Riddle (surname)

Riddle is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Almeda Riddle (1898–1986), an American folk singer
• Chase Riddle (1925–2011), an American baseball player, coach, manager, and scout
• Edward Riddle (1788–1854), English astronomer and mathematician
• George R. Riddle (1817–1867), an American lawyer-politician
• Jeff C. Riddle (1863–1941), an American Indian historian of the Modoc War
• Jeremy Riddle, an American Christian musician
• Jimmy Riddle (1918-1982), an American country musician
• John Paul Riddle (1901–1989), co-founder of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Johnny Riddle (1905–1998), an American baseball player
• Matt Riddle (b. 1986), professional wrestler
• Nelson Riddle (1921–1985), a band leader
• Oscar Riddle (1877-1968), an American biologist
• Paul T. Riddle (born 1953), original drummer of The Marshall Tucker Band
• Robert M. Riddle (1812–1858), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Samuel Riddle (1800-1888), textile manufacturer in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania
• Samuel D. Riddle (1861–1951), stable owner at Glen Riddle Farm
• Stu Riddle (born 1976), a New Zealand footballer
• Theodate Pope Riddle (1867–1946), an American architect
• Toby Riddle (1848–1920), a Modoc interpreter

Fictional characters

• Lord Voldemort, the primary antagonist in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, who was born "Tom Marvolo Riddle".