Stuart Hodge Walker (April 19, 1923 – November 12, 2018) was an American Olympic yachtsman, writer, and a professor of pediatrics.

He competed as a sailor at the Olympic Games; won many national and international championships in different classes and wrote over ten books.

[citation needed] Sailing in the International 14 class, Walker was a member of every American team in international matches between 1961 and 1971 and was, in 1963, the first American to win Bermuda's Princess Elizabeth Trophy and, in 1964, England's Prince of Wales Cup.

He published his 11th book, "Travels with Thermopylae", in 2015, which describes a year of sailing and discovery in central Europe.

He also established a Technical Committee that included the major builders and which has been successful in openly recognizing and solving problems before they become significant.