Walden (name)

Walden is a surname and given name.

People

Surname

• A. T. Walden (1885–1965), black American lawyer
• Aaron Walden (1835–1912), Polish Jewish Talmudist, editor, and author
• Brothers Alan (b. 1943) and Phil Walden (1940–2006), American music producers and managers, founders of Capricorn Records
• Alexander Walden (d. 1401), English MP
• Arthur Treadwell Walden (1871–1947), American polar adventurer and dog driver
• Ashley Walden (b. 1981 as Ashley Hayden), American luger
• Ben Walden (b. 1969), English actor
• Bengt Walden (b. 1973), Swedish-American luger
• Brian Walden (1932–2019), British journalist and broadcaster
• Bruno Walden (1911–1946), German Waffen-SS officer
• Celia Walden (b. 1975), British journalist, novelist and critic
• Chris Walden (b. 1966), German composer, arranger and conductor living in the U.S.
• Christian de Walden (b. 1946), record producer, composer, arranger and songwriter of Italian origin
• Corey Walden (born 1992), American professional basketball player, 2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
• Ebenezer Walden (1777–1857), American politician—Buffalo, New York
• Edwin Walden (1818–1889), American politician in Massachusetts
• Erik Walden (b. 1985), American football linebacker
• Frederick (Fanny) Walden (1888–1949) an English footballer, cricketer and cricket Test Match umpire
• Fred Walden (1890–1955), American baseball catcher
• Garth Walden (b. 1981), Australian race driver
• George Walden (b. 1939), British diplomat and politician
• Greg Walden (b. 1957), a United States politician
• Harold Walden (1887–1955), English Olympic amateur football player
• Harry Walden (1940–2018), English professional footballer
• Harvey Walden IV (b. 1966), United States Marine, drill instructor and television celebrity
• Herwarth Walden (1878–1941), a German art critic
• Hiram Walden (1800–1880), American politician, United States Representative from New York
• James "Jim" Walden (b. 1966), American lawyer and former federal prosecutor
• Jim "Jimmy" Walden (b. 1938), American football player and coach
• John Walden (disambiguation)
• John Morgan Walden (1831–1914), a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Jordan Walden (b. 1987), American baseball pitcher
• Lionel Walden (1861–1933), American painter
• Louise Walden (b. 1983), British ice dancer
• Madison Miner Walden (1836–1891), American Civil War officer, teacher, publisher and farmer
• Mal Walden (b. 1945), Australian journalist and television news presenter
• Mark Walden (b. 1972), British writer
• Myron Walden (b. 1973), American jazz saxophonist and bass clarinettist
• Narada Michael Walden (b. 1952), American musician and producer
• Patrick Walden (1978–2025), English rock guitarist
• Paul Walden (1863–1957), a Riga-born German chemist
• Richard Walden (d. 2009), English professional footballer
• Ricky Walden (b. 1982), English snooker professional
• Robert Walden (disambiguation)
• Roger Walden (d. 1406), an English treasurer and church figure
• Ron Walden (1907–1985), Australian rugby union player
• Rudolf Walden (1878–1946), a Finnish independence man, industrialist and a general, Minister of War during World War II
• Saskia Walden (b. 1974), Suriname accountant and politician
• Stefan de Walden (1896–1976), Polish military commander and engineer
• Susan Walden, American actress
• Tsvia Walden (צביה ולדן; b. 1946), Israeli psycholinguist and academic
• William Walden (disambiguation)
• W. Elliott Walden (1963), American horse trainer and racing executive
• Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale (Viscount Walden, 1824–1878), a Scottish soldier and ornithologist

Given name

• Walden L. Ainsworth (1886–1960), admiral of the United States Navy
• Walden Bello (b. 1945), Filipino author, academic and political analyst
• Bobby Darin (b. Walden Robert Cassotto) (1936–1973), American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor
• Walden Erickson (1902–1968), American professional football player
• Walden Martin (1891–1966), American Olympic road racing cyclist
• Walden O'Dell, American financial executive
• Walden Alexis Vargas (b. 1984), Colombian football player

Fictional characters

• Walden Belfiore, character from the HBO series The Sopranos
• Walden Macnair, character from the Harry Potter series
• Walden Schmidt, character in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men

See also

• Waldon