Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer * Riku Hahl (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. References External links *Profile at veikkausliiga.com*Profile at fclahti.fi 1990 births Living ...

(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, ...

(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 ...

(born 1973), South African singer, songwriter and writer * Riku Matsuda (disambiguation), 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 champion, 2022 World silver medalist, the 2023 Four Continents champion, the 2022–23 Grand P ...

(born 2001), Japanese figure skater *

Riku Moriyama , also credited as , is a Japanese voice actress. Voice roles Anime Television * '' Mahoraba: Heartful Days'' (2005), Archer Girl A (ep 6), Micchan, Mummy girl (ep 20), Risona Aizawa (Friend C), Yo-chan Original video animations * ''Wet ...

, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer *

Riku Rantala Riku Rantala (born 20 July 1974) is a Finnish journalist, best known from traveling series Madventures. He has also co-written a book, ''Isänmaan asialla - matkaopas syrjäytettyjen Suomeen'' (Johnny Kniga, 2004), with Ari Lahdenmäki. In 2007, ...

(born 1974), Finnish journalist and presenter *

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

(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 Koj ...

(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 Entertainment, Bandai Namco Online with music collaboration by Lantis (company), Lantis for Android (operating system), Android and iOS platforms, which first released in Ja ...

'' *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, Tomoko Kaneda (younger version) *Drama CD: Sōichirō Hoshi *Engli ...

, 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, ...

, 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 and others on a journey to defeat the monster ...

, 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 ...

*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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