Ronald
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of ...
Lucky Stiff
''Lucky Stiff'' is a musical farce. It was the first collaboration for the team of Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music). The show is based on the 1983 novel ''The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo'' by Michael Butterw ...
'' played by Joe Alasky
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Ron Weasley
Ronald Bilius Weasley is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' fantasy novel series. His first appearance was in the first book of the series, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', as the best friend of Harry Potte ...
, a character in ''Harry Potter.''
Language
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Ron language
Ron (Run; also known as Challa, Chala) is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Re ...
, spoken in Plat State, Nigeria
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Romanian language
Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communities in ...
(ISO 639-3 code ron)
People
Mononym
* Ron (singer), Rosalino Cellamare (born 1953), Italian singer
Dana Ron
Dana Ron Goldreich ( he, דנה רון גולדרייך; b. 1964) is a computer scientist, a professor of electrical engineering at the Tel Aviv University, Israel. Prof. Ron is one of the pioneers of research in property testing, and a leadin ...
(born 1964), Israeli computer scientist and professor
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Elaine Ron
Elaine Straus Ron (1943-November 20, 2010) was an American epidemiologist specializing in radiation and thyroid cancer. She was a senior investigator in the radiation epidemiology branch at the National Cancer Institute. Ron was an advocate for wo ...
(1943-2010), American epidemiologist
* Emri Ron (born 1936), Israeli politician
* Ivo Ron (born 1967), Ecuadorian football player
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Jason De Ron
Jason De Ron (born 1973) is a musician from Melbourne, Australia, most notable for being the former guitarist for the death/doom band Paramaecium and co founder and guitarist of the avant-garde metal, avant garde/progressive metal band Altera En ...
(born 1973), Australian musician
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José Ron
Édgar José Ron Vásquez (born August 6, 1981), is a Mexican television actor best known for his roles in telenovelas such as '' Juro que te amo'', '' Los exitosos Pérez'', ''La que no podía amar'', ''La mujer del Vendaval'' and '' Muchacha ...
(born 1981), Mexican actor
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Liat Ron
Liat Ron ( he, ליאת רון) is an actress, dancer and dance instructor born to an
, actress, dancer and dance instructor
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Lior Ron
Lior Ron (born December 12, 1982) is an Israeli–American entrepreneur and music composer based in Los Angeles. His debut feature score was for the 2012 animated biopic "Pablo" ( Jeff Bridges, Andy Garcia, Jon Voight), which premiered at the ...
(born 1982), Israeli-American film and trailer composer and musician
* Michael Ron (born 1932), Israeli fencer
* Michael Røn (born 1984), Danish-born Norwegian footballer
* Moshe Ron (1925-2001), Israeli materials scientist
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Pan Ron
Pen Ran ( km, ប៉ែន រ៉ន, ), (c. 1944 – c. 1979) also commonly known as Pan Ron in some Romanized sources intended for English-speaking audiences, was a Cambodian singer and songwriter who was at the height of her popularity in th ...
, Cambodian singer and songwriter
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Ron Ron
Ronald White, better known by his stage name Ron Ron, is an American rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is ...
or Ronald White, American rapper and director
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Yuval Ron
Yuval Ron ( he, יובל רון) is a world music artist, composer, educator, peace activist, and record producer.
Notable compositions include music for the Oscar-winning short film '' West Bank Story'' (2007), as well as site-specific commissi ...
, Israeli musician
Places
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Ron, Karnataka
Ron is a taluka headquarters in Gadag district, Karnataka in India. Of historical importance, the town was termed ''Dronapur'' in ancient times. The temples are believed to be constructed by the ancient architect and warrior-priest Dronacharya ...
, a city in India
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Røn
Røn is a village in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located where the Slidrefjorden and the Strondafjorden meet, about south of the village of Slidre. The European route E16 highway runs through the v ...
, a village in Vestre Slidre, Norway
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Ron (river, Vietnam) Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
Ron or RON may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character
* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
*Ron Douglas, the protagonist in '' Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...
Science and technology
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Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle
The Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle (originally designated HOG) was a tiny, single-seat helicopter designed under contract for the United States Navy. in the mid-1950s. It later was redesigned for a U.S. Marine Corps requirement for a small personal hel ...
, mid-1950s US helicopter
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Remote online notarization
An eNotary is a Notary Public who notarizes documents electronically. One of the methods employed by eNotaries is the use of a digital signature and digital notary seal to notarize digital documents and validate with a digital certificate. Also ...
, electronic notarization online
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Research Octane Number
An octane rating, or octane number, is a standard measure of a fuel's ability to withstand compression in an internal combustion engine without detonating. The higher the octane number, the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonatin ...
, a standard measure of the performance of a fuel
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Resilient Overlay Network
An overlay network is a computer network that is layered on top of another network.
Structure
Nodes in the overlay network can be thought of as being connected by virtual or logical links, each of which corresponds to a path, perhaps through ...
, an Internet application architecture
Other uses
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Cyclone Ron
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ron was the strongest tropical cyclone on record to impact Tonga. The system was first noted as a tropical depression, to the northeast of Samoa on January 1, 1998. Over the next day the system gradually developed further ...
, a 1998 cyclone in the South Pacific
* Rhongomiant, or Ron, King Arthur's lance
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Romanian leu
The Romanian leu (, plural lei ; ISO code: RON; numeric code: 946) is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 (, singular: ), a word that means "money" in Romanian.
Etymology
The name of the currency means "lion", and is deriv ...
(ISO 4217 code: RON), the currency of Romania
*" Ron's Piece", a track from the 1986 Jean-Michel Jarre album ''Rendez-Vous''
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Rum
Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Phi ...