Name
- Ricardo, Moses, of Brighton1
- Rice, Stephen Edmund Spring, Deputy Chairman, Board of Customs, 1814-18651
- Richards, George Henry, Admiral KCB1
- Richardson, John, Arctic explorer1
- Rigaud, Stephen Peter, mathematical historian and astronomer1
- Robe, A. W., Captain; of the Map Office1
- Roberts, David, RA1
- Robertson, Patrick, Lord Robertson; Scotch judge1
- Robinson, Thomas Romney, astronomer, FRS1
- Roget, Peter Mark, MD, FRS1
- Rohlfs, Gerhard, German explorer1
- Ross, James Clark, FRS; RearAdm. 18561
- Royal Society, 1660-1
- Ruland, Carl, librarian to Albert, Prince Consort1
- Russell, John Scott, engineer and naval architect, 1808-18821
- Russell, John, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister, 1792-18781
- Sabine, Edward, General RA, KCB, PRS1
- Sablukov, Nikolai Aleksandrovich, Russian General1
- Salomons, David, 1st Baronet , Lord Mayor of London1
- Salusbury-Trelawny, John Salusbury, 9th Baronet1