Ron ''(
Hebrew: רוֹן)'' is a given name for boys. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name
Ronald
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'',#H2, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; #H1, Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English ''Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised ...
and
Cameron, but is also
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
for "joy". People with this name include:
People with the name
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Ron Atias (born 1995), Israeli taekwondo athlete
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Ron Baker (born 1993), American basketball player
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Ron Balicki (born 1963), American actor and stuntman
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Ron Blomberg
Ronald Mark Blomberg (born August 23, 1948), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter, first baseman, and right fielder. He played ...
(born 1948), American major league baseball player
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Ron Bochar, American film sound engineer
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Ron Brooks (born 1988), American football player
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Ron Bolton (born 1950), American footballer
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Ron Bolton (politician) (fl. 2022), American politician
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Ron Browz (born 1982), American record producer and rapper
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Ron Bushy (1941-2021), American drummer known for
Iron Butterfly
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Ron Cannan (born 1961), Canadian politician
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Ron Clinkscale (1933-2024), American football player
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Ron Darmon (born 1992), Israeli Olympic triathlete
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Ron DeSantis (born 1978), governor of Florida
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Ron Dundas (1935-1986), Canadian football player
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Ron Fernandes (1951–2023), American football player
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Ron Francis (born 1963), Canadian hockey player
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Ron Gardenhire (born 1957), American baseball player and manager
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Ron Gillham, American politician
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Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player
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Ron Howard (born 1954), American actor and director
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Ron Jeremy (born 1953), American pornographic actor
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Ron Kaplan (born 1970), Israeli Olympic gymnast
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Ron Karabatsos (1933–2012), American actor and police detective
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Ron Keselowski (born 1946), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
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Ron McNair (1950–1986), American astronaut who died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger
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Ron Merk, American independent filmmaker
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Ron Mix (born 1938), American All-Pro Hall of Fame football player
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Ron Ng
Ron Ng Cheuk-hei (, born 2 September 1979) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and former dancer. He first rose to popularity in the 2003 TVB drama ''Triumph in the Skies.'' He has since starred in several successful television series, most notably '' ...
(born 1979), Hong Kong actor
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Ron Pardo (born 1967), Canadian actor and comedian
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Ron Paul (born 1935), American politician
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Ron Perlman
Ronald N. Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose (film), The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in th ...
(born 1950), American actor
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Ron Reeves (born 1938), Australian rules footballer
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Ron Reeves (gridiron football) (born 1960), American football player
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Ron Reagan (born 1958), American former radio host, political analyst, and son of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States
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Ron Rivera (born 1962), American football player and coach
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Ron Robin (born 1951), Israeli historian and President of the University of Haifa
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Ron Rubin (voice actor) (born 1959), Canadian voice actor
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Ron Rubin (bridge player) (born 1948), American bridge player
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Ron Santo (1940–2010), American baseball player
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Ron Sao, Australian politician
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Ron Shumon (born 1955), American football player
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Ron Stern (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
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Ron Torten (born 1966), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
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Ron Vaudry, Canadian comedian
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Ron Vlaar (born 1985), Dutch football (soccer) player
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Ron Williamson (1953–2004), American baseball player wrongly convicted of rape and murder
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Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden ( ; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996 United States Senate special el ...
(born 1949), American politician and educator
Fictional people with the name
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Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
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Ron Weasley
Ronald Bilius Weasley is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. He is introduced in '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' as a first-year student on his way to the wizarding school Hogwarts. ...
, a main character from ''Harry Potter'', best friend of Harry Potter, married to Hermione Granger
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Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from the Disney animated series ''Kim Possible''
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Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''
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Ron Burgundy, lead character of the films ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' and ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues''
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Ron Troupe, a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics
See also
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Ron (disambiguation)
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English masculine given names
Masculine given names