Loader is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Christian Loader (born 1973), Welsh rugby union player
Clive Loader (born 1953), RAF officer and Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner
Colin Loader (born 1931), New Zealand rugby union player
Bill Loader (born 1944), Australian theologian
Brian Loader (born 1958), British scholar and researcher
Danyon Loader (born 1975), New Zealand swimmer
Graham Loader, editor of Hob Nob Anyone?
Jayne Loader (born 1951), American director and writer
Peter Loader (1929–2011), English cricketer and umpire