Riel may refer to:

Places

  • Riel, Netherlands, a town in the Netherlands
  • Riel (electoral district), 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 (1940-2024), Danish jazz and rock drummer
  • André Riel (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
  • Jørn Riel (born 1931), Danish writer
  • Louis Riel Sr. (1817–1864), Canadian Métis farmer, father of Louis and Sara Riel
  • Louis Riel (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 (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

Other uses

  • Cambodian riel, the currency of Cambodia
  • Metro Riel, Guatemala City, Guatemala; a proposed metro line
  • Prix Riel (Riel Prize), Franco-Manitoban award
  • Riel (film), a 1979 film about Louis Riel
  • Riel House, St. Vital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; museum and former residence of Louis Riel

See also

  • Van Riel, Dutch surname
  • Louis Riel (disambiguation)
  • Riel Rebellion (disambiguation)
  • Riehl (disambiguation)
  • Rial (disambiguation)
  • Real (disambiguation)