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 politician) (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 See also Lyons (surname) English-language surnames Surnames from nicknames