John Robert Walters (born 7 July 1956) is a retired Namibian lawyer, serving as ombudsman from 2004 to 2021.
Walters, a Namibian Coloured by descent, was born on 7 July 1956 in Karasburg, South West Africa.
From 1971 he attended Dr Lemmer High School in Rehoboth from which he obtained matric in 1974.
[1] He was an active rugby player in his youth, starting at Dr Lemmer High School in 1973.
Soon known as "Big John" due to his physical size, and playing in the lock position, Walters continued to play at the University of the Western Cape, winning the regional Tygerberg Rugby Union league, and subsequently the South African Rugby Cup, in 1978.