GOLFER

George Lyon

1858 - 1938

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George Seymour Lyon (July 27, 1858 – May 11, 1938) was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medalist in golf, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Lyon has received more than 7,179 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. George Lyon is the 18th most popular golfer (down from 15th in 2019), the 763rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 635th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Golfer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.2k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, George Lyon ranks 18 out of 71. Before him are Greg Norman, Tom Watson, Byron Nelson, Gene Sarazen, Old Tom Morris, and Annika Sörenstam. After him are Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Pak Se-ri, and Nick Price.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, George Lyon ranks 147. Before him are Joseph DeCamp, Charles Eastman, Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Harry Johnston, Katharine Drexel, and Henry Watson Fowler. After him is Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1938, George Lyon ranks 225. Before him are Arthur Barclay, Lascelles Abercrombie, Aarne Pohjonen, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Matilda Howell, and John Kunkel Small. After him are James Weldon Johnson, Patrick Joseph Hayes, and Zona Gale.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, George Lyon ranks 763 out of 1,622. Before him are Tom Green (1971), Nelson Kuhn (1937), Cyril Slater (1896), Eric Johnson (1979), John Rutsey (1952), and Lindy Booth (1979). After him are Steve Bauer (1959), Art Ross (1885), Wendy Freedman (1957), Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (1975), Romeo Rivers (1907), and Pete Desjardins (1907).

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Among GOLFERS In Canada

Among golfers born in Canada, George Lyon ranks 1. After him are Mike Weir (1970).

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