John Ryan

John Ryan may refer to:

Military

• John Ryan (VC 1857) (1823–1858), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Ryan (VC 1863) (1839–1864), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Ryan (VC 1918) (1890–1941), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Dale Ryan (1915–1983), general in the United States Air Force

Business

• John Ryan (businessman) (born 1950), pioneer of cosmetic surgery and chairman of Doncaster Rovers
• John D. Ryan (mining) (1864–1933), American copper mining magnate
• John Ryan (publisher) (born 1962), Irish publisher turned comic actor/writer
• John P. Ryan, CEO of US Silver Corporation

Media, arts & entertainment

• John Barry Ryan (1874–1942), American author
• John Ryan (cartoonist) (1921–2009), British animator and cartoonist
• John Ryan (Dublin artist) (1925–1993), artist, broadcaster, publisher, critic, editor, patron and publican
• John Joseph Patrick Ryan, real name of American actor Jack Lord
• John P. Ryan (actor) (1936–2007), American film actor
• John Saint Ryan (born 1953), British actor and equestrian
• Johnny Ryan (born 1970), American alternative comics creator and cartoonist

Politics

• John Ryan (UK politician) (1940–2002), British Labour Member of Parliament
• John Ryan (Irish politician) (born 1927), Irish Labour Party politician
• John Ryan (New South Wales politician) (born 1956), Legislative Council Member
• John Ryan (Australian politician) (1890–1974), Australian Senator
• John F. Ryan (1848–1936), Virginia politician

Sports

• John Ryan (footballer) (born 1968), Irish footballer
• John Ryan (English footballer) (born 1947), English footballer
• John Ryan (footballer born 1962), English footballer
• John Ryan (Scottish footballer) (died 2008), Scottish footballer
• John Ryan (pitcher), 19th century baseball player
• John Ryan (rugby coach), former head coach to Wales national rugby union team
• John Ryan (swimmer) (born 1944), Australian Olympic swimmer
• Blondy Ryan (John Collins Ryan), baseball shortstop
• John J. Ryan (1886–1950), head football coach at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin
• Johnny Ryan (baseball) (1853–1902), baseball player
• John Ryan (rugby union born 1988), Irish rugby union player
• John Ryan (rugby union born 1982) (1948–1982), Australian rugby union player
• Johnny Ryan (hurler), Irish hurler

Other

• John A. Ryan (1869–1945), American Roman Catholic social reformer, economist and writer
• Jack Ryan (FBI agent) (John C. Ryan, born 1938), former FBI agent
• John R. Ryan (born 1945), Chancellor of SUNY, former Superintendent, the United States Naval Academy
• John W. Ryan (1929–2011), fourteenth President of Indiana University

See also

• Jack Ryan (disambiguation)
• Jon Ryan (born 1981), American football player