Eleonora Ratkevich (1961) – Latvian  russian writer in the genre of fantasy. >>

Boris Ravdin (1942) – a historian of culture. >>

Vitold Rayevsky (1929-2001) – Professor, Habilitated Doctor of History (Dr. habil. hist.). >>

Nina Razdorova-Gusarova (1927-2015) – Candidate of Philology. From 1969 to 1974 – a Deputy Dean  of the faculty of Philology of the University of Latvia. >>

Amalia von Reinhold (née Fleischmann;  1824–1893) was a public figure, founder and member of a number of public and charitable organizations, and a donor to the Riga Grebenshchikov Old Believer School in the period from 1873 to 1893. >>

Anisim (Onisim) Rekashev (1859–1955) – an outstanding diagnostician, treated the people of Latgalia for more than 70 years. >>

Taisia Repina (born Trubetskaya; 1937–2022) –  a public figure. >>

Anikita Repnin (1668–1726) – a Prince, Russian Governor-General of Riga. >>

Vladimir Reshetov (1953) – a producer, journalisr, artist, publisher. >>