Kidder (surname) explained

Kidder is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred V. Kidder (1885–1963), American archaeologist
• Daniel Parish Kidder (1815–92), American theologian
• Edward Kidder (1665/66–1739), 18th century pastry cook
• Frederic Kidder (1804–85), American author
• Hugh Kidder (1897–1918), officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I
• Janet Kidder (born 1972), Canadian actress
• Jefferson P. Kidder (1815–1883), 19th century American lawyer, jurist, and politician
• Kathryn Kidder (1868–1930), American actress
• Margot Kidder (19482018), Canadian American actress
• Ray Kidder, American physicist and nuclear weapons designer
• Rushworth Kidder (1944–2012), founder of the Institute for Global Ethics
• Sarah Kidder (c.1839-1933), first female railroad president in the world
• Tracy Kidder (born 1945), American author