Byron () is an English toponymic surname that is derived from Byram, North Yorkshire. Its use as a given name derives from the surname.

Surname Byron (surname)

Given name 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 Hemingway (born 1954), American football player 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, 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 (1928–2026), 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 Byron Basset, the sleeping puppy from Tiny Toon Adventures Byron (Babylon 5), a character from the television series Babylon 5 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 Byron Love, a popular character from the multi-media franchise Inazuma Eleven

See also Bayron Piedra, Ecuadorian athlete

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

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