Lyle (given name)

The given name Lyle is shared by:

Academia

Lyle Campbell (born 1942), linguist and leading expert on American Indian languages
Lyle Craker, professor in the department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences at the University of Massachusetts
Lyle H. Lanier (1903–1988), American experimental psychologist, university professor and administrator
Lyle F. Schoenfeldt (born 1939), American business management professor
Lyle Tuttle (1931–2019), American tattoo artist and historian

Arts and media

Film, television, and theatre

Lyle Bettger (1915–2003), character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s
Lyle Kessler, American playwright and screenwriter
Lyle Owerko, filmmaker and photographer
Lyle Reifsnider (1901–1980), set decorator who worked in Hollywood films from 1946 to 1962
Lyle Talbot (1902–1996), American actor best known for playing Joe Randolph on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Lyle Tayo (1889–1971), American film actress
Lyle Waggoner (1935–2020), American actor and former model
Lyle R. Wheeler (1905–1990), American Academy Award-winning motion picture art director

Music

Lyle Lovett (born 1957), American singer-songwriter and actor
Lyle Mays (1953–2020), American jazz pianist and composer
Lyle Preslar, American musician: guitar player and songwriter for the hardcore punk band Minor Threat
Lyle Workman, American guitarist, composer and music producer

Writing

Lyle Kessler, American playwright and screenwriter
Lyle Lovett (born 1957), American singer-songwriter and actor
Lyle Munson (1918–1973), American intelligence agent and book publisher
Lyle Neff (born 1969), poet and journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia
Lyle Saxon (1891–1946), New Orleans journalist who reported for The Times-Picayune
Lyle Stuart (1922–2006), American author and independent publisher of controversial books

Other arts

Lyle Tuttle (1931–2019), American tattoo artist and historian
Lyle Waggoner (1935–2020), American actor and former model

Military and politics

Canada

Lyle Oberg (born 1960), Albertan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly
Lyle Stewart (born 1951), Canadian provincial politician
Lyle Vanclief (born 1943), PC, Canada's Minister of Agriculture from 1997 to 2003
Lyle Wicks (1912–2004), British Columbia politician

United States

Lyle Bien (born 1945), American vice admiral in the United States Navy
Lyle Boren (1909–1992), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma
Lyle Bouck (1923–2016), lieutenant of the I&R Platoon of the 394th Infantry Regiment of the 99th Infantry Division in World War II
Lyle Hanson (1935–2020), American politician from North Dakota
Lyle W. Hillyard (born 1940), American politician and attorney from Utah
Lyle Franklin Lane (1926–2013), United States diplomat
Lyle Larson (born 1959), American politician
Lyle Williams (1942–2008), U.S. representative from Ohio

Sports

American football

Lyle Alzado (1949–1992), American NFL All-Pro football player
Lyle Bennett (1903–2005), head coach of the Central Michigan college football program from 1947 to 1949
Lyle Blackwood (born 1951), played in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins
Lyle Hemphill (born 1980), American football coach and former player
Lyle Sendlein (born 1984), American football center for the Arizona Cardinals
Lyle Smith (1916–2017), assistant coach and head coach of the Boise State college football program

Association football (soccer)

Lyle Martin (born 1985), American soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps
Lyle Taylor (born 1991), footballer
Lyle Yorks (born 1982), retired American soccer midfielder

Baseball

Lyle Bigbee (1893–1942), outfielder and pitcher
Lyle Mouton (born 1969), former professional baseball player
Lyle Overbay (born 1977), American baseball player

Ice hockey

Lyle Bradley (1943–2022), former ice hockey center
Lyle Odelein (1968–2026), hockey player in the National Hockey League
Lyle Wright, (1898–1963), United States Hockey Hall of fame inductee

Other sports

Lyle Bauer (1958–2024), Canadian football player and executive
Lyle Beerbohm (born 1979), professional mixed martial arts fighter
Lyle Green (born 1976), fullback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League

Other fields

Lyle Berman (born 1941), professional poker player and business executive
Lyle Menendez (born 1968), convicted for the shotgun murders in 1989 of his parents in Beverly Hills, California
Lyle Munson (1918–1973), American intelligence agent and book publisher
Lyle Rains, senior executive at the arcade game company Atari
Lyle M. Spencer (1911–1968), founder of Science Research Associates (SRA) and The Spencer Foundation

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