Leading Figures in History

Walter O'Malley

American businessman (1903–1979)

Walter Oesau

German World War II flying ace and wing commander

Walter of Kirkham

13th-century Bishop of Durham

Walter P. Carter

American activist

Walter Pandiani

Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1976)

Walter Pater

English writer, critic and essayist (1839–1894)

Walter Payton

American football player (1953–1999)

Walter Pidgeon

Canadian-American actor (1897–1984)

Walter Piston

American composer (1894–1976)

Walter Raleigh

English statesman and explorer (1552–1618)

Walter Ralston Martin

American minister, author (1928–1989)

Walter Rauff

German SS officer in Nazi Germany (1906–1984)

Walter Rauschenbusch

American theologian and Baptist pastor

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)