John Walter (2 August 1904 – 25 April 1966) was an All Black and Taranaki rugby football representative in the 1920s and 1930s.
Playing for the Stratford club, he was selected for his first game for Taranaki in 1924.
In 1925 he was selected for the All Black tour of Australia, where, as a 20-year-old, he played in seven of the eight matches and scored four tries.
He looked to have a promising career ahead of him, however the competition as loose forward was too great and Walter lost his place.
His nephew Alan Smith, also playing out of the Stratford club, was a Taranaki representative and an All Black lock in 1967–70.