Namesakes
Wayne Rooney
(m) 1985- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Patrick Swayze
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1952-2009
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Little Richard
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1932-2020
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986
Kevin Durant
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1988-
Most Valuable Players 2014 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024 basketball (gold)
Gary Coleman
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1968-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lil Wayne
(m) 1982-
Notable Musicians
Wayne Gretzky
(m) 1961-
Hall-of-Famers 1999 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1989 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Dick Van Dyke
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1925-
Emmy Award Winners 1964; 1965; 1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sarah Wayne Callies
(f) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Wayne Gacy
(m) 1942-1994
Notable Evildoers
Wayne Knight
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Reggie Miller
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1965-
Hall-of-Famers 2012 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1996 basketball (gold)
Wayne Hennessey
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Wayne Brady
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/presenter)
Mark Salling
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1982-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Wayne Rogers
(m) 1933-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wayne Ferreira
(m) 1971-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Olympic Medalists 1992 tennis (silver)
Ross Marquand
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wayne Morris
(m) 1914-1959
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mike Campbell
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1950-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Shawn Hatosy
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wayne Glasgow
(m) 1926-2000
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Wayne Collett
(m) 1949-2010
Olympic Medalists 1972 400 m (silver)
Wayne Kramer
(m) 1948-2024
Notable Musicians
Wayne Moore
(m) 1931-2015
Olympic Medalists 1952 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Chipper Jones
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1972-
Hall-of-Famers 2018 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1999 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Gary Hall Sr.
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972; 1976 swimming - 400 m medley; swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 100 m butterfly (silver/bronze)
Wayne Embry
(m) 1937-
Hall-of-Famers 1999 (basketball)
Dick Howard
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1935-1967
Olympic Medalists 1960 400 m hurdles (bronze)
Wayne Coyne
(m) 1961-
Notable Musicians
Tyler Skaggs
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1991-2019
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Wayne Fontana
(m) 1945-2020
Notable Musicians
Byrle Klinck
(a.k.a. Wayne) (m) 1934-2016
Olympic Medalists 1956 ice hockey (bronze)
Naunton Wayne
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1901-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dave Nilsson
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Guard Young
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2004 artistic gymnastics (silver)
Trent Oeltjen
(middle name Wayne) (m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Wayne Northrop
(m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wayne Millner
(m) 1913-1976
Hall-of-Famers 1968 (football)
Wayne Ough
(m) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Harold Bishop
(middle name Wayne) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1985 Neighbours
Wayne Palmer
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 24
Wayne Campbell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1992 Wayne's World
Wayne Arnold
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1988 The Wonder Years