# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nicky-ryan
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:01:28.336Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nicky-ryan"
name: "Nicky Ryan"
slug: "nicky-ryan"
description: "Nicholas Dominick Ryan was an Irish music producer, recording engineer and manager. He was best known as the longtime business and recording partner for the singer, songwriter and musician Enya alongside his wife, poet and lyricist Roma Ryan. Born and raised in Dublin, Ryan gained initial recognition in the 1970s and 1980s for his work with several artists including Gary Moore, Planxty, Christy Moore and Clannad."
tagline: "Irish music producer"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1946-07-14"
deathDate: "2025-09-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.51
  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.96038
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1211393/"
    handle:    "nm1211393"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.nickyryan.net/"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Ники Райън"
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    title: "Nicky Ryan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nicky Ryan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nicky Ryan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nicky Ryan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ניקי ראיין"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nicky Ryan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Ryan"
    title: "Nicky Ryan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3"
    title: "ニッキー・ライアン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nicky Ryan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nicky Ryan"
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  - url: "https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Ryan"
    title: "Nicky Ryan"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Nicky Ryan"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump