Ryder is both a surname and masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847–1917), American painter
Alfred Ryder (1916–1995) American actor, born Alfred Jacob Corn.
Arthur W. Ryder (1877–1938) American professor of Sanskrit and translator
Charles W. Ryder (1892–1960), US Army General
Chauncey Foster Ryder (1868–1949), American painter
Cynthia Ryder (born 1966), American rower
Dial D. Ryder (1938-2011), American gunsmith
Don Ryder, Baron Ryder of Eaton Hastings (1916–2003), chairman of the UK National Enterprise Board, responsible for the 1975 Ryder Report
Donald J. Ryder, U.S. military lawyer, responsible for the 2003 Ryder Report on prisoner abuse in Iraq
Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby (1762–1847), English politician
Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby (1798–1882), English politician
Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby (1831–1900), English politician
Dudley Ryder, 7th Earl of Harrowby (1922–2007), deputy chairman of Coutts bank and NatWest
Graham Ryder (1949–2002), English lunar scientist
Henry Ignatius Dudley Ryder (1837-1907), English Roman Catholic priest
Jesse Ryder, New Zealand cricketer
John Ryder (disambiguation), multiple people
Jonathan Ryder, pseudonym of American thriller author Robert Ludlum
Michael Ryder (born 1980), NHL hockey player
Mitch Ryder (born 1945), American musician
Patrick Ryder (born 1988), Australian football player
Richard Ryder (19th century politician) (1766–1832), British 19th century politician
Richard Andrew Ryder (born 1949), British politician
Richard D. Ryder (born 1940), British animal rights activist
Robert Edward Dudley Ryder (1908–1986), British military hero and politician
Samuel Ryder (1858–1936), businessman and golf enthusiast
Serena Ryder (born 1983), Canadian singer/songwriter
Shaun Ryder (born 1962), British singer and songwriter
Tom Ryder (born 1985), Anglo-Scot rugby union player
William T. Ryder (1913 – 1992), Brigadier general and first American paratrooper
Winona Ryder (born 1971), American actress
James A. Ryder, founder of Ryder System, Inc.
Zack Ryder (born 1985), ring name of American professional wrestler Matt Cardona
Given name:
Ryder Hesjedal (born 1980), Canadian professional racing cyclist
Ryder Matos Santos (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
Ryder Windham, American writer
Fictional characters:
Honey Ryder, the Bond girl in the film Dr. No
Charles Ryder, the protagnaist of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited
James Ryder, in The Blue Carbuncle, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle
Lance "Ryder" Wilson, a fictional character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Red Ryder, a fictional cowboy character
Ryder (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Ryder Callahan, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
John Ryder (The Hitcher), a character in the film The Hitcher
Ryder, the main human character of the TV series PAW Patrol
Ryder, the protagonist of the Kazuo Ishiguro novel The Unconsoled.
