John Ryan

John Ryan may refer to:

Military

• Several recipients of the Victoria Cross:
  • in 1857, see John Ryan (VC 1857)
  • in 1863, see John Ryan (VC 1863)
  • in 1918, see John Ryan (VC 1918)
• John Dale Ryan (1915-1983), General in the United States Air Force

Business

• John Ryan (businessman) (born 1951), 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) (1925-1992), 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

Sports

• John Ryan (footballer) (born 1968), Irish footballer
• John Ryan (English footballer) (born 1947), English 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
• John Collins Ryan, known as Blondy Ryan, baseball shortstop
• John J. Ryan, head football coach at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin
• Johnny Ryan (baseball), (1853-1902), 19th century baseball player
• John Ryan (rugby union born 1988), (born 1988), Irish rugby union player
• John Ryan (rugby union born 1982), (born 1982), Australian rugby union player

Other

• John A. Ryan (1868-1945), American Roman Catholic social reformer, economist and writer
• John "Jack" C. Ryan (born 1938), former FBI agent
• John R. Ryan, Chancellor of SUNY, former Superintendent, the United States Naval Academy
• John W. Ryan (born 1929), fourteenth President of Indiana University

See also

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