Byron (disambiguation) facts for kids

Byron can mean:

People

Surname

• George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron ("Lord Byron"), a well-known English writer and poet
• Beverly Byron, U.S. Congresswoman
• Don Byron, an American jazz composer and musician
• Fergal Byron, Irish gaelic football player
• Goodloe Byron, U.S. Congressman
• Henry James Byron, dramatist
• John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, 17^th century Royalist
• John Byron, 18^th century British explorer and admiral
• Kari Byron, member of the MythBusters crew
• Katharine Byron, U.S. Congresswoman
• Robert Byron, 20^th century British travel writer
• William D. Byron, U.S. Congressman

Given name

• Byron Black, Zimbabwean tennis player
• Byron Cage, an American gospel singer
• Byron Dafoe, National Hockey League goaltender
• Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senator
• Byron Haskin, U.S. film director
• Byron Katie, American self-help author and founder of "The Work"
• Byron Leftwich, NFL quarterback
• Byron Nelson, PGA Tour golfer, nicknamed 'Lord Byron'
• Byron White, U.S. Supreme court associate justice
• Byron Scott, NBA coach and former player

Fictional characters

• Byron Basset, the sleeping puppy from Tiny Toon Adventures
• Byron (Babylon 5), a character from the television series Babylon 5
• Byron Henry, a character in Herman Wouk's novels The Winds of War and War and Remembrance
• Byron, a Gym Leader in the Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl video games

Places

United States

• Byron, California
• Byron, Georgia
• Byron, Illinois
• Byron Township, Ogle County, Illinois
• Byron, Maine
• Byron, Michigan
• Byron Township, Michigan
• Byron, Minnesota
• Byron Township, Cass County, Minnesota
• Byron Township, Waseca County, Minnesota
• Byron, New York
• Byron, Ohio
• Byron, Oklahoma
• Byron, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
• Byron, Monroe County, Wisconsin
• Byron, Wyoming
• Byron Center, Michigan
• Byron Nuclear Generating Station in Illinois

Australia

• Byron Bay, New South Wales, a coastal town

Canada

• Byron, Ontario, a suburb of London

Outer space

• Asteroid 3306 Byron