William Ryan may refer to: * William D. Ryan (1861–1949), American labor unionist *

William Fitts Ryan William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1922–1972), congressman from New York * William H. Ryan (1860–1939), U.S. Representative from New York and Abbeyland * William H. Ryan Jr., former Delaware County District Attorney and acting Pennsylvania Attorney General *

William Ryan (53rd Congress) William Ryan (March 8, 1840February 18, 1925) was an American banker and businessman who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1893 1895. Biography Born in County Tipperary in Ireland (then a part of the U.K.) on March 8, ...

(1840–1925), represented New York's 16th District in the Fifty-third United States Congress * William Ryan (Irish politician) (1921–1994), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, senator 1961–1989 *William Ryan (film director), director of ''

Reach the Rock ''Reach the Rock'' is a 1998 American comedy drama film directed by William Ryan and starring William Sadler and Alessandro Nivola. It was the last film to be written and produced by John Hughes before his death. Premise A small-town troublemak ...

'' and ''Flubber'' *William Ryan (geologist), proponent of the

Black Sea deluge theory The Black Sea deluge is the best known of three hypothetical flood scenarios proposed for the Late Quaternary history of the Black Sea. It is one of the two of these flood scenarios which propose a rapid, even catastrophic, rise in sea level of th ...

* William Ryan (psychologist) (c. 1924–2002), author of the 1971 book ''Blaming the Victim'' *

William Ryan (sailor) William Ryan (born 23 December 1988) is an Australian sailor and an Olympic champion in the Men's 470 class with Mathew Belcher. Ryan represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He and teammate Mathew Belcher ...

(born 1988), Australian sailor * William Ryan (Canadian politician) (1887–1938), Canadian Member of Parliament *

William Ryan (footballer) William Ryan was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career with Football League First Division side Burnley, and made one appearance for the club in the 2–1 victory over Derby County at Turf Moor on ...

, English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper * William Patrick Ryan (1867–1942), Irish author and journalist * William F. Ryan (1907–1954), American checkers player * William A. Ryan (1919–2001), politician from Michigan *

William B. Ryan William B. Ryan (December 26, 1908 – November 4, 1975) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. Ryan was born in Smith County, Kansas and grew up in the Lebanon, Kansas area. He received his law degree from the University of Kansas Sch ...

(1908-1975), American politician, lawyer, and judge *

Will Ryan William Frank Ryan (May 21, 1949 – November 19, 2021) was an American voice actor, musician and singer. He provided the voice of Petrie in the 1988 animated film ''The Land Before Time''. He was also known for his voice work as Eugene Meltsner ...

(William F. Ryan, 1949–2021), American voice actor and singer *

Will Ryan (basketball) William Francis Ryan III (born July 8, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is the former head coach of the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team. Early life and education Ryan is a native of Platteville, Wisconsin. He began his college ba ...

(born 1978), American basketball coach

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