Crittenden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bob Crittenden
Danielle Crittenden
David Crittenden
George B. Crittenden
Howie Crittenden (1933–2013), American basketball player
Jennifer Crittenden
John Crittenden, Sr. (1754-1809)
John J. Crittenden, American politician from Kentucky
John Jordan Crittenden III, U.S. Army officer killed with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876
Lisa Crittenden
Nick Crittenden
Nick Crittenden (writer)
Paul Crittenden
Patricia McKinsey Crittenden
Robert Crittenden
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
Thomas Theodore Crittenden
Thomas T. Crittenden, Jr., son of Thomas Theodore
Thomas Turpin Crittenden
