Tyson
For other uses, see Tyson (disambiguation).
Tyson is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Alan Tyson (1926-2000), British musicologist
- Barbara Tyson (born 1964), Canadian actress
- Bill Tyson, Irish writer and producer
- Cathy Tyson (born 1965), British actress
- Cicely Tyson (born 1933), American actress
- Donald J. Tyson (1930-2011), American business executive and billionaire
- Edward Tyson (1650-1708), English scientist and physician
- Frank Tyson (born 1930), English cricketer
- Ian Tyson (born 1933), Canadian musician
- Isaac Tyson (1792-1861), American mining industrialist
- Jacob Tyson (1773-1848), American politician
- James Tyson (1819-1898), Australian pastoralist
- John M. Tyson (born 1953), American judge
- 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
- 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
First name
- Tyson Andrews (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
- Tyson Apostol (born 1979), American reality TV star
- Tyson Ballou (born 1976), American male model
- Tyson Beckford (born 1970), American male model
- Tyson Chandler (born 1982), American basketball player
- Tyson Dux (born 1978), Canadian professional wrestler
- Tyson Edwards (footballer) (born 1976), Australian football player
- Tyson Fury (born 1988), British boxer
- Tyson Gay (born 1982), American sprinter
- Tyson Griffin (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
- Tyson Kidd (born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler
- Tyson Mao (born 1984), American Rubik's Cube solver
- Tyson Meade (born 1963), American musician
- Tyson Nash (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Ritter (born 1984), American singer and musician
- Tyson Smith (American football) (born 1981), American football player
- Tyson Smith (born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler better known as Kenny Omega
- Tyson Stenglein (born 1980), Australian football player
- Tyson Thompson (born 1981), American football player
- Tyson Tomko (born 1976), American professional wrestler
- Tyson Wahl (born 1984), American soccer player
- Tyson Walter (born 1978), American football player
Fictional characters
- Tyson Granger, fictional character in the manga series Beyblade
- Tyson (Pokémon), two fictional characters in the anime series Pokémon
- Tyson the Cyclops, fictional character in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians novels by Rick Riordan
- Tyson Rios, fictional character in the video game Army of Two
- Kyla Tyson, fictional character in the television series Holby City