Ryder (surname)

Last updated December 17, 2025

Ryder is a surname, and may refer to:

A

Aaron Ryder, American film producer
Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847–1917), American painter
Alexandre Ryder (1891–1966), French film director
Alfred Ryder (1916–1995), American actor
Alfred Ryder (Royal Navy officer) (1820–1888), British admiral
Andre Ryder (1908–1971), Greek-Egyptian composer
Angela Ryder, Wilman Noongar activist and community leader from Western Australia w
Arthur W. Ryder (1877–1938), American professor of Sanskrit and translator
Azure Ryder (born 1996), Australian singer-songwriter

B

Barbara G. Ryder, American computer scientist
Bill Ryder-Jones (born 1983), English singer-songwriter
Bob Ryder (1956–2020), American wrestling journalist

C

Calvin Ryder (1810–1890), American architect
Carl Ryder (1858–1923), Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer
Charles Henry Dudley Ryder (1868–1945), English army officer and explorer
Charles W. Ryder Jr. (1920–2010), United States Army major-general
Charles W. Ryder (1892–1960), United States Army major-general
Chauncey Foster Ryder (1868–1949), American painter
Chris Ryder (squash player) (born 1980), English squash player
Chris Ryder (journalist) (1947–2020), Northern Irish journalist and author
Conroy Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby (born 1951), British peer and chartered surveyor
Cynthia Ryder (born 1966), American rower

D

David Ryder (sailor) (1934–1985), Irish competitive sailor
David J. Ryder (born 1955), Director of the United States Mint
Deb Ryder, American blues singer and songwriter
Dennis Ryder, South African politician
Derek Ryder (born 1947), English footballer
Dial D. Ryder (1938–2011), American gunsmith
Don Ryder, Baron Ryder of Eaton Hastings (1916–2003), British businessman and peer
Donald J. Ryder, American military lawyer
Donald P. Ryder (1926–2021), American architect
Douglas Ryder (born 1971), South African cyclist
Dudley Ryder (judge) (1691–1756), British lawyer, writer and politician
Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby (1762–1847), English politician
Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby (1798–1882), English politician
Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby (1831–1900), English politician
Dudley Ryder, 6th Earl of Harrowby (1892–1987), English politician
Dudley Ryder, 7th Earl of Harrowby (1922–2007), English banker
Dylan Ryder (born 1981), American pornographic film actress

E

Eddie Ryder (1923–1997), American actor, writer and television director
Edgar L. Ryder (1860–1936), American journalist, lawyer and politician from New York
Edward Ryder (1948–2024), American politician from Ohio
Erin Ryder (born 1980), American producer and director in television and digital media
Ernest Ryder (born 1957), British judge
Eve Ryder (1896–1984), American artist in Nebraska

F

Fran Ryder (born 1954), Irish Gaelic footballer and coach
Frank Ryder (1909–1978), English footballer
Fred Ryder (1902–1974), Australian rules footballer
Freddie Ryder (1942–2021), British singer and rhythm guitarist

G

George Lisle Ryder (1838–1905), British civil servant
Gordon Ryder (1919–2000) English modernist architect
Graham Ryder (1949–2002), English geologist and lunar scientist
Granville Ryder (1799–1879) (1799–1879), British politician
Granville Ryder (1833–1901) (1833–1901), British politician, son of Granville Ryder (1799–1879)
Gregg Ryder (born 1987/8), English football player and coach
Guy Ryder (born 1956), British civil servant

H

Hannah Ryder, Kenyan economist
Henry Ryder (1777–1836), English Anglican bishop
Henry Ryder (priest) (died 1755), English Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Derby
Henry Ignatius Dudley Ryder (1837–1907), English Roman Catholic priest
Henry Ryder, 4th Earl of Harrowby (1836–1900), English peer

I

Irene Ryder (1949–2024), Hong Kong English pop singer

J

Jack Ryder (actor) (born 1981), British actor
Jack Ryder (American football) (1871–1936), American college football player, coach and sportswriter
Jack Ryder (cricketer) (1889–1977), Australian cricketer
Jack Ryder (track and field) (died 1953), American track and field coach
Jack McBride Ryder (born 1928), American college head
Jack Van Ryder (1899–1967), American artist
James A. Ryder (1800–1860), American Jesuit priest
James Ryder, founder of Ryder System, Inc
Janet Ryder (born 1955), Welsh politician
Jeannine M. Ryder, United States Air Force major-general
Jeremy Ryder (born 1954), British musician known professionally as Jack Hues
Jesse Ryder (born 1984), New Zealand cricketer
Jessica Ryder (born 1992), Australian volleyball player
John Ryder (actor) (1814–1885), English actor
John Ryder (bishop) (1697–1775), Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
John Ryder (boxer) (born 1988), British boxer
John Ryder (Canadian politician) (1805–1872), Canadian politician from Nova Scotia
John Ryder (priest) (died 1791), Irish Anglican priest
John Ryder (scholar) (born 1951), American philosopher and university president in Azerbaijan
John Ryder (state representative) (1862–1940), American state legislator in Iowa
John Ryder (state senator) (1831–1911), American state legislator in Ohio and Iowa
John A. Ryder (1852–1895), American zoologist
John Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby (1864–1956), British peer and politician
Jonathan Ryder, pseudonym of American thriller author Robert Ludlum (1927–2001)
Justin Ryder (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer

K

Kate Ryder, American businessperson
Kathleen Ryder (born 1934), Irish camogie player
Kenneth G. Ryder (1924–2012), American university president

L

Laurence Ryder (born 1966), Australian darts player
Lewis Ryder (1941–2018), British theoretical physicist
Lisa Ryder (born 1970), Canadian actress
Loren L. Ryder (1900–1985), American sound engineer
Lorne Ryder (born 1970), Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Louis Ryder (1900–1955), English cricketer

M

Maggie Ryder, English singer-songwriter
Mahler B. Ryder (1937–1992), American mixed-media artist and educator
Margaret Ryder (1908–1998), British artist
Mark Ryder, actor from Northern Ireland
Mark Ryder (musician), English electronic musician, producer and DJ
Matt Ryder, British musician
Michael Ryder (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
Mitch Ryder (born 1945), American musician

N

Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby (1735–1803), British politician
Nick Ryder (born 1941), American football player

P

Paddy Ryder (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
Pamela Ryder (born 1949), American writer
Patrick S. Ryder, United States Air Force major-general
Paul Ryder, English musician

R

Reginald Ryder (1875–1923), English cricketer
Richard Ryder (actor) (1942–1995), American actor
Richard Ryder (comedian) (born 1966), Canadian comedian and broadcaster
Richard Ryder (politician, born 1766) (1766–1832), British politician
Richard D. Ryder (born 1940), British psychologist and animal rights advocate
Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum (born 1949), British politician
Robert Ryder (1908–1986), British Royal Navy officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, and politician
Robert Edward Ryder (1895–1978), British Army soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
Ron Ryder (1922–1993), English rugby league footballer
Rowland Ryder (1914–1996), English schoolmaster, journalist and cricket writer

S

Sam Ryder (born 25 June 1989), English singer, songwriter and producer
Sam Ryder (golfer) (born 1989), American golfer
Samuel Ryder (1858–1936), British businessman and golf enthusiast
Sean Ryder (born 1987), British water polo player
Serena Ryder (born 1983), Canadian singer-songwriter
Shaun Ryder (born 1962), British singer-songwriter and poet
Sophie Ryder (born 1963), British sculptor, painter, printmaker and collagist
Stephen M. Ryder (born 1943), American journalist, poet and screenwriter
Stuart Ryder (born 1973), English footballer
Sue Ryder (Margaret Susan Cheshire, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, Baroness Cheshire) (1924–2000), British Special Operations Executive agent, member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and charity founder

T

Talia Ryder (born 2002), American stage and film actress
Theodora Sturkow-Ryder (1876–1958), American concert pianist and composer
Theodore Ryder (1916–1993), American, one of the first people to receive insulin as a treatment for diabetes
Therese Ryder (born 1946), Eastern Arrernte artist from Australia
Thomas Ryder (actor) (1735–1790), British actor and theatre manager
Thomas Ryder (engraver) (1746–1810), English engraver
Thomas Philander Ryder (1836–1887), American musician
Thomas O. Ryder (born c.1944), American business executive
Tom Ryder (baseball) (1863–1935), American baseball player
Tom Ryder (politician) (born 1949), American lawyer and politician from Illinois
Tom Ryder (rugby union) (born 1985), Anglo-Scottish rugby union footballer

W

Will Ryder (born 1960), American pornographic film director
William Ryder (Archdeacon of Cloyne) (1790–1862), Church of Ireland cleric
William Ryder (mayor) (died 1611), Lord Mayor of London
William Ryder (MP) (died 1432/3), English Member of Parliament
William Ryder (rugby union) (born 1982), Fijian rugby union footballer
William T. Ryder (1913–1992), first American paratrooper
Winona Ryder (born 1971), American actress
Worth Ryder (1884–1960), American artist, curator and academic

X

Xanthe Ryder (1926–1998), British alpine skier

Z

Zack Ryder, a ring name of American wrestler Matt Cardona (born 1985)

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