Tyson

For other uses, see Tyson (disambiguation).

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

• Alan Tyson (1926–2000), British musicologist
• Barbara Tyson (born 1964), Canadian actress
• Bill Tyson, Irish writer and producer
• 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
• 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

• 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 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 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

• 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

• Tison (disambiguation)
• Dennis