Runyon

Runyon is a surname originating the island of Jersey. It can be also spelled Runyons, Runyan, Runyun, Runion, Rongnion, Runnion, and others. The following people have the family name Runyon:

  • Brenda Vineyard Runyon, founder of the first U.S. bank managed and directed entirely by women
  • Brent Runyon, writer born in 1977 best known for The Burn Journals
  • Damon Runyon, hall-of-fame sports writer and short story writer
  • Jennifer Runyon, American TV actress born in 1960
  • Marvin Travis Runyon, 20th century American automotive executive
  • Theodore Runyon, American Civil War general, diplomat, and mayor of Newark, New Jersey
  • William Nelson Runyon, early 20th century American politician from New Jersey
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Places named Runyon include:

  • Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation of New York City
  • Fort Runyon, a U.S. Civil War fort built to defend Washington D.C.
  • Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles
  • Runyon, Florida, an unincorporated community in the United States
  • Runyon Heights, Yonkers, New York
  • Runyon Lake

Runyon may also refer to:

  • Damon Runyon Stakes, a Thoroughbred turf race held annually in New York City
  • Runyon classification, a system of classifying certain bacteria
  • Runyon v. McCrary, a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case

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Famous quotes containing the word runyon:

    My boy ... always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.
    —Damon Runyon (1884–1946)

    I long ago come to the conclusion that all life is six to five against.
    —Damon Runyon (1884–1946)