Rylands

Rylands is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Dadie Rylands (1902–1999), British literary scholar and theatre director
• Dave Rylands (born 1953), English footballer
• Enriqueta Augustina Rylands (1843–1908), English philanthropist
• George Rylands, real name of 'Dadie' Rylands (above)
• John Rylands (1801–1888), English textile merchant and philanthropist
• John Paul Rylands (1846–1923), English lawyer, genealogist and topographer
• Mark Rylands (born 1961), Church of England bishop
• Patrick Rylands (born 1943), English designer
• Peter Rylands (1820–1887), English wire manufacturer and politician
• Sir William Rylands (1868–1948), British businessman

See also

• Ryland (disambiguation)
• The John Rylands Library in Manchester
• The John Rylands University Library in Manchester
• In St Breward parish, Cornwall, is a hamlet called Rylands
• The southern part of the town of Beeston, Nottinghamshire is called Rylands