Riaan is a generally male given name, popular in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. It is often confused to be a

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

male given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Riaan Botha Riaan Botha (born 8 November 1970 in Pretoria Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all f ...

(born 1970), South African pole vaulter *

Riaan Cruywagen Riaan Cruywagen (born 5 October 1945) is a South African television news reader and voice artist who has been associated with the South African Broadcasting Corporation since its first television broadcasts in 1975. Cruywagen continued to presen ...

(born 1945), South African television news reader and voice artist *

Riaan Liebenberg Riaan Liebenberg is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T13 sprints events. Riian competed in the 100m, 200m and 400m in the T13 class at the 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or ...

, South African athlete *

Riaan Manser Riaan Manser (born 1973) is an explorer based in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounde ...

(born 1973), South African pioneering explorer *

Riaan Schoeman Riaan Schoeman (born 18 September 1989) is a South African swimmer who specializes in the Individual Medley and Freestyle events. He is a multiple-time South African champion and record holder for the Individual Medley and Freestyle events. Sc ...

(born 1989), South African swimmer *

Riaan Smit Adriaan Jacobus "True Blue" Smit (born 28 April 1984) is a South African rugby union professional footballer. He can operate in several positions in the back-line but usually plays as a fly-half or fullback. Career Smit currently represents ...

(born 1984), South African rugby union footballer *

Riaan Stander Riaan Stander (born 1972) is a South African serial killer who murdered two prostitutes in Port Elizabeth (present-day Gqeberha) in August 2007. His modus operandi consisted of picking up prostitutes in the evening, taking them back to his flat ...

(born 1972), South African serial killer * Riaan Vermeulen (born 1984), South African rugby union player *

Riaan Viljoen Riaan Viljoen (born 1 April 1983) is a professional South African rugby union rugby player, currently playing with Japanese Super Rugby side the and Top League West side NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes. He was born in Carletonville, South Africa an ...

(born 1983), South African rugby union rugby player *

Riaan Walters Riaan Walters (born 10 August 1980) is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, who often plays as the opening batsman in the Namibian attack. He played in two One Day Internationals in the Cricket World Cup in 2003, though he remained ...

(born 1980), Namibian cricketer *

Riaan van Zyl Riaan van Zyl (born July 9, 1972) is an American former rugby union player. He played wing for the United States national team from 2003 to 2004. In that short span, he earned 13 caps including 12 starts, and scored 9 tries. He started all four ...

(born 1972), American rugby union player *

Riaan Nolan Riaan is a generally male given name, popular in South Africa. It is often confused to be a Hindu male given name. Notable people with the name include: * Riaan Botha (born 1970), South African pole vaulter * Riaan Cruywagen (born 1945), South Afr ...

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