# Ron (given name)

Ron (Hebrew: רוֹן) is a given name for boys. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name Ronald and Cameron, but is also Hebrew for "joy". People with this name include:

## People with the name

* Ron Atias (born 1995), Israeli taekwondo athlete
* Ron Baker (born 1993), American basketball player
* Ron Balicki (born 1963), American actor and stuntman
* Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American major league baseball player
* Ron Bochar, American film sound engineer
* Ron Brooks (born 1988), American football player
* Ron Bolton (born 1950), American footballer
* Ron Bolton (politician) (fl. 2022), American politician
* Ron Browz (born 1982), American record producer and rapper
* Ron Bushy (1941-2021), American drummer known for Iron Butterfly
* Ron Cannan (born 1961), Canadian politician
* Ron Clinkscale (1933-2024), American football player
* Ron Darmon (born 1992), Israeli Olympic triathlete
* Ron DeSantis (born 1978), governor of Florida
* Ron Fernandes (1951–2023), American football player
* Ron Francis (born 1963), Canadian hockey player
* Ron Gardenhire (born 1957), American baseball player and manager
* Ron Gillham, American politician
* Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player
* Ron Howard (born 1954), American actor and director
* Ron Jeremy (born 1953), American pornographic actor
* Ron Kaplan (born 1970), Israeli Olympic gymnast
* Ron Keselowski (born 1946), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
* Ron McNair (1950–1986), American astronaut who died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger
* Ron Merk, American independent filmmaker
* Ron Mix (born 1938), American All-Pro Hall of Fame football player
* Ron Ng (born 1979), Hong Kong actor
* Ron Pardo (born 1967), Canadian actor and comedian
* Ron Paul (born 1935), American politician
* Ron Perlman (born 1950), American actor
* Ron Reeves (born 1938), Australian rules footballer
* Ron Reeves (gridiron football) (born 1960), American football player
* Ron Reagan (born 1958), American former radio host, political analyst, and son of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States
* Ron Rivera (born 1962), American football player and coach
* Ron Robin (born 1951), Israeli historian and President of the University of Haifa
* Ron Rubin (voice actor) (born 1959), Canadian voice actor
* Ron Rubin (bridge player) (born 1948), American bridge player
* Ron Santo (1940–2010), American baseball player
* Ron Sao, Australian politician
* Ron Shumon (born 1955), American football player
* Ron Stern (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
* Ron Torten (born 1966), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
* Ron Vlaar (born 1985), Dutch football (soccer) player
* Ron Williamson (1953–2004), American baseball player wrongly convicted of rape and murder

## Fictional people with the name

* Ron (King of Fighters), a video game character
* Ron Weasley, a main character from Harry Potter, best friend of Harry Potter, married to Hermione Granger
* Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from the Disney animated series Kim Possible
* Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom Parks and Recreation
* Ron Burgundy, lead character of the films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
* Ron Troupe, a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics