Tyson
Tyson is an English 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, British musicologist
- Barbara Tyson, Canadian actress
- Bill Tyson, Irish writer and producer
- Cade Tyson, American basketball player
- Cathy Tyson, British actress
- Charles Tyson, English footballer
- Cicely Tyson, American actress
- Donald J. Tyson, American business executive and billionaire
- Edward Tyson, English scientist and physician
- Frank Tyson, English cricketer
- Grace Tyson, American Vaudeville performer and actress
- Ian Tyson, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Isaac Tyson, American mining industrialist
- Jacob Tyson, American politician
- James Tyson, Australian pastoralist
- J. Anthony Tyson, American physicist and astronomer
- Jaylon Tyson, American basketball player
- Job Roberts Tyson, U.S. Congressman
- John M. Tyson, American judge
- John W. Tyson, founder of Tyson Foods
- Jordyn Tyson, American football player
- June Tyson, American jazz singer
- Keith Tyson, British artist
- Laura Tyson, American economist and presidential adviser
- Liam Tyson, British guitarist
- Lawrence Tyson, American politician
- Mike Tyson, American boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world
- Mike Tyson (baseball), American baseball player
- Mike Tyson (American football), American football player
- Mildred Lund Tyson American choral director, composer, organist and soprano
- Nathan Tyson, English football player
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist
- Paul Tyson, American football coach
- Richard Tyson, American actor
- Ron Tyson, American singer
- Sarah Tyson Rorer, American writer
- Stuart Tyson Smith, American Egyptologist
- Sylvia Tyson, Canadian musician
- Tiger Tyson, American pornographic actor
- Timothy Tyson, American historian
- Turkey Tyson, American baseball player
- Ty Tyson, American sports broadcaster
- Vanessa C. Tyson, American political scientist
First name
- Tyson Alualu, American football player
- Tyson Andrews, Australian rugby league footballer
- Tyson Apostol, American reality TV star
- Tyson Ballou, American model
- Tyson Beckford, American model
- Tyson Beukeboom, Canadian rugby union footballer
- Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Brummett, American baseball player
- Tyson Bull, Australian artistic gymnast
- Tyson Campbell, American football player
- Tyson Carter, American basketball player
- Tyson Chandler, American basketball player
- Tyson Clabo, American football player
- Tyson Cole, American restaurateur
- Tyson Demos, Australian basketball player
- Tyson Dux, Canadian professional wrestler
- Tyson Edwards, Australian football player
- Tyson Etienne, American basketball player
- Tyson Farago, Canadian soccer player
- Tyson Foerster, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Frizell, Welsh rugby union footballer
- Tyson Fury, British boxer
- Tyson Gay, American sprinter
- Tyson Gillies, Canadian baseball player
- Tyson Griffin, American mixed martial artist
- Tyson Helton, American football coach
- Tyson Hepburn, Canadian-American director
- Tyson Hergott, Canadian football player
- Tyson Hesse, American comic book artist
- Tyson Houseman, Canadian actor
- Tyson Jackson, American football player
- Tyson Jerry, Canadian photographer
- Tyson Jolly, American basketball player
- Tyson Jost, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Keats, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Tyson Kidd, Canadian professional wrestler
- Tyson Lane, Australian rules footballer
- Tyson Larson, American politician
- Tyson Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tyson McGuffin, American professional pickleball player
- Tyson Mao, American Rubik's Cube solver
- Tyson Meade, American musician
- Tyson Miller, American baseball player
- Tyson Motsenbocker, American songwriter
- Tyson Nam, American mixed martial artist
- Tyson Nash, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Patterson, American basketball player
- Tyson Pedro, Australian mixed martial artist
- Tyson Pencer, Canadian football player
- Tysson Poots, American football player
- Tyson Ritter, American singer-songwriter
- Tyson R. Roberts, American ichthyologist
- Tyson Ross, American baseball player
- Tyson Runningwolf, American politician
- Tyson Sexsmith, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Slattery, Australian rules footballer
- Tyson Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tyson Stengle, Australian rules footballer
- Tyson Stenglein, Australian rules footballer
- Tyson Sullivan, American actor
- Tyson Summers, American football coach
- Tyson Tan, Chinese artist
- Tyson Thompson, American football player
- Tyson Wahl, American soccer player
- Tyson Walker, American basketball player
- Tyson Walter, American football player
- Tyson Wheeler, American basketball player
- Ty'Son Williams, American football player
- Tyson Yoshi, Hong Kong rapper and hip hop artist
Fictional characters
- 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 Granger, protagonist from the anime series Beyblade
- Tyson Monroe, fictional character in the 2022 film Disenchanted
- 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''