Pyle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andrew Pyle (philosopher) Andrew Pyle (born 17 March 1955) is a British philosopher on the history of philosophical atomism. Pyle is professor Emeritus in Early Modern Philosophy at the University of Bristol, where he also received his doctorate. His dissertation was ti ...

(born 1955), British philosopher * Andrew Pyle (economist) (born 1963), Canadian economist *

Andy Pyle Andy Pyle (born 15 July 1946, Luton, Bedfordshire, England) is a British bassist. He played with The Kinks from 1976 to 1978. Prior to that, he was in Blodwyn Pig (1968–1972) and Savoy Brown (1972–1974). Later, he played with Wishbone Ash ...

(born 1946), English bassist *

Artimus Pyle Thomas Delmer "Artimus" Pyle (born July 15, 1948) is an American musician who played drums with the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1974 to 1977 and from 1987 to 1991. He and his bandmates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fam ...

(born 1948), drummer for the rock & roll group Lynyrd Skynyrd * Barry Pyle (born 1965), American political scientist *

Christopher Pyle Christopher H. Pyle (born 1939) is a journalist and Professor Emeritus of Politics at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He testified to Congress about the use of military intelligence against civilians, worked for the Senate Ju ...

(born 1939), American professor of politics *

David Pyle Walter David Pyle (12 December 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a professional footballer who played as a centre half in The Football League for Bristol Rovers and Bristol City between 1955 and 1963. Born in Trowbridge, Pyle started his career pla ...

(1936–2002), English footballer *

Denver Pyle Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in se ...

(1920–1997), American actor *

Don Pyle Don Pyle is a Canadians, Canadian record producer and musician, who has been a member of a number of bands. Pyle is openly gay. Life and career His first group, from 1979 to 1981, was a Punk rock, punk band called Crash Kills Five. They release ...

, Canadian record producer * Elijah Pyle (1918–2009), English professional footballer * Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle (1876–1936), American illustrator *

Ernie Pyle Ernest Taylor Pyle (August 3, 1900 – April 18, 1945) was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II. Pyle is also notable for the ...

(1900–1945), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist *

Gladys Pyle Gladys Shields Pyle (October 4, 1890March 14, 1989) was an American educator, politician and the first woman elected to the United States Senate without having previously been appointed to her position; she was also the first female senator to se ...

(1890–1989), South Dakota politician *

Howard Pyle Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. He was a native of Wilmington, Delaware, and he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy. In 1894, he began ...

(1853–1911), American illustrator and writer * Joey Pyle (1937–2007), British gangland boss * John A. Pyle (born 1951), British atmospheric scientist *

John Howard Pyle John Howard Pyle (March 25, 1906 – November 29, 1987) was an American broadcaster and politician who served as the ninth governor of the U.S. state of Arizona from 1951 to 1955. He was a Republican. As an opponent of polygamy, he authorized a ...

(1906–1987), 12th governor of Arizona *

Katharine Pyle Katharine Pyle (November 23, 1863 – February 19, 1938) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people, an influential member of the Pyle artistic family, active in Philadelphia during the late 19th and early 20th ce ...

, (1863–1938), American author, poet, and illustrator *

Katy Pyle Katy Pyle is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez. Early life and education Pyle began studying ballet at the age of 3 and danced with the Texas Youth Ballet. When they were 13 years ...

, American dancer and choreographer *

Kenneth B. Pyle Kenneth B. Pyle (born April 20, 1936 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) is a Japan historian and professor emeritus of History and International Studies at the University of Washington Seattle campus. Since earning his Ph. D. in Japanese History from J ...

(born 1936), Historian and professor history *

Mamie Shields Pyle Mary "Mamie" Shields Pyle (February 28, 1866 – December 22, 1949) was a women's suffrage leader in the U.S. state of South Dakota. She was instrumental in the state's enactment of women's suffrage in 1918. Following a failed 1910 referendum ...

, (1866–1949) American suffragist *

Mike Pyle (American football) Michael Johnson Pyle (July 18, 1939 – July 29, 2015) was an American football center who played nine seasons between 1961 and 1969 in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. In 2019 he was selected as one of the 100 greatest ...

(1939–2015), American football player with the Chicago Bears (1961–1969) *

Mike Pyle (fighter) Michael Wayne Pyle (born September 18, 1975) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight (MMA), welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC. A professional competitor since 1999, P ...

(born 1975), American mixed martial arts fighter *

Missi Pyle Missi Pyle (born November 16, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in a number of successful films, including ''Galaxy Quest'' (1999), ''Big Fish'' (2003), ''Bringing Down the House'' (2003), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog S ...

(born 1972), American actress * Nancy Pyle (1937/38–2023), American politician *

Nathan W. Pyle Nathan W. Pyle (born 1982) is an American cartoonist and writer living in New York City. He is the creator of the popular webcomic ''Strange Planet'', which depicts a planet of blue beings discussing banal human experiences in technical language. ...

(born 1982), American cartoonist *

Pip Pyle Phillip "Pip" Pyle (4 April 1950 – 28 August 2006) was an English-born drummer from Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, who later resided in France. He is best known for his work in the progressive rock Canterbury scene bands Gong, Hatfield an ...

(1950–2006), English drummer *

Richard Pyle Richard Lawrence Pyle, Ph.D. (born 24 March 1967) is a scuba diver and ichthyologist working on Hawaii. Pyle discovered the principle of " Pyle stops" when decompressing from many deep dives in search of new species of fish, and has identifie ...

(born 1967), diving marine biologist * Richard Pyle (reporter), AP Saigon bureau chief during the Vietnam War *

Robert Michael Pyle Robert Michael Pyle (born 19 July 1947) is an American lepidopterist, writer, teacher, and founder of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Much of his life story is told in the 2020 feature film ''The Dark Divide'', where Pyle i ...

(born 1947), American naturalist *

Steve Pyle Steve Pyle (Steven Ross Pyle) is a former United States Junior and Senior National Team cyclist (1976–1990) who competed at the national and international level and rode to many victories. He was known for his endurance and time trialing ability. ...

, American cyclist * Steve Pyle (footballer) (born 1963), English footballer

Fictional characters

* Alden Pyle, fictional character from the novel ''

The Quiet American ''The Quiet American'' is a 1955 novel by English author Graham Greene. Narrated in the first person by journalist Thomas Fowler, the novel depicts the breakdown of French colonialism in Vietnam and early American involvement in the Vietnam W ...

'' by Graham Greene *

Gomer Pyle Gomer Pyle is a fictional character played by Jim Nabors and introduced in the middle of the third season of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. A naïve and gentle auto mechanic, he became a character in the January 1963 episode, ''Man in a Hurry''. ...

, fictional character from the sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'' *

Goober Pyle Goober Pyle is a fictional character in the American TV sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and its sequel series ''Mayberry RFD''. He was played by George Lindsey. Lindsey first read for the part of Gomer Pyle, Goober's cousin, which went to acto ...

, fictional character from the sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show''

Fictional characters

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