'''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 * Ryker Mathews (born 1992), American football player * Ryker Evans (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player * Ryker Lee (born 2006), American ice hockey player
==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 == * {{lookfrom|Riker}}
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