Dennis Allen Walker (26 October 1944 – 11 August 2003) was an English footballer. Walker was born in the town of Northwich, Cheshire. His mother, Mary Walker, was an Irishwoman from Limerick. Dennis' father was an Afro-Iranian, although he described his heritage as Iranian/Argentinian. According to Mary, his father died at sea whilst Dennis was a baby. Despite this, he learned to speak Persian fluently, and corresponded and visited his father's family in Iran.