Rye is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Angela Rye, born 1971, Political commentator Barbara Lynette Rye, born 1952, Australian botanist Daphne Rye (1916–1992), English theatre actress and director Maria Rye (1829–1903), English social reformer Michael Rye (1918–2012), American voice actor Olaf Rye (1791–1849), Dano-Norwegian military officer Roger Rye, MP for Kent Stellan Rye (1880–1914), Danish-born film director Thomas Clark Rye (1863–1953), American politician