Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *

Riku Hahl Riku Markus Hahl (born November 1, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre, who played most notably for HPK in the Finnish Liiga and the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Hahl was drafted 183r ...

(born 1980), Finnish NHL hockey player *, Japanese footballer *

Riku Heini Riku Heini (born 9 December 1990) is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti and Finland national under-19 football team The Finnish national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Finland. UEFA E ...

(born 1990), Finnish footballer for FC Lahti *

Riku Helenius Riku Helenius (born March 1, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Dresdner Eislöwen in the DEL2. Playing career Helenius was selected 15th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, pa ...

(born 1988), Finnish NHL hockey player *

Riku Kiri Riku Kiri (born April 5, 1963 in Kotka, Finland) is a Finnish former strongman and powerlifter, best known for competing in the World's Strongest Man competition, narrowly missing out on capturing the title on more than one occasion. He has been ...

(born 1963), Finnish sportsman *

Riku Lätti Riku Lätti (11 June 1973), is a South African singer, songwriter and writer. After Riku matriculated in 1991 at Hoërskool Florida, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, he studied philosophy at University of the Witwatersrand where he finished his ho ...

(born 1973), South African singer, songwriter and writer *

Riku Matsuda (disambiguation) Riku Matsuda may refer to: *Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a right back. Career During his time in high school, he was converted from forward to a defending role. After four year ...

, multiple people *

Riku Miura Riku Miura ( ja, 三浦璃来; born December 17, 2001) is a Japanese pair skater. With her skating partner, Ryuichi Kihara, she is the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships, 2023 World champion, 2022 World Figure Skating Championships, 2022 Wo ...

(born 2001), Japanese figure skater *

Riku Moriyama , also credited as , is a Japanese voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voic ...

, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer * Riku Rantala (born 1974), Finnish journalist and presenter *

Riku Riski Riku Olavi Riski (born 16 August 1989) is a Finnish Association footballer, footballer who plays for the Finnish club HJK Helsinki. He has previously played for Turun Palloseura, TPS Turku in Finland, Widzew Łódź in Poland, Hønefoss BK, Rosen ...

(born 1989), Finnish midfielder footballer, who represents Turun Palloseura of Veikkausliiga *

Riku Sanjo is a Japanese manga writer and screenwriter. He works as a story writer for manga, anime and live-action film. Sanjo graduated from Meiji University. '' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' (1989–1996), which he created with illustrator ...

(born 1964), Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

*Riku Nanase, character in ''

IDOLiSH7 is a Japanese rhythm game developed and published by Bandai Namco Online with music collaboration by Lantis for Android and iOS platforms, which first released in Japan on August 20, 2015. The project features character design by Arina ...

'' *Riku Asakura, character in ''

Ultraman Geed is a Japanese tokusatsu drama produced by Tsuburaya Productions and the 29th entry to the ''Ultra Series''. It aired on TV Tokyo from July 8, 2017 to December 23, 2017. The series is simulcast outside Japan by Crunchyroll. The main catchphrase is ...

'' * Riku Kitazawa, character in the ''Gravitation'' universe *

Riku Harada This is a list of characters in the manga series '' D.N.Angel'' by Yukiru Sugisaki and its anime adaptation. Protagonists Daisuke Niwa Character Voice: *Anime: Miyu Irino is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He voiced Haku in ''Spirited ...

, character in ''D.N.Angel'' media *

Riku Miyagusuku The ''Blood+'' anime, light novel, and manga series features an extensive cast of characters designed by Chizu Hashii and co-created by Production I.G and Aniplex. The series is set within fictionalized versions of various real-life cities, in ...

, character in the ''Blood+'' universe * Riku (''Kino's Journey''), character in ''Kino's Journey'' media * Riku (''Kingdom Hearts''), character in ''Kingdom Hearts'' media *

Rikku Rikku is a fictional character in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, created by Tetsuya Nomura. Rikku first appears in ''Final Fantasy X'' as one of its protagonists, where she accompanies her cousin Yuna (Final Fantasy), Yuna and others on a journey ...

, a character in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. *Riku Dola, character in '' No Game No Life: Zero'' *Riku, character in movie

47 Ronin (2013) ''47 Ronin'' is a 2013 American fantasy action film directed by Carl Rinsch in his directorial debut. Written by Chris Morgan and Hossein Amini from a story conceived by Morgan and Walter Hamada, the film is a work of ''Chūshingura'' ("The Treas ...

*Riku, supporting character in '' Princess Half-Demon'', the spinoff to ''

Inuyasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...

'' and '' Inuyasha: The Final Act'' *Riku Tanaka, episodic character in '' Years and Years''

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