Wayne
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Wayne is of English origin and means "wagon maker".
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[edit] People
[edit] Given name
Wayne is the given name of men such as:
- Wayne Bennett, Australian rugby league coach
- Wayne C. Booth, literary critic
- Wayne Brady an American comedian, singer, and television personality
- Wayne Bridge, English football (soccer) player
- Wayne Coyne, musician
- Wayne Gordon, Canadian boxer
- Wayne Gould, New Zealand-born popularizer of sudoku
- Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player
- Wayne Huizenga and Wayne Inouye, U.S. businessmen
- Wayne Newton, Las Vegas singer
- Wayne Rooney English football (soccer) player
- Wayne Shelford, New Zealand rugby player
- Wayne Shorter, jazz musician
- Wayne Tunncliffe (Wayne), a DJ on Metro Radio
- Wayne Wang, film director
- Wayne X, a famous mathematician
- Wayne Wilcox, an actor, most notably Marty from Gilmore Girls and Rent
- [Wayne T Newell], Disabled Brother Of Walter Bryan Newell
[edit] Surname
Those with the surname of Wayne include:
- Anthony Wayne, General in the American Colonial and US Armies
- Elsie Wayne, Canadian politician
- Jeff Wayne, musician
- John Wayne, film actor
[edit] Fictional
There are at least three fictional characters named Wayne:
- Bruce Wayne, the true identity of Batman
- Wayne Palmer, from the television series "24".
- Wayne's World title character
[edit] Geographical
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Several places in the United States were named after General Anthony Wayne (q.v.): |
Other U.S. places named Wayne include:
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[edit] Educational instituitions
- Wayne State University, Michigan
- Wayne State College, Nebraska
[edit] Other
- Wayne Corporation was a major U.S. manufacturer of school buses and other vehicles.
- Pauline Wayne, U.S. President William H. Taft's pet cow
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