Crittenden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bob CrittendenDanielle CrittendenDavid CrittendenGeorge B. CrittendenHowie Crittenden (1933–2013), American basketball playerJennifer CrittendenJohn Crittenden, Sr. (1754-1809)John J. Crittenden, American politician from KentuckyJohn Jordan Crittenden III, U.S. Army officer killed with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876Lisa CrittendenNick CrittendenNick Crittenden (writer)Paul CrittendenPatricia McKinsey CrittendenRobert CrittendenThomas Leonidas CrittendenThomas Theodore CrittendenThomas T. Crittenden, Jr., son of Thomas TheodoreThomas Turpin Crittenden