1858 - 1938
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 6,083 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Lyon is the 15th most popular golfer (down from 13th in 2019), the 636th most popular biography from Canada (down from 573rd in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Golfer.
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Among golfers, George Lyon ranks 15 out of 61. Before him are Bernhard Langer, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Greg Norman, Annika Sörenstam, and Tom Watson. After him are Byron Nelson, Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Vijay Singh, and Pak Se-ri.
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 9
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 10
1912 - 2002
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 11
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 12
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 13
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 14
1858 - 1938
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 15
1912 - 2006
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 16
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 17
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 18
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 19
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 20
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.96
Rank: 21
Among people born in 1858, George Lyon ranks 127. Before him are Liberty Hyde Bailey, Edgeworth David, Anna J. Cooper, Harry Johnston, Charles Eastman, and Katharine Drexel. After him are Henry Watson Fowler and Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1938, George Lyon ranks 190. Before him are John Kunkel Small, Albertson Van Zo Post, Jacob Opdahl, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Matilda Howell, and Pauline Frederick. After him are Patrick Joseph Hayes, James Weldon Johnson, and Zona Gale.
1858 - 1954
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 121
1858 - 1934
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 122
1858 - 1964
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 123
1858 - 1927
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 124
1858 - 1939
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 125
1858 - 1955
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 126
1858 - 1938
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 127
1858 - 1933
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 128
1858 - 1946
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 129
1869 - 1938
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 184
1866 - 1938
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 185
1894 - 1938
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 186
1870 - 1938
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 187
1859 - 1938
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 188
1883 - 1938
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 189
1858 - 1938
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 190
1867 - 1938
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 191
1871 - 1938
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 192
1874 - 1938
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 193
Among people born in Canada, George Lyon ranks 636 out of 1,350. Before him are Skip Spence (1946), Steve Yzerman (1965), Steve Bauer (1959), Paul Churchland (1942), Gregory Colbert (1960), and Viola Myers (1927). After him are Chris Taylor (1950), Stéphane Dion (1955), Chris Diamantopoulos (1975), Georges Vanier (1888), Laura Vandervoort (1984), and Lexa Doig (1973).
1946 - 1999
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 630
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 631
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 632
1942 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 633
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 634
1927 - 1993
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 635
1858 - 1938
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 636
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 637
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 638
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 639
1888 - 1967
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 640
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 641
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 642
Among golfers born in Canada, George Lyon ranks 1. After him are Mike Weir (1970).