Dryden (surname)

Dryden is an English surname which derives from the Welsh word drwydwn, meaning a 'broken nose'. For other uses, including fictional names, see Dryden (disambiguation).

Notable people with the surname include:

John Dryden

 * John Dryden (1631–1700), English poet
 * John C. Dryden (1893–1952), politician
 * John Dryden (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
 * John Dryden (Ontario politician) (1840–1909), farmer and politician
 * John Dryden (Kuser) (1897–1964), New Jersey politician
 * John F. Dryden (1839–1911), businessman

Other people named Dryden

 * Alice Dryden, English photographer and historian
 * Charles Dryden (1860–1931), American baseball writer and humorist
 * Charles Dryden (disambiguation), several people
 * Dan Dryden, American politician
 * Dave Dryden, retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender
 * David Owen Dryden, San Diego builder-architect
 * Helen Dryden, American artist and designer
 * Hugh Latimer Dryden, NASA Deputy Director
 * Jim Dryden, New Zealand wrestler
 * Ken Dryden, Canadian hockey player and politician
 * Konrad Dryden (born 1963), American writer on Italian opera, descendant of John Dryden
 * Murray Dryden, Canadian philanthropist
 * Nathaniel Dryden (1849–1924), American architect
 * Nicole Dryden, two-time Olympic swimmer from Canada
 * Richard Dryden, English former professional footballer and former manager of Worcester City F.C.
 * Spencer Dryden, American musician who was best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Dinosaurs
 * Wheeler Dryden, English actor and film director, father of rock musician Spencer Dryden (above), and half brother of Charlie Chaplin