Byron (name)
Byron ( /ˈbaɪrən/)[1][2] is an English toponymic surname that is derived from Byram, North Yorkshire.[3] Its use as a given name derives from the surname.
Surname
- Beverly Byron (1932–2025), U.S. Congresswoman for Maryland, widow of Goodloe Byron
- David Byron (1947–1985), 20th-century British musician, former singer of Uriah Heep
- Delma Byron (1913–2006), American actress
- Don Byron (born 1958), American jazz (or eclectic) composer and musician
- Ed Byron (1904/1905-1964), American radio producer
- Fergal Byron (born 1974), Irish Gaelic football player
- Frederick Byron, 10th Baron Byron (1861–1949), Anglican clergyman and British peer
- George Byron, 7th Baron Byron (1789–1868), British naval officer, cousin of poet George Gordon Byron
- George Byron, 8th Baron Byron (1818–1870), 19th-century British army officer and peer
- George Byron, 9th Baron Byron (1855–1917), British army officer and peer
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron) (1788–1824), English writer and poet
- Goodloe Byron (1929–1978), U.S. Congressman for Maryland
- Henry James Byron, 19th-century British dramatist
- John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, 17th-century Royalist
- Vice-Admiral John Byron, 18th-century British explorer
- John Byron (died 1623), 16th-century English knight, father of 1st Baron Byron
- John Byron (died 1600), 16th-century English knight, grandfather of 1st Baron Byron
- Captain John "Mad Jack" Byron, 18th-century British army officer, descendant of 2nd Baron and father of poet George Gordon Byron
- Judy Byron, American artist
- Kari Byron, member of the MythBusters crew
- Katharine Byron, 20th century U.S. Congresswoman, widow of William D. Byron
- Minnie Byron (1861–1901) English singer and actress
- Sir Nicolas Byron, 16th-century English knight, great-grandfather of 1st Baron Byron
- Paul Byron (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Lt.Col. Richard Byron, 12th Baron Byron DSO, 20th-century British army officer and peer
- Sir Richard Byron, 2nd Baron Byron, 17th-century Royalist, knight, brother of 1st Baron
- Rear-admiral Richard Byron (Royal Navy officer) (1769–1837)
- Robert Byron (travel writer), 20th-century British travel writer
- Robert Byron, 13th Baron Byron, British barrister and peer
- Robert "Red" Byron, 20th-century NASCAR driver
- Rupert Byron, 11th Baron Byron, 20th-century Australian peer
- Tanya Byron, British psychologist
- Tom Byron, American pornographic actor and director
- William Byron, American race car driver
- William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron, 17th-century British peer and great-great-great-uncle of poet George Gordon Byron
- William Byron, 4th Baron Byron (1669–1736), British peer and great-great-uncle of poet George Gordon Byron
- William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, 18th-century British peer called the "Wicked Lord", great-uncle of poet George Gordon Byron
- William D. Byron, 20th-century U.S. Congressman
- Rev. William J. Byron, priest of the Society of Jesus
Given name
- Byron Adams, American composer
- Byron Allen (born 1961), American comic and television personality
- Byron G. Allen (1901–1988), American politician
- Byron Alvarez (born 1978), Mexican football player
- Byron Andrews (1852–1910), American journalist
- Byron Anthony (born 1984), Welsh football (soccer) player
- Byron Baer (1929–2007), American politician
- Byron Bailey (1930–1998), American football player
- Byron Barr (1917–1966), American actor
- Byron Barrera (died 1990), Guatemalan journalist
- Byron Barton (1930–2023), American author
- Byron Barwig (1862–1943), American politician
- Byron W. Bender (1929–2020), American professor
- Byron Daniel Bernstein (1989–2020), Israeli-American streamer and esports player, known as Reckful
- Byron Black (born 1969), Zimbabwean tennis player
- Byron B. Brainard (1894–1940), American electrician
- Byron Brown (born 1958), Mayor of Buffalo, New York
- Byron Buxton (born 1993), MLB outfielder
- Byron Cage (born 1962), American gospel singer
- Byron Chamberlain (born 1971), American NFL tight end
- Byron Cherry (born 1955), American actor, businessman, entrepreneur
- Byron Lavoy Cockrell (1935–2007), American rocket scientist
- Byron Cook (born 1954), American politician
- Byron Cowart (born 1996), American football player
- Byron M. Cutcheon (1836–1908), American politician
- Byron Dafoe (born 1971), ice hockey goaltender
- Byron W. Dickson (1875–1930), American football player
- Byron Dorgan (born 1942), U.S. Senator
- Byron H. Dunbar (1927–2007), American attorney
- Byron Eby (1904–1990), American football player
- Byron Fidetzis, Greek cellist and conductor
- Byron Foulger (1898–1970), American actor
- Byron B. Harlan (1886–1949), American attorney
- Byron G. Harlan (1861–1936), American singer
- Byron Haskin (1899–1984), U.S. film director
- Byron G. Highland (1934–1967), American photographer
- Byron O. House (1902–1969), American jurist
- Byron Howard (born 1968), U.S. film director, producer, screenwriter, story artist and animator
- Byron E. Hyatt (1873–1936), American mayor
- Byron Ingram (born 1964), American football player
- Byron "Peewee" Jarrett (born 1999), American football player
- Byron F. Johnson (1894–1980), American officer
- Byron L. Johnson (1917–2000), American economist
- Byron Jones (born 1992), American NFL safety
- Byron M. Jones, Christian film producer
- Byron Q. Jones (1888–1959), American aviator
- Byron Katie (born 1942), American self-help author and founder of "The Work"
- Byron Keith (1917–1996), American actor
- Byron Kelleher (born 1976), New Zealand rugby player
- Byron Krieger (1920–2015), American fencer
- Byron Barnard Lamont (born 1945), Australian botanist and professor
- Byron Larkin (born 1965), American basketball player
- Byron Lee (1935–2008), Jamaican musician and record producer
- Byron Lee (born 1964), American NFL linebacker
- Byron Leftwich (born 1980), American NFL quarterback
- Byron K. Lichtenberg (born 1948), American astronaut
- Byron Mann (born 1967), American actor
- Byron J. Matthews (1928–2023), American politician
- Byron Maxwell (born 1988), American NFL cornerback
- Byron E. Morgan (1889–1963), American football coach
- Byron Murphy (born 1998), American football player
- Byron Murphy II (born 2002), American football player
- Byron Nelson (1912–2006), PGA Tour golfer
- Byron R. Newton (1861–1938), American journalist
- Byron Ortile (born 2002), Filipino actor
- Byron C. Ostby (1924–2003), American politician
- Byron S. Payne (1876–1949), American attorney
- Byron Root Pierce (1829–1924), American dentist
- Byron W. Preston (1858–1939), American justice
- Byron Pringle (born 1993), American football player
- Byron B. Randolph, Democratic president
- Byron Ritchie (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Byron F. Ritchie (1853–1928), American lawyer and politician
- Byron Roberts, Black metal artist, nicknamed 'Lord Byron'
- Byron G. Rogers (1900–1983), U.S. representative
- Byron Scott (born 1961), American NBA coach and former player
- Byron N. Scott (1903–1991), American lawyer
- Byron Sharp, Australian professor of marketing
- Byron D. Shear (1869–1929), American politician
- Byron Sher (born 1928), American politician
- Byron Smith, convicted American killer
- Byron G. Stout (1829–1896), American politician
- Byron A. Stover (1890–1984), American politician
- Byron Stroud (born 1969), bassist for metal bands Fear Factory, Zimmers Hole and City of Fire
- Byron Tenorio (born 1966), Ecuadorian football (soccer) player
- Byron Thames (born 1969), American actor and musician
- Byron M. Tunnell (1925–2000), American attorney
- Byron Velvick (born 1964), professional bass fisherman and bachelor for Season 6 of the United States television show The Bachelor
- Byron F. Wackett (1912–1980), American politician
- Byron White (1917–2002), American football player, later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Byron Wien (1933–2023), American investor and author
- Byron August Wilson (1918–1992), American artist
- Byron York (born 1955), American conservative
- Byron Young (disambiguation), multiple people
Fictional characters
- Byron Basset, the sleeping puppy from Tiny Toon Adventures
- Byron (Babylon 5), a character from the television series Babylon 5
- Byron (Pokémon), a character of the Pokémon universe
- Byron "Buster" Bluth, a character from the comedic television series Arrested Development
- Byron Hadley, the sadistic prison captain from The Shawshank Redemption
- Byron Montgomery, a character from the television series and teen novels Pretty Little Liars
- Byron the Bulb, a long-burning light-bulb from Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow
- Byron Orlok, a washed-up horror actor in the 1968 movie "Targets"
- Byron Orpheus, character in adult swim series The Venture Brothers
- Byron Sully, main character in series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Byron Ellington, talked about character in series White Collar
- Byron Henry, character in novels by Herman Wouk "The Winds of War," and "The War and Remembrance."
- Byron, a character of the 2018 mobile game Brawl Stars
See also
- Bayron Piedra, Ecuadorian athlete
- All pages with titles beginning with Byron
- All pages with titles containing Byron
- Biram (disambiguation), a variant spelling
- Biron (surname), a variant spelling
- Biron (disambiguation)
- Bryon, a given name
- Byram (surname), a variant spelling
- Byrom, a variant spelling
- Byrum (surname), a variant spelling
References
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0
- ^ Roach, Peter (2011), Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-15253-2
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 30 April 2019.