Riaan is a generally male given name, popular in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

. It is also a Hindu male given name meaning 'Little King'. Notable people with the name include: *

Riaan Botha Riaan Botha (born 8 November 1970 in Pretoria) is a retired South African pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.91 metres, achieved in April 1997 in Pretoria. This places him second on the African all-time performers list, behind fellow South Afri ...

(born 1970), South African pole vaulter
Riaan Fitzgerald
a South African creative designer *

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 Engelbrecht Riaan Engelbrecht is a South African former rugby league footballer for the Tuks Bulls. He is a South African international, and has played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying against Jamaica and the US, as a , and also as a . Refere ...

, South African rugby league player *

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 o ...

, South African athlete *

Riaan Manser Riaan Manser (born 1973) is an explorer based in South Africa. He has done his exploring on a bicycle or a kayak. Notable firsts He was the first person to circumnavigate the coast of Africa by bicycle, a distance of 37,000 km, through 3 ...

(born 1973), South African pioneering explorer *

Riaan Schoeman Riaan Schoeman (born 18 September 1989 in Vereeniging) 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 Frees ...

(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 O ...

(born 1984), South African rugby union footballer *

Riaan Vermeulen Riaan Vermeulen (born 3 August 1984) is a South African rugby union player. He has played for the , and before joining for the 2010 Currie Cup First Division The 2010 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 16 July through to 15 Octob ...

(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 a ...

(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

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