Riker

Riker or Ryker is a surname of Dutch origin.

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

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

As "Ryker"

• Ken Ryker (born 1972), American pornographic actor

In fiction

• John Ryker, fictional enemy of the Hulk in Marvel comics
• Kieran Ryker, fictional character in the U.S. TV series Chuck

Persons with the given name

• Riker Lynch, bassist born in Littleton, Colorado

Other

• Riker (TV series), an American television series
• Rikers Island, in New York

See also

• All pages beginning with "Riker"