Lyle

Lyle may refer to:

People

Surname

• Aaron Lyle (1759–1825), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• Abram Lyle (1820–1891), noted for founding the sugar refiners Abram Lyle & Sons which merged with a rival to become Tate & Lyle
• Amalya Lyle Kearse (born 1937), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Amos Lyle (born 1866), politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba
• Anndretta Lyle, American actress who has starred in Tyler Perry plays, including Madea Goes to Jail
• Bobby Lyle, jazz pianist
• Brayden Lyle (born 1973), former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide Power in the AFL
• Dan Lyle (born 1970), American rugby union footballer
• Derek Lyle (born 1981), footballer, currently playing as a striker for Hamilton Accies in the Scottish Premier League
• Ethel Hedgeman Lyle (1887–1950), founder of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (ΆKΆ) at Howard University in 1908
• Freddrenna Lyle, alderman of the 6th ward, in Chicago
• Gallagher and Lyle, Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle: joined forces in 1959, as members of local Largs Band The Bluefrets
• George B. Lyle, briefly mayor of Atlanta during the month of May in 1942
• George W. Lyle (born 1885), sheriff of Santa Clara County, California, USA, 1918–1930 and 1934–1938
• George Lyle (ice hockey) (born 1953), former professional ice hockey player
• Jarrod Lyle (born 1981), Australian professional golfer
• John E. Lyle, Jr. (1910–2003), U.S. representative from Texas
• John M. Lyle (1872–1945), Canadian architect
• Keith Lyle (born 1972), former safety in the National Football League
• Rick Lyle (born 1971), former American football defensive end
• Ron Lyle (1941–2011), professional boxer
• Rudy Lyle (1930–1985), American bluegrass banjo player
• Sandy Lyle (born 1958), Scottish professional golfer
• Sparky Lyle (born 1944), former American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Stevie Lyle (born 1979), British professional ice hockey goaltender
• Tom Lyle (born 1953), comic book artist and penciller

Given name

• Lyle Alzado (1949–1992), American NFL All-Pro football player
• Lyle M. Becker, founder of L.M. Becker & Co.
• Lyle Beerbohm, professional mixed martial arts fighter
• Lyle Bennett, former head coach of the Central Michigan college football program from 1947–1949
• Lyle Berman (born 1941), professional poker player and business executive
• Lyle Bettger (1915–2003), character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s
• Lyle Bigbee (1893–1942), former outfielder, pitcher and halfback
• Lyle Blackwood (born 1951), played in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins
• Lyle Boren (1909–1992), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma
• Lyle Bouck (born 1923), Lieutenant of the I&R Platoon of the 394th Infantry Regiment of the 99th Infantry Division in World War II
• Lyle Bradley (born 1943), former ice hockey center
• Lyle Campbell (born 1942), linguist and leading expert on American Indian languages
• Lyle Craker, professor in the department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences at the University of Massachusetts
• Lyle Green (born 1976), fullback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League
• Lyle Hanson, North Dakota politician
• Lyle W. Hillyard, American politician and attorney from Utah
• Lyle Kanouse, stage, television, and movie actor, born in Fort Worth, Texas
• Lyle Kessler, American playwright and screenwriter
• Lyle Franklin Lane (born 1926), United States diplomat
• Lyle Lovett (born 1957), American singer-songwriter and actor
• Lyle Martin (born 1985), American soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps
• Lyle Mays (born 1953), American jazz pianist
• Lyle and Erik Menendez (born 1971), convicted for the shotgun murders in 1989 of their parents in Beverly Hills, California
• Lyle Mouton (born 1969), former professional baseball player
• Lyle Neff (born 1969), poet and journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Lyle Oberg, Albertan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly
• Lyle Odelein (born 1968), retired hockey player in the National Hockey League
• Lyle Overbay (born 1977), Major League Baseball first baseman who currently plays for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Lyle Owerko, filmmaker and photographer
• Lyle Preslar, American musician: guitar player and song writer for the hardcore punk band Minor Threat
• Lyle Rains, senior executive at the arcade game company Atari
• Lyle Reifsnider, set decorator who worked in Hollywood movies from 1946 to 1962
• Lyle Saxon, New Orleans journalist who reported for The Times-Picayune
• Lyle F. Schoenfeldt, American business management professor
• Lyle Sendlein (born 1984), American football center for the Arizona Cardinals
• Lyle Smith, former assistant coach and head coach of the Boise State college football program
• Lyle M. Spencer (1911–1968), founder of Science Research Associates (SRA) and The Spencer Foundation
• Lyle Stewart, Canadian provincial politician
• Lyle Stuart (1922–2006), American author and independent publisher of controversial books
• Lyle Talbot (1902–1996), American actor best known for playing Joe Randolph on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
• Lyle Tayo (January 19, 1889 – May 2, 1971), American film actress
• Lyle Tuttle (born 1931), well-known American tattoo artist and historian of the medium
• Lyle Vanclief, PC (born 1943), Canada's Minister of Agriculture from 1997–2003
• Lyle Waggoner (born 1935), American actor and former model
• Lyle R. Wheeler (1905–1990), Academy Award-winning American motion picture art director
• Lyle Wicks (1912–2004), British Columbia politician
• Lyle Williams (1942–2008), U.S. representative from Ohio
• Lyle Workman, American guitarist, composer and music producer
• Lyle Yorks (born 1970), retired American soccer midfielder who played in the Major Indoor Soccer League, USISL and Major League Soccer

Places

United Kingdom

• Lyle Hill, viewpoint in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland

United States

• Lyle, Minnesota, city in Mower County
• Lyle Township, Mower County, Minnesota
• Lyle, Washington, census-designated place in Klickitat County

Other uses

• Lord Lyle, an extinct Lordship of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland
• Lyle Baronets, three baronetcies in the Lyle family, all created in the Baronetage of the UK
• Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies, research facility at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• Lyle guitars, made in Japan in the Matsumoku guitar factory
• Lyle gun, used to shoot a line towards people in distress in order to rescue them and save their lives
• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, children's book written by Bernard Waber
• "Lyle the Kindly Viking", 15th episode of the VeggieTales animated series
• Lyle & Scott, Scottish clothing brand, mainly known for their high quality knitwear
• Lyle's Flying Fox, species of bat in the Pteropodidae family
• Tate & Lyle, UK-based multinational agri-processor

See also

• Delisle (disambiguation)
• Lyell (disambiguation)
• Lisle (disambiguation)