Jack Ryan

Jack Ryan is a fictional character created by novelist Tom Clancy—a CIA analyst who repeatedly finds himself at the center of geopolitical crises and eventually becomes President of the United States.

The character appears across numerous novels, films, and television adaptations, making him one of the most recognizable figures in the techno-thriller genre: a Jack Ryan novel, the new Jack Ryan series.

Related
  • CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
  • spyCovert information gatherer
  • analystOne who examines systematically
  • ClancyIrish surname, often male
  • thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre

Cold War · covert · black ops · top secret · intelligence · national security · Tom Clancy · Harrison Ford · operative · Alec Baldwin · action hero · submarine · espionage · patriot · marine · Moscow · classified · briefing

Categories
Opposites
moral alignment in espionage fiction

Jack RyanKarla

Female given name

SPECTRE · rogue agents

fictional spy archetype

Jack RyanJames Bond

British intelligence agent

Jason Bourne · John Wick · assassin · hitman · Ethan Hunt

moral alignment

Jack Ryanvillain

Wicked story antagonist

antagonist · terrorist · rogue agent · double agent · traitor

Family

Jack, Ryan, jacks, jacked, jacking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13