Rinderknecht is a German language occupational surname, meaning "cattle farmhand" (cowboy), and common in Switzerland.
(born 1977), Uruguayan paleontologist who described Josephoartigasia and other species Dominique Rinderknecht (born 1989), Swiss model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder (born 1955), Swiss concept car designer, founder and CEO of Rinspeed Jonathan Rinderknecht, suspected arsonist Nico Ingo Rinderknecht (born 1997), German footballer Roger Rinderknecht (born 1981), Swiss racing cyclist Theodor Rinderknecht (born 1958), Swiss cyclist
See also Susanna Orelli-Rinderknecht (1845–1939), Swiss temperance activist Arthur Rinderknech (born 1995), French tennis player