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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 W ...
* Wayne (surname)


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 mi ...
from the former Northwest Territory during the American revolutionary period.


Places in Canada

* Wayne, Alberta


Places in the United States

Cities, towns and unincorporated communities: * Wayne, Illinois * Wayne City, Illinois *
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 Stat ...
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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 ...
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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 recreation ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Wayne, New Jersey Wayne is a township in 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 City and regional commercial hub of North Jersey. A ...
* Wayne, New York * Wayne, Ohio * Wayne, Oklahoma *
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 area ...
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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, 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 Other places: *
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, Missour ...
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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 C ...
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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 Americ ...
, 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 ...
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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 ...
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Fort Wayne (disambiguation) Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 ...


Educational institutions

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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 ...
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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 ...
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Other

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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 associate ...
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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 e ...
, 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'' ...
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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, U.S. President William H. Taft's pet cow * Typhoon Wayne (disambiguation) * Wayne Oil Tank and Pump Company, part of
Dresser Industries Dresser Industries was a multinational corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas, United States, which provided a wide range of technology, products, and services used for developing energy and natural resources. In 1998, Dresser merged with its ...


See also

* Wain (disambiguation) * WAYN (disambiguation) * * {{disambiguation