Ridgway is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Ridgway Robert Syers Christian Codner Lloyd (1842–1884), English physician and antiquary
Dave Ridgway (born 1959), CFL (Canadian Football League) Hall of Famer
Eldo T. Ridgway (1880–1955), American politician and physician
Fred Ridgway (1923–2015), former England and Kent cricketer
Gary Ridgway (born 1949), U.S. serial killer (a.k.a. the Green River Killer)
John Ridgeway (c. 1517–1560), English Member of Parliament
John Ridgway (comic artist) (born 1940), British comics artist
John Ridgway (sailor) (born 1938), British sailor
John Livzey Ridgway (1859–1947), American scientific illustrator
Keith Ridgway (late 20th/early 21st c.), Irish author
Linda Ridgway (born 1947), an American artist
Matthew Ridgway (1895–1993), U.S. military general
Robert Ridgway (1850–1929), U.S. ornithologist
Stan Ridgway (born 1954), U.S. musician
Thomas Ridgway (early 19th c.), British trader
Thomas S. Ridgway (1826–1897), American politician and businessman