Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Real people

Finnish

  • Riku Hahl (born 1980), Finnish NHL hockey player
  • Riku Heini (born 1990), Finnish footballer for FC Lahti
  • Riku Helenius (born 1988), Finnish NHL hockey player
  • Riku Immonen (born 1974), Finnish professional Muay Thai kickboxer and active muay thai coach
  • Riku Jääskä (born 1998), Finnish footballer
  • Riku Kiri (born 1963), Finnish sportsman
  • Riku Korhonen (born 1972), Finnish writer and journalist
  • Riku Korhonen (gymnast) (1883–1932), Finnish gymnast
  • Riku Nieminen (born 1986) Finnish actor and dancer
  • Riku Paularinne (born 1988), Finnish football coach
  • Riku Pitkänen (born 1991), Finnish former ice hockey forward
  • Riku Pöytäkivi (born 1993), Finnish swimmer
  • Riku Rantala (born 1974), Finnish journalist and presenter
  • Riku Riski (born 1989), Finnish footballer
  • Riku Selander (born 1994), Finnish footballer
  • Riku Sjöroos (born 1995), Finnish footballer
  • Riku Toivo (born 1989), Finnish professional ice hockey player

Japanese

  • , Japanese kickboxer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese professional footballer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese badminton player
  • , Japanese football player
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese professional boxer
  • , Japanese kickboxer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese professional footballer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese novelist
  • , Japanese figure skater
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese kickboxer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese member from NiziU
  • , Japanese writer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese manga artist
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese speed skater
  • , Japanese professional baseball catcher
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese curler

Other nationalities

  • Riku Lätti (born 1973), South African singer, songwriter and writer
  • Riku Morgan, Nigerian Airforce officer

Fictional characters

  • Riku, a character in 47 Ronin
  • Riku (Kingdom Hearts), a character in Kingdom Hearts
  • Riku, a character in Kino's Journey
  • Riku, a character in Xenoblade Chronicles 3
  • Riku, a character in Yashahime
  • Riku Ageha, a character in Star-Myu
  • Riku Asakura, a character in Ultraman Geed
  • Riku Dola, a character in No Game No Life: Zero
  • Riku Harada, a character in D.N.Angel
  • Riku Kitazawa, a character in Gravitation
  • Riku Mikami, a character in Gundam Build Divers
  • Riku Miyagusuku, a character in Blood+
  • Riku Nanase, a character in IDOLiSH7
  • Riku Tanaka, a character in Years and Years
  • Riku Utomiya, a character in Classroom of the Elite
  • Rikku, a character in Final Fantasy X

See also

  • Rinku (disambiguation)
  • Rick (disambiguation)

References