List of Famous people with last name Ryan

Bobby Ryan is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted second overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Paul Ryan was an English singer, songwriter and record producer.

John W. Ryan was an American designer. Ryan worked at toy company Mattel for 20 years, becoming the company's vice president of research and development. There he was responsible for the Barbie doll, Hot Wheels, and Chatty Cathy. He was the sixth husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Rebecca Jane Ryan, also known as Rebekah Ryan, is an English female pop singer and songwriter from Tamworth.

Jennifer Alexis Ryan is an English quizzer, singer, television personality and one of the chasers on the ITV game show The Chase. In 2019, she competed in the ITV competition series The X Factor: Celebrity, in which she placed third.

Susan Maree Ryan was an Australian politician and public servant. She was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and held ministerial office in the Hawke Government as Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (1983–1988), Minister for Education and Youth Affairs (1983–1984), Minister for Education (1984–1987) and Special Minister of State (1987–1988). She was the first woman from the ALP to serve in cabinet and was notably involved in the creation of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and the Affirmative Action Act 1986. Ryan served as a senator for the Australian Capital Territory from 1975 to 1987. After leaving politics she served as the Age Discrimination Commissioner from 2011 to 2016, within the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Joan Marie Ryan is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield North from 1997 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2019. She was first elected as a Labour Party MP but later defected to join Change UK. Ryan is now an Independent politician.

Robert Bushnell Ryan was an American stage, film, and television actor who most often portrayed hardened cops and ruthless villains. Ryan performed for over three decades and received one nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the vicious murderer Montgomery in the film noir drama Crossfire (1947).

Gordon Ryan is an American submission grappler and mixed martial artist who is currently signed to ONE Championship. Most notably, he is a three-time ADCC World champion, two-time IBJJF No-Gi World champion and a four-time Eddie Bravo Invitational champion. Gordon is widely regarded as the greatest submission grappler of all time. He is also the older brother of Nicky Ryan, another successful submission grappler.

Bianca Taylor Ryan is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ryan was the first winner of NBC's America's Got Talent at the age of eleven. Singing two Broadway show tunes along the way, Ryan was announced as the winner of season one on August 17. Her self-titled first album was released later in 2006, followed by two Christmas albums. Two singles followed in 2007 and 2010.