Tyson is an English male given name of old French origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'.

Surname

* Alan Tyson (1926–2000), British musicologist * Barbara Tyson (born 1964), Canadian actress * Bill Tyson, Irish writer and producer * Cade Tyson (born 2003), American basketball player *

Cathy Tyson Catherine Tyson (born 12 June 1965) is an English actress. She won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), which also earned her Best Supporting Actress no ...

(born 1965), British actress * Charles Tyson (1885–1964), English footballer *

Cicely Tyson Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson (; December 19, 1924January 28, 2021) was an American actress. In a career that spanned more than seven decades, she is known for her portrayals of complex and strong-willed African American women. She received sev ...

(1924–2021), American actress * Donald J. Tyson (1930–2011), American business executive and billionaire *

Edward Tyson Edward Tyson (20 January 1651 – 1 August 1708) was an English scientist and physician. He is commonly regarded as the founder of modern comparative anatomy, which compares the anatomy between species. Biography Tyson was born the son of Edward ...

(1650–1708), English scientist and physician *

Frank Tyson Frank Holmes Tyson (6 June 1930 – 27 September 2015) was an England international cricketer of the 1950s, who also worked as a schoolmaster, journalist, cricket coach and cricket commentator after emigrating to Australia in 1960. Nicknamed " ...

(1930–2015), English cricketer * Grace Tyson (1881–1941), American Vaudeville performer and actress *

Ian Tyson Ian Dawson Tyson (25 September 1933 – 29 December 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote several folk songs, including " Four Strong Winds" and " Someday Soon", and performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia. Ea ...

(1933–2022), Canadian singer-songwriter * Isaac Tyson (1792–1861), American mining industrialist *

Jacob Tyson Jacob Tyson (October 8, 1773July 16, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Tyson attended public school in his youth. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law. He was Supervisor of the Town of Cast ...

(1773–1848), American politician *

James Tyson James Tyson (8 April 1819 – 4 December 1898) was an Australian pastoralist. He is regarded as Australia's first self-made millionaire. His name became a byword for reticence, wealth and astute dealing. Early life James Tyson was born about ...

(1819–1898), Australian pastoralist * J. Anthony Tyson (born 1940), American physicist and astronomer *

Jaylon Tyson Jaylon La Rone Tyson (born December 2, 2002) is an American basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and the Ca ...

(born 2002), American basketball player * Job Roberts Tyson (1803–1858), U.S. Congressman * John M. Tyson (born 1953), American judge *

John W. Tyson John W. Tyson (July 26, 1905 – January 15, 1967) was an American businessman, the founder of American multinational corporation Tyson Foods and, from 1935 until his death in 1967, its chief executive officer. Biography Tyson was born in Moun ...

, founder of Tyson Foods *

Jordyn Tyson Jordyn Tyson (born August 12, 2004) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He previously played for the Colorado Buffaloes. Early life Tyson attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas his freshman, sophomore and ...

(born 2004), American football player *

June Tyson June Tyson (February 5, 1936 – November 24, 1992) was an American singer, violinist, and dancer who performed with bandleader Sun Ra.Davis, Francis.Sun Ra, himself" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', February 16, 1990, p. ...

(1936–1992), American jazz singer *

Keith Tyson Keith Tyson (born Keith Thomas Bower,Keith Tyson

(born 1969), British artist *

Laura Tyson Laura D'Andrea Tyson (born June 28, 1947) is an American economist and university administrator who is currently a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley and a senio ...

(born 1947), American economist and presidential adviser *

Liam Tyson Liam Sean "Skin" Tyson (born 7 September 1969 in Liverpool) is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for Cast. Tyson's first band, Pyramid Dream, gigged regularly around Liverpool in the late 1980s and early '90s. The band re ...

(born 1969), British guitarist *

Lawrence Tyson Lawrence Davis Tyson (July 4, 1861August 24, 1929) was an American brigadier general, politician, lawyer and textile manufacturer, who operated primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During World War ...

(1861–1929), American politician *

Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson i ...

(born 1966), American boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world *

Mike Tyson (baseball) Michael Ray Tyson (born January 13, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played in the majors from to for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. Tyson was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd ro ...

(born 1950), American baseball player *

Mike Tyson (American football) Michael Jamont'e Tyson (born July 27, 1993) is an American former professional football safety. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round, 187th overall of the 2017 NFL draft. He played college football at Cincinnati. He was also ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Mildred Lund Tyson Mildred Lund Tyson (10 March 1895 – 25 September 1989) was an American choral director, composer, organist, and soprano. Biography Tyson was born in Moline, Illinois, to Mary Helena Anderson and Oscar Fredrick Lund. She married Harold Canfield ...

(1895–1989) American choral director, composer, organist and soprano * Nathan Tyson (born 1982), English football player *

Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson ( or ; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysics, astrophysicist, author, and science communication, science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia Univ ...

(born 1958), American astrophysicist * Paul Tyson (1886–1950), American football coach *

Richard Tyson Richard Tyson (born ) is an American actor. He is best known as Kaz in ''Hardball (1989 TV series), Hardball'' (1989–1990) as well as his film roles in ''Three O'Clock High'' (1987), ''Two Moon Junction'' (1988), ''Kindergarten Cop'' (1990), ...

(born 1956), American actor *

Ron Tyson The Temptations is an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1961 as The Elgins, known for their string of successful singles and albums with Motown from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield ...

(born 1948), American singer *

Sarah Tyson Rorer Sarah Tyson Rorer (18 October 1849 – 27 December 1937) was an American food writer and pioneer in the field of domestic science. Rorer has been described as the first American dietitian. Biography She was born in Richboro, Pennsylvania, the ...

(1849–1937), American writer *

Stuart Tyson Smith Stuart Tyson Smith (born 1960) is an American Egyptologist and professor in the Anthropology department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His specialty is the interaction between ancient Egypt and Nubia. Smith is known for reconstr ...

, American Egyptologist *

Sylvia Tyson Sylvia Tyson, (''née'' Fricker; born 19 September 1940) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and broadcaster. She is best known as part of the folk duo Ian & Sylvia, with Ian Tyson. Since 1993, she has been a member of the all-female folk ...

(born 1940), Canadian musician * Tiger Tyson (born 1977), American pornographic actor *

Timothy Tyson Timothy B. Tyson (born 1959) is an American writer and historian who specializes in the issues of culture, religion, and race associated with the Civil Rights Movement. He is a senior research scholar at the Center for Documentary Studies at Du ...

(born 1959), American historian * Turkey Tyson (1914–2000), American baseball player *

Ty Tyson Edwin Lloyd "Ty" Tyson (May 11, 1888 – December 12, 1968) was an American sports broadcaster and radio play-by-play announcer. Early life Tyson was born in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania and he attended Penn State University. As a young man, h ...

(1888–1968), American sports broadcaster * Vanessa C. Tyson, American political scientist

First name

* Tyson Alualu (born 1987), American football player * Tyson Andrews (born 1990), Australian rugby league footballer *

Tyson Apostol ''Survivor: Blood vs. Water'' is the 27th season of the American CBS competitive reality television series ''Survivor (American TV series), Survivor''. The season filmed in May–June 2013 and premiered on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, featurin ...

(born 1979), American reality TV star * Tyson Ballou (born 1976), American model *

Tyson Beckford Tyson Beckford (born December 19, 1970) is a Jamaican Americans, Jamaican-American model and actor best known as a Ralph Lauren Polo model. He was also the host of both seasons of the Bravo (American TV network), Bravo program ''Make Me a Superm ...

(born 1970), American model * Tyson Beukeboom (born 1991), Canadian rugby union footballer * Tyson Barrie (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Tyson Brummett Tyson Colby Brummett (August 15, 1984July 3, 2020) was an American baseball pitcher who played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Philadelphia Phillies on October 3, 2012. He batted and threw Handedness#Types, right-hand ...

(1984–2020), American baseball player *

Tyson Bull Tyson Bull (born 21 May 1993) is an Australian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. He competed at both the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Career Bull won the silver medal in t ...

(born 1993), Australian artistic gymnast * Tyson Caiado (born 1988), Indian footballer *

Tyson Campbell Tyson Malik Campbell (born March 17, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. He was selected by the Jaguars in ...

(born 2000), American football player * Tyson Carter (born 1998), American basketball player *

Tyson Chandler Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Chandler was drafted directly out of high school as the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, then wa ...

(born 1982), American basketball player *

Tyson Clabo Tyson Clabo (born October 17, 1981) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He was also a member of the New York Giants, San Diego Chargers, Hamburg S ...

(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 Tyson Etienne (born September 17, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college baske ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * Tyson Farago (born 1991), Canadian soccer player *

Tyson Foerster Tyson Foerster (born January 18, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers selected him in the first round, 23rd overall, of the 2020 NHL entry draft. Early ...

(born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player * Tyson Frizell (born 1991), Welsh rugby union footballer *

Tyson Fury Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2024. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the '' Ring'' magazine title twice bet ...

(born 1988), British boxer *

Tyson Gay Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprint (running), sprinter who competed in the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres, 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the United States records in track ...

(born 1982), American sprinter * Tyson Gillies (born 1988), Canadian baseball player *

Tyson Griffin Tyson Lee Griffin (born April 20, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division. He competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, the RFA, and the World Series of Fighting. Background Griffin was a standout wrest ...

(born 1984), American mixed martial artist *

Tyson Helton Tyson Helton (born June 20, 1977) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He is the head football coach for Western Kentucky University, a position he has held since 2019. He played college football at Houston from 1996 to ...

(born 1977), American football coach * Tyson Hepburn, Canadian-American director *

Tyson Hergott Tyson Hergott (born December 12, 2001) is a Canadian professional football defensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion after winning with the Argonauts in 2024. University career ...

(born 2001), Canadian football player *

Tyson Hesse Tyson Hesse (born August 30, 1984) is an American artist and animator. Hesse is the creator of the webcomic ''Boxer Hockey'' and the graphic novel ''Diesel'' and ''Diesel: Ignition''. He contributed art to the video game ''Dream Daddy'' and the ...

, American comic book artist *

Tyson Houseman Tyson Connor Houseman (born February 9, 1990) is a Canadian actor who appeared in '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' as Quil Ateara. Background Houseman is of partially Cree The Cree, or nehinaw (, ), are a Indigenous peoples of the Ame ...

(born 1990), Canadian actor * Tyson Jackson (born 1986), American football player *

Tyson Jerry Tyson Jerry (born October 23, 1983) is a Canadian Guinness World Record holder, speaker, and photographer best known for his advocacy of alternative energy and sustainable transportation. He holds the Guinness record for the longest journey by ca ...

(born 1983), Canadian photographer * Tyson Jolly (born 1997), American basketball player *

Tyson Jost Tyson Jost (born March 14, 1998) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward, currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in St. Albert, Alberta to a single mothe ...

(born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player * Tyson Keats (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer *

Tyson Kidd Theodore James "TJ" Wilson (born July 11, 1980), better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a road agent (professional wrestling), producer. The final graduate o ...

(born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler * Tyson Lane (born 1976), Australian rules footballer * Tyson Larson (born 1986), American politician *

Tyson Lee (disambiguation) Tyson Lee may refer to: * List of Home and Away characters (2014)#Tyson Lee, a fictional character from Australian television series ''Home and Away'' * Tyson Lee (American football) (born 1987), former starting quarterback for the Mississippi ...

, multiple people * Tyson McGuffin (born 1989), American professional pickleball player * Tyson Mao (born 1984), American Rubik's Cube solver *

Tyson Meade Tyson Todd Meade (born September 15, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the leader and creative force behind alternative rock groups Defenestration and Chainsaw Kittens. Background Meade was born in Bartlesville, Oklahom ...

(born 1963), American musician * Tyson Miller (born 1995), American baseball player *

Tyson Motsenbocker Tyson Jay Motsenbocker (born April 26, 1986) is an American songwriter and guitarist. He has released three studio albums, 2016's ''Letters to Lost Loves'', 2020's ''Someday I'll Make It All Up to You'', and 2022's ''Milk Teeth'', all three w ...

(born 1986), American songwriter * Tyson Nam (born 1983), American mixed martial artist *

Tyson Nash Tyson Scott Nash (born March 11, 1975) is a Canadian former ice hockey left winger. He announced his retirement on September 11, 2008. He last played for the Nippon Paper Cranes in Japan during the 2007–08 season. Hockey Nash spent his fir ...

(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player * Tyson Patterson (born 1978), American basketball player *

Tyson Pedro Tyson Pedro (born 17 September 1991) is an Australian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Pedro is an Australian of American Samoan h ...

(born 1991), Australian mixed martial artist * Tyson Pencer (born 1989), Canadian football player * Tysson Poots (born 1988), American football player *

Tyson Ritter Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band The All-American Rejects. As an actor, Ritter appeared as himself on the seventeenth episode o ...

(born 1984), American singer-songwriter * Tyson R. Roberts (born 1940), American ichthyologist *

Tyson Ross Tyson William Ross (born April 22, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, and ...

(born 1987), American baseball player *

Tyson Runningwolf Tyson T. Running Wolf is a Native American politician serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 16th district. His district is located in Glacier County, Montana, Glacier County and includes North Browning, Montana, Nor ...

, American politician * Tyson Sexsmith (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *

Tyson Slattery Tyson Slattery (born 3 December 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who was drafted by Essendon in the fifth round of the 2008 AFL Draft. He is the son of Wayne Slattery, a former St Kilda player. After playing for all of 2009 and most ...

(born 1990), Australian rules footballer *

Tyson Smith (disambiguation) Tyson Smith may refer to: *Tyson Smith (American football) (born 1981), American former football linebacker *Tyson Smith (born 1983), professional wrestler under the ring name Kenny Omega See also

*Herbert Tyson Smith English sculptor *Stuart T ...

, 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 Tyson Wahl (born February 23, 1984) is an American retired soccer player. Career Youth and college Wahl played club soccer for Slammers FC coached by Walid and Ziad Khoury, and Irvine Strikers, coached by Don Ebert, and played college soccer a ...

(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

Tyson Granger This list includes characters from the original Beyblade series. Main characters ; : :The main protagonist of ''Beyblade''. Master of sacred bit-beast Dragoon. He is the leader and protector of Bladebreakers / BBA Revolution / G Revolutions. ; : : ...

(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 Theodore Martin McGinley (born May 30, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jefferson D'Arcy on the television sitcom '' Married... with Children'', Charley Shanowski on the ABC sitcom '' Hope & Faith'', and as Derek on the ...

in the 2014 movie ''Reedemed''