Ron (first name)
Ron is both a male given name and an abbreviation of the first names Ronald , Ronny or Ronnie . The origin is on the one hand Old Norse of the name Rögnvaldr with the meaning 'the ruler', on the other hand it means in Hebrew ( Hebrew רון) ,Joy'.
Name bearer
- Ron Arad (* 1951), British industrial designer and architect
- Ron Arad (* 1958), Israeli officer
- Ron Artest (* 1979), American basketball player
- Ron Asheton (1948–2009), American guitarist
- Ron Bridgewater (* 1947/48), American jazz musician and university professor
- Ron Carey (1935–2007), American actor
- Ron Carey (1936-2008), American trade unionist
- Ron Carey (* 1958), American politician (Minnesota)
- Ron Carter (* 1937), American jazz bassist
- Ron Clark (* 1971), American teacher
- Ron Clarke (1937-2015), Australian long distance runner
- Ron Dante (* 1945), American singer, songwriter and music producer
- Ron Delany (born 1935), Irish athlete
- Ron Dennis (* 1947), British Formula 1 team boss
- Ron DuPont (1937–2015), American jazz pianist
- Ron Edwards (* 1964), American game designer
- Ron Edwards , American Ku Klux Klan member
- Ron Ely (born 1938), American actor
- Ron Flockhart ( Ronald Flockhart; 1923–1962), British automobile racing driver and pilot
- Ron Flowers (* 1934), English football player
- Ron Francis (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ron Gilbert (* 1964), American game developer
- Ron Goodwin (1925-2003), British composer
- Ron Grainer (1922–1981), Australian composer
- Ron Greenwood (1921-2006), English football player and coach
- Ron Griffiths (born 1946), British rock musician
- Ron Guidry (born 1950), American baseball player
- Ron Hastings (1936–2006), Canadian stage actor
- Ron Herron (1930–1994), British architect
- Ron Holden (1939–1997), American singer and television presenter
- Ron Holzschuh (1969–2020), German actor
- Ron Howard (1954) American actor, director, and film producer
- L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), American science fiction writer and founder of Scientology
- Ron Jeremy (* 1953), American porn actor
- Ron Jessie (1948–2006) American football player
- Ron Kennedy (1953–2009), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Ron Kühler , German journalist and radio host
- Ron Loewinsohn (1937–2014), American writer and literary scholar
- Ron Matthews, British drummer, see Iron Maiden
- Ron McGovney (born 1962), American musician
- Ron McKernan (1945–1973), American keyboardist, organist and harmonica player
- Ron Mix (born 1938), American football player and lawyer
- Ronn Moss (* 1952), American actor
- Ron Mueck (* 1958), Australian artist and sculptor
- Ron Nelson (* 1929), American composer and conductor
- Ron Perlman (born 1950), American actor
- Ron Raikes (1948–2009), American politician
- Ron Randell (1918-2005), Australian actor
- Ron Rifkin (born 1939), American actor
- Ron Rose (1944–2019), American poker player
- Ron Sexsmith (born 1964), Canadian songwriter
- Ron Shelton (* 1945), American baseball player, screenwriter, director and producer
- Ron Sommer (actually Aaron Lebowitsch; * 1949), German-Russian-Israeli economic manager
- Ron Springett (1935-2015), English football goalkeeper
- Ron Stewart (1932–2012), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Ron Underwood (born 1953), American director
- Ron Vawter (1948–1994), American actor
- Ron Wayne (* 1934), American IT entrepreneur,
- Ron Williams (* 1942), German-American actor, singer, cabaret artist and presenter
- Ron Winkler (* 1973), German writer, author and translator
- Ron Wood (born 1947), British rock musician
- Ron Ziegler (1939–2003), American press officer