Thomas, Tom or Tommy Ryan may refer to:

Politics and military

* Thomas Ryan (Commandant) ( 1790–??), soldier and penal administrator * Thomas Ryan (Quebec politician) (1804–1889), businessman and Senator from Quebec *

Thomas Ryan (congressman) Thomas Ryan (November 25, 1837 – April 5, 1914) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Kansas. Biography Born in Oxford, New York, Ryan moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania with his parents, attended Dickinson Seminary in Wil ...

(1837–1914), Congressional representative from Kansas *

Thomas Ryan (Canadian politician) Thomas Ryan (24 August 1849 – 24 November 1937) was a footwear manufacturer, municipal politician, and the tenth Mayor of Winnipeg in 1889. As a youth, Ryan fought the attempted Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866. He then established a trade ...

(1849–1937), Canadian politician * Tommy Ryan (politician) (1852–?), Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Thomas Ryan (1870–1943), Australian politician, member of both the Victorian Legislative Assembly and South Australian House of Assembly * T. J. Ryan (1876–1921), Australian politician, Premier of Queensland, Australia (1915–1919), also New South Wales Parliament member (1921) * Thomas Jefferson Ryan (1888–1968), Congressional representative from New York * Thomas Ryan (Irish Army officer) (1893–1980), I.R.A. Commander and Lt. Col. Irish Defence Forces *

Thomas Ryan (New South Wales politician) Thomas Vernon Ryan (26 July 1895 – 14 October 1972) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1965, representing the electorate of Auburn. Ryan was born in Mossgie ...

(1895–1972), Australian politician, member for Auburn in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Thomas J. Ryan (admiral) (1901–1970), American admiral and Medal of Honor recipient * Thomas P. Ryan Jr. (1928–2003), mayor of Rochester, New York * Thomas M. Ryan Jr. (born 1928), United States Air Force general

Business

Thomas Ryan (businessman) Thomas M. Ryan is an American businessperson. He served as the president and chief executive officer of CVS/Caremark Corporation from 1998 to 2011. Biography Early life He received a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island. Caree ...

, executive at CVS Corporation *

Thomas Fortune Ryan Thomas Fortune Ryan (October 17, 1851 – November 23, 1928) was an American tobacco, insurance and transportation magnate. Although he lived in New York City for much of his adult career, Ryan was perhaps the greatest benefactor of the Roman Ca ...

(1851–1928), U.S. businessman *

Tony Ryan Thomas Anthony Ryan (2 February 1936 – 3 October 2007) was an Irish billionaire, philanthropist and businessman who co-founded the Ryanair airline. Through his establishment of Guinness Peat Aviation in 1975 he began a course of events which ...

(Thomas Anthony Ryan, 1936–2007), Irish founder of Ryanair *

, executive at the National Basketball Association (NBA)

Sport

Hurling

* Tommy Ryan (1890s hurler) ( 1890s), Irish hurler for Tipperary and Boherlahen-Dualla * Tommy Ryan (hurler) ( 1940s–1950s), Irish hurler for Tipperary and Thurles Sarsfields * Tom Ryan (Toomevara hurler) (1941–1970), Irish hurler for Tipperary and Toomevara * Tom Ryan (Killenaule hurler) (born 1941), Irish hurler for Tipperary and Killenaule * Tom Ryan (Limerick hurler) (born 1944), Irish hurler for Limerick and Ballybrown, later a manager * T. J. Ryan (hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Limerick and Garryspillane * Thomas Ryan (Waterford hurler) (born 1989), Irish hurler for Waterford and Tallow

Other sports

* Thomas Ryan (rugby union) (1864–1927), New Zealand rugby player who played for the All Blacks in 1884 * Thomas Ryan (cricketer) (1865–1921), Australian cricketer *

Tommy Ryan Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was an American World Welterweight and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907. His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rar ...

(1870–1948), American bareknuckle boxer *

Tommy Ryan (Australian footballer) Jeremiah "Tommy" Ryan (12 August 1873 – 29 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ryan, a rover and forward, came to Melb ...

(1873–1948), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne and St Kilda * Thomas Ryan (American football) ( 1920s), American college football and basketball player * Tom Ryan (Australian footballer) (1924–2017), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne * Tommy Ryan (rugby league) (born 1930), Australian rugby league footballer *

Tommy Ryan (Gaelic footballer) Tommy Ryan(born 1967) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. Born in Termon, Donegal, he attended St Eunan's College. Termon has a small club, near Letterkenny, but had only been competing at junior level shortly before Ryan was picked for Done ...

(born 1967), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Ogre 2 Tom Ryan, known under the pseudonym Ogre 2, is a retired professional ''Halo'' player from Columbus, Ohio. He is widely considered to be the greatest Halo player of all time. He and his twin brother Dan (" Ogre 1") are known as the "Ogre Twins". ...

(Tom Ryan, born 1986), American professional ''Halo'' player * Thomas Ryan (soccer) (born 1987), American soccer player * Tom Ryan (lacrosse) ( 1990s), American professional lacrosse coach and player

Books, music and television

* Thomas Ryan (musician) (1827–1903), Irish-American musician * Tom Ryan (Primeval), a fictional character from the TV series ''Primeval'' * Colonel Tom Ryan, a fictional character from the CBS drama ''The Unit'' played by Robert Patrick * Thomas Ryan (actor), American actor in '' The Relic'' *

Thomas Jay Ryan Thomas Jay Ryan (born August 1, 1962) is an American stage and film actor. He may be best known for his starring role in the 1997 film ''Henry Fool''. Early life and education Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ryan attended Carnegie Mellon Uni ...

(born 1962), stage actor * Tom K. Ryan, creator of the comic strip ''Tumbleweeds''

Other usage

* Thomas F. Ryan (1872–1961), inventor of five-pin bowling * Thomas Jervis Ryan (1834–1901), New Zealand policeman *Tom Ryan, Detroit-based disc jockey who went locally by the alter ego

Count Scary Count Scary was a character (portrayed by Detroit, Michigan-area radio disc jockey Tom Ryan) who hosted monthly specials presenting B movie horror films with comedy skits on Detroit television station WDIV WDIV-TV (channel 4) is a television ...

* Thomas Ryan (bishop) (1915–1983), Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland, 1962–82 *Tommy Ryan, an alias of Genovese crime family boss

Thomas Eboli Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli (June 13, 1911 Scisciano, Italy – July 16, 1972 Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York) was a New York City mobster who eventually became the acting boss of the Genovese crime family. Early life Born in Scisciano, in the P ...