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 in 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
- 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
- Riker Electric Vehicle Company, an American defunct motor vehicle manufacturer founded in 1898
- Vortex Rikers, a fictional prison spacecraft in the Unreal franchise
See also
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