Waylon is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

People with the name

Waylon (singer) Willem Bijkerk (; born 20 April 1980), known professionally as Waylon, is a Dutch singer. His stage name came from the name of his idol Waylon Jennings. He represented the Netherlands with Ilse DeLange as part of the Common Linnets at the Eurovi ...

(born Willem Bijkerk in 1980), Dutch singer *

Waylon Brown Waylon Brown (born July 13, 1979) is the Iowa State Senator from the Iowa Senate, District 26, 26th District. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since defeating incumbent Mary Jo Wilhelm in 2016. Brow ...

(born 1979), American politician from Iowa *

Waylon Francis Waylon Dwayne Francis Box (; born 20 September 1990) is a Costa Rican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back for Costa Rican club C.S. Herediano, C. S. Herediano and the ...

(born 1990), Costa Rican footballer *

Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...

(1937–2002), American country singer, songwriter and musician * Waylon Jennings Jr. (born 1979), American singer-songwriter, son of the above *

Waylon Lowe Michael Waylon Lowe (born October 31, 1980) is an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the Ultimate ...

(born 1980), American mixed martial artist *

Waylon Muller Waylon Muller (born 15 May 1972) is a Marshall Islands wrestler. He was the flag-bearer for the Marshall Islands during the opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-co ...

, Marshall Islands wrestler *

Waylon Murray Waylon Michael Murray (born 27 April 1986 in Durban, South Africa) is a rugby union player. He has retired from professional rugby and is now the director of sport at Kearsney College. He stands 190 cm tall and weighs in at 105 kg and ...

(born 1986), South African rugby union player *

Waylon Payne Waylon Malloy Payne (born April 5, 1972) is an American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is the son of the country singer Sammi Smith. Early life Payne was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of guitarist Jody Payne and Grammy ...

(born 1972), American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor *

Waylon Prather Waylon Glenn Prather (born February 16, 1985) is an American football coach and former punter who coached wide receivers and tight ends coach at Cabrillo College and was the head coach at Harbor High School. He played college football at San ...

(born 1985), American football coach and former punter *

Waylon Reavis Waylon Reavis (born September 19, 1978) is an American musician best known for being a former vocalist for American heavy metal band Mushroomhead. He was in Mushroomhead from 2004-2015 and with them released three albums: Savior Sorrow (2006) ...

(born 1978), American singer *

Waylon Woolcock Waylon Woolcock (born 8 July 1982 in Middelburg) is a South African professional mountain biker, riding for Team RE:CM Woolcock started cycling as a road rider at the age of 15 and turned professional at the age of 19. In 2007, he won his first ...

(born 1982), South African mountain biker

Fictional characters

Waylon Smithers Waylon Joseph Smithers Jr., usually referred to as Mr. Smithers or simply Smithers, is a recurring fictional character in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'', voiced by Harry Shearer. He first appeared in "Homer's Odyssey", although his voice co ...

, a character from ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' *Waylon Jeepers, a villain from ''

Freakazoid! ''Freakazoid!'' is an American superhero comedy animated television series created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and developed by Tom Ruegger for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB. The series chronicles the adventures of the title characte ...

'' *Waylon Park, the protagonist in the DLC of ''

Outlast ''Outlast'' is a 2013 first-person survival horror video game developed and published by Red Barrels. The game revolves around a freelance investigative journalist, Miles Upshur, who decides to investigate a remote psychiatric hospital named Mo ...

'', ''Outlast: Whistleblower'' *

Killer Croc Killer Croc is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. Originally a ...

(Waylon Jones), a supervillain from

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

{{given name