Famous People with Name Lyman

Lyman Ward            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lyman Ward: a Canadian actor.John Lyman Ward was born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and graduated from Saint Malachy's Memorial High School in the class of 1958, and St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He appeared on the very first episode of Laverne & Shirley as Tom Schotz, but is most noted for playing Ferris Bueller's father in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Following production in the movie, he was married to Cindy Pickett,

Lyman Strong Spitzer, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lyman Strong Spitzer, Jr.: was an American theoretical physicist and astronomer best known for his research in star formation and for his promotions of telescopes in space and research into plasma physics.Spitzer was born in Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1931, received his BA in physics from Yale College in 1935, and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1938, where he was advised by Henry Norris Russell. He is one of the key figures of 20th century physics, who helped lay down the fundamentals of the physics of plasmas and the astrophysics of the interstellar medium.

Lyman Northrop Hine            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lyman Northrop Hine: was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Lyman Law            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lyman Law: was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born New London, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1791. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in New London.Law

Lyman Underwood Humphrey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lyman Underwood Humphrey: was the 11th Governor of Kansas.Humphrey was a devoted Republican and was active in party politics in every state in which he lived. In 1872 he unsuccessfully ran for the Kansas state legislature because he opposed the issue of railroad bonds. Four years

William Roy "Link" Lyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Roy "Link" Lyman: was a professional American football player. He played tackle for the Canton Bulldogs, the Cleveland Bulldogs, the Frankford Yellow Jackets and the Chicago Bears.

Joseph Lyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Lyman: was a Civil War soldier, lawyer, and judge. In the 1880s, he was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in southwestern Iowa.In 1884, he was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives fr