# Theron

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**Theron** (/ˈθɪərɒn/ THEER-on, /θəˈroʊn/) is a [surname](/source/Surname) of [Occitan](/source/Occitan_language) origin (from place-names Théron, Thérond terɔ̃ variant form of **Thoron* — same as [Le Thor](/source/Le_Thor) (Vaucluse, *Torum* 1029) — from [PIE](/source/PIE) **tur-* or Latin *torus* "height"), and a given name in English. It may refer to:

## Given name

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

## Surname

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

## Other uses

- [Theron Mountains](/source/Theron_Mountains), Coats Land, Antarctica
- Therons, a race of fictional aliens in the [Dan Dare](/source/Dan_Dare) stories

- *[The Damnation of Theron Ware](/source/The_Damnation_of_Theron_Ware)*, 1896 novel by Harold Frederic
- [Potnia Theron](/source/Potnia_Theron), ancient art motif
- [Ptolemais Theron](/source/Ptolemais_Theron), ancient Greek marketplace in Africa
- MV *Theron*, later named [MV Eurabia Sun](/source/MV_Eurabia_Sun), a Dutch-Lebanese merchant ship
- Theron (Tempest), one of the dogs of the hunter [Actaeon](/source/Actaeon). Like the rest of the pack, he also devoured his master when he was transformed into a stag by [Artemis](/source/Artemis), goddess of the hunt.

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