#1Famous people · Lyons
One famous person was born in Lyons
The American cross-country skier Nort Billings was born in 1904. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in 3 languages. Famous people are on record for 132 of the towns in Colorado.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Nort Billings
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Nort Billings
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Lyons
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lyons and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Nort Billings: George Yates of the Des Moines Register, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons