Reader is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include the following:
Brian Reader (born 1989), Arena football quarterbackColin Reader (born ?), English geologistEddi Reader (born 1959), Scottish singerFelix Reader (1850–1911), German-born Australian chemist and amateur botanistFrancis Reader (born 1965), Scottish musician, band-member of "The Trash Can Sinatras"Ralph Reader (1903–1982), British director and producerRichard Reader Harris (KC) (1847–1909), English barrister and PentecostalistRichard Reader Harris (politician) (1913–2009), MP, English politicianTed Reader, Canadian chef