Kidder (surname)

Kidder is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alfred V. Kidder (1885–1963), American archaeologist
 * Daniel Parish Kidder (1815–92), American theologian
 * Edward Kidder (1665/66–1739), 18th century pastry cook
 * Frederic Kidder (1804–85), American author
 * Hugh Kidder (1897–1918), officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I
 * Janet Kidder (born 1972), Canadian actress
 * Jefferson P. Kidder (1815–1883), 19th century American lawyer, jurist, and politician
 * Kathryn Kidder (1868–1930), American actress
 * Margot Kidder (1948–2018), Canadian American actress
 * Ray Kidder, American physicist and nuclear weapons designer
 * Rushworth Kidder (1944–2012), founder of the Institute for Global Ethics
 * Sarah Kidder (c.1839-1933), first female railroad president in the world
 * Tracy Kidder (born 1945), American author