Runyon is a surname based upon the French surname Rongnion, brought to North America by Vincent Rongnion. It can be also spelled Runyons, Runyan, Runyun, Runion, Rongnion, Runnion, and others. It may refer to:

People

The following people have the family name Runyon: *

Brenda Vineyard Runyon Brenda Vineyard Runyon (1868–1929), founder and director of the First Woman's Bank of Tennessee in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1919. The bank was the first in the United States to be managed and directed entirely by women. Ms Runyon resigned from he ...

, founder of the first U.S. bank managed and directed entirely by women * Brent Runyon, writer born in 1977 who is best known for ''The Burn Journals'' *

Damon Runyon Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American journalist and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway theatre, Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Proh ...

(born Alfred Damon Runyan), hall-of-fame sports writer and short story writer *

Jennifer Runyon Jennifer Victoria Runyon (born April 1, 1960) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the slasher film ''To All a Goodnight'' (1980), and went on to have supporting roles in the comedies '' Up the Creek'' (1984) and ''Ghostbust ...

, American TV actress born in 1960 *

Marie M. Runyon Marie M. Runyon (March 20, 1915 – October 7, 2018) was an American activist and former New York State Legislator from New York (state), New York. Early life Marie Runyon (born Marie Morgan) was born on March 20, 1915, in Brevard, North Carolin ...

(1915-2018), New York political activist, state assembly member 1975–1976 * Marvin Travis Runyon, 20th-century American automotive executive and U.S. Postmaster 1992-1998 *

Theodore Runyon Theodore Runyon (October 25, 1822 – January 27, 1896) was an American politician, diplomat, and American Civil War brigadier general in the New Jersey Militia, serving with the Union Army at the Battle of First Bull Run. Runyon was a law ...

, American Civil War general, diplomat, and mayor of Newark, New Jersey *

William Nelson Runyon William Nelson Runyon (March 5, 1871 – November 9, 1931) was the acting governor of New Jersey from 1919 to 1920 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Runyon was nominated by Pr ...

, early 20th-century American politician from New Jersey

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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (Damon Runyon) is an American not-for-profit cancer research organization focused on "discovering the talent to discover the cure". The organization states that its goals are to: "identify the best an ...

of New York City *

Fort Runyon Fort Runyon was a timber and earthwork fort constructed by the Union Army following the occupation of northern Virginia in the American Civil War in order to defend the southern approaches to the Long Bridge as part of the defenses of Washington ...

, a U.S. Civil War fort built to defend Washington, D.C. *

Runyon Canyon Park Runyon Canyon Park is a park in Los Angeles, California, at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, managed by the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. The southern entrance to the park is located at the north end of Fuller Av ...

in Los Angeles * Runyon, Florida, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Runyon, New Jersey The Runyon Watershed is a reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercou ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States * Runyon Heights, Yonkers, New York * Runyon Lake

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Damon Runyon Stakes The Damon Runyon Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race operated by the New York Racing Association (NYRA) at its Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, Queens. First run in 1979, the annual event is currently contested on dirt over a dis ...

, a Thoroughbred turf race held annually in New York City *

Runyon classification The Timpe and Runyon classification of nontuberculous mycobacteria is based on the rate of growth, production of yellow pigment and whether this pigment was produced in the dark or only after exposure to light. It was introduced by Ernest Runyo ...

, a system of classifying certain bacteria * ''

Runyon v. McCrary ''Runyon v. McCrary'', 427 U.S. 160 (1976), was a landmark case by the United States Supreme Court, which ruled that private schools that discriminate on the basis of race or establish racial segregation are in violation of federal law.. Whereas ...

'', a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case

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