Tyrone (disambiguation)

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The name Tyrone can refer to:

• County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland, roughly corresponding to the ancient kingdom of Tír Eogain
• An Earl of Tyrone
• A small steam train which runs between Bushmills and the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland
• One of a number of places in the United States of America:
  • Tyrone, Colorado
  • Tyrone, Georgia
  • Tyrone, Missouri
  • Tyrone, New Mexico (ghost town)
  • Tyrone, New York
  • Tyrone, Pennsylvania
  • Tyrone Township, Michigan
  • Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania
• A personal name
  • Tyrone Slothrop, character in Thomas Pynchon's novel, Gravity's Rainbow.
  • James, Linda, Jamie, and Edmund Tyrone, characters in Eugene O'Neill's play, "Long Day's Journey Into Night."
  • Tyrone Biggums, a recurring character portrayed by Dave Chappelle on his sketch comedy show Chappelle's Show
  • Tyrone Power, actor
  • Tyrone Williams is the name of three notable football players:
    • Tyrone Williams (cornerback), longtime Green Bay Packers player from Florida
    • Tyrone Williams (wide receiver), journeyman NFL and CFL player from Nova Scotia
    • Tyrone Williams (defensive lineman), former NFL and current British Columbia Lions player from Philadelphia
• "Tyrone" is also a song by Erykah Badu

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See also: Irish Place Names in Other Countries

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