# Riker

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'''Riker''' or '''Ryker''' is a given name and surname of Dutch origin and is a cognate of [Richard](/source/Richard).

==Persons with the surname==
* [Robin Riker](/source/Robin_Riker) (born 1952), American actress and book author
* Tim Riker (born 1963), software programmer and maintainer of [BZFlag](/source/BZFlag)
* [William H. Riker](/source/William_H._Riker) (1920–1993), American political scientist
* [William E. Riker](/source/William_E._Riker) (1873–1969), cult leader
* [Andrew L. Riker](/source/Andrew_L._Riker) (1868–1930), American automobile designer and engineer
* [John Lafayette Riker](/source/John_Lafayette_Riker) (1822–1862), American Civil War Officer
* [Richard Riker](/source/Richard_Riker) (1773–1842), New York politician
* [Tom Riker](/source/Tom_Riker) (born 1950), American former professional basketball player
* [James Riker](/source/James_Riker) (1822-1889), New York historian and genealogist
* [Philip Riker](/source/Philip_Riker) (born 1946), American former competition swimmer
* [Samuel Riker](/source/Samuel_Riker) (1743-1823), New York politician
* [Albert Joyce Riker](/source/Albert_Joyce_Riker) (1894-1982), American plant pathologist
* [David Riker](/source/David_Riker), American screenwriter and film director
* [John Riker](/source/List_of_former_World_Championship_Wrestling_personnel) (died 2019), American truck driver and manager in WCW under the name Ralphus

===In fiction===

* [William T. Riker](/source/William_Riker), a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise
** [Kyle Riker](/source/Kyle_Riker), father to the fictional William Riker
** [Thomas Riker](/source/Thomas_Riker), a fictional twin of William Riker in ''Star Trek'' franchise
*[John Ryker](/source/John_Ryker), fictional enemy of the Hulk in Marvel comics

==Persons with the given name==
* [Riker Hylton](/source/Riker_Hylton) (born 1988), Jamaican sprinter
* [Riker Lynch](/source/Riker_Lynch) (born 1991), American singer
* [Ryker Mathews](/source/Ryker_Mathews) (born 1992), American football player
* [Ryker Evans](/source/Ryker_Evans) (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Ryker Lee](/source/Ryker_Lee) (born 2006), American ice hockey player

==Other==
* [Riker (TV series)](/source/Riker_(TV_series)), an American television series
* [Rikers Island](/source/Rikers_Island), in New York
* [Can-Am Ryker](/source/BRP_Can-Am_Spyder_Roadster), a three-wheeled motorcycle
* [Riker Electric Vehicle Company](/source/Riker_Electric_Vehicle_Company), an American defunct motor vehicle manufacturer founded in 1898
* [Vortex Rikers](/source/Unreal_(1998_video_game)), a fictional prison spacecraft in the ''Unreal'' franchise

== See also ==
* {{lookfrom|Riker}}

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