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Walter is a male name meaning "powerful warrior" or "ruler of the world".

People

Walter of Compiègne, 12th century French poet/monk
Walter Cronkite, renowned CBS anchorman
Walter Elias Disney, creator of Walt Disney Company
Walter Matthew Jefferies, aviation and mechanical artist, set designer and writer
Walter Johnson, legendary baseball star pitcher of the 1910s and 1920s
Walter Koenig, actor best known as "Mr. Chekov" on Star Trek
Walter Mondale, former Vice President of the United States
Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer
Walter Schmidt, German hammer thrower
Sir Walter Scott, Scottish historical novelist and poet
Walter E. Scott, (aka "Death Valley Scotty") con man, cowboy, resident of Scotty's Castle.
Walther von der Vogelweide, German poet (c. 1170 - c. 1230)
Walter Payton, football hall of famer
Walter Veltroni, mayor of Rome
Walter Ray Williams, professional bowler and horseshoe pitcher

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An elderly, embittered puppet character named Walter, used in the act of ventriloquist/comedian Jeff Dunham
Walter (surname unknown), the lead character in the TV movie Walter, portrayed by Ian McKellen
Walter Bernhard, the antagonist from the game Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Walter Blythe, from the book Anne of Green Gables.
Walter C. Dornez ("the Angel of Death") from Hellsing
Sgt. Walter Harriman from the TV show Stargate SG-1
Sir Colonel Walter S Houghington III, the hero from The Chronicles of Colonel Walter S Houghington III
Walter Mitty, a fictional character in James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Walter Mosca, the fictional hero in Mario Puzo's The Dark Arena
Walter o'Dim, also known as Randall Flagg, the antagonist from The Dark Tower series by Stephen King.
Radar O'Reilly, from M*A*S*H novels, television series, and film. He is rarely referred to as Walter, his given name.
Walter Sullivan, the antagonist from the game Silent Hill 4: The Room
Walter Tabachnik, from TV show Ugly Betty is Betty's ex-boyfriend.

Walter, the nom de plume of the author of My Secret Life. Some critics have identified him as Henry Spencer Ashbee, though this remains a matter of argument