Walt
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Given name
Walt is a short form of Walter. The following people are known as Walt:- Walt ArfonsWalt ArfonsWalt Arfons is the half brother of Art Arfons, his former partner in drag racing, and his competitor in jet-powered land speed record racing. Along with Art, he was a pioneer in the use of aircraft jet engines for these types of competition.Walt's mother, Bessie, was half Cherokee, and died in...
, American drag racer and competition land speed record racer - Walt DisneyWalt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
(1901-1966), American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur and philanthropist- See Walt Disney (disambiguation)Walt Disney (disambiguation)Walt Disney was a filmmaker and co-founder of the entertainment empire bearing his name.Walt Disney may also refer to:*The Walt Disney Company, especially in news articles...
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- Walt KellnerWalt KellnerWalter Joseph Kellner is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an eight-year professional career, and played three games in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics between and...
, American baseball player - Walt KellyWalt KellyWalter Crawford Kelly, Jr. , or Walt Kelly, was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip, Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio and Fantasia. Kelly resigned in 1941 at the age of 28 to work at Post-Hall Syndicate,...
, American cartoonist - Walt SchmetzerWalt SchmetzerWalter M. Schmetzer is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and Major Indoor Soccer League....
, American soccer player - Walt SimonsonWalt SimonsonWalter "Walt" Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist. After studying geology at Amherst College, he transferred to the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating in 1972. His thesis project there was The Star Slammers, which was published as a black and white promotional comic book...
, American comic book writer and artist - Walt WhitmanWalt WhitmanWalter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
, American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist - Walt, pen name of comic book writer Walther Goossens
Other
- WALT (AM), American talk radio station
- WALT-FM, American talk radio station simulcasting WALT (AM)
- Walt is also a British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
term used to describe many forms of Military Impostors - Walt (album)