# James Walker

James or Jim Walker may refer to:

## British politicians

* Sir James Walker, 2nd Baronet (1829–1899), British MP for Beverley
* Sir James Walker (colonial administrator) (1809–1885), Scottish colonial administrator
* James Walker (Labour politician) (1883–1945), British MP for Newport and Motherwell
* James Walker of Richmondhill (1837–1921), Scottish businessman and Lord Provost of Aberdeen

## Canadian politicians

* James Walker (Alberta politician) (1874–?), Canadian politician from Alberta
* James Walker (Canadian judge) (1756–1800), English-born lawyer, judge and politician in Lower Canada
* James Edgar Walker (1911–1989), Canadian politician from Ontario
* James H. Walker (1885–1954), Canadian politician in Alberta

## Australian politicians

* James Walker (Australian politician) (1841–1923), Scottish-born Australian banker and politician
* James Walker (New South Wales politician) (1785–1856), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
* James Walker (Queensland politician) (1869–1939), lawyer; member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich

## US politicians

* James A. Walker (1832–1901), American military officer and politician
* James B. Walker (1812–1877), American politician in Michigan
* James D. Walker (1830–1906), American politician from Arkansas
* James Lorenzo Walker (1920–2003), American politician from Florida
* James N. Walker, member of the California State Assembly
* James P. Walker (1851–1890), American politician from Missouri
* James Phenix Walker (1935–1966), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
* James Ronald Walker (1947–2022), member of the Georgia State Senate
* Jimmy Walker (1881–1946), mayor of New York City

## Sports
### American

* James J. Walker (American football) (1918–1975), American college football player and coach
* James Walker (American football player) (1890–1973), American football player on the 1910 College Football All-America Team
* James Walker (American football coach) (born 1944), American college football coach for the Kentucky Thorobreds
* James Walker (hurdler) (born 1957), American hurdler
* Jim Walker (American football coach) (born 1944), American football player and coach

### Rest of world

* James Walker (alpine skier) (1926–1996), Australian Olympic skier
* James Walker (Australian footballer) (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
* James Walker (canoeist) (born 1971), Australian sprint canoeist
* James Walker (cricketer, born 1981), English cricketer
* James Walker (cyclist) (1897–?), South African Olympic cyclist
* James Walker (footballer, born 1987), English footballer
* James Walker (racing driver) (born 1983), Jersey-born British racing driver
* James Walker (rower) (born 1949), Canadian Olympic rower
* James Walker (runner) (born 1954), Guamanian marathon runner
* James Walker (sportsman) (1859–1923), Scottish rugby footballer and cricketer
* James Higgs-Walker (1892–1979), English cricketer
* Jim Walker (darts player) (born 1959), Scottish darts player
* Jim Walker (English footballer) (born 1947), English footballer
* Jim Walker (Scottish footballer) (1893–?), Scottish footballer
* Jim Walker (rower) (born 1968), British Olympic rower

## Writers

* James Walker (writer/filmmaker) (born 1979), British writer and filmmaker
* James Walker (television writer) (1973–2015), Australian television writer
* James L. Walker (1845–1904), American individualist anarchist and writer

## Musicians

* James Walker (conductor) (1913–1988), Australian record producer and conductor
* Jim Walker (drummer) (born 1955), Canadian drummer for the UK band Public Image Ltd
* Jimmy Walker (drummer) (1941–2020), American drummer and singer for The Knickerbockers
* Jim Walker (flautist), American flutist and educator

## Artists

* James Alexander Walker (painter) (1831–1898), British painter of French descent
* James F. Walker (1913–1994), American graphic artist
* James Walker (engraver) (1748–1808), British mezzotint engraver

## Science & medicine

* James Walker (physician) (1720–1789), British physician
* James John Walker (entomologist) (1851–1939), English entomologist
* Sir James Walker (chemist) (1863–1935), Scottish chemist
* James Walker (engineer) (1781–1862), Scottish civil-engineer
* James Pattison Walker (1823–1906), British surgeon in the Indian Medical Service

## Other fields

* James Walker (actor) (1940–2017), British actor
* James Walker (bishop) (1770–1841), Anglican bishop of Edinburgh
* James Walker (Harvard) (1794–1874), American minister and educator, president of Harvard College
* James Walker (Royal Navy officer) (1764–1831), British naval officer
* James Walker (surveyor general) (1826–1896), Anglo-Indian surveyor general of India
* James Backhouse Walker (1841–1899), Australian solicitor and historian
* James Campbell Walker (1821–1888), Scottish architect
* James Flood Walker (1868–1924), American architect
* Jimmie Walker (born 1947), American comedian and actor
* James Dent Walker (1928–1993), founder and president of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
* James C. Walker (1843–1923), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
* James Alonzo Walker (1918–2004), American aviator
* James Hamlin Walker (1862–1944), New Zealand politician, mayor of Dunedin
* James W. St. G. Walker (born 1940), Canadian professor of history
* Colonel James Walker (1846–1936), Canadian policeman, military officer and pioneer
* James John Walker (1846–1922), businessman, see J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd, organ makers