George Walker
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In arts and letters:
- George Walker (Puritan)George Walker (Puritan)George Walker was an English clergyman, known for strong Puritan views. He was imprisoned in 1638 by William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, an affair that was raised later against Laud at his trial...
- George Walker (chess player)George Walker (chess player)George Walker was an English chess player and author of The Celebrated Analysis of A D Philidor , The Art of Chess-Play: A New Treatise on the Game of Chess , A Selection of Games at Chess played by Philidor , Chess Made Easy , and Chess Studies .In 1839 visited...
(1803-1879), English chess player and writer - George Walker (composer)George Walker (composer)George Theophilus Walker is an African-American composer, the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He received the Pulitzer for his work Lilacs in 1996....
(born 1922), American composer - Benjamin WalkerBenjamin WalkerBenjamin Walker is the truncated pen name of George Benjamin Walker, who also writes under the pseudonym Jivan Bhakar...
, George Benjamin Walker, (born 1913), author on religion and philosophy, and an authority on esoterica - George Patrick Leonard WalkerGeorge Patrick Leonard WalkerGeorge Patrick Leonard Walker FRS was a British geologist who specialized in mineralogy and volcanology.- Life :He worked on the volcanic rocks of Iceland, and on Mount Etna.He taught at Imperial College....
, volcanologist - George Walker (vaudeville)George Walker (vaudeville)George Walker was an African American vaudevillian. In 1893, in San Francisco, Walker met Bert Williams, who became his performing partner. Walker and Williams appeared in The Gold Bug , Clorindy , The Policy Player , Sons of Ham , In Dahomey , Abyssinia , and Bandanna Land...
(1873–1911), American vaudeville singer, partner of Bert Williams - George F. WalkerGeorge F. WalkerGeorge F. Walker, CM is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. He is one of Canada's most prolific playwrights, and also one of the most widely produced Canadian dramatists both in Canada and internationally.-Early years:...
(born 1947), Canadian playwright and screenwriter - George Walker (professor)George Walker (professor)Professor George Walker is a British educator, and the former director-general of the International Baccalaureate Organisation. He is also a productive author of articles and other works regarding international education and physical chemistry.Walker has studied chemistry at Oxford University, and...
, author on physical chemistry and international education, former director general of the IBO - George Walker (privateer)George Walker (privateer)-Early life:Walker, as a lad and a young man, served in the Dutch navy, and was employed in the Levant for the protection of trade against Turkish or Greek pirates...
(d. 1777), British privateer - George Walker (painter), British painter (b. 1781, Killingbeck Hall, SeacroftSeacroftSeacroft is an outer-city suburb consisting mainly of council estate housing covering an extensive area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is east of Leeds city centre and lies in the LS14 Leeds postcode area....
, d. 1856, Killingbeck Lodge, SeacroftSeacroftSeacroft is an outer-city suburb consisting mainly of council estate housing covering an extensive area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is east of Leeds city centre and lies in the LS14 Leeds postcode area....
) - George T. WalkerGeorge T. WalkerGeorge Thomas Walker, Sr. , was from 1958 to 1976 the president of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, known first as Northeast Louisiana State College and then as Northeast Louisiana State University, located in Monroe in northeastern Louisiana.-Background:Walker was born in the Wyatt Community...
(1913-2011), president of the University of Louisiana at MonroeUniversity of Louisiana at MonroeThe University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public university in Monroe, Louisiana and part of the University of Louisiana System.-History:...
from 1958 to 1976
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In business:
- George Alfred WalkerGeorge Alfred WalkerGeorge Alfred Walker was a British businessman. He was the founder of Brent WalkerWalker was born in Stepney, London the son of a brewery worker. He attended the Jubilee School in Bedford, Essex, leaving at 14 to work in an aircraft factory. He later worked as a salesman in Billingsgate Fish...
(1929-2011), British businessman, founder of Brent Walker - George Herbert WalkerGeorge Herbert WalkerGeorge Herbert Walker was a wealthy American banker and businessman. His daughter Dorothy married Prescott Bush, making him a grandfather of former President George H. W. Bush and a great-grandfather of former President George W. Bush.-Life and career:Born in St...
(1875–1953), American businessman, grandfather of George Herbert Walker Bush - George Herbert Walker, Jr.George Herbert Walker, Jr.George Herbert Walker, Jr. , an American businessman and the uncle of President George H. W. Bush. He was an original owner of the New York Mets, a team which he co-founded in 1960 with Joan Whitney Payson....
(1905–1977), co-founder of the New York Mets baseball team - George Herbert Walker IVGeorge Herbert Walker IVGeorge Herbert Walker IV is the Chairman and CEO of Neuberger Berman. Formerly a Partner and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, Walker was recruited to rival investment bank, Lehman Brothers, to head its Investment Management Division, of which Neuberger was a part...
, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Neuberger Berman - George Walker (CPR president), president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
In politics and military:
- George Walker (soldier)George Walker (soldier)Sir George Walker was an Irish soldier and Anglican priest, known as the Defender of Derry. He was joint Governor of Derry during the Siege in 1689. He was killed at the Battle of the Boyne while going to the aid of the wounded Duke of Schomberg.- Family :George Walker was born in about 1618 in...
(c. 1618–1690), clergyman and English colonel in Ireland - Sir George Walker, 1st Baronet (1764–1842), British General, of the Forestier-Walker BaronetsForestier-Walker BaronetsThe Forestier-Walker Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 March 1835 for the prominent soldier George Walker. The second Baronet assumed by deed poll the additional surname of Forestier...
- George Herbert Walker IIIGeorge Herbert Walker IIIGeorge Herbert Walker III , commonly known as Bert Walker, is a former U.S. ambassador to Hungary and the first cousin of former President George Herbert Walker Bush....
(born c. 1931), US Ambassador to Hungary - George Walker (senator)George Walker (senator)George Walker was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky.Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, Walker attended the common schools and served in the United States Revolutionary War. He moved to Jessamine County, Kentucky in 1794 and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in...
(1763–1819), U.S. Senator from Kentucky - George J. WalkerGeorge J. WalkerGeorge J. Walker served as an officer in the U.S. Army, including a stint in 1985 as Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command.-Early life and military career:...
, U.S. general, military intelligence - George Henry WalkerGeorge Henry WalkerGeorge Henry Walker was a British Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Rossendale from 1945 to 1950....
, British Member of Parliament for Rossendale, 1945–50
Others:
- George Walker (mathematician) (c. 1734 – 1807), English Dissenter and mathematician
- George H. WalkerGeorge H. WalkerGeorge H. Walker was an American trader and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Walker was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He moved with his family to Illinois in 1825....
(1811–1866), helped found Milwaukee, Wisconsin - George W. WalkerGeorge W. WalkerGeorge W. Walker was an industrial and automotive designer. His most notable work was the original Ford Thunderbird....
(1896–1993), automotive industrial designer - George Walker (baseball)George Walker (baseball)George A. Walker , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Baltimore Orioles.In 4 games, Walker had a 1-3 record with a 5.91 ERA.-External links:...
, former Major League Baseball player from Canada - George Walker (footballer) (born 1884), English footballer
- George Walker (prankster), member of Ken Kesey's Merry PrankstersMerry PrankstersThe Merry Pranksters were a group of people who formed around American author Ken Kesey in 1964 and sometimes lived communally at his homes in California and Oregon...
and first husband of Carolyn Garcia