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

1. William Riker
2. Riker Lynch
3. Rikers Island
4. Robin Riker
5. Tom Riker
6. Richard Riker
7. William Riker (disambiguation)
8. Andrew L. Riker
9. Samuel Riker
10. Riker mount
11. James Riker
12. Jonathan Frakes
13. David Riker
14. Riker (TV series)
15. Deanna Troi
16. Riker Danzig
17. Riker Electric Vehicle Company
18. William H. Riker
19. John Lafayette Riker
20. Riker Hill Art Park