#1Famous people · Lyons
13 famous people from Lyons, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Myron Charles Taylor, the American diplomat, with articles in 9 languages. Arthur T. Hannett, the American politician, comes second, with Bradley A. Fiske third. The largest group, 6, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Per head, the list is long: 23.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Myron Charles Taylor
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
William Dorsheimer
Youngest
1965
Michael Bastian
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Lyons’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lyons is known for
Lyons has 6.5× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lyons
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Lyons’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1870s than in any other decade: 2.
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Close by, the fullest list is Phelps’, at 7 names.
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 (10)
- Myron Charles Taylor: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur T. Hannett: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley A. Fiske: Bradley_A._Fiske.jpg: Bain News Service, publisher derivative work: Bellhalla, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Boeheim: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dorsheimer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard H. Brownson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Berdan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Sergeant Rude: Photo by W. A. Cox (St. Augustine, Fla., 1891), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judson Dwight Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Morris Stewart: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons