Lyons (disambiguation)

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Lyons (plural of Lyon meaning lion). It may refer to:

[edit] Places

• The English name for the city Lyon in France.
• Lyons, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• Lyons, Colorado, USA
• Lyons, Georgia, USA
• Lyons, Illinois, USA
• Lyons, Indiana, USA
• Lyons, Kansas, USA
• Lyons, Michigan, USA
• Lyons (town), New York, USA
• Lyons (village), New York, USA
• Lyons, Ohio, USA
• Lyons, Oregon, USA
• Lyons, Pennsylvania, USA
• Lyons, Tyne and Wear, England
• Lyons, Wisconsin, USA
• Lyons Township, Michigan, USA
• Lyons Township, Minnesota, USA (two places)

Lyons is also a part of the name of:

• Lyons Falls, New York
• Lyons Switch, Oklahoma
• Division of Lyons (state), a state electoral division of Tasmania
• Division of Lyons, a federal electoral division of Tasmania
• Lyons-la-Forêt, France
• Lyons Hill, Ireland

[edit] Surnames

• Algernon McLennan Lyons (1833–1908), prominent figure in the Royal Navy who rose to become Admiral of the Fleet ;
• Barry Lyons (born 1960), right-handed hitting catcher in Major League Baseball ;
• Charlton Lyons (1894–1973), Shreveport oilman ;
• Claire Lyons, fictional character ;
• Dana Lyons, folk music and alternative rock musician ;
• Danny Lyons (1860–1888), leader of the Whyos street gang ;
• Darryn Lyons, Australian paparazzo ;
• Deb Lyons, singer/songwriter from the Jersey Shore ;
• Denis Lyons (born 1935), retired Irish Fianna Fáil party politician and former junior minister in the Irish government ;
• Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons (1790–1858), Rear Admiral of the Royal Navy and diplomat ;
• Edmund Moubray Lyons (1819–1855), second son of Rear Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons ;
• Edward Lyons (born 1926), British politician ;
• Dame Enid Lyons (1897–1981) , wife of Joseph Lyons ;
• Ernest Lyons
• Eugene Lyons
• F. S. L. Lyons (1923–1983), one of Ireland's premier historians ;
• Gene Lyons
• George Lyons (1761–1815), Lancashire-born gentleman highwayman in Britain ;
• Hall M. Lyons (1923–1998), Shreveport and Lafayette oilman ;
• Henry Lyons (born 1942), President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. from 1994 to 1999 ;
• Henry A. Lyons (1809?–1872), 2nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California ;
• Henry George Lyons (1864–1944), geologist and director of the Science Museum in London ;
• Humphrey Lyons (1802–1873), father of Algernon McLennan Lyons ;
• Jack Lyons (born 1916), retired British financier and philanthropist ;
• Jack Lyons (cricketer)
• Jeff Lyons
• Jennifer Lyons (born 1977), American actress
• Jimmy Lyons (1931–1986), alto saxophone player ;
• John Lyons (born 1949), Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom ;
• John Lyons of Antigua (1760–1816), Antiguan politician ;
• John Lyons (VC) (1823–1967), Irish soldier in the British army, recipient of the Victoria Cross ;
• John Lyons (actor), British actor ;
• John Lyons (linguist) (born 1932), a British linguist famous for his work on semantics
• Jonathon Lyons
• Joseph Lyons, former Prime Minister of Australia
• Katie Lyons
• Laura Lyons
• Leo Lyons
• Lorenzo Lyons
• Louis M. Lyons
• Marty Lyons
• Mick Lyons
• Nancy Lyons
• Ned Lyons
• Oren Lyons
• Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons
• Robbie Lyons
• Robert Fern Lyons
• Roger Lyons
• Ron Lyons
• Ruth Lyons, fictional character
• Samuel Lyons (Australian politician)
• Steve Lyons (writer), British writer
• Steve Lyons (baseball), baseball player and announcer
• Steve Lyons (meteorologist), meteorologist for The Weather Channel
• Susan Lyons
• Ted Lyons, baseball starting pitcher and manager
• Thomas Lyons
• Tommy Lyons, Gaelic Football manager
• Tommy Lyons, football player at the University of Georgia and for the Denver Broncos
• Virginia V. Lyons
• Will Lyons
• William Lyons

[edit] See also

• J. Lyons and Co., British food company, once proprietor of Lyons Corner Houses.
• Baron Lyons
• Lyons group
• Lyon (disambiguation)
• Lions (disambiguation)