Ron (Hebrew: רוֹן) is a given name for boys. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name Ronald and Cameron, but is also Hebrew for "joy". People with this name include:
People with the name
- Ron Atias (born 1995), Israeli taekwondo athlete
- Ron Baker (born 1993), American basketball player
- Ron Balicki (born 1963), American actor and stuntman
- Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American major league baseball player
- Ron Brooks (born 1988), American football player
- Ron Bolton (born 1950), American footballer
- Ron Bolton (politician) (fl. 2022), American politician
- Ron Browz (born 1982), American record producer and rapper
- Ron Bushy (1941-2021), American drummer known for Iron Butterfly
- Ron Cannan (born 1961), Canadian politician
- Ron Clinkscale (1933-2024), American football player
- Ron Darmon (born 1992), Israeli Olympic triathlete
- Ron DeSantis (born 1978), governor of Florida
- Ron Fernandes (1951–2023), American football player
- Ron Francis (born 1963), Canadian hockey player
- Ron Gardenhire (born 1957), American baseball player and manager
- Ron Gillham, American politician
- Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player
- Ron Howard (born 1954), American actor and director
- Ron Jeremy (born 1953), American pornographic actor
- Ron Kaplan (born 1970), Israeli Olympic gymnast
- Ron Keselowski (born 1946), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Ron McNair (1950–1986), American astronaut who died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger
- Ron Mix (born 1938), American All-Pro Hall of Fame football player
- Ron Ng (born 1979), Hong Kong actor
- Ron Pardo (born 1967), Canadian actor and comedian
- Ron Paul (born 1935), American politician
- Ron Perlman (born 1950), American actor
- Ron Reeves (born 1938), Australian rules footballer
- Ron Reeves (gridiron football) (born 1960), American football player
- Ron Reagan (born 1958), American former radio host, political analyst, and son of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States
- Ron Rivera (born 1962), American football player and coach
- Ron Robin (born 1951), Israeli historian and President of the University of Haifa
- Ron Rubin (voice actor) (born 1959), Canadian voice actor
- Ron Rubin (bridge player) (born 1948), American bridge player
- Ron Santo (1940–2010), American baseball player
- Ron Shumon (born 1955), American football player
- Ron Stern (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ron Torten (born 1966), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor
- Ron Vlaar (born 1985), Dutch football (soccer) player
- Ron Williamson (1953–2004), American baseball player wrongly convicted of rape and murder
Fictional people with the name
- Ron (King of Fighters), a video game character
- Ron Weasley, a main character from Harry Potter, best friend of Harry Potter, married to Hermione Granger
- Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from the Disney animated series Kim Possible
- Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom Parks and Recreation
- Ron Burgundy, lead character of the films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
- Ron Troupe, a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics
See also
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