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People

Surname

Lyle (surname) Lyle is a surname of Scottish origin which means "an island". It can be traced back to Radulphus de Insula, 11th-century Lord of Duchal Castle. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Lyle (1759–1825), member of the US House of Represe ...

Given name

Lyle Alzado Lyle Martin Alzado (April 3, 1949 – May 14, 1992) was an American professional All Pro football defensive end of the National Football League (NFL), famous for his intense and intimidating style of play. Alzado played 15 seasons, splitting hi ...

(1949–1992), American NFL All-Pro football player *

Lyle Beerbohm Lyle Beerbohm (born February 5, 1979) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2007 until 2013, he fought for Strikeforce, the World Series of Fighting, EliteXC, and King of the Cage. Mixed martial ...

(born 1979), professional mixed martial arts fighter * Lyle Bennett (1903–2005), head coach of the Central Michigan college football program from 1947 to 1949 *

Lyle Berman Lyle Arnold Berman (born August 6, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional poker player and business executive. Business Berman grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota where he was graduated in 1964 wi ...

(born 1941), professional poker player and business executive *

Lyle Bettger Lyle Stathem Bettger (February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was an American character actor who had roles in Hollywood films and television from the 1950s onward, often portraying villains. One such role was the wrathfully jealous elephant ...

(1915–2003), character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s *

Lyle Bigbee Lyle Randolph "Al" Bigbee (August 22, 1893 in Waterloo, Oregon – August 5, 1942 in Portland, Oregon) was an outfielder and pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates and end for the Milwaukee Badgers in 1922. Bigbee's bro ...

(1893–1942), outfielder, pitcher and halfback * Lyle Blackwood (born 1951), played in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins * Lyle Boren (1909–1992), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma *

Lyle Bouck Lyle Joseph Bouck, Jr. (December 17, 1923 – December 2, 2016) enlisted in the Missouri National Guard at age 14. During World War II, he was a 20-year-old lieutenant in charge of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, 394th Infantry Regi ...

(1923–2016), lieutenant of the I&R Platoon of the 394th Infantry Regiment of the 99th Infantry Division in World War II *

Lyle Bradley Walter Lyle Bradley (July 31, 1943 – August 12, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons between 1974 and 1977: four games in 1974 with Califor ...

(born 1943), former ice hockey center *

Lyle Campbell Lyle Richard Campbell (born October 22, 1942) is an American scholar and linguist known for his studies of Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous American languages, especially those of Central America, and on historical linguistics in ...

(born 1942), linguist and leading expert on American Indian languages *

Lyle Craker Lyle E. Craker was a Professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Since 2001, Craker has been trying to obtain a permit from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to gr ...

, professor in the department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences at the University of Massachusetts * Lyle Green (born 1976), fullback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League * Lyle Hanson (1935-2020), American politician from North Dakota *

Lyle W. Hillyard Lyle W. Hillyard (born September 25, 1940) is a Utah politician and an attorney. A Republican, he was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 25th senate district in Cache and Rich Counties including the city of Logan. He s ...

(born 1940), American politician and attorney from Utah *

Lyle Kessler Lyle Kessler is an American playwright, screenwriter and actor, best known internationally for his 1983 play ''Orphans''. Career Actor Born in Philadelphia, Kessler began his career as an actor. His first professional appearance was in the Phi ...

, American playwright and screenwriter *

Lyle Franklin Lane Lyle Franklin Lane (September 19, 1926 – December 26, 2013) was a United States diplomat. Among his overseas posts Ambassador Lane served as the first Chief of Mission of the United States Interests Section in Havana (heading the return of U.S. ...

(1926–2013), United States diplomat *

Lyle H. Lanier Lyle H. Lanier (January 11, 1903 – December 30, 1988) was an American experimental psychology, experimental psychologist and writer. As a faculty member at Vanderbilt University from 1929 to 1938, Lanier published research comparing the mental a ...

(1903–1988), American experimental psychologist, university professor and administrator. *

Lyle Larson Lyle Thomas Larson (born March 25, 1959) is a businessman from San Antonio, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 122 in his native northern Bexar County. He was first elected to the state House in 2 ...

(born 1959), American politician *

Lyle Lovett Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) Lyle Lovett Pageat Allmusic – Lovett's Genre and Styles. Retrieved February 2, 2007 is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Active since 1980, he has recorded 13 albums and relea ...

(born 1957), American singer-songwriter and actor *

Lyle Martin Lyle Martin (born March 25, 1985) is an American soccer player. Career College and amateur Martin made his debut in the football field in 2004, and played college soccer at California State University, Bakersfield, appearing in 79 career games a ...

(born 1985), American soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps *

Lyle Mays Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awar ...

(1953–2020), American jazz pianist and composer *

Lyle and Erik Menendez Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970) are American brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise ("Kitty") Menéndez. During the trial, the Me ...

(born 1971), convicted for the shotgun murders in 1989 of their parents in Beverly Hills, California *

Lyle Mouton Lyle Joseph Mouton (born May 13, 1969) is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1995 to 2001. He also played part of 1998 in Japan for the Yakult Swallows. Mouton attended St. Thomas More School in ...

(born 1969), former professional baseball player *

Lyle Neff Lyle Neff (born 1969) is a Canadian poet and journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia. Born in Prince George, British Columbia, he is the author of three books of poetry published by Anvil Press. He has also written scattered essays, cultural jou ...

(born 1969), poet and journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia *

Lyle Oberg Lyle Knute Oberg (born January 6, 1960) is an Albertan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly. He is also a physician and business executive. Life and career Oberg was born near Forestburg, Alberta in 1960. A physician by pro ...

(born 1960), Albertan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly *

Lyle Odelein Lyle Theodore Odelein (born July 21, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for eight National Hockey League (NHL) teams in 16 seasons, and was the inaugural captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Playing career Od ...

(born 1968), retired hockey player in the National Hockey League *

Lyle Overbay Lyle Stefan Overbay (born January 28, 1977) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees ...

(born 1977), American baseball player *

Lyle Owerko Lyle Owerko is a filmmaker and photographer whose work has ranged from Sundance Channel to ''Time'' to MTV. His photos are collected by many business, entertainment and celebrity clients. They have been used in several films including Henry Singer ...

, filmmaker and photographer *

Lyle Preslar Lyle Preslar is an American musician best known for being the guitar player and songwriter for the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. Before that, he was the vocalist for The Extorts, who later became State of Alert after he quit. Despite not perfo ...

, American musician: guitar player and songwriter for the hardcore punk band Minor Threat * Lyle Rains, senior executive at the arcade game company Atari *

Lyle Reifsnider Leif B. Reifsnider (August 11, 1901 – December 9, 1980) was an American set decorator who worked in Hollywood movies from 1946 to 1962. Nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the Errol Flynn swashbuckler ''Adventures of Don Juan'' in 194 ...

(1901–1980), set decorator who worked in Hollywood movies from 1946 to 1962 *

Lyle Saxon Lyle Saxon (18911946) was a writer and journalist who reported for ''The Times-Picayune'' in New Orleans, Louisiana. He directed the Federal Writers' Project Works Progress Administration (WPA) guide to Louisiana. Life Saxon was born on Septem ...

(1891–1946), New Orleans journalist who reported for ''The Times-Picayune'' *

Lyle F. Schoenfeldt Lyle Francis Schoenfeldt (born 1939) is an American business management professor best known for a standard textbook on human resources. Life and career Schoenfeldt earned his B.A. from Case Western Reserve University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. fro ...

(born 1939), American business management professor *

Lyle Sendlein Lyle Sendlein (born March 16, 1984) is a former American football center. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Texas. Early years Coached by Ron Estabrook at Chaparral High Sch ...

(born 1984), American football center for the Arizona Cardinals *

Lyle Smith Lyle Hilton Smith (March 17, 1916 – July 26, 2017) was an American football and basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Boise Junior College—now Boise State University&mdas ...

(1916–2017), assistant coach and head coach of the Boise State college football program *

Lyle M. Spencer Lyle Manly Spencer (May 10, 1911 – August 21, 1968) was an American philanthropist. In 1938, he was a 27-year-old graduate student in sociology at the University of Chicago when he founded Science Research Associates (SRA), the educational p ...

(1911–1968), founder of Science Research Associates (SRA) and The Spencer Foundation *

Lyle Stewart Lyle Eldon Stewart is a Canadian provincial politician. He is a current Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Stewart has been involved in politics since the 1970's. He served as the executive assistant to disgr ...

(born 1951), Canadian provincial politician *

Lyle Stuart Lyle Stuart (born Lionel Simon; August 11, 1922June 24, 2006) was an American author and independent publisher of controversial books. He worked as a newsman for years before launching his publishing firm, Lyle Stuart, Incorporated. A former pa ...

(1922–2006), American author and independent publisher of controversial books *

Lyle Talbot Lyle Florenz Talbot (born Lisle Henderson, also credited Lysle Talbot; February 8, 1902 – March 2, 1996) was an American stage, screen and television actor. His career in films spanned three decades, from 1931 to 1960, and he performed on ...

(1902–1996), American actor best known for playing Joe Randolph on ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' *

Lyle Taylor Lyle James Alfred Taylor (born 29 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Nottingham Forest and for the Montserrat national team. Born in Greenwich, England, he internationally represents Montserrat. Prior to ...

(born 1991), footballer *

Lyle Tayo Lyle Tayo (born Lyle Minnie Shipman; January 19, 1889 – May 2, 1971), aka Lyle Barton, was an American film actress who appeared in more than 50 films between 1921 and 1948, appearing in many short comedies at the Hal Roach Studios, seve ...

(1889–1971), American film actress *

Lyle Tuttle Lyle Gilbert Tuttle (October 7, 1931 – March 26, 2019) was an American tattoo artist and historian of the medium, who had been tattooing since 1949. He tattooed Janis Joplin, Cher, Jo Baker, Paul Stanley, Jeff Scranton, and many other American ...

(1931–2019), well-known American tattoo artist and historian of the medium *

Lyle Vanclief Lyle Vanclief, (born September 19, 1943) is a former politician who served as Canada's Minister of Agriculture from 1997 to 2003. Early life Vanclief was born in Ameliasburg, Ontario. He graduated in the class of 1967 from the University of G ...

(born 1943), PC, Canada's Minister of Agriculture from 1997 to 2003 *

Lyle Waggoner Lyle Wesley Waggoner (; April 13, 1935 – March 17, 2020) was an American actor, sculptor, presenter, travel trailer salesman and model, known for his work on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' from 1967 to 1974 and for playing the role of Steve Trevor ...

(born 1935), American actor and former model *

Lyle R. Wheeler Lyle Reynolds Wheeler (February 2, 1905 – January 10, 1990) was an American motion picture art director. He received five Academy Awards — for ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939), '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1946), ''The Robe'' (1953), ''The ...

(1905–1990), Academy Award-winning American motion picture art director *

Lyle Wicks Lyle Wicks (November 1, 1912 - February 3, 2004) was a British Columbia politician. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Wicks graduated from McLean High School in Haney, British Columbia, Canada in 1930. He was one of the first employees of the BC Plywoo ...

(1912–2004), British Columbia politician * Lyle Williams (1942–2008), U.S. representative from Ohio *

Lyle Workman Lyle Dean Workman is an American guitarist, composer, session and touring musician, and music producer. His music has been widely distributed since his debut on the eponymous '' Bourgeois Tagg'' album in 1986, and is known for his work as compos ...

, American guitarist, composer and music producer *

Lyle Wright Lyle Zealand Wright (September 28, 1898 – May 23, 1963) was a Canadian-American ice hockey executive and businessman. He managed the Minneapolis Millers for more than 20 seasons, was president of the Minneapolis Arena, and promoted entertainm ...

, (1898–1963), United States Hockey Hall of fame inductee * Lyle Yorks (born 1982), retired American soccer midfielder who played in the Major Indoor Soccer League, USISL and Major League Soccer

Places

United Kingdom

Lyle Hill Lyle Hill stands at the West End of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. It has scenic viewpoints accessible from Lyle Road, which was constructed in 1879–1880 and named after Provost Abram Lyle, well known as a sugar refiner. The hill's hi ...

, viewpoint in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland

United States

* Lyle, Kansas *

Lyle, Minnesota Lyle is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The city lies within a mile of the Iowa border, which also is its southern city limit. Lyle Township adjoins the city on its east, north, and west sides. The population was 551 at the 2 ...

, city in Mower County *

Lyle Township, Mower County, Minnesota Lyle Township is a township in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 402 at the 2000 census. The largest city contained within the township is Lyle with 566 people. All other areas of the township are unincorporated. The tow ...

Lyle, Washington Lyle is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The population was 499 at the 2010 census. History Established around 1859, the community was originally called "Klickitat L ...

, census-designated place in Klickitat County

Other uses

Lord Lyle The title Lord Lyle was a Lordship of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland created for Sir Robert Lyle of Duchal, a Renfrewshire knight c. 1452. The title became extinct upon the death of the 4th Lord Lyle c. 1551. Lords Lyle * Robert Lyle, 1 ...

, an extinct Lordship of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland *

Lyle baronets There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Lyle family, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Lyle Baronetcy, of Greenock in the County of Renfrew, was created in the Baronetage of ...

, three baronetcies in the Lyle family, all created in the Baronetage of the UK * Lyle guitars, made in Japan in the Matsumoku guitar factory *

Lyle gun A Lyle gun was a line thrower powered by a short-barrelled cannon. It was invented by Captain David A. Lyle, US Army, a graduate of West Point and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and were used from the late 19th century to 1952, when ...

, used to shoot a line towards people in distress in order to rescue them and save their lives * Lyle Lanley, the villain in the Simpson's episode ''Marge vs. the Monorail'' * ''

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile ''Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'' is a children's book written by Bernard Waber first published in 1965. It is the sequel to ''The House on East 88th Street'', published in 1962. The book is the second in the ''Lyle the Crocodile'' series, which follo ...

'', children's book written by Bernard Waber * "

Lyle the Kindly Viking This is a list of VHS and DVD releases of the animated children's television series ''VeggieTales''. Videos Original videos (1993–2015) Theatrical films Compilation videos Collections # ''Lessons From The Sock Drawer'' ...

", 15th episode of the ''VeggieTales'' animated series *

Lyle & Scott Lyle & Scott Limited (Scottish Gaelic: ''Lyle & Scott Earranta''), trading as Lyle & Scott, is a Scottish fashion and knitwear brand well known historically for its golfing knitwear. Based in Hawick, Scotland, the brand designs, manufactures and ...

, Scottish clothing brand, mainly known for their high quality knitwear *

Lyle's flying fox Lyle's flying fox (''Pteropus lylei'') is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China. It faces persecution from farmers and it is killed for bus ...

, species of bat in the family Pteropodidae *

Tate & Lyle Tate & Lyle PLC is a British-headquartered, global supplier of food and beverage ingredients to industrial markets. It was originally a sugar refining business, but from the 1970s it began to diversify, eventually divesting its sugar business i ...

, UK-based multinational agri-processor * ''Lyle'' (film), a 2014 American drama film * Lyle, a character played by

Seth Green Seth Benjamin Green ( ''né'' Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Green's film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film ''The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), and he went on to have supporting ...

in the 2003 film

The Italian Job ''The Italian Job'' is a 1969 British comedy caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley, directed by Peter Collinson, and starring Michael Caine. The film's plot centres around Cockney criminal Charlie Croker, rece ...

* Lyle, a character in the 2004 film

Napoleon Dynamite ''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt and Sean Covel, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the titular character, a nerdy high- ...