Ridgway is both a given name and an

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surname. Notable people with the name include: *

Ridgway Robert Syers Christian Codner Lloyd Ridgway Robert Syers Christian Codner Lloyd (20 December 1842 – 1 June 1884) was an English physician and antiquary. Biography Lloyd was born at Devonport on 20 December 1842. He was the son of Francis Brown Lloyd, a west country doctor, who ...

(1842–1884), English physician and antiquary *

Dave Ridgway David Ridgway (born April 24, 1959) is a former placekicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. His CFL career began in 1981 when he was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes. He did not make the squad that year and retur ...

(born 1959), British-Canadian football player *

Eldo T. Ridgway Eldo T. Ridgway (December 17, 1880 – October 12, 1955) was an American physician and politician. Born in Knox, Indiana, Ridgway received his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital in Chicago, Illinois in 1906. He starte ...

(1880–1955), American politician and physician *

Ellen Richards Ridgway Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena and Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: *Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress *Elle ...

(1866–1934), American golfer *

Fred Ridgway Frederick Ridgway (10 August 1923 – 26 September 2015) was an English professional cricketer who played in five Test matches for the England cricket team on the 1951–52 tour of India. Ridgway played county cricket as a fast bowler for Kent ...

(1923–2015), English cricketer *

Gary Ridgway Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949), also known as the Green River Killer, is an American serial killer and sex offender. He was initially convicted of 48 separate murders. As part of his plea bargain, another conviction was added, bri ...

(born 1949), American serial killer known as the Green River Killer * Jesse Ridgway (born 1992) American YouTuber *

John Ridgway (comic artist) John Ridgway (born 4 May 1940) is an English comic book artist. He is best known as the first artist of the comic book series ''Hellblazer'', featuring John Constantine. Career Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thomps ...

(born 1940), British comics artist *

John Ridgway (sailor) John Manfield Ridgway (born 8 July 1938) is a British yachtsman and rower. Biography Ridgway was educated at the Pangbourne Nautical College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In 1966, whilst a Captain in the Parachute Regiment, Ridgwa ...

(born 1938), British sailor *

John Livzey Ridgway John Livzey Ridgway (28 February 1859, in Mount Carmel, Illinois – 27 December 1947, in Glendale, California) (also known as John Livsey Ridgway or John Livesy Ridgway) was an American scientific illustrator and brother of ornithologist Robert ...

(1859–1947), American scientific illustrator *

Keith Ridgway Keith Ridgway (born 2 October 1965) is an Irish novelist. An author, he has been described as "a worthy inheritor" of "the modernist tradition in Irish fiction." Writings ''Horses'', Ridgway's first published work of fiction, appeared in ''Faber ...

(born 1965), Irish author *

Linda Ridgway Linda Ridgway (born 1947) is an American artist in Dallas, TX known for sculpting and printmaking works. Her focus is on themes of femininity, tradition, and heritage. Ridgway is known for her bronze wall reliefs. Early life and education Ri ...

(born 1947), American artist *

Matthew Ridgway General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). Alth ...

(1895–1993), American military general *

Peter Ridgway (pentathlete) Peter Ridgway (born 23 April 1949) is an Australian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * Jan ...

(born 1949), American pentathlete *

Robert Ridgway Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics. He was appointed in 1880 by Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be the first full-time curator of bird ...

(1850–1929), American ornithologist * Robert Ridgway (congressman) (1823-1870), American congressman from Virginia *

Stan Ridgway Stanard "Stan" Ridgway (born April 5, 1954) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and film and television composer known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums. He was the original le ...

(born 1954), American musician *

Thomas Ridgway {{for, the Illinois politician and banker, Thomas S. Ridgway Thomas Ridgway was an English trader who specialised in the import and sale of tea during the early 19th century. Tea business His first shop was in the Bull Ring area of Birmingham; t ...

(19th century), British trader *

Thomas S. Ridgway Thomas Shannon Ridgway (August 30, 1826 – November 17, 1897) was an American banker and politician from Illinois. He co-founded the First National Bank of Shawneetown and was president of the Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway. In 18 ...

(1826–1897), American politician and businessman

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