Cruden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aaron Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby player Alexander Cruden (1699–1770), Scottish author Damian Cruden, British theatre director James Cruden, birth name of Jack Milroy (1915–2001), Scottish comedian Siegfried Cruden, (born 1959), Surinamese track and field athlete William Cruden (1726–1785), Scottish minister and author
See also Cruden BV, motion simulators Cruden Bay, village in Scotland Cruden (parish), parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Cruden's Concordance, book written by Alexander Cruden