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
Famous quotes containing the words nicholas and/or ridley:
“Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;”
—Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863)
“They don’t advertise for killers in the newspaper. That was my profession. Ex-cop. Ex- blade runner. Ex-killer.”
—David Webb Peoples, U.S. screenwriter, and Ridley Scott. Rick Deckard, Blade Runner, reading the newspaper—his opening lines (1982)