The Simpson's Waylon Smithers' first name was derived from that of puppeteer Wayland Flowers of "Wayland Flowers and Madame" fame, notably a part of the 70's/80's music show Solid Gold (you may have heard of the Solid Gold Dancers).
Waylon Jennings is my favorite musician, but I personally would not use this name for a number of reasons. One is that he didn't like the name himself, he was born Wayland but his mother changed the spelling because Wayland is the name of a Christian university. She meant to name him Wayland referring to "highway land", as he grew up in a rural area along the highway. So there's not a deep meaning there. Another is that, while a brilliant artist, the man was no saint. I'll leave it at that. Third, it's a name invented in the 20th century. Perhaps go with Wayland instead?
― Anonymous User 8/21/2020
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Waylon Park, also known as The Whistleblower, is a software engineer and the unseen main protagonist of Outlast's expansion, Outlast: Whistleblower. He is the husband of Lisa Park and a father of two unnamed boys.