James Ryan
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The name James Ryan can refer to:
- James Ryan (Canadian politician) (1821–1892) was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada.
- James Ryan (Irish politician) (1891–1970) was a senior Irish politician.
- James Hugh Ryan (1886–1948), a U.S. archbishop.
- James Ryan (rugby player) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union footballer.
- James M. Ryan (1843–1917), businessman from Newfoundland.
- Buddy Ryan (born 1934), former American football coach (born as James David Ryan).
- James Wilfrid Ryan (1858–1907), a US Representative from Pennsylvania.
- James L. Ryan (b. 1932), American judge (Michigan Supreme Court, later selected as justice for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals).
- The fictional James Francis Ryan played by Matt Damon in the 1998 Academy Award-winning war film Saving Private Ryan (German title: Der Soldat James Ryan)