Nicholas Ridley may refer to:
- Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855-1956), English botanist
- Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale (1929-1993), British politician
- Nicholas Ridley (martyr) (died 1555), English clergyman
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