Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow (born August 11, 1961) is a United States Marine Corps officer and a NASA astronaut.

Sturckow was born La Mesa, California but considers Lakeside, California to be his hometown. He is married to the former Michele A. Street of Great Mills, Maryland. He enjoys flying and physical training (PT). His father, Karl H. Sturckow, resides in Lakeside and his mother, Janette R. Sturckow, resides in La Mesa. He was a member of the Marine Corps Association (MCA) and a former member of Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP).

Sturckow graduated from Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California, in 1978. He received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University in 1984.