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Albert Tye Albert Edward Tye (1883 – 25 January 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield Town and Burton United as a left half and left back. Personal life Following his football career, Tye li ...

(1883–1917), English footballer *

Andrew Tye Andrew James Tye (born 12 December 1986) is an Australian cricketer who plays One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for the Australian national cricket team. At the domestic level he plays for Western Australia and P ...

(born 1986), Australian cricketer *

Christopher Tye Christopher Tye (c.1505 – before 1573) was an English Renaissance composer and organist. Probably born in Cambridgeshire, he trained at the University of Cambridge and became the master of the choir at Ely Cathedral. He is noted as the music ...

(c. 1500–c. 1570), 16th-century composer and organist *

Colonel Tye Titus Cornelius, also known as Titus, Tye, and famously as Colonel Tye ( – 1780), was a slave of African descent in the Province of New Jersey who escaped from his master and fought as a Black Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War; h ...

(1753–1780), Loyalist leader in the American revolution *

John Tye (cricketer) John Tye (10 July 1848 – 19 November 1905) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874 and 1875 and for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1881. Tye was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire and became a blacksmith. In 1872 he was playing ...

(1848–1905), an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire *

John Tye (whistleblower) John Napier Tye (born c. 1976) is a former official of the U.S. State Department who came forward in 2014 as a whistleblower seeking to publicize certain electronic surveillance practices of the U.S. government under Executive Order 12333. He l ...

(born c. 1976), American surveillance whistleblower * Kay M. Tye (born c. 1981), American neuroscientist and assistant professor at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory * Michael Tye (artist), Australian mosaic artist *

Michael Tye (philosopher) Michael Tye (born 1950) is a British philosopher who is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He has made significant contributions to the philosophy of mind. Education and career Tye completed his undergradu ...

, American philosopher * Will Tye, American football tight end for the New York Giants

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Tiye Tiye (c. 1398 BC – 1338 BC, also spelled Tye, Taia, Tiy and Tiyi) was the daughter of Yuya and Thuya. She became the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III. She was the mother of Akhenaten and grandmother of Tutankhamun. I ...

or Tye (1398–1338 BC), a queen of ancient Egypt * Tye Warner Bietz (born 1984), Canadian trap shooter *

Tye Fields Walter Tyeson "Tye" Fields (born February 8, 1975) is an American former professional boxer who held the USBA heavyweight title. Boxing career Tye Fields grew up in Beaverton, Oregon. Fields played college basketball and was a starter at forw ...

(born 1975), American heavyweight boxer *

Tye Harvey Tye Harvey (born September 25, 1974) is an American pole vaulter. Harvey won the silver medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships in Lisbon with a vault of 5.90 metres. In March 2001 in Atlanta Harvey established a career best of 5.93 metre ...

(born 1974), American pole vaulter *

Tye Hill John Tye Hill (born June 3, 1982) is an American former college and professional football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. He played college football for Clemson University, and earned consensus All ...

(born 1982), American

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...

* Tye McGinn (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey left winger *

Tye Perdido Tye Perdido (born November 28, 1988) is a former soccer player who played as a striker. Born in Maui, Perdido played collegiate soccer at Gonzaga University where he would have a trial with Seattle Sounders. He played in the Premier Developm ...

(born 1988), American soccer player *

Tye Leung Schulze Tye Leung Schulze (August 24, 1887 – March 10, 1972) became the first Chinese American woman to vote in the United States when she cast a ballot in San Francisco on May 19, 1912. She also became the first Chinese American woman to pass the civi ...

(1887-1972), Chinese-American interpreter *

Tye Sheridan Tye Kayle Sheridan (born November 11, 1996) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for playing the young Scott Summers / Cyclops in the reboot ''X-Men'' film series (2016–2019), as well as Wade Watts in ''Ready Player One'' (2 ...

(born 1996), American actor *

Tye Smith Tye Smith (born May 3, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Orlando Guardians of the XFL. He played college football at Towson University and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He has also ...

(born 1993), American football cornerback *

Tye Tribbett Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976) is an American gospel music singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He is choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A. (short for 'Greater ...

(born 1977), American gospel singer, songwriter and choir director * Tye Waller (born 1957), American baseball coach *

Tye White Tye White is an American actor, known for his role as Kevin Satterlee in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, '' Greenleaf'' (2016—18). Life and career White is African American, born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Brother Rice High Scho ...

(born 1984), American actor *

Tye Kee Yoon Tye Kee Yoon (; 1849–1919)"Tye Kee Yoon 1849 - 1919." PHT Newsletter (May to July) Issue 79 (2003): 15. Print. George Town (Penang): Penang Heritage Trust. was a Vice Consul of Qing dynasty China in Penang, one of the founders and 'Five Great Sp ...

(born 1849), Chinese diplomat

Places

* Tye, Hampshire, a location in England * Tye, Texas, US *

Tye, Washington Wellington (later known as Tye) was a small unincorporated railroad community in the northwest United States, on the Great Northern Railway in northeastern King County, Washington. Founded in 1893, it was located in the Cascade Range at the west ...

, US

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for a chain or rope used for hoisting or lowering a yard

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