Tyson is a male given name of old
French origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'.
Surname
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Alan Tyson (1926–2000), British musicologist
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Barbara Tyson
Barbara Tyson (born October 1, 1964) is a Canadian actress known for appearing in hit TV series '' Neon Rider'', ''Cold Squad'', '' ER'' and ''The Twilight Zone''. One of her first notable television roles was in '' Another World'' as Dawn "Ivy" ...
(born 1964), Canadian actress
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Bill Tyson
Bill Tyson is an Irish writer, producer and documentary maker. As of 2020, he was working with Dublin Community Television and the '' Irish Mail on Sunday''. He previously worked for the ''Sunday Tribune'' and the ''Irish Independent''.
Journ ...
, Irish writer and producer
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Cathy Tyson
Catherine Tyson (born 12 June 1965) is an English actress. She won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), which also earned her Best Supporting Actress no ...
(born 1965), British actress
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Charles Tyson
Charles Francis Tyson (Spring 1885 – 31 October 1964) was an English Amateur sports#Association football, amateur association football, footballer who played at centre half for Southampton F.C., Southampton in the Southern Football League, Sou ...
(1885–1964), English footballer
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Cicely Tyson
Cicely Louise Tyson (December 19, 1924January 28, 2021) was an American actress. In a career which spanned more than seven decades in film, television and theatre, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women. Tyson recei ...
(1924–2021), American actress
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Donald J. Tyson
Donald John Tyson (April 21, 1930 – January 6, 2011) was an American businessman who was the President and CEO of Tyson Foods during its rise to the top of the food business.
Early life
Donald J. Tyson was born in Olathe, Kansas. He attended the ...
(1930–2011), American business executive and billionaire
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Edward Tyson
Edward Tyson (20 January 1651 – 1 August 1708) was an English scientist and physician. He is commonly regarded as the founder of modern comparative anatomy, which compares the anatomy between species.
Biography
Tyson was born the son of Edward ...
(1650–1708), English scientist and physician
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Frank Tyson
Frank Holmes Tyson (6 June 1930 – 27 September 2015) was an England international cricketer of the 1950s, who also worked as a schoolmaster, journalist, cricket coach and cricket commentator after emigrating to Australia in 1960. Nicknamed "T ...
(born 1930), English cricketer
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Ian Tyson
Ian Dawson Tyson (September 25, 1933 – December 29, 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote several folk songs, including " Four Strong Winds" and " Someday Soon", and performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia.
Ea ...
(born 1933), Canadian musician
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Isaac Tyson Isaac Tyson Jr. (1792–1861) was a Quaker businessman from Baltimore, Maryland, who held a virtual monopoly on world supplies of chromium minerals during the mid-19th century and a very successful entrepreneur and industrialist.
The son of Baltimo ...
(1792–1861), American mining industrialist
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Jacob Tyson
Jacob Tyson (October 8, 1773July 16, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
Tyson attended public school in his youth. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law. He was Supervisor of the Town of Castle ...
(1773–1848), American politician
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James Tyson
James Tyson (8 April 1819 – 4 December 1898) was an Australian pastoralist. He is regarded as Australia's first self-made millionaire. His name became a byword for reticence, wealth and astute dealing.
Early life
James Tyson was born about ...
(1819–1898), Australian pastoralist
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J. Anthony Tyson
John Anthony Tyson (''aka'' J. Anthony Tyson or Tony Tyson; born 5 April 1940, Pasadena) is an American physicist and astronomer.
Tyson received in 1962 his bachelor's degree from Stanford University and in 1967 his Ph. D. from the University of ...
(born 1940), American physicist and astronomer
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John M. Tyson (born 1953), American judge
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June Tyson
June Tyson (February 5, 1936 – November 24, 1992) was an American singer, violinist, and dancer who performed with bandleader Sun Ra.
Biography
A native of Albemarle, North Carolina
Albemarle () is a small city and the county seat of Stanly ...
(1936–1992), American jazz singer
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Keith Tyson
Keith Tyson (born Keith Thomas Bower,[Keith Tyson ...](_blank)
(born 1969), British artist
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Laura Tyson
Laura D'Andrea Tyson (born June 28, 1947) is an American economist and university administrator who is currently a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley and a senio ...
(born 1947), American economist and presidential adviser
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Liam Tyson
Liam Sean "Skin" Tyson (born 7 September 1969 in Liverpool) is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for Cast.
Tyson's first band, Pyramid Dream, gigged regularly around Liverpool in the late 1980s and early '90s. The band relea ...
(born 1969), British guitarist
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Lawrence Tyson
Lawrence Davis Tyson (July 4, 1861August 24, 1929) was an American general, politician and textile manufacturer, operating primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As s btigadier general, he commanded ...
(1861–1929), American politician
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Mike Tyson (born 1966), American boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world
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Mike Tyson (baseball)
Michael Ray Tyson (born January 13, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played in the majors from to for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.
Tyson was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd ro ...
(born 1950), American baseball player
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Mike Tyson (American football)
Michael Jamont'e Tyson (born July 27, 1993) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round, 187th overall of the 2017 NFL Draft. He played college football at Cincinnati.
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(born 1993), American football player
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Nathan Tyson
Nathan Tyson (born 4 May 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Grantham Town. He represented the England under-20 team in February 2003.
A pacey, left-footed forward, he began his career at Reading, where he ...
(born 1982), English football player
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson ( or ; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a p ...
(born 1958), American astrophysicist
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Paul Tyson
Paul Leighton Tyson (October 25, 1886 – September 9, 1950) was an American football coach. He was one of the most successful high school football coaches of all time, winning four Texas state championships and one national championship in the ...
(1886–1950), American football coach
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Richard Tyson
Richard Tyson is an American actor. He is best known as Kaz in '' Hardball'' (1989–1990) as well as his film roles in '' Three O'Clock High'' (1987), '' Two Moon Junction'' (1988), ''Kindergarten Cop'' (1990), ''Bound to Vengeance'' (2015), and ...
(born 1956), American actor
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Ron Tyson
The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top 1 ...
(born 1948), American singer
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Sarah Tyson Rorer
Sarah Tyson Rorer (18 October 1849 – 27 December 1937) was an American food writer and pioneer in the field of domestic science. Rorer has been described as the first American dietitian.
Biography
She was born at Richboro, Pennsylvania, daugh ...
(1849–1937), American writer
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Stuart Tyson Smith, American Egyptologist
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Sylvia Tyson (born 1940), Canadian musician
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Tiger Tyson
Tiger Tyson is an American actor in gay pornographic films.
Awards and nominations
Bibliography
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See also
* List of actors in gay pornographic films
This is a list of notable men who have appeared in gay pornographic films. Pornograp ...
(born 1977), American pornographic actor
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Timothy Tyson (born 1959), American historian
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Turkey Tyson
Cecil Washington "Turkey" Tyson (December 6, 1914 – February 17, 2000) nicknamed "Slim" was a Major League Baseball player.
Tyson is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. His MLB career consisted ...
(1914–2000), American baseball player
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Ty Tyson
Edwin Lloyd "Ty" Tyson (May 11, 1888 – December 12, 1968) was an American sports broadcaster and radio play-by-play announcer.
Early life
Tyson was born in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania and he attended Penn State University. As a young man, ...
(1888–1968), American sports broadcaster
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Vanessa C. Tyson
Vanessa Catherine Tyson is an American political scientist and politician. She is an associate professor of politics at Scripps College and a political science fellow at Stanford University. Tyson was an unsuccessful candidate for California's 5 ...
, American political scientist
First name
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Tyson Alualu
Tyson Asi Alualu ( ; born May 12, 1987) is an American football nose tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college ...
(born 1987), American football player
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Tyson Andrews (born 1990), Australian rugby league footballer
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Tyson Apostol (born 1979), American reality TV star
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Tyson Ballou
Tyson Brett Ballou (born November 14, 1976) is an American male model. He has appeared in numerous advertising campaigns and editorials for major fashion brands and publications.
Career
Born in Garland, Texas, Ballou began modeling at the age o ...
(born 1976), American model
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Tyson Beckford
Tyson Beckford (born December 19, 1970) is an American model and actor best known as a Ralph Lauren Polo model. He was also the host of both seasons of the Bravo program '' Make Me a Supermodel''. Beckford has been described as one of the most ...
(born 1970), American model
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Tyson Beukeboom (born 1991), Canadian rugby union footballer
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Tyson Barrie
Tyson Barrie (born July 26, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers. ...
(born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Brummett (1984–2020), American baseball player
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Tyson Bull
Tyson Bull (born 21 May 1993) is an Australian artistic gymnast. He competed at both the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Career
He won the silver medal in the rings at the 2011 Co ...
(born 1993), Australian artistic gymnast
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Tyson Caiado (born 1988), Indian footballer
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Tyson Campbell
Tyson M. Campbell (born March 17, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia. He was drafted by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2021 N ...
(born 2000), American football player
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Tyson Carter (born 1998), American basketball player
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Tyson Chandler
Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
Chandler was drafted directly out of high school as the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, then wa ...
(born 1982), American basketball player
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Tyson Clabo
Tyson Clabo (born October 17, 1981) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Wake Forest.
Clabo is the nephew of retired NFL punter N ...
(born 1981), American football player
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Tyson Cole
Tyson Cole (born September 3, 1970) is a chef and restaurateur based in Austin, Texas, USA.
Biography
Cole had begun his culinary career as a dishwasher at a Japanese restaurant named Kyoto in downtown Austin, Texas. Attrition among the rest ...
(born 1970), American restaurateur
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Tyson Demos (born 1988), Australian basketball player
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Tyson Dux
Tyson Moody (born June 19, 1978), known by his ring name Tyson Dux (pronounced "Dukes"), is a Canadian professional wrestler, who is currently wrestling for various independent promotions.
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (1997 ...
(born 1978), Canadian professional wrestler
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Tyson Edwards
Tyson Edwards (born 6 August 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Raised in the small Mallee town of Wynarka, around 120 km from Adelaide, he is widely rega ...
(born 1976), Australian football player
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Tyson Etienne
Tyson Etienne (born September 17, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers.
High school career
Etienne began playing high s ...
(born 1999), American basketball player
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Tyson Farago
Tyson James Farago (born May 1, 1991) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Starting his senior career at the club while at university, he joined FC Edmonton a year later and spent four seasons with the Alb ...
(born 1991), Canadian soccer player
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Tyson Foerster
Tyson Foerster (born January 18, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 23rd overall by the Flyers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Early ...
(born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Frizell
Tyson Lomano David Frizell (born 9 October 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who usually plays as a er for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He has played for Wales in the 2011 Four Nations and 2013 Rugby League World Cup and Aust ...
(born 1991), Welsh rugby union footballer
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Tyson Fury
Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is an English professional boxer. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the WBC title since defeating Deontay Wilder in 2020, and '' The Ring'' magazine title from 2020 to August 202 ...
(born 1988), British boxer
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Tyson Gay
Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ...
(born 1982), American sprinter
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Tyson Gillies (born 1988), Canadian baseball player
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Tyson Griffin
Tyson Lee Griffin (born April 20, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division. He competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, the RFA, and the World Series of Fighting.
Background
Griffin was a standout w ...
(born 1984), American mixed martial artist
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Tyson Helton
Tyson Helton (born June 20, 1977) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current Head coach, head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He played college football at Houston C ...
(born 1977), American football coach
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Tyson Hepburn
Tyson Hepburn is a Vancouver-based Television creator, director and producer. He is also an Executive Producer at Mayhem Entertainment.
Career
Hepburn's career has mainly focused on documentaries and reality television productions in which he has ...
, Canadian-American director
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Tyson Hesse, American comic book artist
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Tyson Houseman
Tyson Connor Houseman (born February 9, 1990) is a Canadian actor who appeared in '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' as Quil Ateara. Tyson currently performs with two professional theater companies, touring all over the world.
Background
House ...
(born 1990), Canadian actor
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Tyson Jackson (born 1986), American football player
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Tyson Jerry (born 1983), Canadian photographer
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Tyson Jolly
Tyson Malik Jolly (born August 10, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played college basketball for the Iona Gaels of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). He previously played for the B ...
(born 1997), American basketball player
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Tyson Jost
Tyson Jost (born March 14, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born in St. Albert, Alberta to a single mother, Jost moved to British Columbia to ...
(born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Keats
Tyson Keats (born 6 June 1981) is a New Zealand rugby union player who last played for London Welsh in the English Premiership. His position of choice is halfback, his contributions intangible.
Keats is currently playing club rugby for the Ne ...
(born 1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer
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Tyson Kidd
Theodore James "TJ" Wilson (born July 11, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as a producer.
The final graduate of the Hart Dungeon, Wilson ...
(born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler
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Tyson Lane
Tyson Lane (born 25 August 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Lane, who was originally from Melton, started well at Footscray with a 199 ...
(born 1976), Australian rules footballer
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Tyson Larson
Tyson Larson (born April 16, 1986) is an American politician who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for the 40th district from 2011 to 2019. __NOTOC__
Early life and education
Larson was born in Fort Carson, Colorado. He graduated ...
(born 1986), American politician
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Tyson Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
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Tyson Mao
Tyson Mao (born May 8, 1984, in San Francisco, California) is an American Rubik's Cube speedsolver. He is a co-founder and a former board member of the World Cube Association, an organization that holds competitive events for the Rubik's Cube. ...
(born 1984), American Rubik's Cube solver
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Tyson Meade (born 1963), American musician
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Tyson Miller
Tyson Marcus Miller (born July 29, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles ...
(born 1995), American baseball player
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Tyson Motsenbocker
Tyson Jay Motsenbocker (born April 26, 1986) is an American songwriter and guitarist. He has released three studio albums, 2016's '' Letters to Lost Loves'', 2020's ''Someday I'll Make It All Up to You'', and 2022's Milk Teeth, all three with ...
(born 1986), American songwriter
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Tyson Nam
Tyson Ka'eo Nam (born October 6, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division for UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Nam has formerly competed for World Series of Fighting, Elite ...
(born 1983), American mixed martial artist
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Tyson Nash (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Patterson
Tyson Patterson (born September 17, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He is 5'9", weighs 165 pounds and played the point guard position. Patterson played college basketball at Appalachian State University (ASU) between 1 ...
(born 1978), American basketball player
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Tyson Pedro
Tyson Pedro (born 17 September 1991) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Pedro is an Australian of Spanish, American Samoa heritage.
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(born 1991), Australian mixed martial artist
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Tyson Pencer
Tyson Pencer (born February 10, 1989) is a Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was ranked as the ninth best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau September rankings for players eligib ...
(born 1989), Canadian football player
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Tysson Poots
Tysson Poots (born January 12, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.
Early years
Poots played high school football at Coronado High School in ...
(born 1988), American football player
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Tyson Ritter
Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and model. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the multi-platinum selling American alternative rock band The All-A ...
(born 1984), American singer-songwriter
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Tyson R. Roberts
Tyson Royal Roberts is an American ichthyologist. He has been described as "the world's foremost authority on ''Regalecus''".
Roberts attended Stanford University, where he earned his B.A. in 1961 and a Ph.D. in 1968. His doctoral thesis was tit ...
(born 1940), American ichthyologist
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Tyson Ross
Tyson William Ross (born April 22, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Detroit Tigers. Ross was drafte ...
(born 1987), American baseball player
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Tyson Runningwolf
Tyson T. Running Wolf is an American politician serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 16th district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 7, 2019.
Early life and education
Earlier in his life, Ru ...
, American politician
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Tyson Sexsmith (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Slattery (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
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Tyson Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
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Tyson Stengle (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
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Tyson Stenglein (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
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Tyson Sullivan
Tyson Sullivan (born 1986) is an American film and television actor. He was born in Plano, Texas to Tommie and David Sullivan. He entered the business of acting and film at a very young age, getting his first paid acting job when he was just a ...
(born 1986), American actor
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Tyson Summers
Tyson Summers (born April 11, 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator at Western Kentucky University, a position he had held since 2022. He previously served as an analyst at the University of Florida. Pri ...
(born 1980), American football coach
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Tyson Tan (born 1984), Chinese artist
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Tyson Thompson
Tyson Calvin Thompson (born May 21, 1981) is a former American football running back/kick return specialist in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at San Jose State University.
Early years
Thompson at ...
(born 1981), American football player
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Tyson Wahl
Tyson Wahl (born February 23, 1984) is an American retired soccer player.
Career Youth and college
Wahl played club soccer for Slammers FC coached by Walid and Ziad Khoury, and Irvine Strikers, coached by Don Ebert, and played college soccer a ...
(born 1984), American soccer player
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Tyson Walter
Tyson Barrett Walter (born March 17, 1978) is a former American football offensive tackle and center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers. He played college footb ...
(born 1978), American football player
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Tyson Wheeler
Tyson Aaron Wheeler (born October 8, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach at Brown University. A 5'10" (1.78 m), 165 lb (75 kg) point guard, he played four years at the University of Rh ...
(born 1975), American basketball player
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Ty'Son Williams
Ty'Son Williams (born September 4, 1996) is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina, South Carolina and BYU and went undrafted in the 2020 N ...
(born 1996), American football player
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Tyson Yoshi
Cheng Tsun Yin (), better known by his stage name Tyson Yoshi (born 17 July 1994) is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, songwriter, and model.
He is an independent artist in Hong Kong. He released his first official song “TO MY QUEEN''”'' in 20 ...
(born 1994), Hong Kong rapper and hip hop artist
Fictional characters
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Tyson Granger
This list includes characters from the original Beyblade series.
Main characters
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:A cold-hearted and ruthless Russian beyblader. Tyson's fated rival, and through m ...
(Takao Kinomiya in Japanese version), protagonist from the anime series ''Beyblade''
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Tyson
Tyson is a male given name of old French origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'.
Surname
*Alan Tyson (1926–2000), British musicologist
* Barbara Tyson (born 1964), Canadian actress
* Bill Tys ...
, a rival of Ash Ketchum in the anime series ''Pokémon: Advanced Battle''
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Tyson the Cyclops, fictional character in the ''Percy Jackson & The Olympians'' novels by Rick Riordan
*Tyson Rios, fictional character in the video game ''
Army of Two
''Army of Two'' is a third-person shooter video game series developed by EA Montreal. The first game in the series, ''Army of Two'', was released on March 6, 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. Focusing on cooperative strategies, ...
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Kyla Tyson
Kyla Tyson is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Holby City'', portrayed by actress Rakie Ayola. She appeared from 7 February 2006 to 9 December 2008, from the series eight episode "I'll Be Back" to the series eleven episode " S ...
, fictional character in the television series ''Holby City''
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Tison (disambiguation)
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Dennis
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