Kidder is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alfred V. Kidder (1885–1963), American archaeologist
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Daniel Parish Kidder (1815–92), American theologian
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Edward Kidder (1665/66–1739), 18th century pastry cook
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Frederic Kidder (1804–85), American author
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Hugh Kidder
USS ''Kidder'' (DD-319) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1921 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931.
Namesake
Hugh P. Kidder was born in 1897 in Waukon, Iowa. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in France durin ...
(1897–1918), officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I
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Janet Kidder
Janet Kidder (born 1972) is a Canadian actress known for her role of Osyraa in '' Star Trek: Discovery''.
Biography
Janet Kidder is the daughter of John Kidder and the niece of actress Margot Kidder. She was born in Cranbrook, B.C., the famil ...
(born 1972), Canadian actress
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Jefferson P. Kidder (1815–1883), 19th century American lawyer, jurist, and politician
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Kathryn Kidder
Kathryn Kidder (Mrs. L. K. Anspacher) (1868 – September 7, 1939) was an American actress.
Born at Newark, N. J., the daughter of Henry Martyn Kidder and Sarah Ravenhill, she studied dramatic art in New York, London, and Paris, made her ...
(1868–1930), American actress
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Margot Kidder
Margaret Ruth Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was a Canadian and American actress and activist. She amassed List of Margot Kidder performances, several film and television credits in her career spanning five decades, including her bes ...
(19482018), Canadian American actress
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Ray Kidder
Ray E. Kidder (12 November 1923 – 3 December 2019) was an American physicist and nuclear weapons designer. He is best known for his outspoken views on nuclear weapons policy issues, including nuclear testing, stockpile management, and arms cont ...
, American physicist and nuclear weapons designer
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Rushworth Kidder
Rushworth Moulton Kidder (May 8, 1944 – March 5, 2012) was an American author, ethicist, and professor. Kidder founded the Institute for Global Ethics in 1990, and is the author of ''Moral Courage'' and ''How Good People Make Tough Choices: Reso ...
(1944–2012), founder of the Institute for Global Ethics
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Sarah Kidder
Sarah Clark Kidder (var. Sara) (c.1839 - September 1933) was president of Northern California's Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad (NCNGRR) from 1901 to 1913. She was the first female railroad president in the world.
Railroad presidency
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(c.1839–1933), first female railroad president in the world
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Tracy Kidder
John Tracy Kidder (born November 12, 1945) is an American writer of nonfiction books. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his '' The Soul of a New Machine'' (1981), about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation. He has recei ...
(born 1945), American author
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