Jim Ryan may refer to: Sports Jim Ryan (linebacker) (born 1957), American football player Jim Ryan (American football coach) (born 1975), American football coach Jim Ryan (Australian footballer) (1918–2006), Australian rules footballer Jim Ryan (footballer, born 1942), Welsh football (soccer) player Jim Ryan (footballer, born 1945), Scottish football (soccer) player Others Jim Ryan (politician) (1946–2022), American politician from Illinois Jim Ryan (reporter) (born 1939), reporter and television anchorman from New York Jim Ryan (writer) (born 1936), American screenwriter Jim Ryan, president of Sony Interactive Entertainment See also Jim Ryun (born 1947), American former track athlete and politician James Ryan (disambiguation) Jimmy Ryan (disambiguation) Ryan (surname)