) 1899-1976
German Chancellors and Presidents 1969-1974 (president)
Harry Kroto
(middle name Walter) (m) 1939-2016
Nobel Prize Winners 1996 (chemistry)
Howard Florey
(middle name Walter) (m) 1898-1968
Nobel Prize Winners 1945 (medicine)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
James Slatton
(middle name Walter) (m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
Jim Rodford
(middle name Walter) (m) 1941-2018
Notable Musicians
Lane Smith
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 1936-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Luis Walter Alvarez
(m) 1911-1988
Nobel Prize Winners 1968 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Nelson Demarco
(middle name Walter) (m) 1925-2009
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 basketball (bronze)
Norman Haworth
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 1883-1950
Nobel Prize Winners 1937 (chemistry)
Paul Walter Hauser
(m) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ray Allen
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 1975-
Hall-of-Famers 2018 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2000 basketball (gold)
Richard, Duke of Gloucester
(middle name Walter) (m) 1944-
Other Royalty 1944- United Kingdom (prince)
Richard Burton
(middle name Walter) (m) 1925-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stacy Keach
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 1941-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sterling Hayden
(middle name Walter) (m) 1916-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Thane Baker
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 1931-
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/bronze/gold)
Wally Halder
(m) 1925-1994
Olympic Medalists 1948 ice hockey (gold)
Wally Ris
(m) 1924-1989
Olympic Medalists 1948 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Walt Bellamy
(m) 1939-2013
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1960 basketball (gold)
Walt Davis
(m) 1931-2020
Olympic Medalists 1952 high jump (gold)
Walt Disney
(m) 1901-1966
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Filmmakers
Walt Frazier
(m) 1945-
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Walt Hazzard
(m) 1942-2011
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Walt Kiesling
(m) 1903-1962
Hall-of-Famers 1966 (football)
Walt Lloyd
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
Walt Whitman
(m) 1819-1892
Notable Writers
Walter of Pontoise
(m) 1030-1095
Saints
Walter of L'Esterp
(m) ?-1070
Saints
Walter
(m) ?-1150
Saints
Walter of Bierbeeke
(m) ?-1220
Saints
Walter of Serviliano
(m) ?-1250
Saints
Walter of Guimaraes
(m) ?-1258
Saints
Walter
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1982 Walter's Walk
Walter Abel
(m) 1898-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Walter Alston
(m) 1911-1984
Hall-of-Famers 1983 (baseball)
Walter Ayoví
(m) 1979-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Walter Bathe
(m) 1892-1959
Olympic Medalists 1912 swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 400 m breaststroke (gold)
Walter Becker
(m) 1950-2017
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2001 Steely Dan
W. O. Bentley
(a.k.a. Walter) (m) 1888-1971
Notable Businesspeople
Walter Bishop
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Fringe
Sir Walter Blunt
(m) ?-1403
Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (1)
Walter Brack
(m) 1880-1919
Olympic Medalists 1904 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 400 m breaststroke (gold/silver)
Walter Houser Brattain
(m) 1902-1987
Nobel Prize Winners 1956 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Walter Breisky
(m) 1871-1944
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 1922 (chancellor)
Walter Brennan
(m) 1894-1974
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1937; 1939; 1941 Come and Get It; Kentucky; The Westerner (actor)
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda
(m) 1914-1972
Hall-of-Famers 1967 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Walter Chrysler
(m) 1875-1940
Notable Businesspeople
Walter Cronkite
(m) 1916-2009
Notable Journalists
Walter Davis
(m) 1954-2023
Olympic Medalists 1976 basketball (gold)
Walter Dix
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2008 100 m; 200 m (bronze)
Walter Elliot
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1818 Persuasion
Lord Walter Fitzwalter
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
Walter Gargano
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Walter Gilbert
(m) 1932-
Nobel Prize Winners 1980 (chemistry)
Walter Gropius
(m) 1883-1969
Notable Artists
Walter Hagen
(m) 1892-1969
Notable Athletes (golf)
Walter Hauser
(m) 1837-1902
Swiss Presidents 1892; 1900
Sir Walter Herbert
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Richard III
Walter Herrmann
(m) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2004 basketball (gold)
Walter Rudolf Hess
(m) 1881-1973
Nobel Prize Winners 1949 (medicine)
Walter Hill
(m) 1942-
Notable Filmmakers
Walter Huston
(m) 1883-1950
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1949 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (actor)
Walter Johnson
(m) 1887-1946
Hall-of-Famers 1936 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1924 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Walter Jones
(m) 1974-
Hall-of-Famers 2014 (football)
Walter Kieber
(m) 1931-2014
Other Leaders 1974-1978 Liechtenstein (prime minister)
Walter Koenig
(m) 1936-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Walter Kohn
(m) 1923-2016
Nobel Prize Winners 1998 (chemistry)
Walter Krüger
(m) 1930-2018
Olympic Medalists 1960 javelin throw (silver)
Walter Kurtz
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1979 Apocalypse Now
Walter Kusch
(m) 1954-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Walter Laufer
(m) 1906-1984
Olympic Medalists 1928 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/gold)
Walter Mahlendorf
(m) 1935-
Olympic Medalists 1960 4x100 m relay (gold)
Walter "Rabbit" Maranville
(m) 1891-1954
Hall-of-Famers 1954 (baseball)
Walter Matthau
(m) 1920-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1967 Fortune Cookie (actor)
Walter Mitty
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1939 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Walter Mondale
(m) 1928-2021
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Walter "Junie" Morrison
(m) 1954-2017
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Walter Nash
(m) 1882-1968
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1957-1960
Walter O'Malley
(m) 1903-1979
Hall-of-Famers 2008 (baseball)
Walter Parazaider
(m) 1945-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2016 Chicago
Walter Payton
(m) 1954-1999
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1977 football
Notable Athletes (football)
Walter Pidgeon
(m) 1897-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Walter Pierson
(m) ?-1537
Saints
Walter Harold Porter
(m) 1903-1979
Olympic Medalists 1924 3000 m team (silver)
Walter "Babe" Pratt
(m) 1916-1988
Hall-of-Famers 1966 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1944 ice hockey
Walter Raleigh
(m) 1552-1618
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Walter Rangeley
(m) 1903-1982
Olympic Medalists 1924; 1928 200 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/bronze)
Walter Scheel
(m) 1919-2016
German Chancellors and Presidents 1974; 1974-1979 (chancellor/president)
Walter Scott
(m) 1771-1832
Notable Writers
Walter Simmons
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 CSI: Miami
Walter Skinner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 The X-Files
Walter Slezak
(m) 1902-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Walter Sobchak
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1998 The Big Lebowski
Walter Spence
(m) 1901-1958
Olympic Medalists 1928 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Walter B. Tewksbury
(m) 1876-1968
Olympic Medalists 1900 100 m; 200 m; 200 m hurdles; 400 m hurdles; 60 m (bronze/gold/silver)
Walter White
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Breaking Bad
Walter White Jr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Breaking Bad
Walter Whitmore
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
Walter Williams
(m) 1943-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2005 The O'Jays
Will Keen
(middle name Walter) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)