Redding (surname)
Redding is an English surname, derived from the town of Reading. At the time the 1881 British Census was enumerated, the frequency of the surname Redding was highest in Buckinghamshire, followed by Huntingdonshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Cambridgeshire, Warwickshire, Anglesey, Bedfordshire and Rutland.List of persons with the surname
- Ann Holmes Redding, former Episcopal priest who was defrocked in 2009 for converting to Islam years earlier
- Benjamin B. Redding, Canadian-born California politician
- Cory Redding, American football player
- Cyrus Redding, British journalist and wine writer
- Devine Redding, American football player
- Dick Redding, American baseball player
- Gene Redding, American singer
- George Redding, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jheri Redding, American hair care entrepreneur
- Louis L. Redding, American civil rights advocate
- Noel Redding, English musician
- Oscar Redding, Australian actor and director
- Otis Redding, American soul singer
- Phil Redding, American baseball player
- Reggie Redding, American basketball player
- Reggie Redding , American football player
- Rob Redding, American commentator
- Scott Redding, English Grand Prix motorcycle racer
- Teo Redding, American football player
- Tim Redding, American baseball player
Fictional characters
- Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, character in The Shawshank Redemption
- Burr Redding, inmate on TV's Oz
- William Redding, character in the Splinter Cell series of video games and novels
