Walters (surname)
Walters is a surname of English origin. It used to denote "Son of Walter", derived from the given name Walter, which was introduced into England and Wales about the time of the Norman Conquest. The name "Walter" originates from the Old German wald + heri.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alan Walters, British economist, Chief Economic Adviser to Margaret Thatcher
- Allan Walters, Australian air force officer
- Amy Walters, American television producer
- Anne-Marie Walters, British spy during World War II
- Arthur Melmoth Walters, English footballer
- Barbara Walters, American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality
- Bill Walters (Arkansas politician), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
- Bree Walters, Australian actress
- Brian Walters, Australian barrister and human rights advocate
- Bryan Walters, American football wide receiver
- Bruce Walters, American artist
- Bucky Walters, American baseball player
- Catherine Walters, English fashion trendsetter and courtesan
- Charles Walters, Hollywood director and choreographer
- Charles Walters, Jr., United States economist, publisher, editor, and author
- Chester Samuel Walters, Canadian politician and administrator
- Cyril Walters, Welsh cricketer
- Dan Walters, American baseball player and police officer
- David Walters, governor of Oklahoma
- Dennis Walters, British politician
- Doug Walters, Australian cricketer
- Eric Walters, Canadian author of teenagers' literature
- Eric Walters (newsreader), Australian journalist news anchor
- Frank Walters, Australian cricketer
- George Walters (disambiguation), several persons
- Gordon Walters, New Zealand artist and graphic designer
- Guy Walters, British author and journalist
- Hannes Walter, German politician
- Harry N. Walters, American businessman and administrator
- Henry Walters, American rail magnate and art collector
- Henry Walters (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- Henry Walters (footballer), English footballer
- Henry Walters (public servant), Australian public servant
- Herbert S. Walters, United States senator for Tennessee
- Hugh Walters (actor), British actor
- Hugh Walters (author), British author of children's fiction
- Hyacinth Walters, Jamaican track and field athlete
- Ian Walters, English sculptor
- J. Henry Walters, American lawyer and state politician from New York
- James Walters (British actor), actor in the Harry Potter films
- Jamie Walters (American entertainer), actor, singer, firefighter and record producer
- Jason Walters, Dutch Islamist extremist
- Joan Walters, American professor
- Joe Walters, American lacrosse player
- John Walters (disambiguation), several persons
- Jonathan Walters, Irish footballer
- Judith R. Walters, American neuropharmacologist
- Julie Walters, British actress
- Kerrod Walters, Australian rugby league player
- Kerry S. Walters, American philosopher and Christian writer
- Kevin Walters, Australian rugby league player
- Larry Walters, American balloon aviator
- LeRoy Walters, American philosopher
- Mark Walters, English football player
- Martin Walters, South African cricketer
- Mary Coon Walters, American judge
- Matt Walters, American football player
- Max Walters, British botanist and academic
- Melanie Walters, Welsh actress
- Melora Walters, American actress
- Michael Walters, Australian footballer
- Mimi Walters, American state senator for California
- Minette Walters, British crime writer
- Nancy Walters, American model, actress, and minister
- Naomi Walters, fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
- Nathaniel Walters, Welsh international rugby player
- Paul Walters, British radio and TV producer for the BBC
- Percy Melmoth Walters, English footballer
- Ratus Walters, former NASCAR Cup Series team owner
- Rex Walters, American basketball player and coach
- Riaan Walters, Namibian cricketer
- R. C. S. Walters, English civil engineer
- Richard Walters, also known as Slick Rick, English-American musician and actor
- Rita Walters, American politician
- Scot Walters, American race car driver
- Shirley A. Walters, American politician
- Shirley Walters, Australian senator for Tasmania
- Shu-Aib Walters, South African football player
- Sonny Walters, English footballer
- Stan Walters, American football player
- Stephen Walters, British actor
- Steve Walters, Australian rugby league player
- Steve Walters (footballer), English footballer
- Susan Walters, American actress
- Thorley Walters, English character-actor
- Tome H. Walters Jr., American military officer
- Tom Walters (association footballer), Welsh footballer
- Tony Walters, Australian actor and film director
- Trevor Walters (bishop), British-born Canadian bishop of the Anglican Network in Canada
- Trevor Walters (footballer), English footballer
- Trevor Walters (singer), British reggae singer
- Troy Walters, American football player
- Vanessa Walters, English novelist and playwright
- Vernon A. Walters, United States Army officer and diplomat
- Victor Walters, English footballer
- Wes Walters, Australian artist
- William Thompson Walters, American businessman and art collector