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