Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Ryan Shaver 2007 Thirteen Reasons Why 
Fictional Characters from Television:
5 characters
Ryan Scheppers 1994 Heartbreak High
Ryan Wolfe 2002 CSI: Miami
Ryan Atwood 2003 The O.C.
Ryan Howard 2005 The Office
Ryan Shaver 2017 13 Reasons Why
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist
(best new artist) Ryan Lewis 2014
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Ryan Howard 2006 baseball
Ryan Braun 2011 baseball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
15 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 actor/comedian/presenter, 1 presenter, 1 youtuber
Ryan O'Neal 1941-2023
Ryan Stiles 1959-
Chris Hardwick (middle name Ryan) 1971-
Ryan Phillippe 1974-
Ryan Seacrest 1974-
Ryan Hurst 1976-
Ryan Reynolds 1976-
Ryan Kwanten 1976-
Ryan Devlin 1980-
Ryan Gosling 1980-
Ryan Cartwright 1981-
Ryan Hansen 1981-
Ryan Merriman 1983-
Ryan Eggold 1984-
Ryan Guzman 1987-
Ryan Higa 1990-
Josh Hutcherson (middle name Ryan) 1992-
Ryan McCartan 1993-
Callan McAuliffe (middle name Ryan) 1995-
Notable Athletes:
4 soccer, 2 baseball, 2 rugby, 1 football, 1 swimming, 1 tennis, 1 track
(baseball) Ryan Howard 1979-
(baseball) Ryan Braun 1983-
(swimming) Ryan Lochte 1984-
(rugby) Ryan Grant 1985-
(soccer) Ryan Babel 1986-
(football) Ryan Mathews 1987-
(track) Ryan Bailey 1989-
(rugby) Ryan Wilson 1989-
(soccer) Ryan Bertrand 1989-
(soccer) Ryan McGowan 1989-
(tennis) Ryan Harrison 1992-
(soccer) Ryan Gravenberch 2002-
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Ryan Star 1978-
Olympic Medalists:
6 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze, 1 bronze/silver, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(gold) Ryan Berube 1996 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Ryan Franklin 2000 baseball
(silver) Ryan Mitchell 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Ryan Rowland-Smith 2004 baseball
(silver) Ryan Bailey 2008 water polo
(bronze) Sam Bewley (middle name Ryan) 2008; 2012 cycling - track
(bronze/silver) Ryan Cochrane 2008; 2012 swimming
(silver/gold/bronze) Ryan Lochte 2004; 2008; 2012 swimming
(silver) Ryan Bailey 2012 4x100 m relay
(gold) Ryan Fry 2014 curling
(gold) Ryan Getzlaf 2010; 2014 ice hockey
(gold) Ryan Harnden 2014 curling
(bronze) Ryan Tyack 2016 archery - team
(gold) Ryan Crouser 2016; 2020 shot put
(silver) Nick Allen (middle name Ryan) 2020 baseball
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Mike Dirnt (middle name Ryan) 2015 Green Day