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- Royal Hospital Kilmainham: history, architecture and modern use Royal Hospital Kilmainham
- Royal house (royal dynasty) Royal house
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Royal Institute of British Architects
- Royal Institution of Great Britain Royal Institution
- Royal Irish Constabulary
- Royal Jordanian
- Royal Leamington Spa
- Royal Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek) Royal Library of the Netherlands
- Royal Lodge (Windsor Great Park) Royal Lodge
- Royal Mail (United Kingdom postal service) Royal Mail
- Royal Mail Ship (RMS): designation for British mail‑carrying vessels Royal Mail Ship
- Royal Medal (Royal Society award) Royal Medal
- Royal Medical Society (RMS) Royal Medical Society
- Royal Microscopical Society
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Royal Museum (Edinburgh) — overview, architecture, collections and history Royal Museum
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Royal Navy (United Kingdom) Royal Navy
- Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Royal New Zealand Navy
- Royal Oak, Michigan
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich: history, functions, and legacy Royal Observatory, Greenwich
- Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Royal Ontario Museum
- Royal Opera House (Covent Garden, London) Royal Opera House
- Royal Order of the Seraphim
- Royal Palace of Aranjuez (Palacio Real de Aranjuez) Royal Palace of Aranjuez
- Royal Palace of Madrid
- Royal Palace of Turin (Palazzo Reale) Royal Palace of Turin
- Royal Palace, Oslo (Slottet) Royal Palace, Oslo
- Royal Palm Beach, Florida: suburban village in Palm Beach County Royal Palm Beach, Florida
- Royal Parker: Baltimore Broadcaster and Longtime Television Personality Royal Parker
- Royal Pavilion, Brighton — history, architecture and public significance Royal Pavilion
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Royal Proclamation of 1763: British policy on settlement and Indigenous lands Royal Proclamation of 1763
- Royal Robbins: Yosemite pioneer and advocate of clean climbing Royal Robbins
- Royal Rumble
- Royal Rumble (2000)
- Royal Rumble (2006) — WWE pay-per-view in Miami Royal Rumble (2006)
- Royal Rumble (2007) — WWE pay-per-view event Royal Rumble (2007)
- Royal Rumble (2008)
- Royal Rumble (2009) — WWE pay-per-view in Detroit Royal Rumble (2009)
- Royal Rumble (2010) — WWE pay-per-view in Atlanta Royal Rumble (2010)
- Royal Rumble (2011) — WWE's 24th Royal Rumble event Royal Rumble (2011)
- Royal Rumble (2012) — 25th annual WWE event in St. Louis Royal Rumble (2012)
- Royal Rumble (2014)
- Royal Rumble (2017)
- Royal Rumble (2019) — WWE event in Phoenix, Arizona Royal Rumble (2019)
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Royal Society of Arts (RSA): history, mission, and activities Royal Society of Arts
- Royal Spanish Academy (Real Academia Española) Royal Spanish Academy
- Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Royal Spanish Football Federation
- Royal Surrey Gardens (Kennington, London) Royal Surrey Gardens
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Royal Thai Army
- Royal Thai General System of Transcription (RTGS) Royal Thai General System of Transcription
- Royal Tunbridge Wells — spa town and borough in Kent, England Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology — Alberta's premier fossil museum Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
- Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Royal United Services Institute
- Royal Variety Performance
- Royal Victoria DLR station
- Royal Victorian Order
- Royal Warrant
- Royal, Iowa
- Royalty (monarchy and payments) Royalty
- Royalty: Chris Brown's 2015 R&B album Royalty (album)
- Royalty payment: definition, types, calculation, and legal context Royalty payment
- Royan — French Atlantic seaside resort and modernist postwar town Royan
- Royaucourt-et-Chailvet (Aisne) Royaucourt-et-Chailvet
- Roydon — village and civil parish in Epping Forest, Essex, England Roydon
- Röyksopp — Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp
- Royon — Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Northern France Royon
- Royston: Market Town in North Hertfordshire Royston
- Royston Drenthe
- Royston Nash (1933–2016) — English conductor and music director Royston Nash
- Roza Otunbayeva — Kyrgyz diplomat and interim president Roza Otunbayeva
- Rozendaal: small Gelderland municipality of woodland, heath and heritage Rozendaal
- Rozet-Saint-Albin (Aisne, northern France) Rozet-Saint-Albin
- Rozières-sur-Crise
- Rozoy-Bellevalle — commune in Aisne, northern France Rozoy-Bellevalle
- Rozoy-sur-Serre: a small commune in northern France Rozoy-sur-Serre
- RPK — Soviet squad automatic weapon RPK machine gun
- RPM (Canadian music magazine) RPM (magazine)
- RPM Package Manager (RPM) RPM Package Manager
- RR Lyrae — prototype of RR Lyrae variable stars RR Lyrae
- RS Persei: a red supergiant variable in the Double Cluster RS Persei
- RSA — cryptography, institutions, and other meanings RSA
- RSA algorithm: public-key encryption, key generation, and history RSA algorithm
- RSD-10 Pioneer (SS-20 Saber) — Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile RSD-10 Pioneer
- RSGC1 — Massive Young Red Supergiant Cluster in Scutum RSGC1
- RTI Colombia (Radio Televisión Interamericana) RTI Colombia
- RTL Television — German commercial television channel RTL Television
- Ruairí Ó Brádaigh: Irish republican leader and traditionalist (1932–2013) Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
- Ruanda-Urundi: history and legacy of a colonial territory Ruanda-Urundi
- Ruanruan (Rouran): an extinct language of the Rouran Khaganate Ruanruan
- Ruaudin — Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France Ruaudin
- Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter) — the Arabian sand sea Rub' al Khali
- Rubber: natural and synthetic elastomers Rubber
- Rubber band
- Rubber duck
- Rubber Soul (1965): The Beatles' Transformative Album Rubber Soul
- Rubble (broken stone and quarry waste) Rubble
- Rubella (German measles): causes, symptoms, congenital risks, and prevention Rubella
- Rubem Alves
- Rubem Fonseca: Brazilian novelist and short‑story writer Rubem Fonseca
- Rubén Aguirre: Mexican actor famed as Professor Jirafales Rubén Aguirre
- Rubén Baraja: Spanish midfielder and football manager Rubén Baraja
- Rubén Blades — Panamanian singer, songwriter, actor and public figure Rubén Blades
- Rubén Bonifaz Nuño
- Rubén Darío (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) Rubén Darío
- Rubén de la Red
- Ruben Gallego
- Rubén Galván — Argentine football midfielder Rubén Galván
- Rubén Mendoza Ayala — Mexican politician (1961–2016) Rubén Mendoza Ayala
- Rubén Paz
- Ruben Studdard: R&B and Gospel Singer, Winner of American Idol Season 2 Ruben Studdard
- Rubén Suñé: Boca Juniors midfielder and influential Argentine captain Rubén Suñé
- Ruben Tovmasyan — Armenian Communist Party leader (1937–2019) Ruben Tovmasyan
- Rubens Barrichello: Brazilian Formula One Driver and Racing Veteran Rubens Barrichello
- Rubens Josué da Costa — Brazilian attacking midfielder and forward Rubens Josué da Costa
- Rubercy — a commune in Calvados, Normandy, France Rubercy
- Rubeus Hagrid
- Rubiaceae: the madder, bedstraw and coffee family Rubiaceae
- Rubicon: the river, Caesar's crossing, and the origin of a famous phrase Rubicon
- Rubidium — properties, history, occurrence and uses Rubidium
- Rubidium chloride (RbCl) Rubidium chloride
- Rubidium hydride
- Rubidium hydroxide (RbOH) Rubidium hydroxide
- Rubidium nitrate (RbNO3): properties, preparation, uses and safety Rubidium nitrate
- Rubidium oxide (Rb2O) Rubidium oxide
- Rubigen (municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland) Rubigen
- Rubik's Cube: design, history, solving methods, and cultural impact Rubik's Cube
- Rubik's Revenge — the 4x4 Rubik's Cube Rubik's Revenge
- Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Rubin Carter
- Rubinkowo (district of Toruń) Rubinkowo
- RuBisCO (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) RuBisCO
- Ruble — currency unit of Russia and several Eastern European states Ruble
- Rubus: the brambles and berries of the rose family Rubus
- Ruby (gemstone) Ruby
- Ruby (color)
- Ruby (programming language)
- Ruby Bridges: Pioneer of School Desegregation in the American South Ruby Bridges
- Ruby Dee: Actress, Activist, and Stage-to-Screen Performer Ruby Dee
- Ruby Keeler (Ethel Ruby Keeler): dancer and Hollywood musical star Ruby Keeler
- Ruby slippers
- Ruby, Alaska
- Ruch — commune in Gironde, southwestern France Ruch
- Rucqueville — former commune in Calvados, Normandy Rucqueville
- Ruda (locality in Högsby Municipality, Kalmar County) Ruda
- Ruda Śląska
- Rudaki — early Persian poet and formative figure of New Persian literature Rudaki
- Rudaw Media Network — Kurdish news and broadcasting group Rudaw Media Network
- Rudd Weatherwax
- Rudd, Iowa
- Rudder
- Ruddigore; or, The Witch's Curse — an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan Ruddigore
- Rude Boy (Rihanna song) Rude Boy
- Rüderswil — Municipality in the Emmental, Canton of Bern Rüderswil
- Rudi Altig: German road and track cyclist Rudi Altig
- Rudi Assauer
- Rudi Carrell: Dutch Entertainer and German Television Icon Rudi Carrell
- Rudi Dutschke: German student leader and advocate of institutional change Rudi Dutschke
- Rudi Gutendorf: German football coach and record international manager Rudi Gutendorf
- Rudi Hiden
- Rudi Kargus — German goalkeeper, club career and later life Rudi Kargus
- Rudi Vata — Albanian footballer and former international defender Rudi Vata
- Rudi Völler — German striker, coach and sporting director Rudi Völler
- Rüdiger Abramczik
- Rüdiger Nehberg: survival expert, author and human rights campaigner Rüdiger Nehberg
- Rudimental — English electronic music quartet Rudimental
- Rüdlingen: Municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland Rüdlingen
- Rudolf Anderson Jr.: U-2 pilot killed during the Cuban Missile Crisis Rudolf Anderson
- Rudolf de Korte (1936–2020) — Dutch politician and businessman Rudolf de Korte
- Rudolf Diesel — inventor of the compression‑ignition engine Rudolf Diesel
- Rudolf Friedrich — Swiss Federal Councillor and jurist (1923–2013) Rudolf Friedrich
- Rudolf Gelbard — Austrian Holocaust Survivor and Campaigner Against Antisemitism Rudolf Gelbard
- Rudolf Gramlich — German footballer and club official Rudolf Gramlich
- Rudolf Haag (1922–2016), founder of algebraic quantum field theory Rudolf Haag
- Rudolf Hess (1894–1987): Deputy Führer, 1941 Flight, and Long Imprisonment Rudolf Hess
- Rudolf Höss — Commandant of Auschwitz and architect of mass killing Rudolf Höss
- Rudolf Hundstorfer — Austrian trade union leader and politician Rudolf Hundstorfer
- Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612) Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Rudolf Kirchschläger
- Rudolf Kortokraks
- Rudolf Mang: German Heavyweight Weightlifter and 1972 Olympic Silver Medalist Rudolf Mang
- Rudolf Schuster
- Rudolf Seiters: German CDU Politician and Humanitarian Leader Rudolf Seiters
- Rudolf Skácel — Czech footballer and attacking midfielder Rudolf Skácel
- Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902) Rudolf Virchow
- Rudolf Vrba — Auschwitz escapee, witness, and UBC pharmacologist Rudolf Vrba
- Rudolf Wille (1937–2017): originator of Formal Concept Analysis Rudolf Wille
- Rudolfo Anaya: author of Bless Me, Ultima and pioneer of Chicano literature Rudolfo Anaya
- Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg
- Rudolph A. Marcus — chemist and developer of electron transfer theory Rudolph A. Marcus
- Rudolph Boysen
- Rudolph G. Wilson — Educator, Storyteller, and Community Leader Rudolph G. Wilson
- Rudolf Nureyev — Soviet-born ballet star and choreographer Rudolph Nureyev
- Rudolph (Raoul) of France, king of West Francia 923–936 Rudolph of France
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Rudolph Valentino: Silent Film Star and Hollywood's First 'Latin Lover' Rudolph Valentino
- Minnesota Fats (Rudolf Wanderone) — American pool player and showman Rudolph Wanderone
- Rudratej Singh — Indian business executive and former CEO of BMW India Rudratej Singh
- Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh: municipality in Emmental, canton of Bern, Switzerland Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh
- Rudy Boesch
- Rudy Giuliani: New York mayor, lawyer, and national political figure Rudy Giuliani
- Rudy Migay: Canadian NHL forward and Slovak-Canadian sports figure Rudy Migay
- Rudy Perpich — longest-serving governor of Minnesota Rudy Perpich
- Rudy Ray Moore: Comedian, Filmmaker and Creator of Dolemite Rudy Ray Moore
- Rudy Regalado (1930–2018) — American Major League Baseball infielder Rudy Regalado
- Rudy Rotta (1950–2017) — Italian blues guitarist Rudy Rotta
- Rudy Rucker: Mathematician, Cyberpunk Author, and Popular Philosopher Rudy Rucker
- Rudy Van Gelder: Architect of the Modern Jazz Sound Rudy Van Gelder
- Rudy, Arkansas
- Rudyard Kipling: life, works, and legacy Rudyard Kipling
- Rue McClanahan — American actress and stage performer Rue McClanahan
- Rue, Somme — commune in northern France Rue, Somme
- Rue, Fribourg — municipality in the Glâne district of Switzerland Rue, Switzerland
- Ruederbach — commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France Ruederbach
- Rüeggisberg — municipality on the Längenberg plateau, Canton of Bern Rüeggisberg
- Rüegsau — municipality in Emmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland Rüegsau
- Rueil-Malmaison — Suburban commune of Paris and site of Château de Malmaison Rueil-Malmaison
- Ruelisheim — commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France Ruelisheim
- Rueun — former municipality in the Surselva region of Graubünden Rueun
- Rueyres-les-Prés — former municipality in Broye, Canton of Fribourg Rueyres-les-Prés
- Rueyres (Gros-de-Vaud), Vaud, Switzerland Rueyres, Switzerland
- Rüfenach — Swiss municipality in the district of Brugg, canton of Aargau Rüfenach
- Ruffieu — commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Ruffieu
- Rufino J. Santos — First Filipino Cardinal and Archbishop of Manila Rufino Santos
- Rufous hare-wallaby (mala): appearance, range, and conservation Rufous hare-wallaby
- Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall
- Rufus Wainwright
- Rufus Wainwright (album)
- Rugby: the sport, its main forms, history and places called Rugby Rugby
- Rugby football
- Rugby League: rules, history, and global reach Rugby League
- Rugby Park — Kilmarnock's Football Stadium Rugby Park
- Rugby railway station
- Rugby sevens: rules, history, and major international competitions Rugby sevens
- Rugby union: rules, field, history and global competitions Rugby union
- Rugby World Cup: global championship of rugby union Rugby World Cup
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
- Rugby, Warwickshire: town, school and the origin of rugby football Rugby, Warwickshire
- Rugeley — Market town in Staffordshire, England Rugeley
- Rügen: Germany's Largest Island — geography, history, and tourism Rügen
- Rügen (district) — former island district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Rügen (district)
- Ruggell (Liechtenstein) Ruggell
- Ruggero Leoncavallo
- Rugny: a rural commune in the Yonne department of France Rugny
- Rugops — a small abelisaurid theropod of the mid‑Cretaceous Rugops
- Rugrats: overview, history, characters, films and cultural impact Rugrats
- Ruhakana Rugunda - Ugandan politician and diplomat Ruhakana Rugunda
- Ruhla: small town in western Thuringia with industrial and forested surroundings Ruhla
- Ruhleben P.O.W. Camp: British internees near Berlin in World War I Ruhleben P.O.W. Camp
- Ruhr (Ruhrgebiet): Germany’s largest industrial conurbation Ruhr
- Ruhr (river) — geography, history and industrial legacy Ruhr
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Rui Campos: Brazilian midfielder and member of São Paulo's 'Golden Trio' Rui Campos
- Rui Costa
- Rui Duarte de Barros — Transitional Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2012–2014) Rui Duarte de Barros
- Rui Jordão — Portuguese forward and national team figure (1952–2019) Rui Jordão
- Rui Komatsu
- Rui Maria de Araújo
- Rui Patrício Portuguese professional footballer
- Ruillé-en-Champagne (commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire) Ruillé-en-Champagne
- Ruillé-Froid-Fonds — Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire Ruillé-Froid-Fonds
- Ruillé-le-Gravelais
- Ruillé-sur-Loir
- Ruinas — small comune in the Province of Oristano, Sardinia Ruinas
- Ruins: remains of buildings and settlements Ruins
- Ruiselede
- Ruislip
- Ruisseauville: small commune in Pas-de-Calais, northern France Ruisseauville
- Ruitz — commune in Pas-de-Calais, northern France Ruitz
- Rūjiena — town in northern Latvia Rūjiena
- Rula Lenska — British actress and television character Rula Lenska
- Rule
- Rule of Law: Principles, History, and Practical Significance Rule of law
- Ruler (measuring instrument): types, history, and common uses Ruler
- Rules Don't Apply (2016 film) Rules Don't Apply
- Rules for the Direction of the Mind: Descartes’ Unfinished Method Rules for the Direction of the Mind
- Rules of Engagement (TV series)
- Rully (Calvados): former commune in northwestern France Rully, Calvados
- Rum: production, styles, history and cultural uses Rum
- Rum (Rùm) — island of the Small Isles, Inner Hebrides Rum (island)
- Rum Cay: Bahamian island and district Rum Cay
- Rum‑running and Bootlegging: Smuggling Alcohol by Sea and Land Rum-running
- Rumaucourt — commune in Pas-de-Calais, northern France Rumaucourt
- Rumba: Afro‑Cuban music and the ballroom dance Rumba
- Rumbia LRT Station (SE2) — Sengkang LRT Line, Singapore Rumbia LRT Station
- Rumble
- Rumble Fighter
- Rumelange, Luxembourg Rumelange
- Rumen Radev
- Rumen Surdzhiyski (1943–2019), Bulgarian film director and screenwriter Rumen Surdzhiyski
- Rumendingen — municipality in the Emmental region, Canton of Bern Rumendingen
- Rumer Willis
- Rumersheim-le-Haut
- Rumes (municipality in Hainaut, Belgium) Rumes
- Rumesnil (Calvados, Normandy) Rumesnil
- Rumford, Maine: River town in Oxford County with industrial roots and outdoor recreation Rumford, Maine