List of Famous people named Walter

Walter Ellis Mosley is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California; they are perhaps his most popular works. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first black male to receive the honor.

Walter Kaufmann is a German-Australian writer of Polish origin.

Walter Andreas Müller is a Swiss stage and film actor starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions.

Walter Herrmann Heinrich is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team that won the gold medal during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Walter Roger Martos Ruiz is a Peruvian retired military general and politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Peru from August to November 2020, under Martín Vizcarra's administration. He previously served as Minister of Defense from October 2019 to August 2020.

Walter Kelsch is a former German footballer.

Walter Alejandro Gargano Guevara is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Peñarol.

Walter Orlando Ayoví Corozo is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer. He previously played as a left winger for Club Deportivo El Nacional in the Ecuadorian league and in the Ecuadorian national team, primarily in left defense. He is the cousin of fellow footballer Jaime Ayoví, who also plays in the Ecuadorian national team. He also holds Mexican citizenship.

Walter Pöltner is an Austrian jurist formerly served as the designated Minister of Social Affairs.

Walter Afanasieff, formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is a musician, songwriter, record producer and composer. He is a Brazilian-American of Russian descent, known for his longtime collaboration with Mariah Carey on her first six studio albums. He won the 1999 Grammy Award in the Record of the Year category for producing "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion, and the 2000 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.