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 BoardDied 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 politicianDied 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
American-born Jamaican basketball player (Florida State SeminoleDied on Thursday July 10th 2025
Irish defrocked priest and republican (Provisional Irish Republican Army)Died on Sunday June 15th 2025
American politicianDied on Friday May 2nd 2025
English actor (Coronation StreetDied on Monday April 7th 2025
American politicianDied on Saturday February 1st 2025
Australian disappearance caseDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Australian academic and historianDied on Wednesday May 1st 2024
Hong Kong journalistDied on Saturday January 6th 2024
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)Died on Saturday December 23rd 2023
American actorDied on Friday December 8th 2023
Canadian entrepreneurDied on Monday October 30th 2023
Irish footballer (Brighton & Hove AlbionDied on Sunday October 15th 2023
Australian barrister and judgeDied on Thursday August 31st 2023
German singerDied on Monday July 24th 2023
American football player (New England PatriotsDied on Tuesday June 27th 2023
American attorneyDied on Thursday February 2nd 2023
American-Icelandic musician (Low Roar)Died on Saturday October 29th 2022
New Zealand Māori genealogist and Māori language advocateDied on Friday October 28th 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 activistDied on Saturday July 9th 2022
Australian Catholic priestDied on Monday May 30th 2022
mid-30sDied on Monday May 2nd 2022
Trinidad and Tobago political scientistDied on Sunday March 27th 2022
American comic book artist (BloodshotDied on Tuesday December 28th 2021
American voice actor and singerDied on Saturday November 20th 2021
American politicianDied on Monday October 18th 2021
British pop singer and photographerDied on Wednesday September 29th 2021
Irish artist and designerDied on Wednesday September 29th 2021
Japanese American wrestlerDied on Monday September 27th 2021
Indian film producer (Indoo Ki Jawani)Died on Saturday May 29th 2021
Irish Gaelic footballer and hurlerDied on Friday February 12th 2021
80–81Died on Thursday January 14th 2021
Irish hurler (Kilkenny)Died on Wednesday November 25th 2020
Australian politicianDied on Sunday September 27th 2020
American baseball player (Boston Red SoxDied on Saturday July 11th 2020
American trumpeterDied on Wednesday June 24th 2020
Irish hurler (ClaraDied on Sunday June 7th 2020
American football player (Chicago BearsDied on Friday May 1st 2020
American baseball player (Fort Myers Miracle)Died on Monday November 18th 2019
Canadian visual effects artistDied on Tuesday October 8th 2019
Irish businessmanDied on Monday July 8th 2019
American businessmanDied on Tuesday March 26th 2019
American cartoonist (Tumbleweeds)Died on Monday March 18th 2019
former Minister for FinanceDied on Sunday March 17th 2019
English footballer (death announced on this date)Died on Friday June 1st 2018
New Zealand sports administratorDied on Tuesday May 29th 2018
Canadian street pianistDied on Thursday March 8th 2018
Australian hurdlerDied on Sunday November 26th 2017
Indonesian host and physicianDied on Friday August 4th 2017
New Zealand politicianDied on Sunday July 9th 2017
American actressDied on Monday July 3rd 2017
34Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Irish footballer (Derry City)Died on Sunday March 19th 2017
Canadian politicianDied on Tuesday March 7th 2017
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 10th 2017
defensive coordinator (Chicago BearsDied on Tuesday June 28th 2016
former Canadian MFC and UFC fighterDied on Sunday June 26th 2016
Australian newspaper columnistDied on Sunday December 13th 2015
Irish theologian and hurler (Limerick GAA)Died on Wednesday May 27th 2015
Scottish film director and social media personalityDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
American video game journalist and critic (GameSpot)Died on Wednesday July 3rd 2013
British judokaDied on Tuesday March 19th 2013
American baseball playerDied on Wednesday December 17th 2014
Australian rugby league player involved in match-fixing scandalDied on Monday April 28th 2014
Australian football player and administrator (Hawthorn)Died on Tuesday January 7th 2014