Johnnie Walker (disambiguation)
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Johnnie Walker
is a brand of whisky produced in Scotland.
Johnnie, Johnny, or Jonny Walker may also refer to:
In entertainment:
In sports:
In the armed services:
Other:
Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch Whisky owned by Diageo and originated in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Scotch whisky in the world, sold in almost every country with yearly sales of over 130 million bottles.-History:Originally known as Walker's...
is a brand of whisky produced in Scotland.
Johnnie, Johnny, or Jonny Walker may also refer to:
In entertainment:
- Johnnie Walker (DJ)Johnnie Walker (DJ)Johnnie Walker MBE is a popular British veteran radio disc jockey and broadcaster....
(b. 1945), British radio disc jockey - Johnny Walker (DJ)Johnny Walker (DJ)Johnny Walker was an American radio personality, best known as a disc jockey on WFBR, a Baltimore, Maryland AM radio station from 1974 to 1987...
(1945–2004), America radio disc jockey, real name James Embrey - Johnny Walker (actor)Johnny Walker (actor)Johnny Walker is the screen name of an Indian movie comedian, who acted in over 300 movies. He was born as Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi in Indore, India, the son of a mill worker. The family shifted to Mumbai when the textile mill his father worked in closed...
(1923–2003), Indian actor - Johnnie Walker (film)Johnnie Walker (film)Johnnie Walker or sometimes spelled as Johnny Walker is among the early noted films by the director Jayaraj. With Mammootty in the lead along with a set of youngsters, this movie was a box office success and has a cult following. The main theme centers around an adult who decides to go back to...
, Malayalam Film starring Mammooty - John "Johnny" Walker, American professional wrestler better known as Mr. Wrestling IIMr. Wrestling IIJohn "Johnny" Walker , better known as Mr. Wrestling II, is a retired American professional wrestler. As Mr...
- Johnny Walker, rock musician in The Soledad Brothers (band)
In sports:
- Johnnie Walker (racing driver)Johnnie Walker (racing driver)Johnnie Walker is a former Australian racing driver. Born in Adelaide, he first raced Holden FE's in the 1960s. After competing in the Australian Formula 2 Championship he graduated to Formula 5000 where he drove an Elfin and a Matich A50 before switching to the Lola marque in late 1973.Walker...
, Australian racing driver - Johnny Walker (baseball)Johnny Walker (baseball)John Miles Walker was a Major League Baseball catcher. Walker played with the Philadelphia Athletics from to . He batted and threw right-handed.-External links:*...
(1896–1976), American baseball infielder - Jonny WalkerJonny WalkerJonny Walker is an American soccer goalkeeper who is an assistant coach with the University of Memphis women's soccer team. Walker played professionally in Chile and the United States, including Major League Soccer...
(b. 1974), American soccer goalkeeper - Jonny Walker (boxer)Jonny Walker (boxer)Johnny Walker was a lightweight bare-knuckle boxer. He weighed around 133 pounds, and stood 5’ 5 ½” .-Early life:Walker was born with the name Johnny Badman...
(1819–1888), Bare-knuckle Lightweight Champion of England
In the armed services:
- Frederic John WalkerFrederic John WalkerCaptain Frederic John Walker, CB, DSO and three Bars, RN was a British Royal Navy officer noted for his exploits during World War II...
, nicknamed "Johnnie" after the whisky, British anti-submarine ace during the Second World War - Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer), highest scoring Allied fighter ace of the Second World War
- Johnny CheckettsJohnny CheckettsWing Commander John "Johnny" Milne Checketts, DSO, DFC was a World War II Flying ace.-Birth and education:...
, New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War
Other:
- E. S. Johnny WalkerE. S. Johnny WalkerE. S. Johnny Walker was a Democratic Politician from the U.S. State of New Mexico and a Veteran of the Second World War.-Early life:...
(1911–2000), U.S. Representative from New Mexico - Johnny Walker, one of the Birmingham SixBirmingham SixThe Birmingham Six were six men—Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Joseph Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power and John Walker—sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 in the United Kingdom for the Birmingham pub bombings. Their convictions were declared unsafe and quashed by the Court of...
, Irishmen unjustly accused of the 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham, England - John Walker LindhJohn Walker LindhJohn Phillip Walker Lindh is a United States citizen who was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States' 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. He is now serving a 20-year prison sentence in connection with his participation in Afghanistan's Taliban army...
(b. 1981), preferred to be called “Johnny Walker”, American convicted of working for the Taliban - "Johnny Walker (bomb)", a Second World War anti-shipping "hunting" bomb
- Johnny Walker is the name of the character played by Mickey Rourke in the film HomeboyHomeboy (film)Homeboy is a 1988 drama film, directed by Michael Seresin. It was written by and stars Mickey Rourke in the role of self-destructive cowboy/boxer Johnny Walker...
- Johnnie Walker is the name of a fictional character in the novel Kafka on the ShoreKafka on the Shoreis a 2002 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. John Updike described it as a "real page-turner, as well as an insistently metaphysical mind-bender"...
by Haruki Murakami
See also
- John Walker (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Walker (disambiguation)Jonathan Walker (disambiguation)Jonathan Walker may refer to:*Jonathan Walker , American reformer and abolitionist*Jonathan Hoge Walker , United States federal judge*Jon Walker, American musician*Jonny Walker, American soccer goalkeeper-See also:...