Riker

Riker or Ryker is a given name and surname of Dutch origin and is a cognate of Richard.

Persons with the surname

• Robin Riker (born 1952), American actress and book author
• Tim Riker (born 1963), software programmer and maintainer of BZFlag
• William H. Riker (1920–1993), American political scientist
• William E. Riker (1873–1969), cult leader
• Andrew L. Riker (1868–1930), American automobile designer and engineer
• John Lafayette Riker (1822–1862), American Civil War Officer
• Richard Riker (1773–1842), New York politician
• Tom Riker (born 1950), American former professional basketball player
• James Riker (1822-1889), New York historian and genealogist
• Philip Riker (born 1946), American former competition swimmer
• Samuel Riker (1743-1823), New York politician
• Albert Joyce Riker (1894-1982), American plant pathologist
• David Riker, American screenwriter and film director
• John Riker (died 2019), American truck driver and manager for WCW under the name Ralphus

In fiction

• William T. Riker, a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise
  • Kyle Riker, father to the fictional William Riker
  • Thomas Riker, a fictional twin of William Riker in Star Trek franchise
• Vortex Rikers, a fictional prison spacecraft in the Unreal franchise
• John Ryker, fictional enemy of the Hulk in Marvel comics

Persons with the given name

• Riker Hylton (born 1988), Jamaican sprinter
• Riker Lynch (born 1991), American singer

Other

• Riker (TV series), an American television series
• Rikers Island, in New York
• Can-Am Ryker, a three-wheeled motorcycle

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Riker