Byron (name)
Byron ( /ˈbaɪrən/)[1][2] is an English-derived name; its use as a given name derives from the surname.
Surname
- Beverly Byron, U.S. Congresswoman, widow of Goodloe Byron
- David Byron, 20th-century British musician, former singer of Uriah Heep
- Delma Byron, American actress.
- Don Byron, American jazz (or eclectic) composer and musician
- Fergal Byron, Irish gaelic football player
- Rev. Frederick Byron, 10th Baron Byron (1861–1949), Anglican clergyman and British peer
- Admiral George Byron, 7th Baron Byron (1789–1868), British naval officer, cousin of poet George Gordon Byron
- Captain George Byron, 8th Baron Byron, 19th-century British army officer and peer
- Lt. 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, 20th-century U.S. Congressman
- 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
- Kari Byron, member of the MythBusters crew
- Katharine Byron, 20th century U.S. Congresswoman, widow of William D. Byron
- Sir Nicolas Byron, 16th-century English knight, great-grandfather of 1st Baron Byron
- 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, 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 Allen, American comic and television personality
- Byron Anthony, Welsh football (soccer) player
- Byron Black, Zimbabwean tennis player
- Byron Brown, Mayor of Buffalo, New York
- Byron Buxton, MLB outfielder
- Byron Cage, American gospel singer
- Byron Chamberlain, American NFL tight end
- Byron Cherry, American actor, businessman, entrepreneur
- Byron Lavoy Cockrell, American rocket scientist
- Byron Cook, American politician
- Byron Dafoe, ice hockey goaltender
- Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senator
- Byron Eby, American football player
- Byron Fidetzis, Greek cellist and conductor
- Byron Foulger, American actor
- Byron Haskin, U.S. film director
- Byron Howard, U.S. film director, producer, screenwriter, story artist and animator
- Byron Jones, American NFL safety
- Byron Katie, American self-help author and founder of "The Work"
- Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player
- Byron Keith, American actor
- Byron Krieger, American fencer
- Byron Lamont, Australian botanist and professor
- Byron Larkin, American basketball player
- Byron Lee, Jamaican musician and record producer
- Byron Leftwich, American NFL quarterback
- Byron K. Lichtenberg, American astronaut
- Byron Mann, American actor
- Byron Maxwell, American NFL cornerback
- Byron Nelson, PGA Tour golfer
- R. Byron Pipes, American professor and engineer
- Byron Polydoras, Greek politician
- Byron Pringle, American football player
- Byron Roberts, Black metal artist, nicknamed 'Lord Byron'
- Byron Scott, NBA coach and former player
- Byron Sharp, Australian professor of marketing
- Byron Sher, American politician
- Byron Stroud, bassist for metal bands Fear Factory, Zimmers Hole and City of Fire
- Byron Tenorio, Ecuadorian football (soccer) player
- Byron Velvick, professional bass fisherman and bachelor for Season 6 of the United States television show The Bachelor
- Byron White, American football player, later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Byron Wien, American investor and author
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 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 Orpheus, character in adult swim series The Venture Brothers
See also
- Bayron Piedra, Ecuadorian athlete
- Biron
References
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