Bronson is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname Alvin Bronson (1783–1881), American businessman and politician Ben Bronson (born 1972), American football player Betty Bronson (1906–1971), American television and film actress Bryan Bronson (born 1972), American hurdler Charles Bronson (née Charles Dennis Buchinsky, 1921–2003), American actor Charles Bronson (prisoner) (born 1952 as Michael Gordon Peterson), British convicted prisoner Deming Bronson (1894–1957), American army officer Greene C. Bronson (1789–1863), American politician Hugh Bronson (born 1961), German politician Isaac H. Bronson (1802–1855), United States representative from New York Josiah Bronson (born 1997), American football player Lillian Bronson (1902–1995), American actress Po Bronson (born 1964), American author Richard Bronson (born 1941), American mathematician Richard "Skip" Bronson (), American real estate developer Ruth Muskrat Bronson (née Ruth Margaret Muskrat, 1897–1982), American Cherokee poet and activist Stan Bronson Jr. (1928–2018), American batboy for the University of Memphis

Given name Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), American teacher and writer, father of Louisa May Alcott Bronson Arroyo (born 1977), major league pitcher, member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox world series team Bronson Beri (born 1989), New Zealand basketball player Bronson Burgoon (born 1987), American professional golfer Bronson Chama (born 1986), Zambian professional footballer Bronson Crothers (1884–1959), American pediatric neurologist and professor Bronson M. Cutting (1888–1935), United States senator from New Mexico Bronson Garlick (born 1995), Australian professional rugby league footballer Bronson Gengezha (born 1981), Zimbabwean sculptor Bronson Harrison (born 1985), New Zealand professional rugby league footballer Bronson Heflin (born 1971), American professional baseball pitcher Bronson Hill (born 1993), American football running back Bronson Howard (1842–1908), American dramatist Bronson James (), justice of the Oregon Supreme Court Bronson Kaufusi (born 1991), American football tight end Bronson Koenig (born 1994), American basketball player Bronson La Follette (1936–2018), American politician and lawyer Bronson La'Cassie (born 1983), Australian professional golfer Bronson Murray (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union player Bronson Pelletier (born 1986), Canadian actor Bronson Pinchot (born 1959), American actor Bronson Price (), New Zealand MC, rapper and urban poet Bronson Ray (1868–1934), Southern Baptist minister Bronson Rechsteiner (born 1997), American professional wrestler performing as Bron Breakker Bronson Reed (born 1988), Australian professional wrestler Bronson Sardinha (born 1983), major league outfielder Bronson Cushing Skinner (1889–1981), American concentrated orange juice pioneer Bronson Tauakipulu (born 1996), Samoan rugby union player Marko Vukcevich (), also known as Bronson, an ex-member of the band Mushroomhead Bronson Webb (born 1983), British actor Bronson Winthrop (1863–1944), American philanthropist and lawyer Bronson Xerri (born 2000), Australian professional rugby league footballer Buronson (or Bronson; born 1947), a Japanese comics writer

Fictional characters Bronson, a fictional character in Mother 3 Bronson Twist, a fictional character in Round the Twist Martha Bronson, a fictional recurring character in the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. Tom Bronson, a fictional character in DC Comics.