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Ryan is a common Irish surname, as well as being a common given name.

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There are several possible origins for the surname. In certain cases it can be a simplified form of Mulryan. In some cases the surname may be derived from the Irish Gaelic Ó Riagháin (modern Irish Ó Riain), meaning "descendant of Rían"; or Ó Maoilriain "descendant of Maoilriaghain", or Ó Ruaidhín "descendant of the little red one". The old Gaelic personal name Rían is of uncertain origin. It may be derived from the Gaelic rí, meaning "king".

The surname Ryan has been confused with the surname Regan, which is derived from Ó Ríagáin, meaning "descendant of Riagán".

  • Abram Joseph Ryan, Catholic Priest, poet
  • Aileen B. Ryan (1912–1987), New York politician
  • Allan Ryan, American attorney
  • Allan A. Ryan, Jr. (1903–1981), New York financier and politician
  • Andrew Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Anne Ryan (1889–1954), American artist
  • Anne Ryan (actress), American actress
  • Annie Ryan (born 1947), American singer
  • B. J. Ryan (Robert Victor Ryan Jr., born 1975), baseball player
  • Barry Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Bernard Ryan (1900-1921), member of the IRA hanged in Dublin in 1921
  • Bernard Ryan, Jr., American author
  • Bianca Ryan (born 1994), American singer and America's Got Talent winner
  • Bill Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Billy Ryan (1887–1951), American football player
  • Blanchard Ryan (born 1967), American actress
  • Bo Ryan (William Francis Ryan Jr, born 1947), American basketball coach
  • Bob Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Bobby Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Bruce Ryan (1921–2002), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Buddy Ryan (1931–2016), American football coach
  • C. W. Ryan, American politician
  • Chris Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Christopher Ryan, British actor
  • Claude Ryan, Canadian politician
  • Cornelius Ryan, Irish journalist and author
  • Debby Ryan, American actress
  • Donald P. Ryan, American archaeologist and writer
  • Donnell Ryan, Federal Court of Australia judge

    • E–L

  • Edward Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Felix Ryan, Australian rugby league footballer
  • Francis T. Ryan, American Medal of Honor recipient
  • Frank Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Fred Ryan, CEO of Politico.com, former aide to Ronald Reagan
  • Frederick Ryan Irish playwright and socialist
  • George Ryan (born 1934), Governor of Illinois
  • George Ryan (Canadian politician) (1806–1876), New Brunswick politician
  • Gerry Ryan, Irish radio presenter
  • Greg Ryan, German-American soccer defender
  • Gig Ryan, Australian Poet
  • Harold M. Ryan (born 1911), U.S. Representative from Michigan
  • Ida Annah Ryan, architect
  • Irene Ryan, actress
  • Jack Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Jane Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Jeri Ryan, U.S. actress
  • Jim Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Jimmy Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Joan Ryan, UK politician
  • John Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Joseph Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Katherine Ryan, Canadian/Irish comedian, writer, presenter and actress,
  • Kevin Ryan, New Zealand long-distance runner
  • Karen Ryan, public relations specialist
  • Kyle Ryan, American baseball player
  • Lacy Ryan, English actor
  • Lance Ryan (born 1971), Canadian operatic tenor
  • Leo Ryan, Congressman from San Francisco, killed at Jonestown
  • Lee Ryan English singer and former member of the boyband blue
  • Liam Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Liza Ryan, an American photographer
  • Lucille Frances Ryan, better known as Lucy Lawless (born 1968), actress from New Zealand

    • M–R

  • Marion Ryan (1931–1999), British singer
  • Mark Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Matthew Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Meg Ryan (born 1961), U.S. actress
  • Michael Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Michelle Ryan (born 1984), British actress of Irish ancestry
  • Miles Ryan, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Murray Ryan, American politician
  • Nolan Ryan (born 1947), baseball player
  • Patrick Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Paul Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Peggy Ryan, American dancer
  • Perry T. Ryan, American author
  • Peter Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Phil Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Prestin Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Rachel Ryan, American porn actress
  • Rex Ryan, American football coach
  • Richard Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Richie Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Rob Ryan, American football coach
  • Robert Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Ronald Ryan (Last person to be legally executed in Australia.)
  • Ross Ryan Australian singer-songwriter
  • Roz Ryan, American actress

    • S–Z

  • Sod Ryan (1905–1964), American football player
  • Tomás Ryan, Irish hurler
  • Thomas Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • T. Claude Ryan (1898–1982), American aviator and aeronautic engineer
  • T. J. Ryan (Thomas Joseph Ryan, 1876–1921), Australian politician, premier of Queensland
  • T. J. Ryan (hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler
  • Thomas Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Tim Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Tommy Ryan (disambiguation), several people
  • Tony Ryan (1936–2007), Irish businessman
  • Tony Ryan (scientist) (born 1962), British polymer chemist
  • Una Ryan (born 1941), Malaysian born biologist
  • Walter D'Arcy Ryan, lighting engineer
  • Warren Ryan, Australian rugby league football coach
  • Will Ryan (born 1939), American voice actor, singer, and comedian
  • William Ryan (disambiguation), several people

    • Fictional characters

  • April Ryan, appearing in the computer adventure games The Longest Journey and Dreamfall;
  • Andrew Ryan, the founder of Rapture and a major character in the 2007 video game BioShock;
  • Archie Ryan, the pseudonym of Lincoln Burrows, a fictional character from the television show Prison Break;
  • Barbara Ryan, character in the soap opera As the World Turns;
  • Caitlin Ryan, a character in the Degrassi franchise;
  • Jack Ryan, character in several Tom Clancy novels;
  • Jack Ryan, a separate character and the primary protagonist of the 2007 video game BioShock;
  • Jake Ryan, character in Sixteen Candles/Hannah Montana, TV character portrayed by Cody Linley;
  • James Francis Ryan, character in the 1998 American war film Saving Private Ryan;
  • Kevin Ryan, secondary character portrayed by Seamus Dever of the TV thriller show Castle;
  • Nory Ryan, main character in book Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff;
  • Richie Ryan, fictional character in Highlander: The Series;
  • Robert Charles "Rusty" Ryan in Ocean's 11, 12, and 13;
  • Professor Sam Ryan, character in Silent Witness, TV character portrayed by Amanda Burton;
  • Tommy Ryan, a character in the 1997 film Titanic.

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