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