Waylon is a

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People with the name

* Waylon (singer) (born Willem Bijkerk in 1980), Dutch singer * Waylon Brown (born 1979), American politician from Iowa *

Waylon Francis Waylon Dwayne Francis Box (; born 20 September 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Costa Rican club C. S. Herediano and the Costa Rica national team. Career Club career Waylon Francis began his career ...

(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 artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, and the World Series of Fig ...

(born 1980), American mixed martial artist * Waylon Muller, Marshall Islands wrestler * Waylon Murray (born 1986), South African rugby union player * Waylon Payne (born 1972), American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor * Waylon Prather (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 (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 Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

'' *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 M ...

'', ''Outlast: Whistleblower'' * Killer Croc (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 ...

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