{{other uses}} '''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 (1926–2000), British musicologist *Barbara Tyson (born 1964), Canadian actress *Bill Tyson, Irish writer and producer *Cade Tyson (born 2003), American basketball player *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 *Grace Tyson (1881–1941), American Vaudeville performer and actress *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 *Job Roberts Tyson (1803–1858), U.S. Congressman *John M. Tyson (born 1953), American judge *John W. Tyson, founder of Tyson Foods *Jordyn Tyson (born 2004), American football player *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 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 Hergott (born 2001), Canadian football player *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 McGuffin (born 1989), American professional pickleball player *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 Neighbors (born 2002), American baseball 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, a rival of Ash Ketchum in the anime series ''Pokémon: Advanced Battle'' *Tyson, fictional character in ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' *Tyson Granger (Takao Kinomiya in Japanese version), 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''
==See also== * Tison (disambiguation) * Dennis
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