Lyon (disambiguation)

Lyon is a city in France.

Lyon may also refer to:

Places

• Lyon, Mississippi, USA
• Lyon Mountain (disambiguation), any of several places and mountains with the name
• Lyon, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
• Lyon County (disambiguation) for 5 US counties named Lyon
• Lyon Township (disambiguation) for several US townships named Lyon
• Lyon Village, Arlington, Virginia
• Loch Lyon, a lake in Scotland
• Fort Lyon, a former US Army base in Colorado
• Fort Lyon (Virginia), a temporary fortification erected to defend Washington DC during the American Civil War
• Lyon College, an undergraduate liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church

People

• A. Laurence Lyon (1934-2006), US music composer
• Alex Lyon (1931-1993), British politician
• Alistair Lyon, 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 female 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, 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
• Dave Lyon (born 1951), English footballer
• David Lyon, Canadian university professor
• David Murray-Lyon, 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 female 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, 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 female 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, US voice actor
• Lisa Lyon (born 1953), US female bodybuilder
• Lucius Lyon (1800-1851), US politician
• Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr. (1875–1942), American mammalogist, bacteriologist, and pathologist
• Mary Lyon (1797 - 1849), female pioneer in women's education in America
• Mary Lyon (writer), US female author
• Mary F. Lyon (born 1925), English female 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), Australian cricketer
• Nathaniel Lyon (1818–1861), US Civil War general
• Nick Lyon, US filmmaker
• Noah Lyon (born 1979), US artist
• Peter Lyon (born 1941), Australian football player
• Richard Lyon (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
• Rick Lyon, 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
• Sterling Lyon (born 1927), Premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981
• Steve Lyon (born 1952), Canadian hockey player
• Sue Lyon, (born 1946), 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 1670), British cleric
• William C. Lyon, US politician (Governor of Ohio 1888-1890)
• William Durie Lyon (died 1893), Canadian politician
• William P. Lyon (1822-1913), US politician

Ancestry and heraldry

• Lyon Court, the institution that regulates heraldry in Scotland
• Lord Lyon King of Arms, head of Lyon Court, a Scottish heraldic official
• Clan Lyon, Scottish clan associated with the lands of Glen Lyon in Perthshire, Scotland

Arts and entertainment

Music

• Lyon, Toronto-based Canadian indiepop electro band

Painting

• Lyon School, a style of painting that flourished around 1800

Fictional characters

• Lyon (Suikoden), a major character in the video game Suikoden V
• Lyon (Fire Emblem), the main antagonist in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
• Merriman Lyon, a main character in Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising book series

Business

• Lyon's, a chain of restaurants headquartered in the US state of California
• J. Lyons and Co., a chain of restaurants in England
• Lyon & Healy, US company which manufactured harps
• Lyon & Lyon LLP, a US legal company

Religion

• Council of Lyon, two ecclesiastical councils of the Middle Ages held in Lyon, France:
  • First Council of Lyon (1245; Pope Innocent IV; regarding the Crusades)
  • Second Council of Lyon (1274; Pope Gregory X; regarding papal election procedures)

Science

• The Lyon hypothesis, see X-inactivation
• 9381 Lyon, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1993

Sports

• The Lyon-based football club, Olympique Lyonnais

Naval vessels

• Lyon-class battleship, a proposed fleet of 4 battleships for the French Navy (1914)
• General Lyon, a US steamship (1863)
• USS General Lyon (1860), US warship in US Civil War
• USS Lyon (AP-71), a US warship of World War II

See also

• Lyons (disambiguation)
• Lion (disambiguation)
• Lyonnaise (disambiguation)