Sir Christopher Hilliard or Hildyard (1567 – November 1634) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1629. Hilliard was the eldest son of Richard Hilliard of Routh, Yorkshire and his wife Jane Thweng, daughter of Marmaduke Thweng of Weaverthorpe. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1584 and entered Inner Temple in 1586. In 1589, he was elected Member of Parliament for Hedon. He was re-elected MP for Hedon in 1593 and 1597. He was a J.P. for the East Riding of Yorkshire by 1601. In 1601 he was re-elected MP for Hedon. He succeeded to the estates of his father and his uncle in 1602. He was knighted in 1603 and was a member of the council in the north from July 1603 to November 1634. He was High Sheriff of Yorksh