Lyons (surname)
Encyclopedia
Lyons is a surname with a variety of origins, from England
, Ireland
, Scotland
, or perhaps France
. The English surname Lyons can be traced back to the Norman French, when it was introduced after the Norman Conquest in 1066. It could originally have been an individual's nickname, from the Old French lion, signifying a brave or fierce warrior, or even an individual's name like Leo. Alternately it could be a locational name from the small town of Lyons-la-Forêt
in Normandy
or less likely the central French town of Lyons
. It is believed that both of these towns derive their names from old Celtic
tongues spoken in Gaul - See Lugdunum
→ Lyon, and Lyons-la-Forêt
.
The Surnames of Ireland by Edward MacLysaght
describes Lyons having its roots as a surname from the County Galway
name of Ó Laighin
, meaning grey. It could also be a variant of the Irish
Ó Liatháin
of County Cork
. It may also be a variant of the typically Scottish
surname Lyon
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, or perhaps France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The English surname Lyons can be traced back to the Norman French, when it was introduced after the Norman Conquest in 1066. It could originally have been an individual's nickname, from the Old French lion, signifying a brave or fierce warrior, or even an individual's name like Leo. Alternately it could be a locational name from the small town of Lyons-la-Forêt
Lyons-la-Forêt
Lyons-la-Forêt is a commune in the Eure department in Haute Normandie in northern France.Because of its architecture which has been maintained as it was at the beginning of the 17th century, it is also a well-known landmark within the very distinct geophysical and geocultural entity that is the end...
in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
or less likely the central French town of Lyons
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. It is believed that both of these towns derive their names from old Celtic
Celtic languages
The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...
tongues spoken in Gaul - See Lugdunum
Lugdunum
Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum was an important Roman city in Gaul. The city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus. It served as the capital of the Roman province Gallia Lugdunensis. To 300 years after its foundation Lugdunum was the most important city to the west part of Roman...
→ Lyon, and Lyons-la-Forêt
Lyons-la-Forêt
Lyons-la-Forêt is a commune in the Eure department in Haute Normandie in northern France.Because of its architecture which has been maintained as it was at the beginning of the 17th century, it is also a well-known landmark within the very distinct geophysical and geocultural entity that is the end...
.
The Surnames of Ireland by Edward MacLysaght
Edward MacLysaght
Edward MacLysaght was one of the foremost genealogists of twentieth century Ireland. His numerous books on Irish surnames built upon the work of Patrick Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames and made him well known to all those researching their family past.-Early life:Edward was born in Flax Bourton...
describes Lyons having its roots as a surname from the County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
name of Ó Laighin
Ó Laighin
Ó Laighin, Gaelic-Irish surname, anglicised as Lyons or Lyne.-Overview:Ó Laighin was the surname of two unrelated families in medieval Ireland.1 - Ó Laighin of County Kerry, usually anglacised as Lyne....
, meaning grey. It could also be a variant of the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
Ó Liatháin
Uí Liatháin
The Uí Liatháin were an early kingdom of Munster in southern Ireland. They belonged the same kindred as the Uí Fidgenti, and the two are considered together in the earliest sources, for example The Expulsion of the Déisi...
of County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
. It may also be a variant of the typically Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
surname Lyon
Lyon (disambiguation)
Lyon is a city in France.Lyon may also refer to:- Places :* Lyon, Mississippi, USA* Lyon Mountain , any of several places and mountains with the name* Lyon, Perth and Kinross, Scotland...
.
List of persons with the surname Lyons
- Adam LyonsAdam Lyons-Biography:Lyons claims he had limited success with women until his mid-twenties, and was voted 'least likely to ever get a girlfriend' in school by his classmates at age 15. As a teenager, he was obsessed with Star Wars, Magic The Gathering, Star Trek and especially the role-playing and strategy...
(f. 2000s), British dating coach - Al LyonsAl LyonsAlbert Harold Lyons , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and from to with the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves. He batted and threw right-handed....
(1918–1965), US baseball player - Algernon Lyons (1833–1908), Admiral in the Royal Navy
- Andrew LyonsAndrew LyonsAndrew "Andy" Lyons, born 19 October 1966 in Blackpool, Lancashire is an English former professional footballer.He is currently a coach at Preston North End's Centre of Excellence.-Playing career:...
(born 1966), English soccer player - Anne Theresa Bickerton LyonsAnne Theresa Bickerton LyonsHon. Anne Theresa Bickerton Lyons was born in 1815, to Edmund Lyons and Augusta Louisa...
(1815–1894), British female member of royalty - Barry Lyons (footballer)Barry Lyons (footballer)Barry Lyons is an English former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, Lyons started his career with Rotherham United in 1963, making his debut in September 1963. He moved to Nottingham Forest for £45,000 in November 1966. During his time at Forest, he came close...
(born 1945), English soccer player - Barry Lyons (baseball), (born 1960), US baseball player
- Ben Lyons (born 1981), US film critic
- Bert LyonsBert LyonsAlbert Thomas Lyons was a professional footballer who played for Port Vale, Walsall, Clapton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur and Colwyn Bay.-Playing career:...
(1902–1981), English soccer player - Beverley LyonsBeverley LyonsBeverley Lyons is a Scottish journalist. She is part of the "The Razz" team at the Scottish Daily Record newspaper where she covers Entertainment....
, Scottish female journalist - Bill LyonsBill LyonsWilliam Allen Lyons is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He played in parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the St. Louis Cardinals, primarily as a second baseman.-External links:...
(born 1958), US baseball player - Billy Red LyonsBilly Red LyonsWilliam Snip was a Canadian professional wrestler, who used the stage name Billy Red Lyons. He was an active wrestler between 1956 and 1984, and won numerous championship throughout his career. He worked for promotions in both Canada and the United States, particularly in Ontario, California,...
(1932–2009), Canadian wrestler - Bonnie LyonsBonnie LyonsBonnie Lyons is an American writer and academic.Bonnie was born in Brooklyn, New York and lived there until she was five years old, at which point she moved to Miami Beach. Her grandparents were Benjamin and Rebecca Kaplan and Benjamin and Rose Dubrow, all of whom were originally from Minsk,...
(born 1944), US female writer and educator - Brandi LyonsBrandi LyonsBrandi Lyons is the stage name of a pornographic actress.-Awards:*2004 XRCO Award nominee – Group Scene...
(born 1979), US actress - Brittany LyonsBrittany LyonsBrittany Lyons is a beauty queen who represented Jamaica in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She has an associate degree in Business Administration from The University College of the Caribbean, and plans to be a Fashion Marketing manager.-External links:...
(born 1988), Jamaican female model - Brooke LyonsBrooke LyonsBrooke Lyons is an American film and television actress.-Filmography:*The Trap as Erica*Protecting the King as Monica*X's & O's as Hazel*Dark Reel as Tanya Kismen*Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Amy...
(f. 2000s), US actress - Bubby LyonsBubby LyonsEdward Paul "Bubby" Lyons was chosen by the city council of Mandeville, Louisiana, on 2009 October 17 to serve for 5 months as interim mayor....
(born 1929), US politician - CJ LyonsCJ LyonsCJ Lyons is an American physician and writer of medical suspense novels.CJ Lyons is also a Pennsylvania State music educator, percussionist, composer, and Innovative Percussion Artist.- Biography :...
(f. 2000s), US female physician and author - C. P. LyonsC. P. LyonsChester Peter "Chess" Lyons was a Canadian outdoorsman and natural historian. The author of several books on the flora and landscape of the Pacific Northwest, Lyons is best known for his popular and widely-cited botanical field guides.- Bibliography :Milestones on the Mighty Fraser .Trees, Shrubs...
(1915–1998), Canadian outdoorsman - Charlie LyonsCharlie LyonsCharlie Lyons is a producer and financier of major motion pictures. He is the Managing Partner of and was previously CEO of Beacon Pictures ....
, US film producer and financier - Charlton LyonsCharlton LyonsCharlton Havard Lyons, Sr., also known as Big Papa Lyons , was a Shreveport oilman who in 1964 waged the first determined Republican bid for the Louisiana governorship since Reconstruction. Lyons also made a strong but losing bid for the United States House of Representatives in a special election...
(1894–1973), US oilman and politician - Claire Lyons, fictional character
- Cliff LyonsCliff LyonsCliff Lyons is an indigenous Australian former international-level rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s...
(born 1961), Australian rugby league player - Cliff Lyons (actor)Cliff Lyons (actor)Clifford William Lyons was an American motion picture stuntman, second-unit director, and actor, primarily of Westerns, particularly the films of John Ford and John Wayne.Lyons, the son of Garrett Thomas Lyons and Wilhamena Johnson Lyons, was raised on a South Dakota farm,...
(born 1901), American motion picture stuntman, second-unit director, and actor - Curt LyonsCurt LyonsCurt Russell Lyons is an American former professional baseball player. A pitcher, Lyons played three games of Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds in . His baseball career ended in with the Akron Aeros of Minor League Baseball.-External links:**...
(born 1974), US baseball player - Cyril LyonsCyril LyonsCyril Lyons is a Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Ruan and with the Clare senior inter-county team from 1983 until 1996. Lyons later served as managed of the Clare senior inter-county team from 2000 until 2003...
(born 1959), Irish athlete in hurling - Dana LyonsDana LyonsDana Lyons is a folk music and alternative rock musician from Bellingham, Washington. He was born in Kingston, New York and graduated from Swarthmore College in 1982....
(f. 1970-2000s), US musician and environmental activist - Daniel LyonsDaniel LyonsDaniel Lyons is an American writer. He was a senior editor at Forbes magazine and is now a writer at Newsweek.-Career:He has written a book of short stories, The Last Good Man , a novel, Dog Days , and a fictional biography, Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, a Parody...
(born 1960), US author - Danny LyonsDanny LyonsDanny Lyons was, along with Danny Driscoll, the leader of the Whyos street gang during the 1870s and 1880s.A prominent member of the Whyos, a New York City street gang, Lyons led the gang with Danny Driscoll at their height during the late nineteenth century...
(1860–1888), US street gang figure - Darryn LyonsDarryn LyonsDarryn Lyons is an Australian paparazzo, media personality and entrepreneur, best known for his work in Britain.-Early life:...
(born 1965), Australian-born British news photographer - David LyonsDavid LyonsDavid Lyons plays Number Eight for the Wallabies.-Playing career:From his debut in 2000 Lyons played 83 consecutive games for Waratahs, a record for Australian players. His run ended when a knee injury forced him to miss the start of the 2007 season...
(born 1980), Australian rugby player - David Lyons (actor)David Lyons (actor)David Lyons is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role on the Australian drama series Sea Patrol, in which he played the Leading Seaman Josh Holiday.-Early life and education:...
(born 1976), Australian television actor - David LyonsDavid LyonsDavid Lyons plays Number Eight for the Wallabies.-Playing career:From his debut in 2000 Lyons played 83 consecutive games for Waratahs, a record for Australian players. His run ended when a knee injury forced him to miss the start of the 2007 season...
(born 1980), Australian rugby union player - David Lyons (rugby union)David Lyons (rugby union)David Lyons is an English rugby union player for Moseley in The Championship.He plays as a lock. He previously played for Worcester Warriors.-External links:*...
(born 1985), English rugby union player - David Lyons (swimmer)David Lyons (swimmer)David Lyons is a former swimmer from the United States, who competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He won the gold medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay event at the 1963 Pan American Games....
(born 1943), US swimmer - Deb LyonsDeb LyonsDeb Lyons is a singer-songwriter from New York City. She is most associated with her work in Broadway, and is well-recognized for her multiple performances in clubs such as The Bitter End and The Bottomline....
(f. 1980-2000s), US female singer and songwriter - Denis LyonsDenis LyonsDenis Lyons is a retired Irish Fianna Fáil party politician and former junior minister in the Irish government.Lyons was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, at the 1981 general election, when he was one of two Fianna Fáil candidates returned to the 22nd Dáil as TDs for the Cork...
(born 1935), Irish politician - Denny LyonsDenny LyonsDennis Patrick Aloysius Lyons was a Major League Baseball player. He played third base for the Providence Grays , Philadelphia Athletics , St. Louis Browns , New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates .Lyons was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
(1866–1929), US baseball player - Dicky LyonsDicky LyonsRichard D. "Dicky" Lyons, Sr. is a former American football defensive back of the National Football League.-Football career:...
(born 1947), US football player - Donal LyonsDonal Lyons-Biography:Lyons is a native of Castlebaldwin, County Sligo, but moved to Galway in the 1970s where he married Myra Mulveen of Shantalla, with whom he had Ciara and Aiblhe. A trade unionist, he joined the Progressive Democrats in 1986, He was co-opted to the Corporation in 1996 following the...
(f. 2000s), Irish politician - Ed LyonsEd LyonsEdward Hoyte Lyons , nicknamed "Mouse", was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Washington Senators in ....
(1923–2009), US baseball player - Eddie LyonsEddie LyonsEddie Lyons was an American film actor, director, writer and producer of the silent era. He appeared in 388, directed 153, wrote for 93 and produced 40 films between 1911 and 1926....
(1886–1926), US film actor - Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron LyonsEdmund Lyons, 1st Baron LyonsAdmiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, GCB, KCH was a British naval commander and diplomat who led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment as Commander of the Black Sea Fleet...
(1790–1858), Rear Admiral of the Royal Navy and diplomat - Edmund Moubray LyonsEdmund Moubray LyonsEdmund Moubray Lyons was born October 27, 1819, the second son of Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons and Augusta Louisa .Edmund entered the Royal Naval College on 1829-07-10...
(1819–1855), second son of Rear Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons - Edward LyonsEdward LyonsEdward Lyons, QC was a British politician.Lyons was educated at Roundhay High School and Leeds University. Following World War II, he worked as a Russian interpreter in Germany attached to the Control commission...
(born 1926-2010), British politician - Dame Enid LyonsEnid LyonsDame Enid Muriel Lyons, AD, GBE was an Australian politician and the first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives as well as the first woman appointed to the federal Cabinet...
(1897–1981), Australian female politician - Eric LyonsEric LyonsEric Lyons was a British designer and architect. He was famous for the development of forward-looking housing communities in England in the latter part of the 20th century. His partnership in Span Developments lead to the building of over 73 estates.From 1936 to 1937 he worked for Walter Gropius...
(1912–1980), British architect - Eugene LyonsEugene LyonsEugene Lyons was an American journalist and writer. A fellow traveler of the Communist Party in his younger years, Lyons became highly critical of the Soviet Union after having lived there for several years as a correspondent of United Press International...
(1898–1985), US author - F. S. L. LyonsF. S. L. LyonsFrancis Stewart Leland Lyons was one of Ireland's premier historians.-Biography:Lyons was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1923, but soon moved to Boyle in County Roscommon where his father was a bank official...
(1923–1983), Irish historian - Fay-Ann LyonsFay-Ann LyonsFay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez is a Trinidadian soca songwriter, recording artist and performer. She is also known by such titles as the Lyon Empress, Mane the Matriach and the Silver Surfer, a nickname which she claimed during her performance at the 2008 International Soca Monarch. She is married to...
(born 1980), Jamaican female singer - Gene LyonsGene LyonsGene Lyons is a liberal political columnist and co-author with Joe Conason of The Hunting of the President: The 10 Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton, a documentary book published in 2000, with a supporting film. The book outlines a purported right wing campaign waged against...
(f. 1990s), US author and political analyst - George LyonsGeorge LyonsGeorge Lyon was a gentleman highwayman in England.Lyon was born in Upholland, Lancashire, to a poor family. His name was George Lyon - not George Lyons as some historians wrongly believe.-Prior to arrest:...
(f. 1970s-2000s), US educator - George Lyons (footballer)George Lyons (footballer)George Lyons was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Salford, Lancashire. He played for Black Lane Temperance, Oldham Athletic, and Manchester United.-External links:*...
(1884-?), English football player - Graham LyonsGraham LyonsGraham Lyons, an Indigenous Australian, is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Balmain Tigers in the New South Wales Rugby League competition...
(f. 1980-1990s), Australian rugby player - Grant LyonsGrant LyonsGrant Lyons is an American writer. He was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Port Arthur, Texas. While attending Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Lyons and a group of male friends befriended Janis Joplin, who was otherwise an outcast in school...
(b. 1941), writer - Harry LyonsHarry LyonsHarry Pratt Lyons born in Chester, Pennsylvania was an Outfielder for the Philadelphia Quakers , St. Louis Browns , New York Giants and Rochester Broncos ....
(1866–1912), US baseball player - Henry A. LyonsHenry A. LyonsHenry A. Lyons was the 2nd Chief Justice of California....
(c. 1809–1872), second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California - Sir Henry George LyonsHenry George LyonsColonel Sir Henry George Lyons FRS was a geologist and director of the Science Museum in London.Henry Lyons was born in London, the son of General T.C. Lyons, CB....
(1864–1944), geologist and director of the Science Museum in London - Henry LyonsHenry LyonsReverend Henry J. Lyons is a former President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc..-Early life:Henry was raised by his grandfather, a Deacon named Booker T. Lyons. His own father, who was only 16 when Henry was born, played a minimal role in his childhood. He attended Gibbs Junior College...
(b. 1942), former President of the National Baptist Convention - Hersh LyonsHersh LyonsHerschel Englebert Lyons was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played one game for the St. Louis Cardinals in ....
(1915–2008), US baseball player - Humphrey LyonsHumphrey LyonsHumphrey Lyons was born Hampshire, England in 1802, the ninth of twelve sons of John Lyons of Antigua and St Austin's, Hants, and Catherine , daughter of Maine Swete Walrond, 5th Marquis de Vallado....
(1802–1873), English politician in India - Israel LyonsIsrael LyonsIsrael Lyons the younger mathematician and botanist, was born at Cambridge, the son of Israel Lyons the elder . He was regarded as a prodigy, especially in mathematics, and Robert Smith, master of Trinity College, took him under his wing and paid for his attendance...
(1739–1775), English mathematician and botanist - Jack LyonsJack Lyons (disambiguation)Jack Lyons may refer to:*Jack Lyons , British entrepreneur and philanthropist* Jack Lyons , Australian player* Jack Lyons , American player...
, any of several men with the name - Jack Lyons (financier) (1916–2008), was the English entrepreneur and philanthropist.
- Jack Lyons (cricketer)Jack Lyons (cricketer)John James "Jack or J.J." Lyons was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests between 1887 and 1897.-External links:*...
(1863–1927), Australian cricketer - Jack Lyons (soccer)Jack Lyons (soccer)John P. "Jack" Lyons was a Scottish-American soccer fullback who played part of two season in the American Soccer League and earned two caps with the United States men's national soccer team in 1928.-Professional:...
(born c. 1900s), American soccer player - J. B. Lyons (1922–2007), Jack Binignus Lyons, Irish medical historian and author
- Jacques Judah Lyons (1814–1877), US religious figure
- James J. LyonsJames J. LyonsJames J. Lyons was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as Borough President of the Bronx from 1934-1962.-Early life:...
(1890–1966), American politician - James K. Lyons (1960–2007), American film editor and actor
- James L. LyonsJames L. LyonsJames L. "Jimmy" Lyons was founder of the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival, and was its manager from 1958 until his retirement in 1992....
(1916–1994), founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival - James M. LyonsJames Lyons (lawyer)James M. Lyons is an attorney at law in Denver, Colorado. He is a commercial trial lawyer with extensive public service.- Early life and education :...
(born 1947), American lawyer, figure in the Whitewater controversy and former federal judicial nominee - James W. LyonsJames W. LyonsJames Winfield Lyons was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1934. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste...
(1878–1947), Canadian politician - James Lyons (Upper Canada politician)James Lyons (Upper Canada politician)James Lyons was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1824 to 1834 as a Reformer....
- James Lyons (Virginia)James Lyons (Virginia)James Lyons was a Confederate politician.-Biography:He was born in Hanover County, Virginia and served in the state senate. He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864.-External links:...
(1801–1882), Confederate politician - James "Ace" LyonsJames "Ace" LyonsJames "Ace" Lyons is a retired admiral in the United States Navy whose 36-year career was capped by serving as Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet from 16 September 1985 to 30 September 1987...
, US Navy admiral, former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet - Jason LyonsJason LyonsJason Rodney Lyons is an Australian international Motorcycle speedway rider currently riding for the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons...
(born 1970), Australian motorcycle racer - Jeffrey S. Lyons, Canadian lawyer and community activist
- Jeffrey Lyons (television critic)Jeffrey Lyons (television critic)Jeffrey Lyons is an American television and film critic.-Life and career:Lyons was born in New York City, one of the four sons of Sylvia and Leonard Lyons...
(born 1944), American television and film critic - Jennifer LyonsJennifer Lyons-Career:She has had many small roles in television shows such as Malcolm in the Middle, NCIS, Las Vegas, Monk, and The Steve Harvey Show, among other shows. She has also had recurring roles as Pam Macy on That '70s Show, Ariel on Married... with Children episode The Hood, the Bud & the Kelly:...
(born 1977), US actress - Jimmie LyonsJimmie LyonsJimmie Lyons was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues. He would play pitcher and outfielder and played from 1910 to 1925. He played for the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Chicago Giants, Lincoln Giants, St. Louis Giants, and Detroit Stars.From 1918 to 1919 Lyons served in the military during World War...
(f. 1910-1920s), US baseball player - Jimmy LyonsJimmy LyonsJimmy Lyons was an alto saxophone player. He is best known for his long tenure in the Cecil Taylor Unit.-Biography:...
(1931–1986), US musician - John Lyons (American football)John Lyons (American football)-External links:...
(born 1952), American football coach - John Lyons (bishop)John Lyons (bishop)John Lyons was the Anglican Bishop of Ontario, then Metropolitan of Ontario in the 20th century.Educated at Trinity College, Toronto, he was the incumbent at Plevna and then rector of Burrits Rapids. He held further positions at Elizabethtown, Picton, Belleville and Prescott...
, Bishop of Ontario, 1932–1952 - John Lyons (UK politician) (born 1949), English Labour Party politician
- John Lyons (Antiguan politician) (1760–1816), Antiguan politician
- John Lyons (VC)John Lyons (VC)John Lyons VC was born in County Carlow, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1823–1867), Irish soldier in the British army, recipient of the Victoria Cross - John Lyons (ice hockey)John Lyons (ice hockey)John "Sharkey" Lyons was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He died in Arlington, Massachusetts....
(born 1899), was a United States ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics - John Lyons (horse trainer)John Lyons (horse trainer)John Lyons is one of the nationally-known horse trainers in the field of natural horsemanship. Lyons has been presenting training clinics and horsemanship symposia since 1980, has written several books on horses and horse training, and is the founder of John Lyons' Perfect Horse magazine...
, author and horse trainer in the field of Natural horsemanship. - John Lyons (hurler)John Lyons (hurler)John Lyons was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the famous Glen Rovers club and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1946 until 1960.-Club:...
(born 1924), an Irish sportsperson - John Lyons (linguist)John Lyons (linguist)Sir John Lyons, LittD, FBA is an English linguist, most famous for his work on semantics.John Lyons was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester, and at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he took a degree in Classics in 1953 and a Diploma in Education in 1954. After doing his national service in...
(born 1932), English linguist - John Lyons (actor)John Lyons (actor)John Lyons is an English stage and screen actor. He is probably most famous for appearing as D.S. George Toolan in the long-running UK detective drama, A Touch of Frost alongside David Jason...
(born 1943), English actor - John J. LyonsJohn J. LyonsJohn J. Lyons was the Secretary of State of the State of New York.-Biography:He was the Republican district leader in Harlem. He was an alternate delegate to the 1916 Republican National Convention, and a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention. He was Secretary of State of New York...
, Secretary of State of New York 1921-1922 - John Lyons (Longford politician), Irish independent / Labour Party politician, represented Longford-Westmeath from 1922–27
- Jonathon LyonsJonathon LyonsJonathon Edward Lyons is a British born businessman and is the owner and chairman of JE London Properties. He was born in Leeds and is the youngest son of the financier Isidore Jack Lyons, a former director of the UDS Group. Jonathon Lyons made his fortune in the property and venture capital...
(born 1951), British businessman - Joseph LyonsJoseph LyonsJoseph Aloysius Lyons, CH was an Australian politician. He was Labor Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928 and a Minister in the James Scullin government from 1929 until his resignation from the Labor Party in March 1931...
(1879–1939), Australian politician - Joseph M. LyonsJoseph M. LyonsJoseph M. Lyons is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 19th District since being elected in November 1996.In 2007, when state lawmakers working on a budget during a special session met at 10 a.m...
(born 1951), US politician - Katie LyonsKatie LyonsKatie Lyons is a British actress, most noted for her performance as Naughty Rachel in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing...
(born 1981), British actress - Ken LyonsKen LyonsKen Lyons is an American bassist who was an early member of 38 Special, before being replaced by Larry Junstrom in 1979. He joined The Lemonheads in 1997, departing when the band went on hiatus the next year.-References:...
(born 1956), US musician - Kevin LyonsKevin LyonsKevin Orchard Lyons was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the seat of Darwin...
(1923–2000), Australian politician - Kim Lyons (born 1973), US female athlete and trainer
- Laura LyonsLaura LyonsLaura Lyons is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1976 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Mario Casilli....
(born 1954), US female model - Leo LyonsLeo LyonsLeo Lyons is an English rock musician, who was also the bassist of the British late 1960s to 1970s rock group Ten Years After....
(born 1943), English musician - Leo Lyons (American football)Leo Lyons (American football)Leo V. Lyons was a co-founder of the National Football League. He was a player, manager,coach and owner of the Rochester Jeffersons from 1908 to 1925.-Early career:...
(1892–1976), US football player and manager - Leonard LyonsLeonard LyonsLeonard Lyons was an American newspaper columnist.Leonard Sucher grew up in a large family of Jewish immigrants from the town of Horodenka in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father Moses, a tailor, died when he was six. His mother sold cigarettes and candy on the Lower East Side...
(1906–1976), US newspaper columnist - Leslie A. LyonsLeslie A. LyonsLeslie A. Lyons is an associate professor at University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.-Career:In 2002 Dr. Lyons made international headlines by analyzing the DNA of the world's first cloned cat, a kitten named...
(f. 2000s), US female veterinary researcher - Lorenzo LyonsLorenzo LyonsLorenzo Lyons or "Makua Laiana" was born in Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, April 18, 1807. He graduated from Union College in 1827. Ordained as a Congregationalist minister at Auburn Theological Seminary, September 20, 1831, he embarked from Boston, Massachusetts on November 26, 1831, on...
(1807–1886), US-born missionary in Hawaii - Louis M. LyonsLouis M. LyonsLouis M. Lyons was an American journalist and curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Lyons wrote articles and columns for the Boston Globe starting in the 1920s. He also wrote for the Christian Science Monitor, and published memoirs and other books. The Louis M...
(1897–1982), US journalist - Marty LyonsMarty LyonsMartin Anthony Lyons is a former American Football defensive tackle who played his entire eleven year career from 1979 to 1989 with the New York Jets of the National Football League...
(born 1957), US football player - Mary LyonsMary LyonsThis is blatantly an advertising article.Mary-Jo Wormell , better known as Mary Lyons, was a popular British writer of 45 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1983 to 2001....
(born 1947), British female author - Michael Lyons, any of several men with the name
- Mick Lyons (English footballer) (born 1951)
- Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer)Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer)Mick Lyons is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Summerhill and Meath. He won two All Ireland medals with Meath in 1987 and 1988 and has also won two All Star awards. He won the Meath Senior Football Championship with Summerhill in 1986. He has generally played at the full-back position...
(f. 1980s) - Miriam LyonsMiriam LyonsMiriam Lyons is the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Development , an independent public interest think tank set up in 2007. Formerly the Policy Coordinator for newmatilda.com, Miriam has a long history of bringing innovative policy ideas and debate to new audiences.Miriam co-founded...
(f. 2000s), Australian female academic and political advisor - Mitch LyonsMitch LyonsMitchell Warren "Mitch" Lyons is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He attended Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan and played college football at Michigan State University. At 6'5" tall and 265 pounds, the Atlanta Falcons drafted him in...
(born 1970), US football player - Mossie LyonsMossie LyonsMossie Lyons is an Irish Gaelic football half-back who plays with the Castleisland Desmonds club side, and formerly with the Kerry county team.- Playing career :...
(f. 2000s), Irish football player - Nancy LyonsNancy LyonsBeatrice "Nancy" Lyons , known after marriage as Beatrice Welch, was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s, who won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London....
(born 1930), Australian female athlete in swimming - Nathan LyonsNathan LyonsNathan Lyons is an American artist and photographer who currently lives and works in New York. The artist's body of work consists primarily of photographs which focus on American culture...
(f. 2000s), US artist and photographer - Ned LyonsNed LyonsEdward "Ned" Lyons was a New York City gangster in the 19th century. A burglar, he learned his trade in the property market around South Windham, Connecticut...
(f. 1800s), US gang leader - Oren LyonsOren LyonsOren R. Lyons, Jr. is a Native American Faithkeeper of the turtle clan of the Onondaga and Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Once a college lacrosse player, Lyons is now a recognized advocate of indigenous rights....
(born 1930), US native American figure - Pat LyonsPat LyonsPatrick Jerry Lyons was a Major League Baseball player. Lyons played for the Cleveland Spiders in the 1890 season as a second baseman.Lyons was born in Belleville, Ontario and died in Springfield, Ohio.-Professional career:...
(1860–1914), US baseball player - Patrick Lyons (1903–1967), Australian Catholic prelate; Third Bishop of Christchurch, New ZealandRoman Catholic Diocese of ChristchurchThe Latin Rite Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Its cathedral and see city are located in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand...
and Fourth Bishop of Sale, Victoria, AustraliaRoman Catholic Diocese of SaleThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of Archdiocese of Melbourne, established in 1887, covering the south east of Victoria, Australia.-History:The Diocese of Sale was erected by Pope Leo XIII on 26 April 1887... - Peter LyonsPeter LyonsPeter Lyons was born in Ireland about 1734. He graduated from Trinity College, University of Dublin. Following this, he came to King William County, Virginia, and studied law under his uncle, James Power. He was admitted to the bar on February 5, 1756, and started to practice law in the county...
(1734–1809), Irish-born US attorney and judge - Pratt LyonsPratt LyonsPratt Gilbert Lyons, Jr. is a former professional American football player who played defensive end for two seasons for the Tennessee Titans....
(born 1974), US football player - Reginald LyonsReginald LyonsReginald William Lyons was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Scotland in May 1947.-References:...
(1922–1976), Irish cricketer - Richard Lyons, any of several men with the name
- Robbie LyonsRobbie LyonsRobbie James Lyons was convicted of the 1993 murder of Stephen Wilson Stafford and in 2003 was executed at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina.-Prior arrests:...
, US criminal convicted of murder - Robert Lyons, any of several men with the name
- Roger LyonsRoger LyonsRoger Lyons was the General Secretary of the MSF trade union from 1992 and re-elected leader of the union in 1997. When the union merged with the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union to form Amicus in 2002 he subsequently became one of the Joint General Secretaries of Amicus.Lyons studied...
(born 1942), British labor leader - Ron LyonsRon LyonsRonald F. Lyons was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for two seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Quakers and Boston Bruins. He was born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba....
(1909–1942), Canadian hockey player - Ross LyonsRoss LyonsRoss Thomas Lyons is a Scottish cricket player. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler.He made his debut for the Scottish national team on 26 August 2005 in a totesport league match against Derbyshire...
(born 1984), Scottish cricketer - Ruth Lyons, any of several women with the name
- Samuel LyonsSamuel LyonsSamuel Lyons 1791 - 1851 was a pardoned convict from London who rose to prominence in the Australian colony of New South Wales as a landowner and businessman. A tailor by trade, Lyons was sentenced to transportation for life in 1814. He made two attempts to escape from the convict life before...
(1791–1851), Australian landowner and businessman - Shane LyonsShane LyonsShane Edward Lyons is an American actor and chef, best known as a regular performer on the hit Nickelodeon show All That. Shane was featured in one episode of Wizards of Waverly Place in 2008. He also played Kenny Bookwell in the first season of That's So Raven...
(born 1988), US television personality - Shelby LyonsShelby LyonsShelby Lyons is an American retired competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. She originally competed as a single skater on the novice level before teaming up with Brian Wells...
(born 1981), US female athlete in figure skating - Simon LyonsSimon LyonsSimon R. Lyons is an English former professional footballer currently playing for non-league Minehead.Lyons, a midfielder, was born in Watchet, Somerset and began his career as an apprentice with Arsenal before finishing his apprenticeship with Torquay United, turning professional in July 2000.He...
(born 1982), English football player - Sophie LyonsSophie LyonsSophie Lyons was an American criminal and one of the country's most notorious female thieves, pickpockets, shoplifters and confidence women during the mid-to-late 19th century...
(1848–1924), US female criminal figure - Steve Lyons (baseball)Steve Lyons (baseball)Stephen John Lyons is a former Major League Baseball player and a television sportscaster. He is of French and Irish descent, and currently resides in Hermosa Beach, California....
(born 1960), US baseball player and announcer - Steve Lyons (writer) (f. 2000s), British writer
- Stuart LyonsStuart LyonsStuart Lyons was a British film producer.- Producer :*Something to Believe In *Meetings with Remarkable Men *The Slipper and the Rose -Casting Director:...
(1928–1998), British film producer - Susan LyonsSusan LyonsSusan Lyons is an Australian actress.Her television appearances include: A Country Practice, Police Rescue, Murder Call, Farscape, Something in the Air and All Saints....
(born 1957), Australian actress - Susybelle LyonsSusybelle LyonsSusybelle Wilkinson Lyons was a socialite and philanthropist in Shreveport, Louisiana, who was particularly active in the Young Women's Christian Association Family Violence Program. "When she saw films of what those women had to endure, it was very moving. She didn't cry easily...
(1923–2007), US female socialite and philanthropist - Ted Lyons (1900–1986), US baseball player and manager
- Terry LyonsTerry LyonsTerence "Terry" Lyons was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played fifty matches in the Football League for Burnley and Bradford Park Avenue, before moving into non-league football with Weymouth....
(1929–1986), English football player - Thomas Lyons, any of several men with the name (Thomas, Tom, Tommy)
- Virginia V. LyonsVirginia V. LyonsVirginia V. Lyons is a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district.Virginia Lyons was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 2000 and continues in that office.-Biography:...
(born 1944), US female politician - Will LyonsWill LyonsWill Lyons is a British business correspondent and wine columnist formerly writing for Scotland on Sunday. Since November 2009 he has a weekly wine column with The Wall Street Journal Europe, following the departure of Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, and was in April 2010 joined by Lettie Teague...
(f. 1990-2000s), British newspaper columnist - William LyonsWilliam LyonsSir William Lyons , known as "Mr. Jaguar", was with fellow motorcycle enthusiast William Walmsley, the co-founder in 1922 of the Swallow Sidecar Company, which became Jaguar Cars Limited after the Second World War....
(1901–1985), British motorcar businessman - William L. LyonsWilliam L. LyonsWilliam L. Lyons was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1890 to 1891. He was educated at Highland Military Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts and first worked as a clerk for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. In 1881 he became a senior member of his father's investment firm, which eventually...
(1857–1911), US politician - Zoe LyonsZoe Lyons-Stand-up Career:Lyons graduated from the University of York in 1992 with a degree in psychology; in 2004 she was crowned winner of the Funny Women Awards. Since then, she has toured the UK stand up circuit, as well as playing regular gigs in London and Brighton...
(born 1971), English female comedy performer
See also
- Irish nobilityIrish nobilityThis article concerns the Gaelic nobility of Ireland from ancient to modern times. It only partly overlaps with Chiefs of the Name because it excludes Scotland and other discussion...
- CastlelyonsCastlelyonsCastlelyons is a small village in East County Cork in the Province of Munster in Ireland. It is situated south of Fermoy. In the 2002 census it recorded a population of 211....
(a late medieval seat of the Uí Liatháin) - Lyons (disambiguation)Lyons (disambiguation)- Australia :* Lyons, Australian Capital Territory* Lyons, Queensland* Division of Lyons , a state electoral division of Tasmania* Division of Lyons, a federal electoral division of Tasmania- Europe :* Lyon, France — also known as Lyons in English...
- LehaneLehaneLehane is an uncommon Irish surname, typically from County Cork. Ó Liatháin is more frequently anglicized as Lane or Lyons.Most people with this surname derive from the ancient Munster kingdom of Uí Liatháin, which was powerful in the early to mid 1st millennium, and one of the few important Irish...