Famous People with Name Lyman

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

Lyman Enos Knapp            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lyman Enos Knapp: was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from 1889 to 1893. He was also a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1884 to 1885. He was born in Somerset, Vermont and died in Seattle, Washington. Knapp

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