Walton vs author

Walton and author both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Walton	Yes	No	No	No
author	Yes	No	Yes	No

Walton (noun)	author (noun)
Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995)	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683)	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
English composer (1902-1983)

Walton (verb)	author (verb)
	be the author of