# Tyson

Tyson is an English 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 Tyson, Irish writer and producer
* Cade Tyson (born 2003), American basketball player
* Cathy Tyson (born 1965), British actress
* Charles Tyson (1885–1964), English footballer
* Cicely Tyson (1924–2021), American actress
* Donald J. Tyson (1930–2011), American business executive and billionaire
* Edward Tyson (1650–1708), English scientist and physician
* Frank Tyson (1930–2015), English cricketer
* Grace Tyson (1881–1941), American Vaudeville performer and actress
* Ian Tyson (1933–2022), Canadian singer-songwriter
* 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
* Jaylon Tyson (born 2002), American basketball player
* Job Roberts Tyson (1803-1858), U.S. Congressman
* John M. Tyson (born 1953), American judge
* John W. Tyson, founder of Tyson Foods
* Jordyn Tyson (born 2004), American football player
* June Tyson (1936–1992), American jazz singer
* Keith Tyson (born 1969), British artist
* Laura Tyson (born 1947), American economist and presidential adviser
* Liam Tyson (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
* Mildred Lund Tyson (1895–1989) American choral director, composer, organist and soprano
* 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

## First name

* 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 Hergott (born 2001), Canadian football player
* 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 McGuffin (born 1989), American professional pickleball player
* 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 Walker (born 2000), American basketball 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
* 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
* Paul Tyson, a character played by Ted McGinley in the 2014 movie Reedemed