Wayland may refer to:

Computers

  • Wayland (protocol), a graphical display system for Unix-like operating systems

Fiction

  • Jace Wayland, a character in the Mortal Instruments book series
  • Wayland (Star Wars), a planet in the Star Wars fictional universe
  • Turk Wayland, in the Rennie Stride mystery series by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison

Music

  • Wayland (band), a US rock music band

Mythology and folklore

  • Wayland the Smith, figure from northern European folklore

Places

United Kingdom

  • HM Prison Wayland, Norfolk
  • Wayland, Norfolk
  • Wayland Wood, near Watton, Norfolk
  • Wayland Rural District, merged into Breckland District, Norfolk, UK
  • Wayland's Smithy, a Neolithic site in the UK

United States

Cities, towns, and communities

  • Wayland, Iowa, a village
  • Wayland, Kentucky, a city
  • Wayland, Massachusetts, a town
  • Wayland, Michigan, a city
  • Wayland Township, Michigan, a township which borders the city in Allegan County
  • Wayland, Missouri, a city
  • Wayland Township, Chariton County, Missouri, a township
  • Wayland, New York, a town
  • Wayland (village), New York, a village within the town
  • Wayland, Ohio, an unincorporated community

Other places

  • Wayland Baptist University (Alaska)
  • Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
  • Wayland Seminary, the Washington, D.C. school of the National Theological Institute
  • Wayland Square, a neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island
  • Wayland Historic District, a designated historical place within the Providence neighborhood

People

Given name

  • Wayland Flowers (1939–1988), American puppeteer
  • Wayland Young (1923–2009), British writer and SDP and Labour Party politician
  • Wayland Becker (1910–1984), American football player
  • Wayland Dean (1902–1930), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Wayland Drew (1932–1998), writer born in Oshawa, Ontario
  • Wayland Hand (1907–1986), American folklorist
  • Wayland Holyfield (born 1942), prominent American songwriter
  • Wayland Hoyt (1838–1910), American Baptist minister and author
  • Wayland Minot (1889–1957), American football player
  • Wayland Maxfield Parrish (1887–1970), writer
  • Wayland Tunley (1937–2012), British architect

Surname

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

See also

  • Wayland Academy (disambiguation)
  • Waylon (disambiguation)
  • Wieland (disambiguation)
  • Weiland (disambiguation)
  • Weyland (disambiguation)
  • Wyland (disambiguation)