Riel may refer to:

Places

Riel, Netherlands Riel is a village (Dutch language, Dutch: ''dorp (town), dorp'') in the municipality of Goirle, south of Tilburg in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant. Until 1997 it belonged to the municipality Alphen en Riel. On the eas ...

, a town in the Netherlands *

Riel (electoral district) Riel is a provincial electoral division or riding in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. The riding is in the south-central region of Winni ...

, a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, named after Louis Riel * Riel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; a community committee comprising three city wards

People and characters

People with the surname

Alex Riel Alex Riel (13 September 1940 – 9 June 2024) was a Danish jazz and rock drummer.''Jeg skal sgu sidde ved trommerne'' Af Bine Madsen. Dagbladenes Bureau, 9 February 2010. Same interview in Flensborg Avis, 17 February 2010, Side 18''Alex Riel ...

(1940-2024), Danish jazz and rock drummer *

André Riel André Riel (; born 21 October 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for VB 1968. Career Early years Riel began his senior career in HIK before moving the Faroese club B36 Tórshavn in 2009, where he spent six mont ...

(born 1989), Danish professional footballer * Ane Riel (born 1971), Danish novelist * Cole Riel (born 1995), American politician * Etta Riel (1914–???), American woman who disappeared * Heike Riel (born 1971), German nanotechnologist * Hervé Riel, 17th century French fisherman, subject of poem by

Robert Browning Robert Browning (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose dramatic monologues put him high among the Victorian literature, Victorian poets. He was noted for irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentar ...

Jørn Riel Jørn Riel (23 July 1931 – 18 August 2023) was a Danish writer. Riel was born in Odense on 23 July 1931. He was partly known for works on Greenland as he lived there for sixteen years. One of his works was adapted to film as '' Before Tomorro ...

(born 1931), Danish writer * Louis Riel Sr. (1817–1864), Canadian Métis farmer, father of Louis and Sara Riel *

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis in Canada, Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of ...

(1844–1885), Canadian Métis politician and rebel * Maurice Riel (1922–2007), Canadian politician * Sara Riel (1848–1883), Canadian Métis nun, sister of Louis Riel

People with the given name

* John Riel Casimero (born 1989), Filipino boxer and internet personality *

Lawrence Riel Yew Lawrence Riel Yew (January 17, 1942 – April 18, 1998) was a trapper, fisherman and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Cumberland from 1982 to 1986 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) me ...

(1942–1998), Canadian trapper, fisherman and politician * Riel de Kock (born 1983), South African cricketer * Riel Nason, Canadian novelist

Fictional characters

* Ye Ri-el, a fictional character from the Korean TV show ''

I'm Not a Robot ''I'm Not a Robot'' () is a South Korean television series starring Yoo Seung-ho, Chae Soo-bin, and Um Ki-joon. It is written by Kim Sun-mi and directed by Jung Dae-yoon. Producing the series for MBC is May Queen Pictures. It aired on MBC T ...

Other uses

Cambodian riel The riel (; ; sign: ៛; code: KHR) is the currency of Cambodia. There have been two distinct riel, the first issued between 1953 and May 1975. Between 1975 and 1980, the country had no monetary system. A second currency, also named "riel", h ...

, the currency of Cambodia *

Metro Riel Metro Riel is a light rail line proposed for Guatemala's capital, Guatemala City. Background In October 2016, it was reported that Spanish consulting engineer IDOM conducted a feasibility study into a light rail system for Guatemala City, evalua ...

, Guatemala City, Guatemala; a proposed metro line *

Prix Riel The Prix Riel, created in 1983, recognizes francophones in the Canadian province of Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's ...

(Riel Prize),

Franco-Manitoban Franco-Manitobans () are French Canadians or Francophone Canadians, Canadian francophones living in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Manitoba. According to the 2016 Canadian Census, 40,975 residents of the province stated that ...

award * ''Riel'' (film), a 1979 film about Louis Riel *

Riel House Riel House is a National Historic Site commemorating the life of the Métis politician and activist Louis Riel, and also the daily life of Métis families in the Red River Settlement. The house is situated in the historic St. Vital parish o ...