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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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1. ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0
2. ^ Roach, Peter (2011), Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-15253-2
3. ^ 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.

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