Tryon (surname)

Tryon is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Charles Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon (1906–1976), British peer
• Chloe Tryon (born 1994), South African cricketer
• Darrell Tryon (1942–2013), Australian linguist
• Dwight William Tryon (1849–1925), American painter
• Edward Tryon (fl. 20th century), American physicist
• George Tryon (1832–1893), British naval officer
• George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon (1871–1940), British peer
• George Washington Tryon, Jr. (1838–1888), American malacologist
• James R. Tryon (1837–1912), American naval doctor and Surgeon General of the United States Navy
• Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (born 1999), American football player
• Justin Tryon (born 1984), American football player
• Kate Tryon (1865–1952), American journalist, artist and lecturer
• Richard Tryon (1837–1905), British Army officer and cricketer
• Richard T. Tryon, retired U.S. Marine lieutenant general.
• Robert Tryon (1901–1967), American behavioral psychologist/geneticist
• Rolla M. Tryon Jr. (1916–2001), American botanist
• Thomas Tryon (1634–1703), British vegetarian
• Thomas Tryon (architect) (1859–1920), American architect
• Tom Tryon (1926–1991), American actor and author
• Ty Tryon (born 1984), American professional golfer
• Valerie Tryon (born 1934), Canadian pianist
• William Tryon (1729–1788), British colonial governor in America