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- Rink: Ice, roller and sport surfaces Rink
- Rinpoche: Tibetan Buddhist Honorific and Its Uses Rinpoche
- Rinse Zijlstra (1927–2017) Rinse Zijlstra
- Rinus Michels: architect of Total Football and influential Dutch coach Rinus Michels
- Rinxent: commune in Pas-de-Calais, northern France Rinxent
- Rio (2011 film) Rio (movie)
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- Rio Blanco County, Colorado
- Rio Branco — capital of Acre, Brazil Rio Branco
- Cachapoal River (Río Cachapoal) — River of Chile's O'Higgins Region Río Cachapoal
- Rio Carnival (Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro) Rio Carnival
- Rio de Janeiro: overview, geography, history and culture Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro (state, Brazil) Rio de Janeiro (state)
- Río de la Plata
- Río de Oro — historic region of Western Sahara Río de Oro
- Rio Ferdinand
- Rio Grande (Río Bravo): Geography, History, and Environmental Issues Rio Grande
- Rio Grande City, Texas
- Rio Grande County, Colorado
- Rio Grande do Norte (Brazilian state) Rio Grande do Norte
- Rio Grande do Sul: Brazil's southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul
- Río Hondo Rio Hondo
- Rio Hondo (California)
- Río Limpio, municipal district of Pedro Santana, Elías Piña Río Limpio, Elías Piña
- Rio Linda, California
- Rio Negro (Amazon) — major blackwater tributary of the Amazon Rio Negro (Amazon)
- Río Negro (Uruguay)
- Río Negro Department (Uruguay) Río Negro Department
- Río Negro Province, Argentina Río Negro Province
- Rio Rancho, New Mexico
- Riobamba, Ecuador: Andes regional capital and gateway to Chimborazo Riobamba
- Riocaud — commune in Gironde, southwestern France Riocaud
- Riodinidae (metalmarks): an overview of the butterfly family Riodinidae
- Riojasaurus
- Riola Sardo: a small Sardinian comune in the Province of Oristano Riola Sardo
- Riom-Parsonz
- Rions (Gironde) — commune in southwestern France Rions
- Riot: causes, dynamics, policing, and notable examples Riot
- Riot Games
- Riot grrrl — 1990s feminist punk movement Riot grrrl
- Riot! — Paramore's 2007 breakthrough album RIOT!
- Rip current
- Rip Slyme — Japanese hip hop group Rip Slyme
- Rip Taylor — American comedian, game-show host and voice actor (1931–2019) Rip Taylor
- Rip Torn: American character actor and Emmy winner Rip Torn
- Rip Van Winkle — Washington Irving's short story Rip Van Winkle
- Ripening: how fruits mature, biochemical changes, and postharvest distinctions Ripening
- Ripley County, Indiana: Overview, History, and Community Ripley County, Indiana
- Ripley County, Missouri
- Ripley, Derbyshire — market town in Amber Valley Ripley, Derbyshire
- Ripley, Illinois
- Ripley, Oklahoma
- Ripley, Tennessee
- Ripley, West Virginia
- Ripon: small cathedral city in North Yorkshire Ripon
- Ripon, Wisconsin: Overview and significance Ripon, Wisconsin
- Rippey, Iowa — small Midwestern city and rural community Rippey, Iowa
- Ripuarian
- Riquewihr: Historic Alsatian village and wine center Riquewihr
- Ririe, Idaho: a concise guide to the small eastern Idaho city Ririe, Idaho
- Risaralda Department (Colombia) Risaralda Department
- Risch-Rotkreuz
- Rise (Katy Perry song)
- Rise Against — American melodic hardcore/punk band Rise Against
- Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (The Offspring album) — 2008 studio album produced by Bob Rock Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
- Rise of the Guardians (2012 film) Rise of the Guardians
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011 film) Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015 video game) Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Rishang Keishing
- Rishi: Seers and Sages of the Hindu Tradition Rishi
- Rishi Kapoor — Indian film actor (1952–2020) Rishi Kapoor
- Rishon LeZion
- Rishton Ka Chakravyuh
- Rising Damp (British sitcom) Rising Damp
- Rising Storm (Warriors novel) — overview and significance Rising Storm (Warriors)
- Rising Sun, Indiana
- Risk (board game) Risk (game)
- Risk and Safety Statements (R‑ and S‑phrases) Risk and Safety Statements
- Risky Business (1983 film) Risky Business
- Rison, Arkansas: small city and county seat in southern Arkansas Rison, Arkansas
- Risotto: Italy’s Creamy Rice Dish — Varieties, Technique, and History Risotto
- Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) Risso's dolphin
- Ristijärvi — municipality in Kainuu, Finland Ristijärvi
- Rita Bhaduri — Indian film and television actress Rita Bhaduri
- Rita Borsellino — Italian anti‑mafia activist and politician Rita Borsellino
- Rita Coolidge — American singer known for 1970s crossover pop, country and adult contemporary Rita Coolidge
- Rita Crocker Clements
- Rita Gam: American Actress and Award‑Winning Performer Rita Gam
- Rita Hayworth (1918–1987) Rita Hayworth
- Rita Levi-Montalcini: life and legacy of the Nobel-winning neurobiologist Rita Levi-Montalcini
- Rita Mae Brown: novelist, screenwriter, and pioneer of lesbian literature Rita Mae Brown
- Rita Moreno Puerto Rican dancer, singer and actress
- Rita Ora
- Rita Renoir: French Striptease Artist and Actress Rita Renoir
- Rita Reys (1924–2013) — Dutch jazz and bossa nova singer Rita Reys
- Rita Rudner — American comedian and actress Rita Rudner
- Rita Süssmuth: German CDU Politician and Former Bundestag President Rita Süssmuth
- Rita Tushingham — English actress of the 1960s and beyond Rita Tushingham
- Rita Williams-Garcia
- Rita Wilson
- Ritchie Blackmore — English guitarist, founder of Deep Purple and Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore
- Ritchie County, West Virginia
- Ritchie Neville
- Ritchie Valens
- Ritchie Yorke: Australian music journalist, broadcaster and historian Ritchie Yorke
- Ritchies (Ritchies Supa IGA) — Australian supermarket chain Ritchies
- Rites of Passage: Rituals Marking Life Transitions Rites of passage
- Rites of Spring (Washington, D.C. band) Rites of Spring
- Ritornello: form and function in Baroque vocal and instrumental music Ritornello
- Ritual: Forms, Functions, and Cultural Significance Ritual
- Ritual purification
- Ritva Valkama
- Ritwik Ghatak: Bengali Filmmaker, Playwright, and Actor (1925–1976) Ritwik Ghatak
- Riupeyrous — Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France Riupeyrous
- Rius (Eduardo del Río): Mexican cartoonist, satirist and political writer Rius
- Riva San Vitale, Ticino (Switzerland) Riva San Vitale
- Rivalry: Causes, Types, and Effects in Business, Sport, Family, and International Relations Rival
- Rivaldo
- Rivaz (Vaud, Switzerland) Rivaz
- Rivehaute (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) — Commune in southwestern France Rivehaute
- Rivel (Aude) — small commune in Occitanie, southern France Rivel
- Roberto Rivellino: Brazilian midfielder, inventor of the elastico and 1970 World Cup star Rivellino
- Rivenhall, Essex Rivenhall
- River: flow, form, ecology, uses, and management River
- River Adur: course, ecology, history and significance River Adur
- River Aire (Yorkshire, England) River Aire
- River Annalee — river in County Cavan, Ireland River Annalee
- River Avon
- River Avon (Bristol) — the Lower Avon River Avon, Bristol
- River Bluff, Kentucky
- River Camel — river in north Cornwall, England River Camel
- River Clyde: Scotland's principal west coast river and maritime corridor River Clyde
- River Dart (Devon, England) River Dart
- River Dee (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) River Dee, Aberdeenshire
- River delta: formation, types, ecology and human importance River delta
- River dolphin
- River Don
- River Don (South Yorkshire): course, history, and modern significance River Don, South Yorkshire
- River East Center: Chicago residential skyscraper in the River East complex River East Center
- River Edge, New Jersey
- River Exe: course, history, estuary and significance River Exe
- River Fal — Cornwall's ria and estuary (Carrick Roads) River Fal
- River Falls, Wisconsin
- River Fleet — London's largest subterranean river River Fleet
- River Forest, Illinois
- River Forth (Scotland) River Forth
- River Fowey — course, landscape, and local significance River Fowey
- River Grove, Illinois
- River Hebert (village): Cumberland County community in northwestern Nova Scotia River Hebert, Nova Scotia
- River Hull
- River Humber — the estuary of northeastern England River Humber
- River Irwell: course, history, and modern significance River Irwell
- River Lark
- River Leam
- River Lee (Lea): course, history, and role in southeast England River Lee
- River Leen (Nottinghamshire tributary) River Leen
- River Liffey (An Life) — the river through Dublin River Liffey
- River Medway
- River Mersey: geography, history and contemporary significance River Mersey
- River mouth: where a river meets another body of water River mouth
- River North, Chicago
- River Oaks, Texas — small city in the Dallas–Fort Worth region River Oaks, Texas
- River Ocoa (Dominican Republic) River Ocoa
- River Orwell (Suffolk, England) River Orwell
- River Parrett — course, ecology, history and flood management River Parrett
- River Phoenix: Life, Work, and Cultural Legacy River Phoenix
- River Plate F.C. (Montevideo) — Uruguayan football club River Plate F.C.
- River Severn: Britain's longest river — course, history, features and uses River Severn
- River Shannon
- River Song (Doctor Who character) River Song (Doctor Who)
- River source (headwaters) River source
- River Tamar: Border River of Devon and Cornwall River Tamar
- River Tavy — a Dartmoor river in Devon, England River Tavy
- River Taw
- River Tay (Scotland) River Tay
- River Tees
- River Teifi — river of west Wales River Teifi
- River Teign
- River Thames
- River Tone (Somerset) — Taunton's river and a Parrett tributary River Tone
- River Torridge (Devon, England) River Torridge
- River Trent: course, history, ecology and significance River Trent
- River Tyne — geography, history, bridges and recreation River Tyne
- River Wandle — chalk stream of southwest London River Wandle
- River Wear
- River Wey (southern England) River Wey
- River Wyre
- River Yare (Norfolk, England) River Yare
- River Yeo (Somerset) — the small river through Yeovil River Yeo
- River Ystwyth — a west Wales river shaped by landscape and mining River Ystwyth
- Rivera Department — northern Uruguayan border region Rivera Department
- Rivera, Switzerland
- Riverbank, California
- Riverdale (2017 TV series) American teen drama television series
- Riverdale, Chicago — community area on the far southeast side Riverdale, Chicago
- Riverdale, Illinois
- Riverdale, Iowa
- Riverhead, New York: town and county seat on Long Island's north shore Riverhead (town), New York
- Riverina (New South Wales): geography, agriculture and history Riverina
- Riveris — small municipality in Trier‑Saarburg, Rhineland‑Palatinate, Germany Riveris
- Rivers Cuomo — musician, songwriter and frontman of Weezer Rivers Cuomo
- Rivers of Ivory Coast: Major Systems, Characteristics and Uses Rivers of Ivory Coast
- Rivers State, Nigeria Rivers State
- Riverside County, California
- Riverside Stadium — home of Middlesbrough Football Club Riverside Stadium
- Riverside Township, Burlington County, New Jersey Riverside Township, New Jersey
- Riverside, Alabama
- Riverside (Bingham County, Idaho) Riverside, Bingham County, Idaho
- Riverside, California: Riverside County seat and center of Southern California citrus history Riverside, California
- Riverside, Illinois
- Riverside, Iowa — Small Southeastern City Known as the Future Birthplace of James T. Kirk Riverside, Iowa
- Riverside, Ohio: Overview, geography, history, and community profile Riverside, Ohio
- Riversleigh World Heritage Area
- Riverton, Iowa — small riverside city and nearby wildlife area Riverton, Iowa
- Riverton, Utah
- Riverton, Wyoming
- Riverview, Alabama — small-town overview and context Riverview, Alabama
- Riverwood, Kentucky
- Riverwoods, Illinois: Suburban Village and Woodland Community Riverwoods, Illinois
- Rivet: a permanent mechanical fastener and its roles in metalwork Rivet
- Riviera Beach, Florida
- Riviera District (Canton Ticino), Switzerland Riviera District
- Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District (Vaud, Switzerland) Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District
- Riviera (Ticino) — municipality formed from Cresciano, Iragna, Lodrino and Osogna Riviera, Ticino
- Rivière, Pas-de-Calais
- Rivne Oblast
- Rivonia Trial (1963–1964): The prosecution of ANC leaders in South Africa Rivonia Trial
- Rixensart — lakeside municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium Rixensart
- Rixheim — commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France Rixheim
- Riyadh, capital city of Saudi Arabia Riyadh
- Riyo Mori: Miss Universe 2007 — biography, career, and legacy Riyo Mori
- Riz Ortolani — Italian film composer Riz Ortolani
- Rizal Park (Luneta) — Manila's historic national urban park Rizal Park
- Rizal State (Province of Rizal) — Philippine province east of Metro Manila Rizal state
- Rize (city in northeastern Turkey) Rize
- Rizvan Utsiyev — Russian footballer and long-serving captain of Akhmat Grozny Rizvan Utsiyev
- Rizzle Kicks (English hip-hop duo) Rizzle Kicks
- Rizzo the Rat
- RJ Mitte
- Rjukan — Norwegian valley town known for industry, winter darkness and history Rjukan
- RKO Pictures (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) RKO Pictures
- RLC Circuit — Theory, Components, Damping, and Applications RLC circuit
- rlogin — the original Unix remote login protocol rlogin
- RM4SCC (Royal Mail 4-State Customer Code) RM4SCC
- RMS — common meanings, history, and notable uses RMS
- RMS Carpathia: Cunard passenger ship famed for rescuing Titanic survivors RMS Carpathia
- RMS Empress of Ireland
- RMS Lusitania
- RMS Queen Mary
- RMS Titanic
- RNA (ribonucleic acid): Structure, Types, and Biological Roles RNA
- RNA interference: cellular gene-silencing by small RNAs RNA interference
- RNA polymerase: function, types, mechanism, and biological importance RNA polymerase
- RNA splicing: processing of pre-mRNA into mature messenger RNA RNA splicing
- Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines: principles, development, and uses RNA vaccine
- RNA virus
- Ro Khanna: U.S. Representative from California's 17th District Ro Khanna
- Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi) Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse
- Road (transport infrastructure) Road
- Road game (away game) Road (sports)
- Road Bicycle Racing: Overview, Formats, History and Major Events Road bicycle racing
- Road Dogg (Brian James) — professional wrestler, tag-team star and producer Road Dogg
- Road number (route numbering) Road number
- Road rage: causes, behaviors, consequences and prevention Road rage
- Road surface (pavement): materials, construction, history and uses Road surface
- Road to Perdition: film overview, production, themes and reception Road to Perdition
- Road Town — capital and main port of Tortola, British Virgin Islands Road Town
- Road traffic safety
- Road Trip (2000 film) Road Trip (movie)
- Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis) — wrestler, tag team icon Road Warrior Animal
- Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) — career, persona and legacy Road Warrior Hawk
- Roadrunner (Geococcyx): the fast-running ground cuckoo Roadrunner
- Roadrunner Records
- Roaillan — commune in the Gironde department of southwestern France Roaillan
- Roaix (Vaucluse) — commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Roaix
- Roald Amundsen — Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen
- Roald Dahl: life, works, style, and legacy Roald Dahl
- Roald Hoffmann: Nobel-winning theoretical chemist, educator and writer Roald Hoffmann
- Roane County, Tennessee
- Roane County, West Virginia
- Roanne (Loire, France) Roanne
- Roanoke
- Roanoke Colony — the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island Roanoke Colony
- Roanoke County, Virginia
- Roanoke Island (North Carolina) Roanoke Island
- Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
- Roanoke, Alabama: An overview of the city in Randolph County Roanoke, Alabama
- Roanoke, Texas
- Roanoke, Virginia
- Roar: biological sound, function, and cultural meanings Roar
- Roar (song) — Katy Perry 2013 empowerment single Roar (song)
- Roar (animal vocalization) Roar (utterance)
- Roaring Forties
- Roaring Lion (Thoroughbred racehorse) Roaring Lion (horse)
- Roaring Spring, Kentucky
- Roaring Twenties
- Roary the Racing Car
- Roasso Kumamoto
- Roasting: dry-heat cooking by fire, oven, or grill Roasting
- Rob Bironas: American Football Placekicker and Tennessee Titans Standout Rob Bironas