Jack Ryan (character) Jack Ryan (character) John Patrick "Jack" Ryan, Sr. is a fictional character created by author Tom Clancy and featured in his Ryanverse novels, which have consistently topped the New York Times best seller list over 30 years. Since Clancy’s death in 2013, four other authors have continued the Ryan franchise and its other connecting series with the approval of the Clancy family estate: Mark Greaney, Grant Blackwood, Mike Maden, and Marc Cameron. The son of a Baltimore police detective and a nurse, Jack Ryan is a former U.S. Marine and stockbroker who became a history teacher at Boston College in
Ryan Patrick in 2006. Patrick and his wife have three children and live in Houston. Ryan Patrick Ryan Kelley Goeb Patrick (born 1979) is an American lawyer and former judge who currently serves as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He was appointed to the position by U.S. President Donald Trump on November 2, 2017, confirmed by voice vote in the United States Senate on December 20, 2017, and assumed office on January 8, 2018. Patrick previously served as a political director for the Harris County Republican Party from 2002 to 2004