Walter Haefner (13 September 1910 – 19 June 2012) was a Swiss businessman and a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder in Ireland.
As a young man Haefner went to work in the auto industry as an employee of the Swiss division of General Motors Corporation.
He eventually moved to England where he acquired an automobile franchise before returning home to open a Volkswagen dealership.
He continued to own AMAG Automobil- und Motoren, a highly successful Swiss automobile dealership chain.
In 1988 Trinity College, Dublin awarded Haefner an honorary doctorate for his services to the Irish bloodstock industry and for his contributions to education in Ireland.