Birth Name: Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr.
Place of Birth: Refugio, Texas
Date of Birth: January 31, 1947
Ethnicity: Irish, English
Nolan Ryan is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.
He was the son of Martha Lee (Hancock) and Lynn Nolan Ryan, Sr.
Nolan’s paternal grandparents were Albert Jackson Ryan and Angle Caroline Pullin.
Nolan Ryan’s maternal grandparents were Leroy Hancock and Martha Eveline Ware.