Frederick Methvan Whyte
Frederick Methvan Whyte (March 2, 1865 – 1941 Athens) was a mechanical engineer of Dutch background who worked for the New York Central in the United States. He is most widely known as the person who developed Whyte notation to describe the different wheel arrangements of steam locomotives in 1900.
John Whyte (pastoralist)
In 1877, Whyte had held a total of 21 pastoral leases covering a total of (not all at the same time). He grazed up to 61,783 sheep in addition to some cattle.
The town of Whyte Yarcowie is named in part in honour of John Whyte.