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origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'.

Surname

Alan Tyson Alan Walker Tyson, (27 October 1926 – 10 November 2000) was a Glasgow-born British musicologist who specialized in studies of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. He wrote the (deliberately concise) ''Thematic ca ...

(1926–2000), British musicologist *

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" R ...

(born 1964), Canadian actress * Bill Tyson, Irish writer and producer *

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 nom ...

(born 1965), British actress * Charles Tyson (1885–1964), English footballer * Cicely Tyson (1924–2021), American actress *

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 *

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 * Frank Tyson (born 1930), English cricketer * Ian Tyson (born 1933), Canadian musician * Isaac Tyson (1792–1861), American mining industrialist * Jacob Tyson (1773–1848), American politician * James Tyson (1819–1898), Australian pastoralist * J. Anthony Tyson (born 1940), American physicist and astronomer *

John M. Tyson John Marsh Tyson (born July 14, 1953) is an American jurist and government official who currently serves as a judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He also previously served on the court from 2001 to 2009. Personal background Judge ...

(born 1953), American judge * June Tyson (1936–1992), American jazz singer *

Keith Tyson Keith Tyson (born Keith Thomas Bower,Keith Tyson

(born 1969), British artist * Laura Tyson (born 1947), American economist and presidential adviser *

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 * Lawrence Tyson (1861–1929), American politician *

Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is cons ...

(born 1966), American boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world *

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 rou ...

(born 1950), American baseball player * Mike Tyson (American football) (born 1993), American football player * Nathan Tyson (born 1982), English football player * Neil deGrasse Tyson (born 1958), American astrophysicist * Paul Tyson (1886–1950), American football coach * Richard Tyson (born 1956), American actor *

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 * Sarah Tyson Rorer (1849–1937), American writer *

Stuart Tyson Smith Stuart Tyson Smith (born 1960) is an Egyptologist and professor in the Anthropology department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His specialty is the interaction between ancient Egypt and Nubia. Smith is known for reconstruction of ...

, American Egyptologist *

Sylvia Tyson Sylvia may refer to: People *Sylvia (given name) * Sylvia (singer), American country music and country pop singer and songwriter *Sylvia Robinson, American singer, record producer, and record label executive * Sylvia Vrethammar, Swedish singer cre ...

(born 1940), Canadian musician * Tiger Tyson (born 1977), American pornographic actor *

Timothy Tyson Timothy B. Tyson (born 1959) is an American writer and historian who specializes in the issues of culture, religion, and race associated with the Civil Rights Movement. He is a senior research scholar at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duk ...

(born 1959), American historian *

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 *

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, he ...

(1888–1968), American sports broadcaster * Vanessa C. Tyson, American political scientist

First name

* Tyson Alualu (born 1987), American football player *

Tyson Andrews Tyson Andrews (born 6 February 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He plays at and previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. Background Born in Maitland, New South Wales, Andr ...

(born 1990), Australian rugby league footballer *

Tyson Apostol Tyson Apostol (born June 17, 1979) is an American reality television personality, best known for his appearances on multiple seasons of the CBS reality television show '' Survivor''. Apostol originally competed on '' Survivor: Tocantins'' in 2009 ...

(born 1979), American reality TV star *

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 * Tyson Beckford (born 1970), American model *

Tyson Beukeboom Tyson Beukeboom (born March 10, 1991) is a Canadian rugby union player. She has represented Canada at three consecutive Rugby World Cups, starting with the silver medal-winning squad of 2014; and also at the 2017 and 2021 tournaments. Early life ...

(born 1991), Canadian rugby union footballer * Tyson Barrie (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Tyson Brummett Tyson Colby Brummett (August 15, 1984July 3, 2020) was an American baseball pitcher who played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Philadelphia Phillies on October 3, 2012. He batted and threw Handedness#Types, right-hand ...

(1984–2020), American baseball player * Tyson Bull (born 1993), Australian artistic gymnast * Tyson Caiado (born 1988), Indian footballer * Tyson Campbell (born 2000), American football player *

Tyson Carter Tyson Gregory Carter (born January 14, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish Liga ACB, on loan from Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulld ...

(born 1998), American basketball player * Tyson Chandler (born 1982), American basketball player *

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 Nei ...

(born 1981), American football player * Tyson Cole (born 1970), American restaurateur *

Tyson Demos Tyson Demos (born 3 July 1988) is an Australian former professional basketball player and one-time assistant coach in the National Basketball League (NBL). He played nine seasons in the NBL with the Gold Coast Blaze and Illawarra Hawks. Early ...

(born 1988), Australian basketball player * Tyson Dux (born 1978), Canadian professional wrestler * Tyson Edwards (born 1976), Australian football player * Tyson Etienne (born 1999), American basketball player *

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 Albe ...

(born 1991), Canadian soccer player * Tyson Foerster (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player * Tyson Frizell (born 1991), Welsh rugby union footballer *

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 World Boxing Council, WBC title since defeating Deontay Wilder in 2020, and ''The Ring (magazine), The Ring'' ...

(born 1988), British boxer *

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 *

Tyson Gillies Tyson Gillies (born October 31, 1988) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. He was the Seattle Mariners' 25th round selection in the 2006 Major League Baseball draft. He graduated from R. E. Mountain Secondary School in Langley ...

(born 1988), Canadian baseball player * Tyson Griffin (born 1984), American mixed martial artist * Tyson Helton (born 1977), American football coach *

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 *

Tyson Hesse Tyson Hesse (born August 30, 1984) is an American graphic novel illustrator and director, known for his work on the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. Career Webcomics Hesse produced the webcomic ''Boxer Hockey'', which he started in 2006. Hes ...

, American comic book artist * Tyson Houseman (born 1990), Canadian actor *

Tyson Jackson Anthony Tyson Jackson (born June 6, 1986) is a former American football defensive lineman. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs with the third overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU. Early years Jackson attend ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Tyson Jerry Tyson Jerry (born October 23, 1983) is a Canadian Guinness World Record holder, speaker, and photographer living in Vancouver, British Columbia. He holds the world record for Longest Journey by Car Using Alternative fuel. Biography Jerry was b ...

(born 1983), Canadian photographer * Tyson Jolly (born 1997), American basketball player * Tyson Jost (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player * Tyson Keats (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Tyson Kidd (born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler * Tyson Lane (born 1976), Australian rules footballer * Tyson Larson (born 1986), American politician * Tyson Lee (disambiguation), multiple people *

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. I ...

(born 1984), American Rubik's Cube solver *

Tyson Meade Tyson Todd Meade (born September 15, 1962) is an American musician, painter, writer, teacher, and disc jockey best known as the principal singer and songwriter for pioneering alternative rock bands Defenestration and Chainsaw Kittens. Defenestr ...

(born 1963), American musician *

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 * Tyson Motsenbocker (born 1986), American songwriter * Tyson Nam (born 1983), American mixed martial artist *

Tyson Nash Tyson Scott Nash (born March 11, 1975) is a Canadian former ice hockey left winger. He announced his retirement on September 11, 2008. He last played for the Nippon Paper Cranes in Japan during the 2007–08 season. Hockey Nash spent his first ...

(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player *

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 *

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. He ...

(born 1991), Australian mixed martial artist * Tyson Pencer (born 1989), Canadian football player *

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 *

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-RIAA certification, platinum selling American alternative ...

(born 1984), American singer-songwriter * Tyson R. Roberts (born 1940), American ichthyologist * Tyson Ross (born 1987), American baseball player * Tyson Runningwolf, American politician *

Tyson Sexsmith Tyson Sexsmith (born March 19, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Sexsmith was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 3rd round (91st overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. During his major junior career with the Vanco ...

(born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *

Tyson Slattery Tyson Slattery (born 3 December 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who was drafted by Essendon in the fifth round of the 2008 AFL Draft. He is the son of Wayne Slattery, a former St Kilda player. After playing for all of 2009 and most ...

(born 1990), Australian rules footballer *

Tyson Smith (disambiguation) Tyson Smith may refer to: * Tyson Smith (American football) (born 1981), American former football linebacker *Tyson Smith (born 1983), professional wrestler under the ring name Kenny Omega See also *Herbert Tyson Smith English sculptor *Stuart Tyso ...

, multiple people *

Tyson Stengle Tyson Stengle (born 19 October 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Cats in the Australian Football League (AFL). Stengle played junior representative football with Woodville-West Torrens in the SANFL ...

(born 1998), Australian rules footballer *

Tyson Stenglein Tyson Stenglein (born 16 July 1980) is an Australian rules footballer, who played for the Adelaide Crows and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Adelaide career Stenglein was originally recruited to the AFL by the ...

(born 1980), Australian rules footballer * Tyson Sullivan (born 1986), American actor *

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. Prior ...

(born 1980), American football coach *

Tyson Tan Tyson Tan is a Chinese concept artist and character designer. He redesigned KDE's mascot Konqi and designed a few other mascots for free and open-source software projects. Tyson speaks three languages: Chinese, English, and Japanese. Tyson is ...

(born 1984), Chinese artist *

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 att ...

(born 1981), American football player *

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 * Tyson Walter (born 1978), American football player * Tyson Wheeler (born 1975), American basketball player * Ty'Son Williams (born 1996), American football player *

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

Tyson Granger This list includes characters from the original Beyblade series. Main characters ; : :The main protagonist of ''Beyblade''. Master of sacred bit-beast Dragoon. ; : :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'' *

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 Tyso ...

, a rival of Ash Ketchum in the anime series ''Pokémon: Advanced Battle'' *

Tyson the Cyclops A description of most characters featured in various mythology series by Rick Riordan. Overview List indicator(s) * A dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the property or that the character's presence in the property has yet to ...

, fictional character in the ''Percy Jackson & The Olympians'' novels by Rick Riordan *Tyson Rios, fictional character in the video game '' Army of Two'' *

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 " Sw ...

, fictional character in the television series ''Holby City''