# Walden (name)

Walden is a surname and given name.

## People
### Surname

* A. T. Walden (1885–1965), black American lawyer
* Aaron Walden (1835–1912), Polish Jewish Talmudist, editor, and author
* Brothers Alan (b. 1943) and Phil Walden (1940–2006), American music producers and managers, founders of Capricorn Records
* Alexander Walden (d. 1401), English MP
* Arthur Treadwell Walden (1871–1947), American polar adventurer and dog driver
* Ashley Walden (b. 1981 as Ashley Hayden), American luger
* Ben Walden (b. 1969), English actor
* Bengt Walden (b. 1973), Swedish-American luger
* Brian Walden (1932–2019), British journalist and broadcaster
* Bruno Walden (1911–1946), German Waffen-SS officer
* Celia Walden (b. 1975), British journalist, novelist and critic
* Chris Walden (b. 1966), German composer, arranger and conductor living in the U.S
* Christian de Walden (b. 1946), record producer, composer, arranger and songwriter of Italian origin
* Corey Walden (born 1992), American professional basketball player, 2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
* Ebenezer Walden (1777–1857), American politician—Buffalo, New York
* Edwin Walden (1818–1889), American politician in Massachusetts
* Erik Walden (b. 1985), American football linebacker
* Frederick (Fanny) Walden (1888–1949) an English footballer, cricketer and cricket Test Match umpire
* Fred Walden (1890–1955), American baseball catcher
* Garth Walden (b. 1981), Australian race driver
* George Walden (b. 1939), British diplomat and politician
* Greg Walden (b. 1957), a United States politician
* Harold Walden (1887–1955), English Olympic amateur football player
* Harry Walden (1940–2018), English professional footballer
* Harvey Walden IV (b. 1966), United States Marine, drill instructor and television celebrity
* Herwarth Walden (1878–1941), a German art critic
* Hiram Walden (1800–1880), American politician, United States Representative from New York
* James "Jim" Walden (b. 1966), American lawyer and former federal prosecutor
* Jim "Jimmy" Walden (b. 1938), American football player and coach
* John Walden (disambiguation)
* John Morgan Walden (1831–1914), a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
* Jordan Walden (b. 1987), American baseball pitcher
* Lionel Walden (1861–1933), American painter
* Louise Walden (b. 1983), British ice dancer
* Madison Miner Walden (1836–1891), American Civil War officer, teacher, publisher and farmer
* Mal Walden (b. 1945), Australian journalist and television news presenter
* Mark Walden (b. 1972), British writer
* Myron Walden (b. 1973), American jazz saxophonist and bass clarinettist
* Narada Michael Walden (b. 1952), American musician and producer
* Patrick Walden (b. 1978), a former guitarist of Babyshambles
* Paul Walden (1863–1957), a Riga-born German chemist
* Richard Walden (d. 2009), English professional footballer
* Ricky Walden (b. 1982), English snooker professional
* Robert Walden (disambiguation)
* Roger Walden (d. 1406), an English treasurer and church figure
* Ron Walden (1907–1985), Australian rugby union player
* Rudolf Walden (1878–1946), a Finnish independence man, industrialist and a general, Minister of War during World War II
* Saskia Walden (b. 1974), Suriname accountant and politician
* Stefan de Walden (1896–1976), Polish military commander and engineer
* Susan Walden, American actress
* Tsvia Walden (צביה ולדן; b. 1946), Israeli psycholinguist and academic
* William Walden (disambiguation)
* W. Elliott Walden (1963), American horse trainer and racing executive
* Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale (Viscount Walden, 1824–1878), a Scottish soldier and ornithologist

### Given name

* Walden L. Ainsworth (1886–1960), admiral of the United States Navy
* Walden Bello (b. 1945), Filipino author, academic and political analyst
* Bobby Darin (b. Walden Robert Cassotto) (1936–1973), American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor
* Walden Erickson (1902–1968), American professional football player
* Walden Martin (1891–1966), American Olympic road racing cyclist
* Walden O'Dell, American financial executive
* Walden Alexis Vargas (b. 1984), Colombian football player

## Fictional characters

* Walden Belfiore, character from the HBO series The Sopranos
* Walden Macnair, character from the Harry Potter series
* Walden Schmidt, character in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men