# Byron (name)

Byron ( /ˈbaɪrən/) is an English toponymic surname that is derived from Byram, North Yorkshire. Its use as a given name derives from the surname.

## Surname

* Beverly Byron (1932–2025), U.S. Congresswoman for Maryland, widow of Goodloe Byron
* David Byron (1947–1985), 20th-century British musician, former singer of Uriah Heep
* Delma Byron (1913–2006), American actress
* Don Byron (born 1958), American jazz (or eclectic) composer and musician
* Ed Byron (1904/1905-1964), American radio producer
* Fergal Byron (born 1974), Irish Gaelic football player
* Frederick Byron, 10th Baron Byron (1861–1949), Anglican clergyman and British peer
* George Byron, 7th Baron Byron (1789–1868), British naval officer, cousin of poet George Gordon Byron
* George Byron, 8th Baron Byron (1818–1870), 19th-century British army officer and peer
* George Byron, 9th Baron Byron (1855–1917), British army officer and peer
* Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (1788–1824), English writer and poet
* Goodloe Byron (1929–1978), U.S. Congressman for Maryland
* Henry James Byron, 19th-century British dramatist
* John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, 17th-century Royalist
* Vice-Admiral John Byron, 18th-century British explorer
* John Byron (died 1623), 16th-century English knight, father of 1st Baron Byron
* John Byron (died 1600), 16th-century English knight, grandfather of 1st Baron Byron
* Captain John "Mad Jack" Byron, 18th-century British army officer, descendant of 2nd Baron and father of poet George Gordon Byron
* Judy Byron, American artist
* Kari Byron, member of the MythBusters crew
* Katharine Byron, 20th century U.S. Congresswoman, widow of William D. Byron
* Minnie Byron (1861–1901) English singer and actress
* Sir Nicolas Byron, 16th-century English knight, great-grandfather of 1st Baron Byron
* Paul Byron (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
* Lt.Col. Richard Byron, 12th Baron Byron DSO, 20th-century British army officer and peer
* Sir Richard Byron, 2nd Baron Byron, 17th-century Royalist, knight, brother of 1st Baron
* Rear-admiral Richard Byron (Royal Navy officer) (1769–1837)
* Robert Byron (travel writer), 20th-century British travel writer
* Robert Byron, 13th Baron Byron, British barrister and peer
* Robert "Red" Byron, 20th-century NASCAR driver
* Rupert Byron, 11th Baron Byron, 20th-century Australian peer
* Tanya Byron, British psychologist
* Tom Byron, American pornographic actor and director
* William Byron, American race car driver
* William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron, 17th-century British peer and great-great-great-uncle of poet George Gordon Byron
* William Byron, 4th Baron Byron (1669–1736), British peer and great-great-uncle of poet George Gordon Byron
* William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, 18th-century British peer called the "Wicked Lord", great-uncle of poet George Gordon Byron
* William D. Byron, 20th-century U.S. Congressman
* Rev. William J. Byron, priest of the Society of Jesus

## Given name

* Byron Adams, American composer
* Byron Allen, American comic and television personality
* Byron G. Allen, American politician
* Byron Alvarez, Mexican football player
* Byron Andrews, American journalist
* Byron Anthony, Welsh football (soccer) player
* Byron Baer, American politician
* Byron Bailey, American football player
* Byron Barr, American actor
* Byron Barrera, Guatemalan journalist
* Byron Barton, American author
* Byron Barwig, American politician
* Byron W. Bender, American professor
* Byron Daniel Bernstein (1989–2020), Israeli-American streamer and esports player, known as Reckful
* Byron Black, Zimbabwean tennis player
* Byron B. Brainard, American electrician
* Byron Brown, Mayor of Buffalo, New York
* Byron Buxton, MLB outfielder
* Byron Cage, American gospel singer
* Byron Chamberlain, American NFL tight end
* Byron Cherry, American actor, businessman, entrepreneur
* Byron Lavoy Cockrell, American rocket scientist
* Byron Cook, American politician
* Byron Cowart (born 1996), American football player
* Byron M. Cutcheon, American politician
* Byron Dafoe, ice hockey goaltender
* Byron W. Dickson, American football player
* Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senator
* Byron H. Dunbar, American attorney
* Byron Eby, American football player
* Byron Fidetzis, Greek cellist and conductor
* Byron Foulger, American actor
* Byron B. Harlan, American attorney
* Byron G. Harlan, American singer
* Byron Haskin, U.S. film director
* Byron G. Highland, American photographer
* Byron O. House, American jurist
* Byron Howard, U.S. film director, producer, screenwriter, story artist and animator
* Byron E. Hyatt, American mayor
* Byron Ingram (born 1964), American football player
* Byron "Peewee" Jarrett (born 1999), American football player
* Byron F. Johnson, American officer
* Byron L. Johnson, American economist
* Byron Jones, American NFL safety
* Byron M. Jones, Christian film producer
* Byron Q. Jones, American aviator
* Byron Katie, American self-help author and founder of "The Work"
* Byron Keith, American actor
* Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player
* Byron Krieger, American fencer
* Byron Barnard Lamont, Australian botanist and professor
* Byron Larkin, American basketball player
* Byron Lee, Jamaican musician and record producer
* Byron Lee, American NFL linebacker
* Byron Leftwich, American NFL quarterback
* Byron K. Lichtenberg, American astronaut
* Byron Mann, American actor
* Byron J. Matthews, American politician
* Byron Maxwell, American NFL cornerback
* Byron E. Morgan, American football coach
* Byron Murphy (born 1998), American football player
* Byron Murphy II (born 2002), American football player
* Byron Nelson, PGA Tour golfer
* Byron R. Newton, American journalist
* Byron C. Ostby, American politician
* Byron S. Payne, American attorney
* Byron Root Pierce, American dentist
* Byron W. Preston, American justice
* Byron Pringle, American football player
* Byron B. Randolph, Democratic president
* Byron Ritchie, Canadian ice hockey player
* Byron Roberts, Black metal artist, nicknamed 'Lord Byron'
* Byron G. Rogers, U.S. representative
* Byron Scott, American NBA coach and former player
* Byron N. Scott, American lawyer
* Byron Sharp, Australian professor of marketing
* Byron D. Shear, American politician
* Byron Sher, American politician
* Byron Smith, convicted American killer
* Byron G. Stout, American politician
* Byron A. Stover, American politician
* Byron Stroud, bassist for metal bands Fear Factory, Zimmers Hole and City of Fire
* Byron Tenorio, Ecuadorian football (soccer) player
* Byron Thames, American actor and musician
* Byron M. Tunnell, American attorney
* Byron Velvick, professional bass fisherman and bachelor for Season 6 of the United States television show The Bachelor
* Byron F. Wackett, American politician
* Byron White, American football player, later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
* Byron Wien, American investor and author
* Byron August Wilson, American artist
* Byron York, American conservative
* Byron Young (disambiguation), multiple people

## Fictional characters

* Byron Basset, the sleeping puppy from Tiny Toon Adventures
* Byron (Babylon 5), a character from the television series Babylon 5
* Byron (Pokémon), a character of the Pokémon universe
* Byron "Buster" Bluth, a character from the comedic television series Arrested Development
* Byron Hadley, the sadistic prison captain from The Shawshank Redemption
* Byron Montgomery, a character from the television series and teen novels Pretty Little Liars
* Byron the Bulb, a long-burning light-bulb from Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow
* Byron Orpheus, character in adult swim series The Venture Brothers
* Byron Sully, main character in series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
* Byron Ellington, talked about character in series White Collar
* Byron Henry, character in novels by Herman Wouk "The Winds of War," and "The War and Remembrance."
* Byron, a character of the 2018 mobile game Brawl Stars