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'.

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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" ...

(born 1964), Canadian actress *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 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 *

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. Ear ...

(born 1933), Canadian musician *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 * John M. Tyson (born 1953), American judge *

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 *

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

(born 1969), British artist *

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 *

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 (born 1966), American boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world *Mike Tyson (baseball) (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 (born 1948), American singer *Sarah Tyson Rorer (1849–1937), American writer *Stuart Tyson Smith, American Egyptologist *Sylvia Tyson (born 1940), Canadian musician *Tiger Tyson (born 1977), American pornographic actor *Timothy Tyson (born 1959), American historian *Turkey Tyson (1914–2000), American baseball player *Ty Tyson (1888–1968), American sports broadcaster *Vanessa C. Tyson, American political scientist

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*Tyson Alualu (born 1987), American football player *Tyson Andrews (born 1990), Australian rugby league footballer *Tyson Apostol (born 1979), American reality TV star *Tyson Ballou (born 1976), American model *Tyson Beckford (born 1970), American model *Tyson Beukeboom (born 1991), Canadian rugby union footballer *Tyson Barrie (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *Tyson Brummett (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 (born 1998), American basketball player *Tyson Chandler (born 1982), American basketball player *Tyson Clabo (born 1981), American football player *Tyson Cole (born 1970), American restaurateur *Tyson Demos (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 (born 1991), Canadian soccer player *Tyson Foerster (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player *Tyson Frizell (born 1991), Welsh rugby union footballer *Tyson Fury (born 1988), British boxer *Tyson Gay (born 1982), American sprinter *Tyson Gillies (born 1988), Canadian baseball player *Tyson Griffin (born 1984), American mixed martial artist *Tyson Helton (born 1977), American football coach *Tyson Hepburn, Canadian-American director *Tyson Hesse, American comic book artist *Tyson Houseman (born 1990), Canadian actor *Tyson Jackson (born 1986), American football player *Tyson Jerry (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 (born 1984), American Rubik's Cube solver *Tyson Meade (born 1963), American musician *Tyson Miller (born 1995), American baseball player *Tyson Motsenbocker (born 1986), American songwriter *Tyson Nam (born 1983), American mixed martial artist *Tyson Nash (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player *Tyson Patterson (born 1978), American basketball player *Tyson Pedro (born 1991), Australian mixed martial artist *Tyson Pencer (born 1989), Canadian football player *Tysson Poots (born 1988), American football player *Tyson Ritter (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 (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *Tyson Slattery (born 1990), Australian rules footballer *Tyson Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *Tyson Stengle (born 1998), Australian rules footballer *Tyson Stenglein (born 1980), Australian rules footballer *Tyson Sullivan (born 1986), American actor *Tyson Summers (born 1980), American football coach *Tyson Tan (born 1984), Chinese artist *Tyson Thompson (born 1981), American football player *Tyson Wahl (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 (born 1994), Hong Kong rapper and hip hop artist

Fictional characters

*Tyson Granger (Takao Kinomiya in Japanese version), protagonist from the anime series ''Beyblade'' *List of Pokémon anime characters, Tyson, a rival of Ash Ketchum in the anime series ''Pokémon: Advanced Battle'' *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'' *Kyla Tyson, fictional character in the television series ''Holby City''

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