Canadian financial consultant Albert Walker embezzled millions of dollars and murdered a business associate to cover up his crimes.
1946-
Alice Walker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, African-American novelist and poet most famous for authoring The Color Purple.
1944-
David Walker was an African American abolitionist whose pamphlet was one of the most radical documents of the antislavery movement.
1785-1830
1881-1946
Kara Walker is an African-American artist who rose to fame for her use of large paper silhouettes to explore social issues surrounding gender, race and black history.
1969-
Australian Aboriginal writer and political activist Kath Walker is considered the first of the modern-day Aboriginal protest writers.
1920-1993
LeRoy Walker was the first black coach of an American Olympic team and the first black president of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
1918-2012
Madam C.J. Walker was the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire. Her business was worth more than $1 million at the time of her death.
1867-1919
Maggie Lena Walker was grand secretary of the Independent Order of St. Luke, an organization dedicated to the social and financial advancement of African Americans.
1864-1934
1915-1998
Mary Walker was a physician and women's rights activist who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for her service during the Civil War.
1832-1919
Actress Nancy Walker appeared in films and on stage before playing Ida Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rosie in the Bounty paper towel commercials.
1922-1992
Paul Walker is an actor who made a splash with the movie Varsity Blues and found enduring success with The Fast and the Furious franchise.
1973-
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is best known for his controversial 2011 budget proposal, in which he wanted to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin state employees. Walker is also the first governor in U.S. history to win a recall election.
1967-
Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter T-Bone Walker is best known for his hit song "Stormy Monday" and has been called the Charlie Parker of Blues guitar.
1910-1975