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, founder of the first U.S. bank managed and directed entirely by women *

Brent Runyon Brent Runyon (or Brenner) (born 1977) is a contemporary writer for young adults. He has written three books. The first is a memoir, '' The Burn Journals'' (2004); the other two are novels, ''Maybe'' (2006), and ''Surface Tension: A Novel in Four Sum ...

, 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 newspaperman and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To N ...

(born Alfred Damon

Runyan Runyan is a surname. People with the surname include: *Damon Runyon (born Alfred Damon Runyan; 1880–1946), American newspaperman and writer * Jon Runyan (born 1973), American politician *Jon Runyan Jr. (born 1997), American football player & son ...

), 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. Early life Marie Runyon (born Marie Morgan) was born on March 20, 1915, in Brevard, North Carolina to a pharmacist ...

(1915-2018), New York political activist, state assembly member 1975–1976 *

Marvin Travis Runyon Marvin Travis Runyon (September 16, 1924 – October 3, 2004) was an American business executive and civil servant. He had a long career as a manufacturing executive at Ford Motor Company until his retirement, then joined Nissan as head of No ...

, 20th-century American automotive executive and U.S. Postmaster 1992-1998 * Theodore Runyon, 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 Pres ...

, early 20th-century American politician from New Jersey *

Joel Runyon Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to: * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name. * Joel (surname), a surname * Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...

, American endurance athlete & entrepreneur. Founder of IMPOSSIBLE ®.

Places

* Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation of New York City * Fort Runyon, 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 A ...

in Los Angeles *

Runyon, Florida Runyon is a very small housing area with rental apartments (Alston Management, Inc). Runyon was previously owned by U.S. Sugar. It is located approximately a half mile north of Hooker highway, diagonally adjacent to Palm Beach County west area ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Runyon, New Jersey The Runyon Watershed is a reservoir system located in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey just south of Sayreville. It is operated by the Middlesex Water Company. The watershed area was first established in the late 1800 when it was purchased by the ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Runyon Heights, Yonkers, New York Runyon Heights, also known as the area of Nepperhan, is a historically African American middle-class neighborhood in northwestern Yonkers, New York, US. Runyon Heights can be found along the north side of Tuckahoe Road between Saw Mill River Park ...

* 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 d ...

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

Runyon classification The Timpe and Runyon classification of nontuberculous mycobacteria 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 Runyon in ...

, a system of classifying certain bacteria * ''

Runyon v. McCrary ''Runyon v. McCrary'', 427 U.S. 160 (1976), was a case heard before the United States Supreme Court, which held that federal law prohibited private schools from discriminating on the basis of race.. Dissenting Justice Byron White argued that the l ...

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

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