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
Daniel Parish Kidder (October 18, 1815 – July 29, 1891) was an American Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal theologian and writer who spent several years in Brazil.
Biography
Kidder was born in Darien, New York on October 18, ...
(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 (1897–1918), officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I
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Janet Kidder (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), known professionally as Margot Kidder, was a Canadian-American actress whose career spanned five decades. Her accolades include three Canadian Screen Awards and one Daytime Emmy A ...
(19482018), Canadian American actress
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Ray Kidder, 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: Resol ...
(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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