Byron (name)

Byron  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 (born 1932), U.S. Congresswoman, 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, 20th-century U.S. Congressman
 * 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, 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 "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 F. 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."