| Walter Taylor | |
| Birth Place: | Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Death Date: | 23 February 1743/44 |
| Fields: | Mathematician and classicist |
| Workplaces: | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Academic Advisors: | Robert Smith |
| Notable Students: | Stephen Whisson |
Walter Taylor (– 23 February 1743/44) was a Trinity College, Cambridge tutor who coached 83 students in the 1724 - 1743 period. He later was appointed as the Regius Professor of Greek.
He was the son of John Taylor, Vicar of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. He matriculated in 1716 from Wakefield School, Yorkshire. Taylor was admitted as a pensioner at Trinity on 7 April 1716.
Robert Smith was Taylor's Cambridge tutor.