Pyle (surname)

Pyle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Alan Pyle (born 1946), Canadian water polo player and Olympics competitor
* Anna Marie Pyle (born ?), American professor of biology and chemistry
* Andrew Pyle (philosopher) (born 1955), British philosopher
* Andrew Pyle (economist) (born 1963), Canadian economist
* Andy Pyle (born 1946), English bassist
* Artimus Pyle (born 1948), drummer for the rock & roll group Lynyrd Skynyrd
* Barbara Pyle (born 1947), American executive producer, filmmaker, and environmental activist
* Barry Pyle (born 1965), American political scientist
* Brandy Pyle (born 1980), American politician
* Charles C. Pyle (1882–1939), American theater and sports entrepreneur
* Christopher Pyle (born 1939), American professor of politics
* Chuck Pyle (a.k.a. "Zen Cowboy"; 1945–2015), American country-folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Dan Pyle (born 1954), American "contemporary realist" painter
* David Pyle (1936–2002), English footballer
* Dennis Pyle (born 1961), American politician
* Denver Pyle (1920–1997), American actor
* Don Pyle, Canadian record producer
* Elijah Pyle (1918–2009), English professional footballer
* Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle (1876–1936), American illustrator
* Ernie Pyle (1900–1945), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
* Ewald "Lefty" Pyle (1910–2004), American baseball pitcher
* Fergus Pyle (1935–1997), Irish journalist, and editor of The Irish Times
* George E. Pyle (1885–1949), American college football coach and college athletics administrator
* Gladys Pyle (1890–1989), South Dakota politician
* Gregory E. Pyle (1949–2019), Native American politician, Chief of the Choktaw Nation of Oklahoma
* [[Hazeley Pyle (born 1993), Antiguan footballer
* Howard Pyle (1853–1911), American illustrator and writer
* Jack Pyle (1909–1987), American stage magician
* Jeff Pyle (1964–2022), American politician
* Jeff Pyle (ice hockey) (born 1958), American ice hockey player and official
* Joey Pyle (1937–2007), British gangland boss
* John A. Pyle (born 1951), British atmospheric scientist
* John Howard Pyle (1906–1987), 12th governor of Arizona
* John L. Pyle (1860–1902), American attorney and politician
* John M. Pyle (born 1956), American felon convicted for possession of child pornography, formerly businessman and noted ultramarathoner
* Katharine Pyle, (1863–1938), American author, poet, and illustrator
* Katy Pyle, American dancer and choreographer
* Kenneth B. Pyle (born 1936), Historian and professor history
* Mamie Shields Pyle, (1866–1949) American suffragist
* Michael Pyle (economist) (born 1977), American economist and government official
* Mike Pyle (American football) (1939–2015), American football player; brother of Palmer
* Mike Pyle (fighter) (born 1975), American mixed martial arts fighter
* Missi Pyle (born 1972), American actress
* Nancy Pyle (1937/38–2023), American politician
* Nathan W. Pyle (born 1982), American cartoonist
* Nicholas Pyle (born 2000), English swimmer
* Nick Pyle (born ?), British diplomat, High commissioner of the United Kingdom to Botswana, Deputy Governor of Gibraltar
* Palmer Pyle (1937–2021), American football player; brother of Mike (American football)
* Pip Pyle (1950–2006), English drummer
* Richard Pyle (born 1967), diving marine biologist
* Richard Pyle (reporter), AP Saigon bureau chief during the Vietnam War
* Robert Michael Pyle (born 1947), American naturalist
* Ryan Pyle (born 1946), Canadian adventure photographer, television producer, and host
* Steve Pyle, American cyclist
* Steve Pyle (footballer) (born 1963), English footballer
* Thomas Pyle (1674–1756), British clergyman, writer, and religious controversialist
* Tim Pyle (born 1969), American filmmaker and animator
* Tom Pyle (1875–1958), English footballer
* Willis Pyle (1914–2016), American artist and animator
* Wynne Pyle (1881–1971), American concert pianist

## Fictional characters

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* Alden Pyle, fictional character from the novel The Quiet American by Graham Greene
* Gomer Pyle, fictional character from the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show
* Goober Pyle, fictional character from the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show

## See also

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* Pyle, Wales
* Pile (disambiguation)
* Pile (surname), a similar surname
* Pyles, a similar surname

Surname list

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