Royall Tyler (academic)
 Royall Tyler (born 1936) is a scholar and translator of Japanese literature. A descendant of the American playwright Royall Tyler (1757–1826) he was born in London England grew up in America and during his high school years France. He has a B.A. in Far Eastern Languages from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Japanese literature from Columbia University. Between 1990 and retirement in 2000 he taught at the Australian National University in Canberra.