Over 50 obituaries for famous people named Ryan. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Ryan Porter, an American jazz trombonist,
died on May 16, 2026, from injuries sustained in a traffic collision. He was 46. Based in Los Angeles, Porter was a founding member…
Lawrence J. Ryan, an Australian-born scholar of German literature,
died on April 5, 2026, at age 93 in Tübingen, Germany. Born in Sydney on December 20, 1932, he earned a…
Phil Ryan, the American Texas Ranger and three-term sheriff of Wise County, Texas,
died on February 25, 2026, at age 80. Ryan entered law enforcement in 1966 as a police…
Peter Henry Ryan, an English international rugby union player,
died on January 24, 2026, aged 95. Born in Bucklow, England, on October 1, 1930, he was head boy and football…
cardiologist and member of the Alaska State Medical Board
Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Peter Ryan, the British-born Australian police officer who served as commissioner of New South Wales police from 1996 to 2002,
died on December 15, 2025. Born in Lancaster, Lancashire, on…
American politician
Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Irish Gaelic footballer (Clonmel Commercials) and manager (Tipperary)
Died on Saturday October 18th 2025
Irish music producer (Enya)
Died on Thursday September 11th 2025
Irish defrocked priest and republican (Provisional Irish Republican Army)
Died on Sunday June 15th 2025
American politician
Died on Friday May 2nd 2025
English actor (Coronation Street
Died on Monday April 7th 2025
American politician
Died on Saturday February 1st 2025
Australian disappearance case
Died on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Australian academic and historian
Died on Wednesday May 1st 2024
Hong Kong journalist
Died on Saturday January 6th 2024
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
Died on Saturday December 23rd 2023
American actor
Died on Friday December 8th 2023
Canadian entrepreneur
Died on Monday October 30th 2023
Irish footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion
Died on Sunday October 15th 2023
Australian barrister and judge
Died on Thursday August 31st 2023
German singer
Died on Monday July 24th 2023
American football player (New England Patriots
Died on Tuesday June 27th 2023
American attorney
Died on Thursday February 2nd 2023
American-Icelandic musician (Low Roar)
Died on Saturday October 29th 2022
New Zealand Māori genealogist and Māori language advocate
Died on Friday October 28th 2022
American actress (Magnolia
Died on Monday October 10th 2022
American Reality TV actor and fast car driver (Street Outlaws: Fastest In America)
Died on Tuesday August 9th 2022
American novelist and prison reform activist
Died on Saturday July 9th 2022
Australian Catholic priest
Died on Monday May 30th 2022
mid-30s
Died on Monday May 2nd 2022
Trinidad and Tobago political scientist
Died on Sunday March 27th 2022
American actor (Dark Shadows
Died on Saturday March 5th 2022
American comic book artist (Bloodshot
Died on Tuesday December 28th 2021
American politician
Died on Monday October 18th 2021
British pop singer and photographer
Died on Wednesday September 29th 2021
Irish artist and designer
Died on Wednesday September 29th 2021
Japanese American wrestler
Died on Monday September 27th 2021
Indian film producer (Indoo Ki Jawani)
Died on Saturday May 29th 2021
Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler
Died on Friday February 12th 2021
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Died on Thursday January 14th 2021
Irish hurler (Kilkenny)
Died on Wednesday November 25th 2020
Australian politician
Died on Sunday September 27th 2020
American trumpeter
Died on Wednesday June 24th 2020
Irish hurler (Clara
Died on Sunday June 7th 2020
American football player (Chicago Bears
Died on Friday May 1st 2020
American baseball player (Fort Myers Miracle)
Died on Monday November 18th 2019
Canadian visual effects artist
Died on Tuesday October 8th 2019
Irish businessman
Died on Monday July 8th 2019
American businessman
Died on Tuesday March 26th 2019
American cartoonist (Tumbleweeds)
Died on Monday March 18th 2019
former Minister for Finance
Died on Sunday March 17th 2019
English footballer (death announced on this date)
Died on Friday June 1st 2018
New Zealand sports administrator
Died on Tuesday May 29th 2018
Canadian street pianist
Died on Thursday March 8th 2018
Australian hurdler
Died on Sunday November 26th 2017
Indonesian host and physician
Died on Friday August 4th 2017
New Zealand politician
Died on Sunday July 9th 2017
American actress
Died on Monday July 3rd 2017
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Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Irish footballer (Derry City)
Died on Sunday March 19th 2017
Canadian politician
Died on Tuesday March 7th 2017
American actor (Another World)
Died on Monday March 6th 2017
American politician
Died on Tuesday January 10th 2017
defensive coordinator (Chicago Bears
Died on Tuesday June 28th 2016
former Canadian MFC and UFC fighter
Died on Sunday June 26th 2016
Australian newspaper columnist
Died on Sunday December 13th 2015
American convicted murderer
Died on Sunday May 24th 2015
Scottish film director and social media personality
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
American video game journalist and critic (GameSpot)
Died on Wednesday July 3rd 2013
British judoka
Died on Tuesday March 19th 2013
American baseball player
Died on Wednesday December 17th 2014
Australian rugby league player involved in match-fixing scandal
Died on Monday April 28th 2014
Australian football player and administrator (Hawthorn)
Died on Tuesday January 7th 2014
