GOLFER

George Lyon

1858 - 1938

George Lyon

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 4,237 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Lyon is the 14th most popular golfer, the 573rd most popular biography from Canada and the most popular Canadian Golfer.

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4.2k
Page Views (PV)
53.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, George Lyon ranks 14 out of 62. Before him are Bernhard Langer, Sam Snead, Walter Hagen, Lee Trevino, Old Tom Morris, and Greg Norman. After him are Tom Watson, Byron Nelson, Annika Sörenstam, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Nick Faldo, and Phil Mickelson.

Most Popular Golfers in Wikipedia

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Bernhard Langer
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 8
Sam Snead
1912 - 2002
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 9
Walter Hagen
1892 - 1969
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 10
Lee Trevino
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 11
Old Tom Morris
1821 - 1908
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 12
Greg Norman
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 13
George Lyon
1858 - 1938
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 14
Tom Watson
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 15
Byron Nelson
1912 - 2006
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 16
Annika Sörenstam
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 17
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 18
Nick Faldo
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 19
Phil Mickelson
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 20

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, George Lyon ranks 115. Before him are Edgeworth David, Joseph Thomson, Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, Katharine Drexel, Charles Eastman, and Harry Johnston. After him are Henry Watson Fowler and Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1938, George Lyon ranks 164. Before him are Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, Tom Crean, Andreas Michalakopoulos, Zitkala-Sa, Pauline Frederick, and Benjamin N. Cardozo. After him are James Weldon Johnson and Zona Gale.

Others Born in 1858

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Edgeworth David
1858 - 1934
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 109
Joseph Thomson
1858 - 1895
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 110
Elizabeth Gertrude Britton
1858 - 1934
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 111
Katharine Drexel
1858 - 1955
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 112
Charles Eastman
1858 - 1939
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 113
Harry Johnston
1858 - 1927
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 114
George Lyon
1858 - 1938
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 115
Henry Watson Fowler
1858 - 1933
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 116
Carter Glass
1858 - 1946
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 117

Others Deceased in 1938

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Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
1868 - 1938
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 158
Tom Crean
1877 - 1938
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 159
Andreas Michalakopoulos
1875 - 1938
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 160
Zitkala-Sa
1876 - 1938
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 161
Pauline Frederick
1883 - 1938
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 162
Benjamin N. Cardozo
1870 - 1938
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 163
George Lyon
1858 - 1938
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 164
James Weldon Johnson
1871 - 1938
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 165
Zona Gale
1874 - 1938
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 166