# Wayland

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**Wayland** may refer to:

## Computers

- [Wayland (protocol)](/source/Wayland_(protocol)), a graphical display system for Unix-like operating systems

## Fiction

- [Jace Wayland](/source/Jace_Wayland), a character in the *Mortal Instruments* book series
- [Wayland (*Star Wars*)](/source/Wayland_(Star_Wars)), a planet in the *Star Wars* fictional universe
- Turk Wayland, in the *Rennie Stride* mystery series by [Patricia Kennealy-Morrison](/source/Patricia_Kennealy-Morrison)

## Music

- [Wayland (band)](/source/Wayland_(band)), a US rock music band

## Mythology and folklore

- [Wayland the Smith](/source/Wayland_the_Smith), figure from northern European folklore

## Places

### United Kingdom

- [HM Prison Wayland](/source/HM_Prison_Wayland), Norfolk
- [Wayland, Norfolk](/source/Wayland,_Norfolk)
- [Wayland Wood](/source/Wayland_Wood), near Watton, Norfolk
- [Wayland Rural District](/source/Wayland_Rural_District), merged into Breckland District, Norfolk, UK
- [Wayland's Smithy](/source/Wayland's_Smithy), a Neolithic site in the UK

### United States

#### Cities, towns, and communities

- [Wayland, Iowa](/source/Wayland,_Iowa), a village
- [Wayland, Kentucky](/source/Wayland,_Kentucky), a city
- [Wayland, Massachusetts](/source/Wayland,_Massachusetts), a town
- [Wayland, Michigan](/source/Wayland,_Michigan), a city - [Wayland Township, Michigan](/source/Wayland_Township,_Michigan), a township which borders the city in Allegan County
- [Wayland, Missouri](/source/Wayland,_Missouri), a city
- [Wayland Township, Chariton County, Missouri](/source/Wayland_Township,_Chariton_County,_Missouri), a township
- [Wayland, New York](/source/Wayland,_New_York), a town - [Wayland (village), New York](/source/Wayland_(village),_New_York), a village within the town
- [Wayland, Ohio](/source/Wayland,_Ohio), an unincorporated community

#### Other places

- [Wayland Baptist University (Alaska)](/source/Wayland_Baptist_University_(Alaska))
- [Wayland Baptist University](/source/Wayland_Baptist_University) (Texas)
- [Wayland Seminary](/source/Wayland_Seminary), the Washington, D.C. school of the National Theological Institute
- [Wayland Square](/source/Wayland_Square), a neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island - [Wayland Historic District](/source/Wayland_Historic_District), a designated historical place within the Providence neighborhood

## People

### Given name

- [Wayland Flowers](/source/Wayland_Flowers) (1939–1988), American puppeteer
- [Wayland Young](/source/Wayland_Young) (1923–2009), British writer and SDP and Labour Party politician
- [Wayland Becker](/source/Wayland_Becker) (1910–1984), American football player
- [Wayland Dean](/source/Wayland_Dean) (1902–1930), Major League Baseball pitcher
- [Wayland Drew](/source/Wayland_Drew) (1932–1998), writer born in Oshawa, Ontario
- [Wayland Hand](/source/Wayland_Hand) (1907–1986), American folklorist
- [Wayland Holyfield](/source/Wayland_Holyfield) (born 1942), prominent American songwriter
- [Wayland Hoyt](/source/Wayland_Hoyt) (1838–1910), American Baptist minister and author
- [Wayland Minot](/source/Wayland_Minot) (1889–1957), American football player
- [Wayland Maxfield Parrish](/source/Wayland_Maxfield_Parrish) (1887–1970), writer
- [Wayland Tunley](/source/Wayland_Tunley) (1937–2012), British architect

### Surname

- [Francis Wayland](/source/Francis_Wayland) (1796–1865), American Baptist educationist and former president of Brown University
- [John Wayland](/source/John_Wayland) (1849–1890), President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1889 to 1890
- [Julius Wayland](/source/Julius_Wayland) (1854–1912), US socialist
- [Sarah Wayland](/source/Sarah_Wayland), Australian social worker and health researcher
- [Susan Wayland](/source/Susan_Wayland) (born 1980), German fashion model who features in adult photography
- [Tom Wayland](/source/Tom_Wayland) (born 1974), American voice actor
- [April Halprin Wayland](/source/April_Halprin_Wayland) (born 1954), American children's and young adult author, poet, and teacher
- [Hank Wayland](/source/Hank_Wayland) (1906–1983), American swing jazz double-bassist
- [Newton Wayland](/source/Newton_Wayland) (1940–2013), American orchestral conductor, arranger, composer and keyboardist
- [William Wayland](/source/William_Wayland) (1869–1950), English Conservative Party politician

## See also

- [Wayland Academy (disambiguation)](/source/Wayland_Academy_(disambiguation))
- [Waylon (disambiguation)](/source/Waylon_(disambiguation))
- [Wieland (disambiguation)](/source/Wieland_(disambiguation))
- [Weiland (disambiguation)](/source/Weiland_(disambiguation))
- [Weyland (disambiguation)](/source/Weyland_(disambiguation))
- [Wyland (disambiguation)](/source/Wyland_(disambiguation))

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