Dyson (surname)

The surname Dyson may refer to:

People

• Ambrose Dyson (1876–1913), Australian political cartoonist, brother of Will and Edward Dyson, father of Edward Ambrose Dyson
• Andre Dyson (b. 1979), an American football player
• Charles W. Dyson (1861–1930), a U.S. Navy rear admiral
• Chris Dyson (b. 1978), a U.S. racing driver currently competing in the American Le Mans Series, son of Rob Dyson
• Edward Dyson (1865–1931), Australian writer and journalist, brother of Will Dyson and Ambrose Dyson
• Edward Ambrose Dyson (1908–1952), Australian illustrator and political cartoonist, son of Ambrose Dyson
• Esther Dyson (b. 1951), consultant and philosopher in emerging digital technology, the daughter of Freeman Dyson (see below)
• Frank Dyson, British rugby league footballer
• Frank Watson Dyson (1868–1939), an English astronomer.
• Freeman Dyson (b. 1923), a physicist for whom the Dyson sphere and the Dyson series named
• Geoff Dyson, (d. 1981), the first British chief national coach of athletics for whom the Dyson Award was named
• George Dyson (composer) (1883–1964), an English musical composer, the father of Freeman Dyson
• George Dyson (science historian) (born 1953), a science historian, the son of Freeman Dyson
• H. Kempton Dyson (1880–1944), an English structural engineer and architect
• Hugo Dyson (1896–1975), an English academic and a member of the Inklings literary group
• Humfrey Dyson (1582–1633), an English scrivener, notary, and book collector
• James Dyson (b. 1947), the inventor of the Dual Cyclone vacuum cleaner
• Jeremy Dyson (b. 1966), a comedy writer, including of material for The League of Gentlemen comedy troupe
• John Dyson (rugby) (1866–1909), English rugby union player
• Jack Dyson (1934–2000), English first-class cricketer
• John Barry Dyson (1942–1995), English association footballer for several Football League clubs including Tranmere Rovers and Watford
• John Dyson, Lord Dyson (born 1943), judge in the English High Court and later a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
• John Dyson (cricketer) (born 1954), Australian international cricketer
• John S. Dyson, political and business leader in New York
• John Dyson, musician best known as a member of the former 1980's New Age instrumental duo Wavestar
• Kevin Dyson, a split end in the National Football League
• Kina Malpartida, whose real name is Kina Malpartida Dyson, a Peruvian boxer who became the world champion in 2009 in the super featherweight class
• Marianne J. Dyson, non-fiction author, notably of space science books for children
• Mia Dyson, an Australian musician
• Michael Eric Dyson, American author, preacher, media figure, and professor of sociology
• Rob Dyson, (b. 1946) A now retired U.S. racing driver and current owner of Dyson Racing, the father of Chris Dyson
• Ronnie Dyson (1950–1990), an African-American singer and actor
• Ruth Dyson, a politician in New Zealand
• Terry Dyson (born 1934), English football player for Tottenham Hotspur
• Thomas A. Dyson (1851–1898), American politician
• Tony Dyson (1947–2016), builder of the R2-D2 models for the Star Wars films
• Will Dyson (1880–1938), an Australian artist, cartoonist and caricaturist
• William Dyson (1857–1936), an English county cricketer

Fictional characters

• Miles Bennett Dyson, character from the film Terminator 2 who was the most directly responsible for "Judgement Day"