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