Lyon (surname)

Lyon is the surname of:

A. Laurence Lyon (1934–2006), US music composer
Alex Lyon (1931–1993), British politician
Alastair Lyon (born 1979), South African rugby player
Arthur Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
Asa Lyon (1763–1841), US politician
Babe Lyon (1907–1970), US football player
Barbara Lyon (1931–1995), US-born singer who lived and worked mostly in England
Barrett Lyon (born 1978), US computer entrepreneur
Ben Lyon (1901–1979), US film actor
Beverley Lyon (1902–1970), British cricketer
Bill Lyon (1886–1962), Australian football player
Billy Lyon (born 1973), US football player
Bob Lyon, US politician
Brandon Lyon (born 1979), American baseball pitcher
Bruce Lyon, US film producer
Caleb Lyon (1822–1875), US politician (Governor of Idaho Territory)
Charles Lyon (1878–1959), British cricketer
Charles W. Lyon (1887–1960), US politician
Chittenden Lyon (1787–1842), US politician
Christopher Lyon, US political worker
Daniel Lyon (born 1980), US wrestler (professional name Super Dragon)
Danny Lyon (born 1942), US photographer and filmmaker
David Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
David Murray-Lyon (1890–1975), officer in the Indian Army
Dar Lyon (1898–1964), English cricketer
Duffy Lyon (1929–2011), American farmer and butter sculptor
Edward E. Lyon (1871–1931), US soldier and war hero
Elinor Lyon (1921–2008), English author
Ernest Russell Lyon (1922–1944), RAF 234 Squadron Spitfire Pilot
Francis D. Lyon (1905–1996), American film editor
Francis Strother Lyon (1800–1882), American and Confederate States politician
Frederick A. Lyon (1843–1911), US soldier in the Union Army during the US Civil War, war hero
Gail Lyon, US filmmaker
Garry Lyon (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
George Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
Gordon Lyon (born 1977), computer expert
Guy J. Lyon (1933–2001), US horse trainer
Harris Merton Lyon (1882–1916), US author
Harry Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
Hart Lyon (1721–1800), Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom
Homer L. Lyon (1879–1956), US politician
Hylan B. Lyon (1836–1907), Confederate General in the US Civil War
Ivan Lyon (1915–1944), British soldier and war hero
James Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
Jamie Lyon (born 1982), Australian rugby league player
Jason Lyon (born 1986), Canadian archer
Jean Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1713–1778), British noblewoman
Jennifer Lyon (1972–2010), US television actress
Jimmy Lyon (born 1955), US rock musician
Jo Anne Lyon (born 1940), US religious figure
John Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
Joshua Lyon (born 1974), US author
Juliet Lyon, director of Prison Reform Trust
Leo De Lyon (born 1926), US voice actor
Lisa Lyon (born 1953), US bodybuilder
Lucius Lyon (1800–1851), US politician
Lyon sisters (Katherine Mary Lyon, age 10, and Sheila Mary Lyon, age 12), who vanished without a trace from a suburban Maryland shopping mall in 1975
Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr. (1875–1942), American mammalogist, bacteriologist, and pathologist
Mary Lyon (1797–1849), US pioneer in women's education
Mary Lyon (writer), US author
Mary F. Lyon (1925–2014), English geneticist
Matthew Lyon (1749–1822), US politician
Myer Lyon (1750–1797), German-born English singer
Nathan Lyon (chef), US television personality and chef
Nathan Lyon (cricketer) (born 1987), Australian cricketer
Nathaniel Lyon (1818–1861), US Civil War general
Nick Lyon (born 1970), US filmmaker
Noah Lyon (born 1979), US artist
Patrick Lyon d'Andrimont
Peter Lyon (born 1941), Australian football player
Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin (1924–2020 and 1921–2008), American feminists and gay-rights activists
Richard Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
Rick Lyon (born 1958), US puppeteer
Robert Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
Rod Lyon, British radio personality
Ross Lyon (born 1966), Australian football player and coach
Russ Lyon (1913–1975), US baseball player
Sam Lyon (1890–1916), English footballer
Sterling Lyon (1927–2010), Premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981
Steve Lyon (born 1952), Canadian hockey player
Sue Lyon, (1946–2019), US actress
T. Edgar Lyon (1903–1978), US scholar
Thomas Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
Tom Lyon, British escape artist
Waldo K. Lyon (1914–1998), US naval scientist
Walter Lyon (poet) (1887–1915), British war poet
Walter Lyon (cricketer) (1841–1918), English cricketer
Walter Lyon (Pennsylvania) (1853–1933), US politician
William Lyon (film editor) (1903–1974), US film editor
William Lyon (bishop) (died 1617), British cleric
William Lyon (general) (1923-2020), US Air Force Major General
William C. Lyon (1841–1908), US politician (Governor of Ohio 1888-1890)
William Durie Lyon (1825–1893), Canadian politician
William P. Lyon (1822–1913), US politician

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