Walkden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Walkden, 1st Baron Walkden (1873–1951), British trade union leader and Labour politician Bianca Walkden (born 1991), British taekwondo practitioner Christine Walkden (born 1955), British television presenter and gardener Christopher Walkden (1938-2011), British Olympic swimmer Evelyn Walkden (1893-1970), British politician and trade unionist George Walkden (1883-1923), English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire Pat Walkden (born 1946), South African female tennis player Peter Walkden (1684–1769), English Presbyterian minister and diarist