Ralph Bryans (7 March 1941[1] – 6 August 2014) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Northern Ireland.

Bryans was Ireland's only Grand Prix world champion, winning the 50 cc title in 1965.

[2][3] Bryans started road-riding on a BSA Bantam when working as a sixteen-year-old apprentice fitter.

For the 1961 season Bryans then progressed to a 1958 350 cc Manx Norton provided by sponsor James Wilson, an insurance broker, further-learning his skills in company of established racers Tommy Robb, Dick Creith and George Purvis.

In December 1962, Bryans arranged to ride Joe Ryan Nortons during 1963, when he was first noticed by Jim Redman at the Ulster Grand Prix.