The surname Rudder may refer to:
James Earl Rudder (1910–1970), United States Army major general, Texas Land Commissioner, and sixteenth president of Texas A&M University Christian Rudder (born 1975), American technology entrepreneur and writer known for co-founding the online dating service OkCupid David Rudder (born 1953), calypsonian Trinidadian John E. Rudder (1924–2006), first African-American officer in the regular US Marine Corps Michael Rudder (born 1950), Canadian actor Pieter De Rudder (1822–1898), farm labourer whose healed broken leg is considered one of the most famous recognized Lourdes miracles Samuel Rudder (c. 1726–1801), English topographer, printer and antiquarian Scott Rudder (born 1969), American politician Sean Rudder (born 1979), Australian former rugby league footballer