'''Ron''' ''(Hebrew: רוֹן)'' is a given name for boys. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name Ronald and Cameron, but is also Hebrew for "joy". People with this name include:

==People with the name== * Ron Atias (born 1995), Israeli taekwondo athlete * {{anbl|Ron Atkinson}} * Ron Baker (born 1993), American basketball player * {{anbl|Ron Bass (wrestler)}} * Ron Balicki (born 1963), American actor and stuntman * Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American major league baseball player * Ron Bochar, American film sound engineer * Ron Brooks (born 1988), American football player * Ron Bolton (American football) (born 1950), American footballer * Ron Bolton (politician) (fl. 2022), American politician * Ron Browz (born 1982), American record producer and rapper * Ron Bushy (1941–2021), American drummer known for Iron Butterfly * {{anbl|Ron Butlin}} * {{anbl|Ron Butlin (ice hockey)}} * Ron Cannan (born 1961), Canadian politician * {{anbl|Ron Chernow}} * Ron Clinkscale (1933–2024), American football player * Ron Darmon (born 1992), Israeli Olympic triathlete * {{anbl|Ron Dennis}} * Ron DeSantis (born 1978), governor of Florida * Ron Dundas (1935–1986), Canadian football player * {{anbl|Ron Eldard}} * Ron Fernandes (1951–2023), American football player * Ron Francis (born 1963), Canadian hockey player * Ron Gardenhire (born 1957), American baseball player and manager * Ron Gillham, American politician * {{anbl|Ron Greenwood}} * {{anbl|Ron Guidry}} * {{anbl|Ron Hackenberger}} * Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player * {{anbl|Ron Horsley}} * Ron Howard (born 1954), American actor and director * {{anbl|L. Ron Hubbard}} * Ron Jeremy (born 1953), American pornographic actor * Ron Johnson (born 1955), American politician * {{anbl|Ron Jones (sprinter)}} * Ron Kaplan (born 1970), Israeli Olympic gymnast * Ron Karabatsos (1933–2012), American actor and police detective * {{anbl|Ron Keel}} * Ron Keselowski (born 1946), American NASCAR Cup Series driver * Ron Killings (born 1972), American professional wrestler known under the ring name R-Truth * {{anbl|Ron Kind}} * {{anbl|Ron McClure}} * {{anbl|Ron LeFlore}} * {{anbl|Ron Mael}} * Ron McNair (1950–1986), American astronaut who died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger * Ron Merk, American independent filmmaker * Ron Mix (born 1938), American All-Pro Hall of Fame football player * Ron Ng (born 1979), Hong Kong actor * Ron Pardo (born 1967), Canadian actor and comedian * Ron Paul (born 1935), American politician * Ron Perlman (born 1950), American actor * {{anbl|Ron Petersen}} * Ron Reeves (born 1938), Australian rules footballer * Ron Reeves (gridiron football) (born 1960), American football player * Ron Reagan (born 1958), American former radio host, political analyst, and son of Ronald Reagan * Ron Rivera (born 1962), American football player and coach * {{anbl|Ron Rivest}} * Ron Robin (born 1951), Israeli historian and President of the University of Haifa * Ron Rubin (voice actor) (born 1959), Canadian voice actor * Ron Rubin (bridge player) (born 1948), American bridge player * Ron Santo (1940–2010), American baseball player * Ron Sao, Australian politician * {{anbl|Ron Saunders}} * {{anbl|Ron Saunders (politician)}} * Ron Shumon (born 1955), American football player * Ron Stern (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player * Ron Torten (born 1966), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor * {{anbl|Ron Underwood}} * Ron Vaudry, Canadian comedian * Ron Vlaar (born 1985), Dutch football (soccer) player * {{anbl|Ron Washington}} * Ron Williamson (1953–2004), American baseball player wrongly convicted of rape and murder * Ron Wyden (born 1949), American politician and educator

==Fictional characters with the name== * Ron (''King of Fighters''), in the video game * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), in the TV soap opera * Ron Burgundy, in films ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' and ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' * Ron Douglas, in ''Lucky Stiff'' * ''Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective'', a manga series * Ron Stoppable, in animated series ''Kim Possible'' * Ron Swanson, in the sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' * Ron Troupe, in comic books by DC Comics * Ron Weasley, in ''Harry Potter''

==See also== * Ron (disambiguation)

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