Ridley may refer to:
Places[]
- Ridley, Cheshire, a civil parish in Cheshire
- Ridley, a place in Kent
- Ridley, a place in Northumberland
- Ridley College, a boarding and day school in Ontario, Canada
- Ridley Melbourne - Mission & Ministry College, an evangelical theological college in Australia
- Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
People[]
- Arnold Ridley, an Actor
- David Ridley, is a former English cricketer
- Ridley Scott (born 1937), an English-born film director
- F. A. Ridley (1897-1994), a British marxist, secularist, and writer
- George Ridley:
- George Ridley (Liberal politician) (1818–1887), a Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1936–1944
- George Ridley (Labour politician) (1886–1944), a Member of Parliament for Clay Cross 1936–1944
- Harold Ridley (Jesuit) (Rev. "Hap" Ridley, 1939-2005), a President of Loyola College, Maryland (1994-2005)
- Harold Ridley (ophthalmologist) (1906-2001), an English ophthalmologist who pioneered intraocular lens implants
- Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855-1956), an English botanist largely responsible for establishing the rubber industry on the Malay peninsula
- Jack Ridley (1915-1957), an American USAF test pilot
- Jasper Ridley (1920-2004), a British writer known for historical biographies
- John Ridley (inventor) (1806–1887), best known for "Ridley's Stripper"
- Lancelot Ridley divinity rector of Stretham and father of Mark Ridley,
- Mark Ridley (physician) (1560–1624), an English physician and mathematician
- Mark Ridley (zoologist) (born 1956), an English zoologist
- Matt Ridley, a British science writer, financier
- Matthew Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley
- Malcolm Ridley, actor & writer.
- Nicholas Ridley (martyr), an English bishop martyred for his beliefs and support of Lady Jane Grey
- Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, a British politician, member of Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet
- Viscount Ridley, a title created in 1900 for Matthew Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley
- Yvonne Ridley (born 1968), an English journalist best known for her capture by the Taliban and subsequent conversion to Islam after release
Species[]
- Ridley's Bat, Myotis ridleyi, a species of vesper bat found in Indonesia and Malaysia
- Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat, Hipposideros ridleyi, a bat species found in Malaysia and Singapore
- Ridley's worm lizard, Amphisbaena ridley, a reptile species
- Ridley sea turtle, a genus of sea turtles with two species:
- Olive Ridley
- Kemp's Ridley
Other[]
- Ridley (Metroid), a recurring antagonist from the Metroid video game series
- Ridley, the female protagonist in the PS2 game Radiata Stories
- Ridley Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries including:
- Ridley AgriProducts
- Ridley Inc.
- Ridley (bicycles), a Belgian bicycle brand
See also[]
- ridleyi, a disambiguation page
- Ridley's, a disambiguation page