Walter Cox may refer to:

Walter Smith Cox (1826–1902), United States federal judge Walter Cox (footballer, born 1849) (1849–1945), English football player and manager with Stoke City Walter Cox (footballer, born 1863) (1863–?), Scottish football goalkeeper with Hibernian, Burnley and Everton Walter Cox (footballer, born 1872) (1872–1930), English football goalkeeper with Southampton and Manchester City Walter Alfred Cox (1862–1931), English printmaker and painter Walter R. Cox (1868–1941), American harness racing driver and trainer Walter T. Cox Jr. (1918–2006), president of Clemson University Walter T. Cox III (born 1942), United States judge