Ridpath may refer to:
- Bruce Ridpath, early 20th century Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
- George Ridpath (d. 1726), Scottish journalist and author
- Ian Ridpath - science writer, journalist, astronomer in the UK
- Ian Ridpath (Canadian artist) - artist in Milton, Ontario
- John Ridpath, objectivist philosopher, lecturer, historian, author in Canada
- John Clark Ridpath, late 19th century American historian, lecturer at DePaw University
- Michael Ridpath, author in the UK
- Ridpath Junior Public School, a primary school in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, Lakefield, Ontario, Canada, named after James William Ridpath