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People with the name

* Waylon (singer) (born Willem Bijkerk in 1980), Dutch singer * Waylon Brown (born 1979), American politician from Iowa *

Waylon Francis Waylon Dwayne Francis Box (; born 20 September 1990) is a Costa Rican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back for Liga FPD club A.D. Municipal Liberia, Liberia. Club care ...

(born 1990), Costa Rican footballer *

Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Outlaw country, outlaw movement in country music. Jennings started playing ...

(1937–2002), American country singer, songwriter and musician * Waylon Jennings Jr. (born 1979), American singer-songwriter, son of the above * Waylon Lowe (born 1980), American mixed martial artist * Waylon Muller, Marshall Islands wrestler * Waylon Murray (born 1986), South African rugby union player * Waylon Payne (born 1972), American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor *

Waylon Prather Waylon Glenn Prather (born February 16, 1985) is an American football coach and former punter who coached wide receivers and tight ends coach at Cabrillo College and was the head coach at Harbor High School. He played college football at San ...

(born 1985), American football coach and former punter * Waylon Reavis (born 1978), American singer * Waylon Woolcock (born 1982), South African mountain biker

Fictional characters

* Waylon Smithers, a character from ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

'' *Waylon Jeepers, a villain from '' Freakazoid!'' *Waylon Park, the protagonist in the DLC of '' Outlast'', ''Outlast: Whistleblower'' * Killer Croc (Waylon Jones), a supervillain from

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