Wayland may refer to:

Computers

Wayland (display server protocol) Wayland is a communication protocol that specifies the communication between a display server and its clients, as well as a C library implementation of that protocol. A display server using the Wayland protocol is called a ''Wayland compositor ...

, a graphical display system for Unix-like computers

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 Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (born Patricia Kennely; March 4, 1946 – July 21, 2021) was an American author and journalist. Her published works include rock criticism, a memoir, and two series of science fiction/fantasy and murder mystery novels ...

Music

* Wayland (band), a US rock music band

Mythology and folklore

Wayland the Smith In Germanic mythology, Wayland the Smith ( ang, Wēland; , ; Old Frisian: Wela(n)du; german: Wieland der Schmied; goh, Wiolant; ''Galans'' (''Galant'') in Old French; gem-x-proto, Wēlandaz, italic=no from ', lit. "crafting one") is a master ...

, figure from northern European folklore

Places

United Kingdom

* HM Prison Wayland, Norfolk *

Wayland, Norfolk Wayland is an area in the district of Breckland within the English county of Norfolk. It is situated approximately 20 miles west of Norwich. The area is a historic Hundred, and was originally called Wanelunt, or Waneland. It centres on the town o ...

Wayland Wood Wayland Wood is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to Watton in Norfolk. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust Habitat The wood covers an area of 84 acres (34 ...

, near Watton, Norfolk *

Wayland Rural District Wayland Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Wayland rural sanitary district, taking its name from the ancient Wayland hundred. It lay in the ...

, merged into Breckland District, Norfolk, UK * Wayland's Smithy, a Neolithic site in the UK

United States

Wayland, Iowa Wayland is a village in Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa, United States. The population was 964 at the time of the 2020 census. History Wayland was originally known as Crooked Creek. Crooked Creek became a voting precinct on October 5, 1 ...

* Wayland, Kentucky *

Wayland, Massachusetts Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town was founded in 1638, and incorporated in 1780 and was originally part of neighboring Sudbury, Massachusetts, Sudbury (incorporated 1639). ...

Wayland, Michigan Wayland is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,079 at the 2010 census. The city is located at the northwest corner of Wayland Township, but is politically independent. The city has also incorporated a por ...

Wayland, Missouri Wayland is a city in Clark County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 408. It is part of the Fort Madison– Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Wayland was laid out in 1880. The city was ...

Wayland, New York Wayland is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 3,733 at the 2020 census. The Town of Wayland contains a village called Wayland. The town is in the northern part of the county, northwest of Bath. History The ...

* Wayland (village), New York *

Wayland, Ohio Wayland is an unincorporated community in western Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located at latitude 41.161 and longitude -81.071, with an elevation of 948 feet. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44285. The co ...

Wayland Baptist University (Alaska) Wayland Baptist University (Alaska) is an extension of Wayland Baptist University, a private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas. It maintains external campuses in Anchorage and Fairbanks Fairbanks is a home rule city ...

Wayland Baptist University Wayland Baptist University (WBU) is a private Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Southern Baptist Convention). Wayland Baptist has 11 campuses in five Texas cities, six ...

(Texas) *

Wayland Seminary Wayland Seminary was the Washington, D.C. school of the National Theological Institute. The institute was established beginning in 1865 by the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS). At first designed primarily for providing education and tr ...

, the Washington, D.C. school of the National Theological Institute *

Wayland Township, Michigan Wayland Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,088 at the 2010 census. Communities Bradley is an unincorporated community situated just east of exit 61 off U.S. Highway 131 at . The ...

, which borders the city in Allegan County *

Wayland Township, Chariton County, Missouri Wayland Township is a township in Chariton County Chariton County is a county located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,408. Its county seat is Keytesville. The county was ...

People

Given name

Wayland Flowers Wayland Parrott Flowers Jr. (November 26, 1939 – October 11, 1988) was an American actor, comedian and puppeteer. Flowers was best known for the comedy act he created with his puppet Madame. His performances as "Wayland Flowers and Mada ...

(1939–1988), American puppeteer *

Wayland Young Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (2 August 1923 – 7 May 2009) was a British writer and politician, notably concerned with planning and conservation. As a Labour minister, he was responsible for setting up the Department of the Environmen ...

(1923–2009), British writer and SDP and Labour Party politician *

Wayland Becker Wayland Herman Becker (November 2, 1910 – December 1, 1984) was an American football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. Early life Becker was born in Soperton, Wisconsin, and attended Ea ...

(1910–1984), American football player *

Wayland Dean Wayland Ogden Dean (June 20, 1902 – April 11, 1930) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played seven seasons in professional baseball, four at the major league level. In his major league career, Dean went 24–36 with a 4.87 ERA, 1 save ...

(1902–1930), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Wayland Drew Wayland Drew (1932–1998) was a writer born in Oshawa, Ontario. He earned a BA in English Language and Literature from Victoria College at the University of Toronto in 1957, and began a teaching career in 1961 at the high school in Port Per ...

(1932–1998), writer born in Oshawa, Ontario *

Wayland Hand Wayland Debs Hand (March 19, 1907, Auckland, New Zealand – October 22, 1986, Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States) was an American folklorist. Biography Hand was born in New Zealand, where his parents had emigrated. A few years after ...

(1907–1986), American folklorist *

Wayland Holyfield Wayland D. Holyfield (born March 15, 1942) is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community. His music has been regarded as a standard for “honest simplicity” in the Nashville writing community. Personal life Wayl ...

(born 1942), prominent American songwriter * Wayland Hoyt (1838–1910), American Baptist minister and author * Wayland Minot (1889–1957), American football player *

Wayland Maxfield Parrish Wayland Maxfield Parrish (March 7, 1887 – December 31, 1970) was an American professor and writer. Life and career Born in Mohawk, Ohio, in 1887, he is noted for writing a few books dealing with rhetoric titled ''Reading Aloud'', ''Speaking in ...

(1887–?), writer * Wayland Tunley (1937–2012), British architect

Surname

Francis Wayland Francis Wayland (March 11, 1796 – September 30, 1865), was an American Baptist minister, educator and economist. He was president of Brown University and pastor of the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, Rhode Island. In Washington ...

(1796–1865), American Baptist educationist and former president of Brown University *

John Wayland John Abram Wayland (1849–1890) was the ninth President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1889 to 1890. He was born in Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States ...

(1849–1890), President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1889 to 1890 *

Julius Wayland Julius Augustus Wayland (April 26, 1854 – November 10, 1912) was a Midwestern US socialist during the Progressive Era. He is most noted for publishing '' Appeal to Reason'', a socialist publication often deemed to be the most important socialis ...

(1854–1912), US socialist *

Susan Wayland Susan Wayland (born June 23, 1980 in Leipzig, Germany) is a German fashion model who features in photography, especially in the area of latex fetishism. She has appeared in numerous international men's magazines, commercial advertising, award-wi ...

(born 1980), German fashion model who features in adult photography * Tom Wayland (born 1974), American voice actor *

April Halprin Wayland April Halprin Wayland (born 1954) is an American children's and young adult author, poet, and teacher. Biography April Halprin Wayland was born and raised in Southern California and graduated from University of California, Davis with a degree in ...

(born 1954), American children's and young adult author, poet, and teacher *

Hank Wayland Hank Frederic Gregson Wayland (January 21, 1906 in Fall River, Massachusetts – March 27, 1983 in California) was an American swing jazz double-bassist. Early life Frederic Gregson Wayland, born as Fredrick Gregson Wayland, the eldest son of Wal ...

(1906–1983), American swing jazz double-bassist *

Newton Wayland Newton Hart Wayland (November 5, 1940 – September 5, 2013) was an American orchestral conductor, arranger, composer and keyboardist. The product of an elite musical education, Wayland was known for his dedication to performing for the broadest ...

(1940–2013), American orchestral conductor, arranger, composer and keyboardist * William Wayland (1869–1950), English Conservative Party politician