Walter Birmingham (January 4, 1913 – August 16, 2004) was an educationist and economist who served as the warden of Toynbee Hall.
[1] Birmingham taught at several British, African, and American universities and was involved in economic development planning for West Africa.
[1] In 1964, Birmingham was appointed warden of the Victorian charity Toynbee Hall, which had fallen on hard times.
[2] Soon after taking post, he took on the disgraced former government minister John Profumo as a volunteer.
[3] Profumo would continue to support Toynbee Hall for decades, eventually becoming chairman of the charity.