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John Walker

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 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.

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.

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