Wayne may refer to:

People with the given name and surname

Wayne (given name) Wayne is a given name that derives from the surname Wayne. It may refer to: * Wayne Allwine (1947–2009), American voice actor * Wayne Arnold (born 1984), American professional basketball player * Wayne K. Blickenstaff (1920–2011), American Wo ...

Wayne (surname) Wayne is an old English surname meaning a craftsman: wagon driver or builder. It is the surname of: * Anthony Wayne, general in the American colonial and United States armies * David Wayne, American actor * David Wayne (musician), American musici ...

Geographical

Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad"

Anthony Wayne Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796) was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his mil ...

from the former

Northwest Territory The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolutionary War. Established in 1 ...

during the American revolutionary period.

Places in Canada

Wayne, Alberta Wayne is a community within the Town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. It was previously a Hamlet (place), hamlet within the former Municipal District of Badlands No. 7, Municipal District (MD) of Badlands No. 7 prior to the MD's amalgamation with ...

Places in the United States

Cities, towns and unincorporated communities: *

Wayne, Illinois Wayne is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage and Kane County, Illinois, Kane counties, Illinois, United States. The eastern portion, in DuPage County, is in Wayne Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Wayne Township, while the western portio ...

Wayne City, Illinois 'Wayne City'' is a village in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. The population was 994 at the 2020 census. Geography Wayne City is located at (38.346650, -88.590658). According to the 2010 census, Wayne City has a total area of , all land ...

Wayne, Indiana Wayne is an unincorporated community in Webster Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States ...

Wayne, Kansas Wayne is an unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas, United States. It is located northeast of Concordia along K-148 highway near Co Rd 22. History Wayne had its start in the year 1884 by the building of the railroad through that t ...

Wayne, Maine Wayne is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,129 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne. During the summer, Wayne is home to Camp Androscoggin. A popular recreatio ...

Wayne, Michigan Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 17,593 at the 2010 census. Wayne has a long history of automotive and transportation related manufacturing. Ford Motor Company currently has two plants in Wayn ...

Wayne, Nebraska Wayne is a city in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 5,660 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County and the home of Wayne State College. History Wayne was founded in 1881 when the Chicago, St. Paul, Minn ...

Wayne, New Jersey Wayne is a Township (New Jersey), township in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. Home to William Paterson University and located less than from Midtown Manhattan, the township is a bedroom suburb of New York ...

Wayne, New York Wayne is a town located in the northeast corner of Steuben County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,006. The town was named after the Revolutionary War general, Anthony Wayne. The Town of Wayne is north ...

Wayne, Ohio Wayne is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 887 at the 2010 census. History Wayne was originally called Freeport, and under the latter name was platted in 1836. Another early variant name was Prairie Depot. The ...

Wayne, Oklahoma Wayne is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. Wayne and McClain County are part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 688 according to the 2010 census. Wayne is part of the "Heart of Oklahoma" exurban area south ...

Wayne, Pennsylvania Wayne is an unincorporated community centered in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on the Main Line, a series of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs located along the railroad tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad and one of the wealthiest areas ...

Wayne, West Virginia Wayne is a town in, and the county seat of, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2020 census. Wayne is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2015, the MSA had a ...

Wayne, Lafayette County, Wisconsin Wayne is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 490 at the 2010 census. History The town was named in honor of "Mad" Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War general. Geography The town occupies the southeast corner ...

Wayne, Washington County, Wisconsin Wayne is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,727 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Kohlsville and Wayne are located in the town. History In the early 19th century when the first white ...

Wayne (community), Wisconsin Wayne is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wayne, Washington County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous ...

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Wayne County (disambiguation) Wayne County may refer to: Counties in the United States *Wayne County, Georgia *Wayne County, Illinois *Wayne County, Indiana *Wayne County, Iowa *Wayne County, Kentucky *Wayne County, Michigan *Wayne County, Mississippi *Wayne County, Missouri *W ...

Wayne Township (disambiguation) Wayne Township may refer to: Illinois * Wayne Township, DuPage County, Illinois Indiana * Wayne Township, Allen County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Fulton County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Hamilton Co ...

Waynesborough Waynesborough, also known as the Gen. Anthony Wayne House, is a historic house museum at 2049 Waynesborough Road in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1724 and repeatedly enlarged, it was for many years the home of American ...

, Gen. Anthony Wayne's early homestead in Pennsylvania *

Wayne National Forest The Wayne National Forest is located in the south-eastern part of the US state of Ohio, in the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. It is the only national forest in Ohio. Forest headquarters are located between The Plains and Nelsonville, Ohio, on ...

in southeastern Ohio *

John Wayne Airport John Wayne Airport is a commercial and general aviation airport that serves Orange County, California, and the Greater Los Angeles area. The airport is located in an unincorporated area of Orange County, and it is owned and operated by the cou ...

, Orange County, CA *

Fort Wayne (disambiguation) Fort Wayne, Indiana is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana. Fort Wayne may also refer to: *Fort Wayne (fort), the fort which gave its name to the city of Fort Wayne *Fort Wayne (Detroit), a fort in Michigan *Fort Wayne (Indian Terr ...

Educational institutions

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

, Michigan *

Wayne State College Wayne State College is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public normal school in 1910 after the state purchased the private Nebraska Normal Co ...

, Nebraska

Other

Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released five albums from 1996 to 2011 before effec ...

, American rock band from New York City * ''

Wayne's World "Wayne's World" was originally a recurring sketch from the NBC television series ''Saturday Night Live''. It evolved from a segment titled "Wayne's Power Minute" (1987) on the CBC Television series '' It's Only Rock & Roll'', as the main characte ...

'', a recurring sketch on ''Saturday Night Live'' ** ''Wayne's World'' (film) and ''

Wayne's World 2 ''Wayne's World 2'' is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Stephen Surjik and starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a public-access television cable television show in Aurora, Illinois. The film is the sequel to ''Wayne's World'' (1 ...

'', films based on the Saturday Night Live sketch *

Wayne Corporation The Wayne Corporation was an American manufacturer of buses and other vehicles under the "Wayne" marque. The corporate headquarters were in Richmond, Indiana, in Wayne County, Indiana. During the middle 20th century, Wayne served as a leading p ...

, U.S. manufacturer of motor vehicles * Wayne, car assembled by Byron F. Everitt, of

E-M-F Company The E-M-F Company was an early American automobile manufacturer that produced automobiles from 1909 to 1912. The name E-M-F was gleaned from the initials of the three company founders: Barney Everitt (a custom auto-body builder from Detroit), Wi ...

* Wayne (band), metal band led by

David Wayne David Wayne (born Wayne James McMeekan, January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American stage and screen actor with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life and career Wayne was born in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of Helen M ...

* ''Wayne'' (TV series), TV series on YouTube Premium *

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...

, American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana *

Pauline Wayne Pauline Wayne was a Holstein cow that belonged to William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States. Also known as "Miss Wayne", Pauline was not Taft's first presidential cow: she replaced the lesser-known "Mooly Wooly", which provi ...

, U.S. President William H. Taft's pet cow *

Typhoon Wayne (disambiguation) The name Wayne has been used for four tropical cyclones in the northwest Pacific Ocean. * Tropical Storm Wayne (1979) (T7922, 25W) – approached the Philippines before dissipating. * Typhoon Wayne (1983) (T8304, 04W, Karing) – approached the Phi ...

* Wayne Oil Tank and Pump Company, part of