Reader is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include the following:
Brian Reader (born 1989), Arena football quarterback
Colin Reader (born ?), English geologist
Eddi Reader (born 1959), Scottish singer
Felix Reader (1850–1911), German-born Australian chemist and amateur botanist
Francis Reader (born 1965), Scottish musician, band-member of "The Trash Can Sinatras"
Ralph Reader (1903–1982), British director and producer
Richard Reader Harris (KC) (1847–1909), English barrister and Pentecostalist
Richard Reader Harris (politician) (1913–2009), MP, English politician
Ted Reader, Canadian chef
