Ryan (family name)
Ryan is a family name of Irish origin. Original Irish-language forms are Ó Riain (older spelling Ó Riaghain , "descendant of Riaghan"), Ó Maoilriain ( Ó Maoilriaghain , "descendant of the follower of Riaghans") and Ó Ruaidhín ("descendant of Ruaidhín").
Name bearer
A.
- Aly Ryan (* 1995), German pop singer
- Amy Ryan (born 1969), American actress
- André Ryan (* 1987), football player for the British Virgin Islands
- Andrew Ryan (1876-1949), British diplomat
- Arthur Ryan (1935–2019) Irish entrepreneur and manager
B.
- Barry Ryan (born 1948), British singer
- Bianca Ryan (* 1994), American singer
- Bill Ryan (journalist) (1926–1997), American journalist
- Bill Ryan (American football player) (born 1944), Australian Australian football player
- Bill Ryan (social scientist) (born 1955), Canadian social scientist and university professor
- Bill Ryan (composer) , American film composer
- Birgit Ryan (* 1976), Faroese soccer player
- Blanchard Ryan (born 1967), American actress
- Bobby Ryan (born 1987), American ice hockey player
- Buddy Ryan (James David "Buddy" Ryan; 1931-2016), American football coach
C.
- Caroline Ryan (* 1979), Irish cyclist and rower
- Catarina Lindqvist-Ryan (* 1963), Swedish tennis player
- Cathy Cahlin Ryan , American actress
- Christopher Ryan (born Christopher Papazoglou in 1950), English actor
- Christopher D. Ryan (* 1958), Austrian sports commentator
- Cornelius Ryan (1920–1974), Irish journalist and writer
D.
- DD Ryan (1928–2007), American editor
- Daniel Ryan (figure skater) (around 1930–1961), American figure skater
- Daniel Ryan (actor) (born 1968), British actor
- Daniel J. Ryan (1855–1923), American politician
- Daniel Leo Ryan (1930–2015), American clergyman, Bishop of Springfield
- Debby Ryan (* 1993), American actress
- Deirdre Ryan (* 1982), Irish high jumper
- Derek Ryan (soccer player) (born 1967), Irish soccer player
- Derek Ryan (squash player) (born 1969), Irish squash player
- Derek Ryan (singer) (born 1983), Irish pop singer
- Derek Ryan (ice hockey player) (born 1986), American ice hockey player
- Dermot Ryan (1924–1985), Irish Archbishop of Dublin
- Donal Ryan (* 1976 or 1977), Irish writer
- Donald Ryan , American pianist and university professor
E.
- Eamon Ryan (born 1963), Irish politician
- Edward Francis Ryan (1879–1956), American clergyman, Bishop of Burlington
- Eileen Ryan (born 1928), American actress
- Elizabeth Ryan (1892–1979), American tennis player
- Elmer Ryan (1907–1958), American politician
- Eoin Ryan Sr. (1920–2001), Irish politician
- Eoin Ryan junior (born 1953), Irish politician
F.
- Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (* 1985), Australian triathlete
- Francis Ryan (1908–1977), American football player
- Francis Joseph Ryan (1916–1963), American geneticist and zoologist
- Frank Ryan (Politician) (1902–1944) Irish politician and member of the IRA
- Frank Ryan (Director) (1907-1947), American director
- Frank Ryan , stage name of Richard Ryan Graves (1954–2009), British musician, composer and author
- Frank Ryan (actor) (1960–2010), American actor and cosmetic surgeon
G
- Gail Rowell-Ryan (* 1939), American makeup artist
- George Ryan (* 1934), American politician
- Gerry Ryan (soccer player) (born 1954), Irish soccer player
- Gerry Ryan (1956-2010), Irish radio and television presenter
- Greg Ryan (* 1957), American football coach
H
- HW Blood-Ryan , British journalist
- Harold M. Ryan (1911–2007), American politician
- Harris J. Ryan (1866-1934), American high voltage engineer
- Harry Ryan (1893–1961), English cyclist
- Hermine Braunsteiner-Ryan (1919–1999), Austrian concentration camp guard
- Hugo Edward Ryan (1888–1977), Australian bishop
I.
- Irene Ryan (1902–1973), American actress
J
- James Ryan (Killaloe) (1806-1889) Irish clergyman, Bishop of Killaloe
- James Ryan (Alton) (1848–1923), American clergyman, Bishop of Alton
- James Ryan (politician) (1891-1970) Irish politician
- James Ryan (born 1945), Scottish football player and coach, see Jimmy Ryan
- James Ryan (action actor) , American action actor
- James Hugh Ryan (1886–1948), American clergyman, Archbishop of Omaha
- James L. Ryan (born 1932), American judge
- James Michael Ryan (also Tiago Miguel Ryan ; 1912–2002), American religious, Bishop of Santarém
- James Nally Ryan , maiden name of James M. Gavin (1907–1990), American general
- James Wilfrid Ryan (1858–1907), American politician
- Jay Ryan (born 1981), New Zealand actor
- Jeri Ryan (* 1968), American actress
- Jimmy Ryan ( James Ryan ; * 1945), Scottish football player and coach
- Joakim Ryan (* 1993), American-Swedish ice hockey player
- Joan Ryan (* 1955), British politician, MP in the British House of Commons
- John Ryan (general manager) (1849-1918), general manager of the Pacific Coast Borax Company; see Ryan (California) #Name
- John Ryan (civil servant) (1923–1987), Australian diplomat and head of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
- John Ryan (rugby player) (born 1939), Welsh rugby union player
- John Ryan (swimmer) (born 1944), Australian swimmer
- John Ryan (soccer player, 1947) (born 1947), English soccer player
- John Ryan (businessman) (born 1950), English businessman
- John Ryan (producer) , American film producer
- John Ryan (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), English soccer player
- John Ryan (football player, 1968) (born 1968), Irish football player
- John Ryan (soccer player, 1974) (born 1974), Faroese soccer player
- John Alphonsus Ryan (* 1952), Irish religious, Bishop of Mzuzu in Malawi
- John D. Ryan (1915–1983), American Air Force officer
- John Joseph Thomas Ryan (1913–2000), American military bishop
- John P. Ryan (1936–2007), American actor
- Jon Ryan (born 1981), Canadian football player
- Joseph Ryan (rower) ( Joe Ryan ), American rower
- Joseph Ryan (chess player) (* 1968), Irish chess player
K
- Kay Ryan (* 1945), American poet
- Kate Ryan (* 1980), Belgian singer
- Katherine Ryan (born 1983), Canadian comedian, writer, presenter and actress
- Kevin Ryan (rugby player) (born 1934), Australian rugby player and politician
- Kevin Ryan (athlete) (born 1949), New Zealand long-distance runner
- Kevin Ryan (ice hockey player, 1966) (* 1966), German-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Kevin Ryan (actor) (born 1984), Irish actor
- Kevin Ryan (ice hockey player, 1990) (born 1990), American ice hockey player
L.
- Lance Ryan (* 1971), Canadian opera singer (tenor)
- Laurence Ryan (1931–2003), Bishop of Kildare and Leighli
- Lee Ryan (born 1983), British singer
- Leo J. Ryan (1925–1978), American politician
- Logan Ryan (born 1991), American football player
M.
- Madge Ryan (1919–1994), Australian actress
- Marc Ryan (* 1982), New Zealand cyclist
- Margaret A. Ryan , American lawyer
- Marion Ryan (1931-1999), British singer
- Mark Ryan (born 1956), British actor
- Mason Ryan (born 1982), Welsh wrestler
- Mathew Ryan (* 1992), Australian soccer goalkeeper
- Matt Ryan (actor) (born 1981), British actor
- Matt Ryan (ice hockey player) (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
- Matt Ryan (rower) (* 1984), Australian rower
- Matt Ryan ( American football player ) (born 1985), American football player
- Matthew Ryan (firefighter) (1849-1887), American firefighter
- Matthew Ryan (eventing rider) (* 1964), Australian eventing rider
- Matthew Ryan (rugby player) (born 1969), Australian rugby league player
- Matthew Ryan (musician) (* 1971), American musician
- Matthew J. Ryan (1932–2003), American politician
- Matthew S. Ryan (* 1988), Irish diplomat
- Max Ryan (born 1967), British actor
- Meg Ryan (born 1961), American actress
- Melissa Ryan (* 1972), American rower
- Michael Ryan (actor, I) , American actor
- Michael Ryan (football official) , Australian American football official
- Michael Ryan (screenwriter) , American screenwriter and producer
- Michael Ryan (actor, II) , American actor
- Michael Ryan (ice hockey player) (born 1980), American ice hockey player
- Michael E. Ryan (* 1941), American Air Force officer
- Michael J. Ryan (track and field athlete) ( Michael James Ryan ; 1889–1971), American marathon runner
- Michael J. Ryan (behavioral scientist) ( Michael Joseph Ryan ; * 1953), American behavioral scientist
- Michael J. Ryan (paleontologist) (born 1957), Canadian paleontologist
- Michael J. Ryan (politician) (* 1964), American lawyer and politician
- Michael Robert Ryan (1960–1987), British gunman, see Hungerford rampage
- Michelle Ryan (born 1984), British actress
- Mike Ryan (* 1941), New Zealand long-distance runner
- Mitchell Ryan (born 1928), American actor
N
- Nicky Ryan (born 1949), Irish music producer
- Nigel Ryan († 2014), British journalist and television director
- Noel Ryan (1912–1969), Australian swimmer
- Nolan Ryan (born 1947), American baseball player
P
- Paddy Ryan (1851-1900), Irish-American boxer
- Pam Ryan (* 1939), Australian hurdler, sprinter and long jumper
- Pam Muñoz Ryan (* 1951), American-Mexican children's and youth author
- Pat Ryan (1883–1964), American hammer thrower
- Patricia Ryan (author) (* 1954), American writer
- Patricia Ryan (rider) , Irish rider
- Patricia Ryan Nixon (1912–1993), wife of Richard Nixon, see Pat Nixon
- Patrick Ryan (Bishop) (1814–1819), Irish clergyman, Bishop of Fern
- Patrick Ryan (politician) (1898-1944), Irish politician (Sinn Féin)
- Patrick Ryan (author) (born 1916), English author
- Patrick Ryan (priest) , Irish Catholic priest
- Patrick Ryan (Jersey) (born 1948), American politician (Jersey)
- Patrick Ryan (baseball player) (born 1983), American baseball player
- Patrick John Ryan (1831–1911), Irish-American clergyman, Archbishop of Philadelphia
- Patrick Joseph Ryan ( Henri Plisson ; 1934-2006), American painter
- Patty Ryan (painter) , American painter
- Patty Ryan , German pop singer
- Paul Ryan (artist) (1943–2013), American artist
- Paul Ryan (musician) (1948–1992), British singer and songwriter
- Paul Ryan (comic book artist) (1949-2016), American comic book artist
- Paul Ryan (politician) (* 1970), American politician
- Paul Ryan (biathlete) (born 1970), British biathlete
- Penny Ryan , Canadian curler
- Peter Ryan (1940–1962), Canadian racing driver
- Peter Ryan (columnist) († 2015), Australian columnist, author and spy
- Peter Ryan (biologist) (* 1962), South African biologist and conservationist
- Prestin Ryan (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
R.
- Reg Ryan (1925-1997), Irish football player
- Rex Ryan (born 1962), American football coach
- Richard Ryan (Bishop) (1881–1957), Australian minister, Bishop of Sale
- Richard Ryan (diplomat) (born 1946), Irish diplomat
- Richard M. Ryan (* 1953), American psychologist and university professor
- Richelle Ryan (* 1985), American porn actress
- Richie Ryan (Politician) ( Richard Ryan; 1929-2019), Irish politician
- Richie Ryan (soccer player) ( Richard Ryan; born 1985) Irish soccer player
- Rob Ryan (born 1962), American football coach
- Robbie Ryan (born 1970), Irish cameraman
- Robert Ryan (1909–1973), American actor
- Robert J. Ryan Sr. ( Robert Joseph Ryan ; 1914-2003), American diplomat
- Robert J. Ryan Jr. (* 1939), American diplomat
- Roma Ryan , Irish writer and poet
- Ronald Ryan (1925-1967), Australian criminal
- Rupert Ryan (* 1974), New Zealand soccer player
S.
- Sandy Ryan (* 1993), English boxer
- Shawn Ryan (* 1966), American television producer and screenwriter
- Sheila Ryan (1921–1975), American actress
- Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan (1826–1896), Canadian religious, Bishop of Buffalo
- Sylvester Donovan Ryan (* 1930), American clergyman, former Bishop of Mobile
T
- T. Claude Ryan (1898–1982), American aeronautical engineer
- Terry Ryan (Screenwriter) (1922-2001), American screenwriter
- Terry Ryan (racing driver) (* 1938), American racing driver
- Terry Ryan (tennis player) (born 1942), South African tennis player
- Terry Ryan (Author) (1946-2007), American author
- Terry Ryan (ice hockey player, 1952) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
- Terry Ryan (baseball official) (born 1953), American baseball player and official
- Terry Ryan (ice hockey player, 1977) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Theresa Cliff-Ryan (* 1978), American cyclist and inline skater
- Thomas Ryan (Politician, 1804) (1804-1889) Canadian politician (Quebec)
- Thomas Ryan (Politician, 1837) (1837-1914) American politician (Kansas)
- Thomas Ryan (politician, 1849) (1849–1937), Canadian politician (Winnipeg)
- Thomas Jefferson Ryan (1890–1968), American politician
- Thomas Joseph Ryan (Politician, 1852) ( Tommy Ryan ; 1852– ??) Australian politician, Member of Parliament from Queensland
- Thomas Joseph Ryan (Politician, 1876) ( TJ Ryan ; 1876–1921) Australian politician, Prime Minister of Queensland
- Thomas Joseph Ryan (author) (born 1942), Canadian writer
- Thomas P. Ryan (1928–2003), American politician
- Tiago Miguel Ryan (1912–2002), American religious, Roman Catholic Bishop of Santarém, see James Michael Ryan
- Tim Ryan (* 1973), American politician
- Tommy Ryan (1870-1948), American boxer
- Tony Ryan (1936-2007), Irish entrepreneur ("Ryanair")
V
- Vincent James Ryan (1884–1951), Bishop of Bismarck
W.
- Walter d'Arcy Ryan (1870–1934), American lighting designer
- William Ryan (politician) (1840-1925), American politician (New York)
- William Ryan (geologist) , American geologist
- William Ryan (sailor) (* 1988), Australian sailor
- William Fitts Ryan (1922–1972), American politician
- William H. Ryan (1860–1939), American politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ryan on www.behindthename.com (English)