Lanyon

Lanyon is a surname which originates from the hamlet of Lanyon (Madron), Cornwall, and may refer to:

* Charles Lanyon (1813−1889), English architect * George Lanyon Hacker (born 1928), English Suffragan Bishop of Penrith * Ellen Lanyon (1926–2013), American painter and printmaker * Hastie Lanyon, a fictional character in ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' * John Lanyon Whiting (1851–1922), Canadian lawyer and politician * Karen Lanyon, Australian senior career officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade * Mike Lanyon (born 1951), former Australian rules footballer * Owen Lanyon (1842−1887), British colonial administrator * Peter Lanyon (1918−1964), Cornish painter * Ted Lanyon (1939–2008), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player * Walter C. Lanyon (1887−1967), English religious writer * Wesley E. Lanyon (1926–2017), American ornithologist and museum curator * William Carlton Lanyon Dawe, generally known as Carlton Dawe (1865–1935), Australian author * William James Lanyon Smith (1922–2018), New Zealand naval officer Provided by Wikipedia