Nicholas Ridley wurde am 17 Februar 1929 in Northumberland, England, UK geboren. Er war mit Judy Kendall und Clayre Campbell verheiratet. Er starb am 4 März 1993 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK.
(1959-1990) Conservative politician, serving as a government minister from 1981. He became Baron Ridley of Liddesdale in 1992. His third daughter is the historian Jane Ridley.