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Lynne W. Stevenson
Lynne W. Stevenson, or Lynne Warner Stevenson, is an American cardiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center known for the wet-dry:warm-cold heart failure profiles and INTERMACS registry leadership.
Lynne Walz
Lynne Walz is an American Democratic politician and former schoolteacher who served as a Nebraska state senator from Fremont and is the 2026 Democratic nominee for governor.
Lynnette Mettey
Lynnette Mettey, also credited as Lynette Mettey, is an American actress born in 1943. Her career is known for recurring parts as Lt. Nancy Griffin on M*A*S*H and Lee on Quincy, M.E.
Lynnewood Hall
Lynnewood Hall is a 110-room Classical Revival mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, built between 1897 and 1900 for Peter A.B. Widener and designed by architect Horace Trumbauer.
Lynsey de Paul
Lynsey de Paul (Lynsey Monckton Rubin, 1948–2014), English singer-songwriter and pianist; hits "Sugar Me" (UK No. 5), "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"; first woman to win an Ivor Novello Award; UK Eurovision 1977 entrant.
Lynsi Snyder
Lynsi Snyder (Lynsi Lavelle Snyder-Ellingson), granddaughter of In-N-Out founders Harry and Esther Snyder, is owner and president of the chain since 2010, full owner since 2017, worth about $7.3 billion in 2025.
Lynwen Brennan
Lynwen Brennan is a media executive who joined ILM in 1999, led it as president, and became Co-President of Lucasfilm, the Disney studio behind Star Wars, in 2026.
Lynwood, California
Lynwood, California, a city in Los Angeles County incorporated July 16, 1921, population 67,265 at the 2020 census, 87.7% Hispanic or Latino, governed by council-city manager, served by Lynwood Unified School District, between Interstates 105 and 710.
Lynx
Lynx is a genus of wild cats that includes the Canada, Eurasian, Iberian, and bobcat. Each species is ecologically distinct, with the Canada lynx specializing in snowshoe hares.
Lynx (Rheinmetall armoured fighting vehicle)
The Lynx is a Rheinmetall family of modular medium-weight tracked armored fighting vehicles, offered as the KF31 and KF41, with Hungary as its first customer in 2022.
Lynx (web browser)
Lynx, also known as the Lynx browser, is a text-only web browser that runs in a terminal. Created at the University of Kansas, it was first released in 1993.
Lynx Blue Line
The Lynx Blue Line is a light rail line in Charlotte, North Carolina, owned and operated by the Charlotte Area Transit System, running about 19 miles and 26 stations.
Lynx enclosure
Lynx enclosure: captive housing for Lynx species (Eurasian lynx, Canada lynx, bobcat) in zoos and sanctuaries; minimum 4 x 2 x 2.5 m per cat, +50% floor area per additional animal, vertical perching, enrichment, and secure fencing.
Lynx Entertainment
Lynx Entertainment is a Ghanaian music company founded in 2006 by Richie Mensah, best known as the label that developed KiDi, Kuami Eugene, and MzVee.
Lynx Eyes
Lynx Eyes (リンクスアイズ) is a two-member DJ unit in D4DJ, Bushiroad's DJ-themed media-mix project, pairing the characters Himegami Shano and Takao Touka, voiced by Raychell and Umemura Hinako.
Lynx spider
Lynx spider (Oxyopidae, lynx spiders): a family of spiny-legged, hexagonal-eyed hunting spiders that stalk prey on plants without webs; nine genera, 447 species, originating about 73.5 Ma, important agricultural pest predators.
Lynxmotion
Lynxmotion is an American maker of educational and hobby robot kits, founded in 1995 by Jim Frye and known for its Servo Erector Set, hexapods, and AL5 arms.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd, also styled Leonard Skinnerd or Lynard Skynard, is a Jacksonville, Florida Southern rock band formed in 1964, known for "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama," the fatal 1977 plane crash, its 1987 reunion under Johnny Van Zant, and 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash
The Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash: a chartered Convair 240 (N55VM) ran out of fuel and crashed near Gillsburg, Mississippi, on October 20, 1977, killing Ronnie Van Zant, Steve and Cassie Gaines, and three others.
Lyocell
Lyocell, best known under the Tencel brand, is a regenerated cellulose fiber made by NMMO solvent spinning with closed-loop solvent recovery, developed by Courtaulds and distinguished from viscose by avoiding carbon disulfide chemistry.
Lyodra Ginting
Lyodra Ginting is an Indonesian singer and actress from Medan who won Indonesian Idol in 2020 at 16, its youngest champion, known for the hit "Pesan Terakhir".
Lyon
Lyon, France, founded 43 BC as Roman Lugdunum, capital of the Gauls; silk capital of Europe with canut revolts; UNESCO World Heritage historic site since 1998; 519,127 inhabitants (2023).
Lyon 25
Lyon 25, a 25-step stair set at the Cité Internationale in Lyon, France; famous skate spot from Ali Boulala's 2002 Flip Sorry crash, first landed by Aaron 'Jaws' Homoki in 2015, now banned to skaters.
Lyon Gardiner Tyler
Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935), son of President John Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler, was a Virginia historian, genealogist, and 17th president of the College of William and Mary (1888-1919), which he rebuilt as a state coeducational institution while founding the William and Mary Quarterly.
Lyon–Turin rail link
The Lyon–Turin rail link is a 270-kilometer railway line between Lyon, France, and Turin, Italy, centered on the 57.5-kilometer Mont Cenis base tunnel under construction beneath the Alps.
LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is a global chemical company incorporated under Dutch law, created in 2007 when Basell acquired Lyondell Chemical, converting hydrocarbons into plastic resins and licensing process technologies.
Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Feininger was an American painter and printmaker who spent fifty years in Germany, taught at the Bauhaus from 1919, and built prismatic paintings of churches and seascapes.
Lyonesse
Lyonesse (Lyonnesse, Leonnoys, Leonais): legendary drowned country off Cornwall, homeland of Tristan in Arthurian romance, fixed by Carew and Camden between Land's End and the Isles of Scilly; Tennyson set Arthur's last battle there.
Lyonnaise des Eaux
Lyonnaise des Eaux was a French water distribution and treatment company, one of France's two dominant private water firms, that merged with Dumez in 1990 and became part of Suez.
Lyons silk
Lyons silk (la soierie lyonnaise) is the silk-weaving industry of Lyon, France, established in 1536, home of the canut weavers, the Canut revolts, and the Jacquard loom of 1801.