Richard, Henry, 1812-1888, MP, Secretary of the Peace Society
Richmond, Lady Florence Elsa (née Bell), 1880-1971
Ritchie, George Stephen, 1914-2012, Rear-Admiral
British admiral noted for his cartographic and hydrographic work.
Rivers, William Halse Rivers, 1864-1922, anthropologist
Riviere, Briton, 1840-1920, painter
Road Research Laboratory, UK Government.
Originally established in 1933 by the UK Government as the Road Research Laboratory (RRL) under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), and later became the Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL) in 1972.