Wayne 64741 224781236 2008-07-10T11:35:11Z 24.182.46.134 /* Fictional */ '''Wayne''' is of English origin and means "wagon maker". == People == === Given name === '''Wayne''' is the given name of men such as: *[[Wayne Bennett (rugby league footballer)]], Australian rugby league coach *[[Wayne C. Booth]], literary critic *[[:es:Wayne Brabender|Wayne Brabender]], a Spanish sports player *[[Wayne Brady]], an American comedian, singer, and television personality *[[Wayne Bridge]], English football (soccer) player *[[Wayne Coyne]], musician *[[Wayne Erdman]], Canadian judoka *[[Wayne Gordon]], Canadian boxer *[[Wayne Gould]], New Zealand-born popularizer of sudoku *[[Wayne Gretzky]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[Wayne Huizenga]], U.S. businessman *[[Wayne Inouye]], U.S. businessman *[[Wayne Knight]], actor *[[Wayne Newton]], Las Vegas singer *[[Wayne Rooney]], English football (soccer) player *[[P. Wayne Sexton, Sr.]], North Carolina politician *[[Wayne Shelford]], New Zealand rugby player *[[Wayne Shorter]], jazz musician *[[Wayne Static]], lead singer of alt-metal band Static-X *[[Wayne Tunncliffe (Wayne or Wayne Allen)]], a DJ on Metro Radio *[[Wayne Turner]], African American professional basketball player *[[Wayne Wang]], film director *[[Wayne Wilcox]], an actor, most notably Marty from ''Gilmore Girls'' and ''Rent'' === Surname === Those with the surname of '''Wayne''' include: *[[Anthony Wayne]], general in the American colonial and United States armies *[[David Wayne (singer)|David Wayne]], musician ([[Metal Church]]) *[[Elsie Wayne]], Canadian politician *[[Jeff Wayne]], musician *[[James Moore Wayne]], (1790-1867), USA Congressman *[[John Wayne]], American actor *[[Reggie Wayne]], American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts === Fictional === *Bruce Wayne, the true identity of [[Batman]] *Wayne Arnold, the older brother of the first-person narrative-character on ''[[The Wonder Years]]'' *Wayne Campbell, ''[[Wayne's World (film)]]'' title character *Wayne Holden, the main character of [[Lost Planet]] *[[Wayne Palmer]], from the television series "24" *Drain my wayne, English slang meaning [[to urinate]] == Geographical == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} Several places in the United States were named after General [[Anthony Wayne]]: *[[Wayne, Illinois]] *[[Wayne, Michigan]] *[[Wayne, New Jersey]] *[[Wayne, New York]] *[[Wayne, Ohio]] *[[Wayne, Pennsylvania]] *[[Wayne County, Pennsylvania]] *[[Wayne, West Virginia]] *[[Wayne County, Indiana]] *[[Wayne County, Michigan]] (home of [[Wayne State University]]) *[[Wayne County, New York]] *[[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] {{col-2}} Other U.S. places named '''Wayne''' include: *[[Wayne, Maine]] *[[Wayne, Nebraska]] (home of [[Wayne State College]]) *[[Wayne, Oklahoma]] *[[Wayne, Wisconsin]] *[[Wayne County, Utah]] *[[Wayne Township, Pennsylvania]] *[[Wayne County Mississippi]] *[[Wayne County Tennessee]] *[[Waynesboro Mississippi]] {{col-end}} == Educational instituitions == * [[Wayne State University]], Michigan * [[Wayne State College]], Nebraska == Other == *[[Wayne Corporation]], formerly a major U.S. manufacturer of school buses and other vehicles *Wayne, a 1904 car assembled by Byron F. "Barney" Everitt, later of [[E-M-F Company]] *[[Pauline Wayne]], U.S. President William H. Taft's pet cow {{disambig}} [[bg:Уейн]] [[de:Wayne]] [[fr:Wayne]] [[nl:Wayne]] [[no:Wayne]] [[pl:Wayne]] [[ru:Уэйн]] [[sk:Wayne]] [[vo:Wayne]]