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Myron (given name)

Myron () is a masculine given name used in English-speaking and Eastern European countries including Romania, Ukraine and Russia (in the countries of the former USSR it is usually spelled Miron, except for Ukraine where Myron is used). Non-religious or Christianized Jews have used this name as a Gentile replacement of the Jewish name Meir.

The name was originally in honor of the ancient Greek sculptor Myron (Greek Μύρων), whose name meant 'myrrh, perfume'. The female equivalent of Myron is considered to be Myra. Among modern Greeks, it may be in honor of Saint Myron, archbishop of Crete (c. 250 – 350), and may take the form Myros, with the vocative Myro.

Notable people bearing the name include:

Ancient world

  • Myron, Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC
  • Myron of Crete (c. 250-c. 350), archbishop of Crete
  • Myron of Priene, ancient Greek author of an historical account of the First Messenian War

Modern era

Note: Some individuals are listed in multiple subsections.

Arts and entertainment

Architecture

Business

  • Myron Blank (1911–2005), American movie theater chain head and philanthropist
  • Myron Cottrell, American automotive entrepreneur
  • Myron Fass (1926–2006), American publisher
  • Myron T. Herrick (1854–1929), American banker, diplomat, and politician
  • Myron Holly Kimball (1827–1912), American photographer, real estate speculator, and collector
  • Myron Kunin (1928–2013), American businessman and art collector
  • Myron Charles Taylor (1874–1959), American industrialist and diplomat
  • Myron E. Ullman (born 1946), American retail chief executive
  • Myron W. Wentz (born 1940), American-born Mexican chief executive
  • Myron H. Wilson (1887–1962), American businessman and insurance executive

Journalism

  • Myron Angel (1827–1911), American historian and journalist
  • Myron Davis (1919–2010), American photojournalist
  • Myron Kolatch (born 1929), American magazine editor
  • Myron Lowery, American mayor, politician, and former television news anchor
  • Myron Magnet (born 1944), American journalist and historian
  • Myron Mike Wallace (1918–2012), American television news reporter and anchor for 60 Minutes

Medicine

  • Myron S. Cohen (born 1950), American physician-scientist
  • Myron Prinzmetal (1908–1987), American cardiologist and researcher
  • Myron Rolle (born 1986), Bahamian-American neurosurgeon and former football safety
  • Myron L. Weisfeldt (born 1940), American cardiologist and physician-scientist

Military

  • Myron C. Cramer (1881–1966), American Army general, Judge Advocate General during World War II
  • Myron Dobashi (born 1943), American retired National Guard brigadier general
  • Myron F. Diduryk (1938–1970), American Army major
  • Myron H. Ranney (1845/1846–1910), American Civil War soldier awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Myron Tarnavsky (1869–1938), supreme commander of the Ukrainian Galician Army of the West Ukrainian People's Republic

Politics and the law

Religion

Science and academics

Sports

  • Myron Allen (1854–1924), American Major League Baseball (MLB) player
  • Myron Anyfantakis (born 1939), Greek javelin thrower
  • Myron Baker (born 1971), American former National Football League (NFL) player
  • Myron Bell (born 1971), American former NFL player
  • Myron Bereza (1936–2012), Canadian soccer player
  • Myron Boadu (born 2001), Dutch footballer
  • Myron van Brederode (born 2003), Dutch footballer
  • Myron Brown (born 1969), American former basketball player
  • Myron Cope (1929–2008), American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster
  • Myron Moe Drabowsky (1935–2006), American MLB pitcher
  • Myron Dupree (born 1961), American former NFL player
  • Myron Fernandes (born 1993), Indian footballer
  • Myron Fohr (1912–1994), American racecar driver
  • Myron Fuller (1889–1949), American football player and coach
  • Myron Gardner (born 2001), American basketball player
  • Myron Grimshaw (1875–1936), American MLB player
  • Myron Guyton (born 1967), American former football player
  • Myron Jackson (born 1964), American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player
  • Myron Lapka (born 1956), American former NFL player
  • Myron Lewis (born 1987), American former NFL player
  • Myron Markevych (born 1951), Ukrainian former footballer and current head coach of Metalist Kharkiv
  • Myron Mendes, 21st century Indian footballer
  • Myron Mitchell (born 1998), American gridiron football player
  • Myron Noodleman (1958–2017), American sports clown
  • Myron Pottios (born 1939), American former NFL player
  • Myron Pryor (born 1986), American former NFL player
  • Myron Roderick (1934–2011), American wrestler, head college coach of wrestling and tennis, and college athletics administrator
  • Myron Rolle (born 1986), Bahamian-American neurosurgeon and former football safety
  • Myron Samuel (born 1992), Vincentian footballer
  • Myron Scott (1907–1998), American creator of the Soap Box Derby
  • Myron Shongwe (born 1981), South African footballer
  • Myron Sifakis (born 1960), Greek retired goalkeeper and current football manager
  • Myron Simpson (born 1990), New Zealand road and track cyclist
  • Myron Spaulding (1905–2000), American sailor, yacht designer and builder, and concert violinist
  • Myron Stankiewicz (born 1935), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
  • Myron Stevens (1901–1988), American racecar driver and builder
  • Myron Stevens (American football), American college football player
  • Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (born 1999), American football player
  • Myron White (1957–2018), American MLB player
  • Myron E. Witham (1880–1973), American football player, football and baseball coach, and mathematics professor
  • Myron Worobec (born 1944), Ukrainian-American former footballer

Other fields

  • Myron Avery (1899–1952), American lawyer, hiker, and explorer
  • Myron Ebell (born 1952/1953), American climate change denier
  • Myron Field, American bridge player
  • Myron M. Kinley (1898–1978), American pioneering oil well firefighter
  • Myron Mixon (born 1962), American celebrity chef
  • Myron "Pinky" Thompson (1924–2001), Hawaiian social worker and community leader
  • Myron Thomas (1916–1987), American coal miner, hero of the Knox Mine Disaster

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