Ron is a given name. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name

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, but is also

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for "joy". People with this name include:

People with the name

Ron Atias Ron Atias (רון אטיאס; born 19 April 1995) is an Israeli Olympic taekwondo athlete who represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Taekwondo career Atias, who started in the sport at the age of seven, trains in Ramla, Israel, which ...

(born 1995), Israeli taekwondo athlete * Ron Baker (born 1993), American basketball player *

Ron Balicki Ron Balicki (born September 2, 1963) is an American actor and stuntman for various films and television series. He is also a well known martial arts practitioner, teacher and author. He is a student and the son-in-law of Dan Inosanto. Biograph ...

(born 1963), American actor and stuntman *

Ron Blomberg Ronald Mark Blomberg (born August 23, 1948), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter, first baseman, and right fielder. He played f ...

(born 1948), American major league baseball player *

Ron Brooks Ron Brooks (born October 16, 1988) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU. He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Di ...

(born 1988), American football player * Ron Clinkscale (born 1933), American football player *

Ron Darmon 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 ...

(born 1992), Israeli Olympic triathlete *

Ron DeSantis Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician serving as the 46th governor of Florida since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, DeSantis represented Florida's 6th district in the U.S. House of Represe ...

, governor of Florida * Ron Francis (born 1963), Canadian hockey player *

Ron Gardenhire Ronald Clyde Gardenhire (born October 24, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a shortstop for the New York Mets from 1981 through 1985. After another year playing in the minor leagues, he se ...

(born 1957), American baseball player and manager * Ron Gillham, American politician * Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player *

Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...

(born 1954), American actor and director *

Ron Jeremy Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born March 12, 1953) is an American former pornographic actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", Jeremy was ranked by AVN at No. 1 in their "50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list. Jeremy has also made a number of non-pornographic ...

(born 1953), American pornographic actor * Ron Kaplan (born 1970), Israeli Olympic gymnast *

Ron Keselowski Ronald William Keselowski (born September 12, 1946) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver who raced from 1970 to 1974. He is the uncle of current and retired NASCAR Cup Series drivers Brad and Brian Keselowski along with being the brother of retir ...

(born 1946), former NASCAR Cup Series driver *

Ron Ng Ron Ng Cheuk-hei (, born 2 September 1979) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and former dancer. He first rose to popularity in the 2003 TVB drama ''Triumph in the Skies.'' He has since starred in several successful television series, most notably '' ...

(born 1979), Hong Kong actor * Ron McNair (1950–1986), American astronaut who died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. *

Ron Mix Ronald Jack Mix (born March 10, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle. He is a member of the American Football League (AFL) All-Time Team, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 19 ...

(born 1938), American All-Pro Hall of Fame football player *

Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well ...

(born 1935), American politician *

Ron Perlman Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–199 ...

(born 1950), American actor * Ron Reeves (born 1938), Australian rules footballer * Ron Reeves (gridiron football) (born 1960), American football player *

Ron Reagan Ronald Prescott Reagan (born May 20, 1958) is an American liberal political commentator, writer, radio personality, television host, and dancer. He is a former radio host and political analyst for KIRO and Air America Radio, where he hosted hi ...

(born 1958), American former radio host, political analyst, and son of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States *

Ron Rivera Ronald Eugene Rivera (born January 7, 1962), nicknamed "Riverboat Ron", is an American football head coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He attended the University of California, Berkeley in the early 198 ...

(born 1962), American football player and coach *

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(born 1951), Israeli historian and President of the University of Haifa *

Ron Rubin (voice actor) Ron Rubin (born May 12, 1959) is a Canadian veteran voice actor and writer whose credits include ''X-Men'' (Morph), ''Avengers'' (The Vision), ''C.O.P.S.'' (Dr Badvibes), ''Police Academy'' (Carey Mahoney), ''Beetlejuice'' (Doom Buggy), ''Stickin ...

(born 1959), Canadian voice actor *

Ron Rubin (bridge player) Ronald D. Rubin (born May 7, 1948) is an American bridge player. He is best known for winning the 1983 Bermuda Bowl world teams bridge championship. In addition he has won 11 North American Bridge Championships. Rubin is from North Miami Beach, Fl ...

(born 1948), American bridge player *

Ron Santo Ronald Edward Santo (February 25, 1940 – December 3, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1960 through 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in 1974. In 1990, Santo became a member of the ...

(1940–2010), American baseball player *

Ron Stern Ronald Stern (born January 11, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for 12 seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, and San Jose Sharks. Playing career Stern was born in Sa ...

(born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player * Ron Torten (born 1966), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor *

Ron Vlaar Ron Peter Vlaar (born 16 February 1985) is a Dutch former Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back. Vlaar came up through AZ Alkmaar, AZ's youth ranks. After making his professiona ...

(born 1985), Dutch football (soccer) player *

Ron Williamson Ronald Keith Williamson (February 3, 1953 – December 4, 2004) was a former minor league baseball catcher/pitcher who was one of two men wrongly convicted in 1988 in Oklahoma for the rape and murder of Debra Sue "Debbie" Carter. His former friend ...

(1953-2004), American baseball player wrongly convicted of rape and murder

Fictional people with the name

* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *

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 Potter ...

, a main character from ''Harry Potter'', best friend of Harry Potter, married to Hermione Granger. *

Ron Stoppable This is a list of characters appearing in the animated series ''Kim Possible''. Overview Team Possible Kim Possible * Voiced by Christy Carlson Romano and Dakota Fanning (young) * Portrayed by Sadie Stanley Kimberly Ann "Kim" Possible is a ...

, Kim Possible's sidekick from the Disney animated series ''Kim Possible'' *

Ron Swanson Ronald Ulysses Swanson is a fictional character portrayed by Nick Offerman from the situation comedy television series ''Parks and Recreation'' on NBC, created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. In the series, Ron is the director of the Parks ...

, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''. *

Ron Burgundy The ''Anchorman'' series is a media franchise initially consisting of three American comedy films – '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'', '' Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie'' (both 2004), and '' Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' (2 ...

, lead character of the films ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' and ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' *

Ron Troupe Ron Troupe is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Charles Jarman portrayed the character in the first season of the Arrowverse television series ''Superman & Lois''. Publication history Ron Troupe deb ...

, a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.

People with the name

Fictional people with the name

See also