Glidden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bob Glidden (1944–2017), American drag racer Carlos Glidden (1834–1877), American typewriter inventor Charles Jasper Glidden (1857–1927), American telephone pioneer David Glidden (born 1994 or 1995), American politician Edward Hughes Glidden (1873–1924), American architect Elizabeth Glidden, American lawyer and Minneapolis politician Francis Harrington Glidden (1832–1922), American businessman Freddie Glidden (1927–2019), Scottish footballer Gilbert Glidden (1915–1988), English footballer Henry Orange Glidden (1891–1978), American architect and artist Joseph Glidden (1813–1906), American barbed wire inventor Joy Glidden (born 1960), Canadian American art curator Sarah Glidden (born 1980), American cartoonist Tommy Glidden (1902–1974), English footballer William T. Glidden (1805–1893), American sea captain and shipping line owner