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'''Theron''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|θ|ɪər|ɒ|n}} {{respell|THEER|on}}, {{IPAc-en|θ|ə|ˈ|r|oʊ|n}}) is a [[surname]] of [[Occitan language|Occitan]] origin (from place-names Théron, Thérond {{IPA-fr|terɔ̃|}}<!--<ref>[[Albert Dauzat]], ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par [[Marie-Thérèse Morlet]]. p. 568a.</ref>--> variant form of *''Thoron'' — same as  [[Le Thor]] (Vaucluse, ''Torum'' 1029) — from [[PIE]] ''*tur-'' or Latin ''torus'' "height"),<!--<ref>[[Albert Dauzat]], ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par [[Marie-Thérèse Morlet]]. p. 568a.</ref>--> and a given name in English. It may refer to:

== Given name ==
*[[Theron of Acragas]] (died 473 BC), 5th century BC tyrant of Acragas, Sicily
*[[Theron Akin]] (1855–1933), U.S. Representative from New York
*[[Theron Baldwin]] (1801–1870), American Congregational minister
*[[Theron C. Bennett]] (1879–1937), American pianist, ragtime composer, and music publisher
*[[Theron Cooper]] (born 1974), Bahamian sprinter
*[[Theron S. Copeland]] (1831–1905), American law enforcement officer 
*[[Theron Drew]] (1900–1978), American LDS schismatic
*[[Theron Ephron Catlin]] (1878–1960), U.S. Representative from Missouri
*[[Theron Feemster]], American record producer, songwriter, musician, and singer
*[[Theron J. Fouts]] (1893–1954), American football player and coach
*[[Theron Hale]] (1883–1954), American old-time fiddle and banjo player
*[[Theron Lyman]] (1869–1939), American football player and coach
*[[Theron Lynd]] (1920–1978), American circuit clerk, who was subject of six year of legal issues for voter discrimination
*[[Theron Metcalf]] (1784–1875), New England jurist and judge
*[[Theron W. Mortimer]] (1872–1952), American football player and coach
*[[Theron Newell]] (1916–1993), American writer
*[[Theron R. Perlee]] (1824–1894), American soldier and politician
*[[Theron T. Pond]] (1800–1852), American pharmacist and businessman
*[[Theron Randolph]], MD (1906–1995), founder of the holistic field of environmental illness and medicine known as clinical ecology
*[[Theron Read]] (1964–2009), American film actor
*[[Theron Moses Rice]] (1829–1895), U.S. Representative from Missouri
*[[Theron Sapp]] (born 1935), former American football running back
*[[Theron Smith]] (born 1963), American cartoonist and designer
*[[Theron Smith]] (born 1980), American professional basketball player
*[[Theron Strinden]] (1919–2011), American politician and businessman
*[[Theron R. Strong]] (1802–1873), American politician and lawyer
*[[Theron Wasson]] (1887–1970), American petroleum geologist and engineer
*[[Theron Wood]] (born 1990), Caymanian footballer

== Surname ==
*[[Annique Theron]] (1929–2016), South African businesswoman
*[[Charlize Theron]] (born 1975), South African actress
*[[Clinton Theron]] (born 1995), South African rugby union player
*[[Daniel Theron]] (1872–1900), Boer officer
*[[Dawie Theron]] (born 1966), former South African rugby union player
*[[Duimpie Theron]] (born 1979), former Namibian rugby union player
*[[Gus Theron]] (born 1975), former South African rugby union player
*[[Hendrik Schalk Theron]] (1869–1922), South African mining engineer and politician
*[[Inge Theron]] (born 1976), London-based South African skincare specialist and former radio personality
*[[Jan Theron]] (1930–1993), South African wrestler
*[[Jean-Paul Theron]] (born 1950s), former French doctor
*[[Johan Theron]] (born c. 1943), former South African government information officer
*[[Johan Theron (tennis)|Johan Theron]] (born 1975), former Namibian tennis player
*[[Rusty Theron|Juan "Rusty" Theron]] (born 1985), South African cricketer
*[[Leo Theron]] (1926–2010), South African stained-glass window artist
*[[Leona Theron]] (born 1966), South African Constitutional Court judge
*[[Liesl Theron]] (born 1970s), South African trans activist
*[[Liniques Theron]] (born 1995), former Namibian female tennis player
*[[Nelius Theron]] (born 1997), Namibian rugby union player
*[[Paul Theron]] (born 1966), South African asset manager
*[[Servaas Theron]] (1918–1986), South African World War II fighter pilot

== Other uses ==
*[[Theron Mountains]], Coats Land, Antarctica
*Therons, a race of fictional aliens in the [[Dan Dare]] stories
<!--*[[Theron Guards]], an elite class of Locust in the game ''[[Gears of War]]'' and ''[[Gears of War 2]]''-->
*''[[The Damnation of Theron Ware]]'', 1896 novel by Harold Frederic
*[[Potnia Theron]], ancient art motif
*[[Ptolemais Theron]], ancient Greek marketplace in Africa
*MV ''Theron'', later named [[MV Eurabia Sun]], a Dutch-Lebanese merchant ship

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