James Ryan may refer to:
Government
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James Tobias Ryan
James Tobias Ryan (4 January 1818 – 17 October 1899) was an Australian politician.
Life
He was born at South Creek, New South Wales, South Creek near Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith to ex-convict printer John Michael Tobin Ryan and Mar ...
(1818–1899), New South Wales politician
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James Ryan (Canadian politician) (1821–1892), politician in New Brunswick, Canada
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James Ryan (Wisconsin politician) (1830–1913), Wisconsin politician
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James D. Ryan (1844–1925), Irish-born merchant and politician in Newfoundland
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James Wilfrid Ryan (1858–1907), US Representative from Pennsylvania
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James Ryan (Australian politician) (1863–1940), New South Wales politician
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James Ryan (Irish politician)
James Ryan (6 December 1892 – 25 September 1970) was an Irish medical doctor, revolutionary and politician who served in every Fianna Fáil government from 1932 to 1965, successively as Minister for Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Mari ...
(1891–1970), Irish politician
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James L. Ryan (born 1932), American judge on the Michigan Supreme Court and 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Religion
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James Ryan (bishop)
James Ryan (June 17, 1848 – July 2, 1923) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Alton in Illinois from 1888 until his death in 1923.
Biography
Early life
James Ryan was born on ...
(1848–1923), American bishop
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James Hugh Ryan
James Hugh Ryan (December 15, 1886 – November 23, 1947) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as rector of the Catholic University of America (1928–1935) and as bishop and later archbishop of the Archdiocese o ...
(1886–1948), American archbishop
Sports
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James Ryan (rugby union, born 1887) (1887–1957), New Zealand rugby union footballer
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James Ryan (rugby union, born 1983), New Zealand rugby union footballer
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James Ryan (rugby union, born 1996)
James John Ryan (born 24 July 1996) is an Irish people, Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a Lock (rugby union), lock for United Rugby Championship club Leinster Rugby, Leinster and the Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland na ...
, Ireland rugby union footballer
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James Ryan (hurler) (born 1987), Irish hurler
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James Ryan (cricketer) (1892–1915), English cricketer
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James E. Ryan (horse trainer) (1900–1976), American horse trainer
Entertainment
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James Ryan (actor)
James Ryan is a South African actor, writer and director. Ryan played the lead in the South African made martial arts film '' Kill or Be Killed'' (1976), which became an international success. This launched Ryan as an actor, who also found succe ...
(born 1952), South African actor
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James Leo Ryan (actor), American actor
*James Francis Ryan, character played by Matt Damon in the film ''
Saving Private Ryan
''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller ( Tom Hanks) ...
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Other
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James M. Ryan (1842–1917), businessman from Newfoundland
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James Ryan (entrepreneur) (born 1974), American entrepreneur in cyber security
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James Edward Ryan (born 1966), American educator, author, lawyer, and legal scholar; former President of
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his The Lawn, Academical Village, a World H ...
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James J. Ryan (1851–1939), Irish Catholic priest and president of St. Patrick's College, Thurles
*James Ryan (born 1961), Canadian union leader of
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) is a trade union that represents teachers in publicly funded Roman Catholic schools in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is affiliated with the Ontario Teachers' Federation, the Canad ...
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Jim Ryan (disambiguation) Jim Ryan may refer to:
Sports
*Jim Ryan (linebacker) (born 1957), American football player
*Jim Ryan (American football coach) (born 1975), American football coach
*Jim Ryan (Australian footballer) (1918–2006), Australian rules footballer
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Jimmy Ryan (disambiguation) Jimmy Ryan may refer to:
Sports
* Jimmy Ryan (baseball) (1863–1923), American baseball player
* Jimmy Ryan (Australian footballer) (1879–1954), for Collingwood
* Jimmy Ryan (footballer, born 1945), English football player
* Jimmy Ryan (football ...
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Jim Ryun
James Ronald Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and Olympic track and field athlete, who at his peak was widely considered the world's top middle-distance runner. He won a si ...
(born 1947), American former track athlete and politician
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