Theron

Theron is a surname of Occitan origin (from place-names Théron, Thérond  variant form of *Thoron — same as  Le Thor (Vaucluse, Torum 1029) — from PIE *tur- or Latin torus "height"), and a given name in English. It may refer to:

Given name

 * Theron of Acragas (died 473 BC), 5th century BC tyrant of Acragas, Sicily
 * Theron Akin (1855–1933), U.S. Representative from New York
 * Theron Baldwin (1801–1870), American Congregational minister
 * Theron C. Bennett (1879–1937), American pianist, ragtime composer, and music publisher
 * Theron Cooper (born 1974), Bahamian sprinter
 * Theron S. Copeland (1831–1905), American law enforcement officer
 * Theron Drew (1900–1978), American LDS schismatic
 * Theron Ephron Catlin (1878–1960), U.S. Representative from Missouri
 * Theron Feemster, American record producer, songwriter, musician, and singer
 * Theron J. Fouts (1893–1954), American football player and coach
 * Theron Hale (1883–1954), American old-time fiddle and banjo player
 * Theron Lyman (1869–1939), American football player and coach
 * Theron Lynd (1920–1978), American circuit clerk, who was subject of six year of legal issues for voter discrimination
 * Theron Metcalf (1784–1875), New England jurist and judge
 * Theron W. Mortimer (1872–1952), American football player and coach
 * Theron Newell (1916–1993), American writer
 * Theron R. Perlee (1824–1894), American soldier and politician
 * Theron T. Pond (1800–1852), American pharmacist and businessman
 * Theron Randolph, MD (1906–1995), founder of the holistic field of environmental illness and medicine known as clinical ecology
 * Theron Read (1964–2009), American film actor
 * Theron Moses Rice (1829–1895), U.S. Representative from Missouri
 * Theron Sapp (born 1935), former American football running back
 * Theron Smith (born 1963), American cartoonist and designer
 * Theron Smith (born 1980), American professional basketball player
 * Theron Strinden (1919–2011), American politician and businessman
 * Theron R. Strong (1802–1873), American politician and lawyer
 * Theron Wasson (1887–1970), American petroleum geologist and engineer
 * Theron Wood (born 1990), Caymanian footballer

Surname

 * Annique Theron (1929–2016), South African businesswoman
 * Charlize Theron (born 1975), South African actress
 * Daniel Theron (1872–1900), Boer officer
 * Dawie Theron (born 1966), former South African rugby union player
 * Duimpie Theron (born 1979), former Namibian rugby union player
 * Gus Theron (born 1975), former South African rugby union player
 * Hendrik Schalk Theron (1869–1922), South African mining engineer and politician
 * Inge Theron (born 1976), London-based South African skincare specialist and former radio personality
 * Jan Theron (1930–1993), South African wrestler
 * Jean-Paul Theron (born 1950s), former French doctor
 * Johan Theron (born c. 1943), former South African government information officer
 * Johan Theron (born 1975), former Namibian tennis player
 * Juan "Rusty" Theron (born 1985), South African cricketer
 * Leo Theron (1926–2010), South African stained-glass window artist
 * Leona Theron (born 1966), South African Constitutional Court judge
 * Liesl Theron (born 1970s), South African trans activist
 * Liniques Theron (born 1995), former Namibian female tennis player
 * Nelius Theron (born 1997), Namibian rugby union player
 * Paul Theron (born 1966), South African asset manager
 * Servaas Theron (1918–1986), South African World War II fighter pilot

Other uses

 * Theron Mountains, Coats Land, Antarctica
 * Therons, a race of fictional aliens in the Dan Dare stories


 * The Damnation of Theron Ware, 1896 novel by Harold Frederic
 * Potnia Theron, ancient art motif
 * Ptolemais Theron, ancient Greek marketplace in Africa
 * MV Theron, later named MV Eurabia Sun, a Dutch-Lebanese merchant ship