Tyson

Tyson is a 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * John M. Tyson (born 1953), American judge
 * John W. Tyson, founder of Tyson Foods
 * 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 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 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