Tyson
Tyson is a male given name of old French origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'.
Surname
[edit]- Alan Tyson (1926–2000), British musicologist
- Ava Kris Tyson (born 1996), American YouTuber and online personality
- Barbara Tyson (born 1964), Canadian actress
- Bill Tyson, Irish writer and producer
- Cade Tyson (born 2003), American basketball player
- Cathy Tyson (born 1965), British actress
- Charles Tyson (1885–1964), English footballer
- Cicely Tyson (1924–2021), American actress
- Donald J. Tyson (1930–2011), American business executive and billionaire
- Edward Tyson (1650–1708), English scientist and physician
- Frank Tyson (1930–2015), English cricketer
- Grace Tyson (1881–1941), American Vaudeville performer and actress
- Ian Tyson (1933–2022), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Isaac Tyson (1792–1861), American mining industrialist
- Jacob Tyson (1773–1848), American politician
- James Tyson (1819–1898), Australian pastoralist
- J. Anthony Tyson (born 1940), American physicist and astronomer
- Jaylon Tyson (born 2002), American basketball player
- John M. Tyson (born 1953), American judge
- John W. Tyson, founder of Tyson Foods
- June Tyson (1936–1992), American jazz singer
- Keith Tyson (born 1969), British artist
- Laura Tyson (born 1947), American economist and presidential adviser
- Liam Tyson (born 1969), British guitarist
- Lawrence Tyson (1861–1929), American politician
- Mike Tyson (born 1966), American boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world
- Mike Tyson (baseball) (born 1950), American baseball player
- Mike Tyson (American football) (born 1993), American football player
- Mildred Lund Tyson (1895–1989) American choral director, composer, organist and soprano
- Nathan Tyson (born 1982), English football player
- Neil deGrasse Tyson (born 1958), American astrophysicist
- Paul Tyson (1886–1950), American football coach
- Richard Tyson (born 1956), American actor
- Ron Tyson (born 1948), American singer
- Sarah Tyson Rorer (1849–1937), American writer
- Stuart Tyson Smith, American Egyptologist
- Sylvia Tyson (born 1940), Canadian musician
- Tiger Tyson (born 1977), American pornographic actor
- Timothy Tyson (born 1959), American historian
- Turkey Tyson (1914–2000), American baseball player
- Ty Tyson (1888–1968), American sports broadcaster
- Vanessa C. Tyson, American political scientist
First name
[edit]- Tyson Alualu (born 1987), American football player
- Tyson Andrews (born 1990), Australian rugby league footballer
- Tyson Apostol (born 1979), American reality TV star
- Tyson Ballou (born 1976), American model
- Tyson Beckford (born 1970), American model
- Tyson Beukeboom (born 1991), Canadian rugby union footballer
- Tyson Barrie (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Brummett (1984–2020), American baseball player
- Tyson Bull (born 1993), Australian artistic gymnast
- Tyson Caiado (born 1988), Indian footballer
- Tyson Campbell (born 2000), American football player
- Tyson Carter (born 1998), American basketball player
- Tyson Chandler (born 1982), American basketball player
- Tyson Clabo (born 1981), American football player
- Tyson Cole (born 1970), American restaurateur
- Tyson Demos (born 1988), Australian basketball player
- Tyson Dux (born 1978), Canadian professional wrestler
- Tyson Edwards (born 1976), Australian football player
- Tyson Etienne (born 1999), American basketball player
- Tyson Farago (born 1991), Canadian soccer player
- Tyson Foerster (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Frizell (born 1991), Welsh rugby union footballer
- Tyson Fury (born 1988), British boxer
- Tyson Gay (born 1982), American sprinter
- Tyson Gillies (born 1988), Canadian baseball player
- Tyson Griffin (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
- Tyson Helton (born 1977), American football coach
- Tyson Hepburn, Canadian-American director
- Tyson Hergott (born 2001), Canadian football player
- Tyson Hesse, American comic book artist
- Tyson Houseman (born 1990), Canadian actor
- Tyson Jackson (born 1986), American football player
- Tyson Jerry (born 1983), Canadian photographer
- Tyson Jolly (born 1997), American basketball player
- Tyson Jost (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Keats (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Tyson Kidd (born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler
- Tyson Lane (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
- Tyson Larson (born 1986), American politician
- Tyson Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tyson McGuffin (born 1989), American professional pickleball player
- Tyson Mao (born 1984), American Rubik's Cube solver
- Tyson Meade (born 1963), American musician
- Tyson Miller (born 1995), American baseball player
- Tyson Motsenbocker (born 1986), American songwriter
- Tyson Nam (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
- Tyson Nash (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Patterson (born 1978), American basketball player
- Tyson Pedro (born 1991), Australian mixed martial artist
- Tyson Pencer (born 1989), Canadian football player
- Tysson Poots (born 1988), American football player
- Tyson Ritter (born 1984), American singer-songwriter
- Tyson R. Roberts (born 1940), American ichthyologist
- Tyson Ross (born 1987), American baseball player
- Tyson Runningwolf, American politician
- Tyson Sexsmith (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Slattery (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
- Tyson Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tyson Stengle (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
- Tyson Stenglein (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
- Tyson Sullivan (born 1986), American actor
- Tyson Summers (born 1980), American football coach
- Tyson Tan (born 1984), Chinese artist
- Tyson Thompson (born 1981), American football player
- Tyson Wahl (born 1984), American soccer player
- Tyson Walker (born 2000), American basketball player
- Tyson Walter (born 1978), American football player
- Tyson Wheeler (born 1975), American basketball player
- Ty'Son Williams (born 1996), American football player
- Tyson Yoshi (born 1994), Hong Kong rapper and hip hop artist
Fictional characters
[edit]- Tyson Granger (Takao Kinomiya in Japanese version), protagonist from the anime series Beyblade
- Tyson, a rival of Ash Ketchum in the anime series Pokémon: Advanced Battle
- Tyson the Cyclops, fictional character in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians novels by Rick Riordan
- Tyson Rios, fictional character in the video game Army of Two
- Kyla Tyson, fictional character in the television series Holby City
- Paul Tyson, a character played by Ted McGinley in the 2014 movie Reedemed
See also
[edit]
This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.