James Ryan

James Ryan may refer to:

Government

James Ryan (Australian politician) (1863–1940), New South Wales politician
James Ryan (Canadian politician) (1821–1892), politician in New Brunswick, Canada
James Ryan (Irish politician) (1891–1970), Irish politician
James Ryan (Wisconsin politician) (1830–?), Wisconsin politician
James D. Ryan (1844–1925), Irish-born merchant and politician in Newfoundland
James Tobias Ryan (1818–1899), New South Wales politician
James Wilfrid Ryan (1858–1907), US Representative from Pennsylvania
James L. Ryan (born 1932), American judge on the Michigan Supreme Court and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jim Ryan (politician) (born 1946), Attorney General of Illinois; is named James E. Ryan

Buddy Ryan (James David Ryan, born 1931), former American football coach
James Ryan (rugby union player born 1983) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union footballer
James Ryan (rugby union player born 1887) (1887–1957), New Zealand rugby union footballer

James Ryan (actor) (born 1952), South African actor
James E. Ryan (1900–1976), American horse trainer
James M. Ryan (1842–1917), businessman from Newfoundland
James Hugh Ryan (1886–1948), U.S. archbishop
James Ryan (bishop) (1848–1923), U.S. bishop
James Francis Ryan, fictional title character played by Matt Damon in the war film Saving Private Ryan
James Ryan (union leader) (born 1961), Canadian union leader of Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association