Tryon (surname)

Tryon is an

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surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Charles Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon __NOTOC__ Brigadier Charles George Vivian Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon, (24 May 1906 – 9 November 1976) was a British peer, British Army officer, and a member of the Royal Household. Early life and military career Elder son of George, 1st Baron Tr ...

(1906–1976), British peer *

Chloe Tryon Chloe-Lesleigh Tryon (born 25 January 1994) is a South African cricketer. She has appeared for South Africa in all formats of the game. Career On her debut for South Africa, a Twenty20 International against West Indies in the 2010 Women's Worl ...

(born 1994), South African cricketer *

Darrell Tryon Darrell T. Tryon (20 July 1942 – 15 May 2013) was a New Zealand-born linguist, academic, and specialist in Austronesian languages. Specifically, Tryon specialised in the study of the languages of the Pacific Islands, particularly Vanuatu, th ...

(1942-2013), Australian linguist *

Dwight William Tryon Dwight William Tryon (August 13, 1849 – July 1, 1925) was an American landscape painter in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work was influenced by James McNeill Whistler, and he is best known for his landscapes and seascapes pain ...

(1849–1925), American painter *

Edward Tryon Edward P. Tryon (September 4, 1940 – December 11, 2019) was an American scientist and a professor emeritus of physics at Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY). He was the first physicist to propose that our universe originated ...

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20th century), American physicist *

George Tryon Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon (4 January 1832 – 22 June 1893) was a Great Britain, British admiral who died when his flagship HMS Victoria (1887), HMS ''Victoria'' collided with HMS Camperdown (1885), HMS ''Camperdown'' during manoeuvres of ...

(1832–1893), British naval officer *

George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon George Clement Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon, PC (15 May 1871 – 24 November 1940) was a British Conservative politician who served in a number of ministerial positions in the inter-war years. George Clement Tryon was son of Vice-Admiral Sir George ...

(1871–1940), British peer *

George Washington Tryon George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malacologist who worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Biography George Washington Tryon was the son of Edward K. Tryon and Adeline Savidt. ...

(1838–1888), Jr., American malacologist * James R. Tryon (1837–1912), American naval doctor and Surgeon General of the United States Navy *

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (born April 30, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and was drafted by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2 ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Justin Tryon Justin Deaon Tryon (born May 29, 1984) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants. Early life Try ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Kate Tryon Kate Allen Tryon (March 18, 1865 – 1952) was a journalist, artist and lecturer. Early life Kate Allen Tryon was born in the village of Naples, Maine, on March 18, 1865. She was the daughter of Charles A. Allen, of Portland, Maine. She atten ...

(1865–1952), American journalist, artist and lecturer *

Richard Tryon Richard Tryon (31 August 1837 — 12 December 1905) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of Thomas Tryon and Anne Trollope, he was born in August 1837 at Bulwick Park in the Northamptonshire village of Bulwi ...

(1837 —1905), British Army officer and cricketer * Richard T. Tryon, retired U.S. Marine lieutenant general. *

Robert Tryon Robert Choate Tryon (September 4, 1901 – September 27, 1967) was an American behavioral psychologist, who pioneered the study of hereditary trait inheritance and learning in animals. His series of experiments with laboratory rats showed th ...

(1901-1967), American behavioral psychologist/geneticist * Rolla M. Tryon Jr. (1916–2001), American botanist *

Thomas Tryon Thomas Tryon (6 September 1634 – 21 August 1703) was an English sugar merchant, author of popular self-help books, and early advocate of animal rights and vegetarianism. Life Born in 1634 in Bibury near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, ...

(1634–1703), British vegetarian *

Thomas Tryon (architect) Thomas Tryon (1859 – July 31, 1920) was an American architect who practiced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was a member of the New York Architectural League, the American ...

(1859–1920), American architect *

Tom Tryon Thomas Lester Tryon (January 14, 1926 – September 4, 1991) was an American actor and novelist. He is best known for playing the title role in the film ''The Cardinal'' (1963), featured roles in the war films '' The Longest Day'' (1962) and ''I ...

(1926–1991), American actor and author *

Ty Tryon William Augustus "Ty" Tryon IV (born June 2, 1984) is an American professional golfer. Tryon was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He swings right-handed. He was coached at the David Leadbetter Academy in Florida. He turned professional in 2001 a ...

(born 1984), American professional golfer *

Valerie Tryon Valerie Tryon, (born 5 September 1934) is an English classical pianist. Since 1971 she has resided in Canada, but continues to pursue an international performing and recording career, and spends a part of each year in her native Britain. Among ...

(born 1934), Canadian pianist *

William Tryon Lieutenant-General William Tryon (8 June 172927 January 1788) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of North Carolina from 1764 to 1771 and the governor of New York from 1771 to 1777. He also served durin ...

(1729–1788), British colonial governor in America {{surname, Tryon