Tyra is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Charlie Tyra
Charles E. Tyra ( ; August 16, 1935 – December 29, 2006) was an American basketball player who is best known as the first Louisville Cardinal All-American. He played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New York Kni ...
(1935—2006), American basketball player
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Emily Tyra
Emily Tyra (born November 9, 1987) is an American actress, singer and dancer.
A native of Minneapolis, Tyra grew up studying dance, music, acting and improvisation. Trained in classical ballet, Tyra began her professional career in 2005 as a da ...
(born 1987), American actress, singer and dancer
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Ralf Tyra
Ralf Tyra (born 1958, in Osnabrück) is a German Lutheran theologian and pastor. Since September 2008 he is the Director of the House of church Offices of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover.
Career
Ralf Tyra studied theology in Münst ...
(born 1958), German Lutheran theologian and pastor
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Thomas Tyra
Thomas Tyra (born Thomas Norman Tyrakowski) (April 17, 1933 – July 7, 1995) was an American composer, arranger, bandmaster, and music educator.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Cicero, Illinois, Tyra was the only child of first-gene ...
(1933—1995), American composer and music educator
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Vince Tyra
Vince Tyra ( ) is an American athletic administrator, who is best known for his tenure as the athletic director at the University of Louisville. He served in this role from 2018 until his resignation in December 2021. Tyra replaced embattled Tom J ...
(born 1965), American baseball player
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