Joseph Walker facts for kids

Joseph or Joe Walker may refer to:

People

Musicians

• Joe Louis Walker (born 1949), American blues musician from San Francisco
• Joe Walker (Zydeco) (born 1944), American Zydeco singer and accordionist from Lafayette, Louisiana

Politicians

• Joseph H. Walker (1829–1907), US Representative from Massachusetts, 1893–1899
• Joseph Walker (Massachusetts speaker) (1865–1941), his son, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Joseph Marshall Walker (1784–1856), Governor of Louisiana, 1850s
• Joseph Knox Walker (died 1863), American politician and officer in the Confederate Army

Athletes

• Joseph W. Walker (born 1952), karate practitioner and instructor
• Joe Walker (cricketer) (born 1992), New Zealand cricketer
• Joseph Walker (swimmer), Australian swimmer with an intellectual disability
• Joe Walker (linebacker) (born 1993), American football linebacker
• Joe Walker (defensive back) (born 1977), American football defensive back
• Joe Walker (wide receiver), American football wide receiver, see 2019 Chicago Bears season

In arts and entertainment

• Joseph A. Walker (playwright) (1935–2003), American playwright
• Joseph Walker (cinematographer) (1892–1985), Hollywood director of photography during the 1930s and 1940s
• Joe Walker (novelist) (1910–1971), Australian novelist and union organiser
• Joe Walker (film editor) (born 1963), British film editor
• Joseph Walker (fashion model) (born 1999), American fashion model

Other

• Joseph A. Walker (1921–1966), American astronaut
• Joseph Cooper Walker (1762–1810), Irish antiquary and writer
• Joseph Edison Walker (1879–1958), former president of the Universal Life Insurance Company
• Joseph R. Walker (1798–1876), early explorer of the American West who established the segment of the California Trail, from Fort Hall, Idaho, to the Truckee River
• Joseph Thomas Walker (1908–1952), pioneer in forensic science
• Joseph Walker (British Army officer) (1890–1965), British major-general - see List of British generals and brigadiers

Fictional characters

• Joe Walker (private detective), a New York private investigator of the Kommissar X book and film series
• Private Joe Walker, from the British television sitcom Dad's Army