Kyle (surname)

The name of the Kyle District itself is traditionally attributed to the legendary king Coel Hen (there are actually no narrows or straights in Ayrshire's Kyle District; cf. Coylton).

On the geographical origin of those bearing the surname Kyle, by 1881 it occurred most densely in the county of Berwickshire, followed by Dumfries.

People

• Alexandra Kyle (born 1988), American actress
• Andy Kyle, Canadian baseball player
• Anne Dempster Kyle (1896–1966), American children's writer
• Beatrice Kyle (1902–1970), American high diver
• Benjaman Kyle, American man with retrograde amnesia
• Chris Kyle (1974–2013), United States Navy SEAL
• Craig Kyle, American writer
• David Kyle, science fiction writer
• Doug Kyle, Canadian long-distance runner
• Duncan Kyle
• George Kyle (1908–1998), Scottish footballer
• Gunhild Kyle (1921–2016), Swedish historian
• Harry Macdonald Kyle, Scottish ichthyologist and pioneer of Fisheries science.
• Iris Kyle, American 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
• Jack Kyle (1926–2014), Irish rugby player
• James H. Kyle
• Jason Kyle, former American football player
• Jayanthi Kyle, American singer
• Jeremy Kyle, British TV and radio presenter
• John C. Kyle
• John J. J. Kyle, Scots-born Argentine scientist
• John W. Kyle
• Jordan Kyle, American music producer, songwriter and sound engineer
• Kevin Kyle
• Louisa Venable Kyle (1903–1999), US writer
• Maeve Kyle (1928–2025), Irish track athlete and field hockey player
• Mark Kyle (born 1973), Irish Olympic eventing rider
• Penelope W. Kyle
• Peter Kyle (footballer)
• Peter Kyle (politician), British Labour MP
• Scott Kyle, Scottish actor
• Wallace Kyle

Fictional characters

• Benjamin Kyle (Babylon 5), TV series character
• Selina Kyle, better known as Catwoman

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