Leading Figures in History

Walter Ray Williams Jr.

American professional ten-pin bowler (born 1959)

Walter Reed

American military physician (1851–1902)

Walter Rehberg

Walter Reuther

American labor union leader and progressive activist (1907–1970)

Walter Robins

English cricketer (1906–1968)

Walter Rodney

Guyanese politician, activist and historian (1942–1980)

Walter Rudolf Hess

Swiss physiologist (1881–1973)

Walter Russell

American artist (1871–1963)

Walter Rutherford (golfer)

Scottish golfer

Walter Sans Avoir

Leader of the People's Crusade (d. 1096)

Walter Savage Landor

English writer, poet, and activist (1775–1864)

Walter Scharf

American composer and arranger (1910-2003)

Walter Scheel

President of Germany from 1974 to 1979

Walter Schottky

German physicist and electrical engineer (1886-1976)

Walter Schuck

German WWII flying ace (1920–2015)

Walter Scott

Scottish novelist (1771–1832)

Walter Sickert

British artist (1860–1942)

Walter Simon (philanthropist)

German banker, councillor and philanthropist (1857–1920)

Walter Sisulu

South African anti-apartheid activist (1912–2003)

Walter Slezak

Austrian-born actor (1902–1983)

Walter Stapledon

English bishop and Treasurer of England (died 1326)

Walter Steinbeck

German actor

Walter Stewart (journalist)

Walter Swinburn

British jockey