Ordway is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Alfred Ordway (1821–1897), American painter Bill Ordway (1917–1999), American football player and coach Elizabeth Ordway (1828–1897), American advocate for women's suffrage Frederick I. Ordway III (1927–2014), American space scientist and author Glenn Ordway (born 1951), American radio and television broadcaster Jerry Ordway (born 1957), American comic book artist and writer John Ordway (c.1775–c.1817), member of the Lewis and Clark expedition John M. Ordway (born 1950), American diplomat John P. Ordway (1824–1880), American doctor, composer, music entrepreneur, and politician Jonathan Ordway (born 1978), American football player Katharine Ordway (1899–1979), American philanthropist Lester Ordway, American politician and college instructor from Maine Lucius Pond Ordway (1862–1948), American businessman, 3M Melissa Ordway (born 1983), American actress and model Nancy Ordway (1914–2005), American radio actress Nehemiah G. Ordway (1828–1907), American politician from Dakota Territory Samuel H. Ordway (1860–1934), American lawyer and judge Samuel H. Ordway Jr. (1900–1971), American lawyer and civil service reformer Scott Ordway (born 1984), American composer and conductor

See also Ordway (disambiguation)