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List of records of the USA This page lists national records achieved by people, groups or institutions from the United States of America, or achievements within a contest or chart limited to the USA, for instance the Billboard music charts.
List of recreational number theory topics This is a list of recreational number theory topics (see number theory, recreational mathematics). Listing here is not pejorative: many famous topics in number theory have origins in challenging problems posed purely for their own sake.
List of recurring characters from That's So Raven Throughout the run of the popular television show That's So Raven (shown on Disney Channel) there have been many recurring characters. Some of hem have stayed with the show for all four seasons although in most cases the character has just disappeared with or without an explanation.
List of recurring characters from The Simpsons This page provides information on these recurring characters which do not have their own articles. Articles on the rest of the recurring characters can be found by their links at the List of characters from The Simpsons or in the table at the bottom of this page.
List of recurring characters of That '70s Show This is a list of recurring characters of That '70s Show. A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who is not a main character but who appears from time to time during the series' run.
List of recurring villains from Teamo Supremo This article details recurring villains on the Disney animated series Teamo Supremo. This list only includes villains who have appeared at least twice, as none of them have ever been featured in more than five episodes.
List of redundant expressions This is an alphabetically-organized list of some English language phrases which may repeat an idea, or use words which could be grammatically left out without changing the meaning. (See the article on pleonasm for a more in-depth discussion of rhetorical redundancy.
List of references in Dead Like Me The writers of the Showtime comedy-drama television series Dead Like Me have often made use of existing culture, sometimes as a central element of the plot or of George's voiceover narration; and sometimes as a minor reference for the attentive viewer to pick up on. Also, as the reapers (save George) have been around for several decades, they often mention things from their lives or since they died.
List of references in the Fire Emblem series The Fire Emblem video game series is famous for using heavy references of various themes, including history, mythology, and legend. Although developed in Japan by the game development studio Intelligent Systems, the Fire Emblem series contains numerous references to people, places and artifacts from numerous western mythologies, with Norse Mythology, Celtic Mythology, and Arthurian Mythology being the most prominent contributors.
List of reflective programming languages and platforms Programming languages and platforms that typically support reflection include dynamically typed languages such as Objective-C and Smalltalk; scripting languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, VBScript, and JavaScript; and the Maude system of rewriting logic.
List of refrigerants Chemical refrigerants are assigned an R number which is determined systematically according to molecular stucture. The following is a list of refrigerants with their R numbers, IUPAC chemical name, molecular formula, and CAS number.
List of reggae musicians This is a list of Reggae musicians. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre, or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such).
List of regicides of Charles I Regicides of Charles I are considered to be the fifty-nine Commissioners (Judges) who formed the tribunal that tried King Charles I of England and signed his death warrant, along with other officials who participated in his trial or execution, and Hugh Peters an influential republican preacher.
List of regional natural parks of France A Parc naturel régional (Regional natural park) is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the French government covering a rural area of outstanding beauty, in order to protect the scenery and heritage as well as setting up sustainable economic development in the area.
List of regional railway stations in Victoria This is a list of the currently operating Victorian regional railway stations. The stations make up 7 radial train lines, which all operate out of Southern Cross Station in Melbourne, Australia, with 2 further lines proposed to be reopened to Vline passenger rail services.
List of regions by past GDP (PPP) These are lists of regions and countries sorted by their estimated real gross domestic product (GDP) in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a country/region in a given year. GDP dollar (international dollar) estimates here are derived from PPP estimates.
List of regions in GuipĂşzcoa GuipĂşzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish GuipĂşzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province in northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. It is divided into nine regions:
List of regions in India What follows is a list of unofficial, or quasi-official regions of India. Some are geographic regions, others ethnic, linguistic, dialect, or cultural regions, and some correspond to historic countries, states or provinces.
List of religious topics Many Wikipedia articles on religious topics are not yet listed on this page. If you cannot find the topic you are interested in on this page, it still may already exist; you can try to find it using the "Search" box.
List of remixers Many R&B, pop, and rap artists use remixes and alternate versions of songs with "featured" guest stars, to make alternative versions of songs with more or different beats, alternative lyrics, extensions, and various other additions to the original song.
List of replaced loanwords in Turkish This list of replaced loanwords in Turkish includes Ottoman Turkish loanwords mostly of Arabic and Persian, but also French, Greek, and Italian origin, which were replaced with their Turkish counterparts suggested by the Turkish Language Association (Turkish: TĂĽrk Dil Kurumu - TDK) as a part of the cultural reforms - in the broader framework of AtatĂĽrk's Reforms - following the foundation of Republic of Turkey.
List of reptiles of South Asia The following is a list of reptiles of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains.
List of republics There are and were a very large number of republics in the world. A republican form of government can be combined with many different kinds of political and economic systems, from dictatorship to democracy and from a market economy to a planned economy.
List of research support companies The primary purpose of this list is to serve as a holding place for the identities of companies that fit into this category but for which articles have not yet been created. As such, it is broken into two sections: companies with articles and companies without articles (or without existing as a subsection of another article).
List of reservoirs and dams in the United States There are an estimated 75,000 dams in the United States, blocking 600,000 miles (960,000 km) of river or about 17% of rivers in the nation The following is a partial list of reservoirs and dams in the United States:
List of retcons The following are examples of retcons (retroactive continuities). To avoid speculation, they don't attempt to justify alteration-type retcons in the context of their respective continuities (a popular activity among some fans known as fanwanking), nor to explain the real-world reasons for them.
List of retired The Price Is Right pricing games This is a list for the pricing games that have been officially retired (for one reason or another) by the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Each link directs to an article detailing each game's rules, plus trivia, reason for retirement and other relevant information.
List of rivers in India This is a list of rivers in India. Rivers that flow into the sea are sorted geographically, along the coast starting from the Bay of Bengal in the east moving along the Indian coast southward till Kanyakumari and moving northward along the Arabian Sea.
List of rivers of Mendoza Province This is a list of rivers that are part of the Mendoza Province. All rivers born on the area of the Andes range, except the Desaguadero River mainly located in the provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza in the argentine region called Cuyo.
List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. In a small number of cases, which have not been fully indexed here, there are multiple rivers bearing the same name; in these cases the notation "(#)" indicates the number of rivers sharing the same name and the name-link should lead to a disambiguation page.
List of rivers of Singapore The geographically small island nation of Singapore has few rivers of significant length or width, the longest of which, the Kallang River is only 10 km in length. The Singapore River, arguably the most famous in the country, is of insignificant length as well.
List of road accidents List of road accidents records serious road accidents: those with a high death toll, possess an article of their own, or which hold some historical significance. For crashes in which famous people died, please refer to List of people who died in road accidents.
List of road-rail bridges Road-rail bridges are bridges shared by road and rail lines, as an economy measure compared to providing separate bridges. Road and rail may be provided with separate tracks, in which case trains may operate at the same time as cars.
List of role-playing games by genre This is a list of role-playing games, subdivided by genre (although many games do not fit clearly into one genre or another). It does not include computer role-playing games or any other video games with RPG elements.
List of royal saints and martyrs This list of royal saints and martyrs is a list of monarchs, other royals, and nobles who have been canonized or beatified, or who are otherwise named or revered as saints or martyrs in Christian churches. Their names are rendered in English and, where possible, in their own national language.
List of rulers of Baden Baden was a state in the southwest of Germany, primarily consisting of territory along the right bank of the Rhine opposite Alsace and the Palatinate. The territory came into existence as a margravate in the 11th century as a fairly small state.
List of rulers of Bhutan Bhutan was founded and unified as a country by the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the mid-1600s. After his death the country nominally followed his recommended "dual system of government" which split control between an administrative leader (the Druk Desi), and a religious leader, the (Je Khenpo).
List of rulers of Brandenburg and Prussia This is a list of the rulers of the Margravate of Brandenburg, of the Kingdom of Prussia, which developed out of it, and of the Free State of Prussia. Some of the margraves and kings were also electors of Brandenburg.
List of rulers of Commagene The Kingdom of Commagene was a small Hellenistic kingdom in southern Anatolia, near Antioch, which began life as a tributary state of the Seleucids, and later became an independent kingdom, before eventually being annexed by Rome in 72 AD.
List of rulers of Elbeuf The Seigneurie of Elbeuf, later a marquisate and duchy, was based on the territory of Elbeuf in the Vexin, ruled first by the Counts of Valois and then the Counts of Meulan before passing to the Lords of Harcourt. In 1265, it was erected into a seigneurie for them.
List of rulers of Halych and Volhynia List of rulers of Halych and its sister principality, Volhynia. They were basically separate principalities (rulers being closely related) until Roman the Great, Prince of Volhynia who conquered also Halych but immediately gave it to his son.
List of rulers of Ligny The Lords of Ligny, later Counts of Ligny, ruled the fief of Ligny-en-Barrois during the Middle Ages. In 1240, the seigniory of Ligny-en-Barrois was given by Henry II of Bar as the dowry of his daughter Marguerite, who married Henry V of Luxemburg.
List of rulers of Schönborn Schönborn was a German statelet ruled by the Schönborn family located in northern Bavaria, Germany, located to the south of Bamberg and to the southeast of Würzburg. Schönborn emerged as a Lordship in the 14th Century.
List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands, a small group of islands in the eastern Pacific, are (as of 2005) the last remaining British colony in Oceania. Settled by mutineers from the HMAV Bounty in 1790, the island was effectively independent until 1898, when it was annexed by the United Kingdom and placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Fiji.
List of rulers of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia This is a list of the Presidents (Heads of state), Prime Ministers (Heads of government; both Czech) and Reichsprotektors ('Imperial Protector' means nazi-representative, the German holding most of the real executive power) of the Czech puppet-state Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia.
List of rulers of Wales Before the Norman Conquest of Wales was completed in 1282, Wales consisted of a number of independent principalities, the most important being Gwynedd, Powys, Deheubarth (originally Seisyllwg and Dyfed), Gwent and Morgannwg. Boundary changes and the equal division of patrimony meant that few princes ever came close to ruling the whole of Wales.
List of rulers of Wallachia List of rulers of Wallachia, from the first mention of a medieval polity situated between the Southern Carpathians and the Danube, and until the creation of Romania (in 1866, after the union with Moldavia of 1859).
List of rural and urban districts in England in 1973 This is a list of all the rural districts, urban districts and municipal boroughs in England as they existed prior to the entry into force of the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974. There were 1086 such districts and boroughs at this time, the result of a gradual consolidation since their formation in 1894.
List of rural and urban districts in Northern Ireland The urban districts and rural districts of Northern Ireland had their origin in 1899, when the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 came into effect. They were based on the system of district councils introduced in England and Wales four years earlier.
List of rural and urban districts in Wales in 1973 This is a list of the municipal boroughs, urban districts, and rural districts in Wales immediately prior to the coming into force of the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. The number of districts gradually reduced from their creation in 1894 through consolidation.
List of rural districts of Germany Germany is divided into 439 administrative districts; these consist of 323 rural districts (Landkreise), listed fully here, and 116 urban districts (Kreisfreie Städte / Stadtkreise) - cities which constitute a district in their own right (see List of German urban districts).
List of R-phrases R-phrases (short for Risk Phrases) are defined in Annex III of European Union Directive 67/548/EEC: Nature of special risks attributed to dangerous substances and preparations. The list was consolidated and republished in Directive 2001/59/EC, where translations into other EU languages may be found.
List of R&B musicians This is a list of Rhythm and blues (R&B) music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre, or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such).
List of Ramsar Sites in India The list of Ramsar Sites in India comprises Indian wetlands deemed to be of "international importance" under the Ramsar Convention. For a full list of all Ramsar Sites worldwide, see the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance.
List of Rare Ltd. games This is a list of video games by the company Rare Ltd., Written in the format gamename (system(s)) - publisher(s), where gamename is the name of the game it developed, system(s) is the computer system the game was developed for and publisher(s) is the names of the publisher.
List of RAGBRAI overnight stops by year Eight "host communities" are selected each year by the RAGBRAI organizers; two of them are the beginning and end points, while the other six serve as overnight stops for the bicyclists. The distance between each host community is usually between 50 and 70 miles.
List of Recipients of Today's Top VIII Award This is a list of the recipients of the Today's Top VIII Award given each year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) since its inception in 1973.NCAA webpage listing Top VIII Award recipients Note that the award was previously known as the Today's Top V Award (1973 through 1985) and Today's Top VI Award (1986 through 1994).
List of Regiments of the British Indian Army (1903) This is a list of regiments of the British Indian Army after the Kitchener Reforms -- after the Commander-in-Chief Indian Forces, Lord Kitchener -- of 1903. These reforms were wide-ranging and helped further improve the Indian Army (though not enough to meet the demands of World War I), which had been formed from the separate Bengal, Bombay and Madras armies in 1895 (replaced by the Bengal, Bombay, Madras and Punjab commands).
List of Regional Information Centers The BOCES Regional Information and Computer Centers are staffed by experienced professionals who are familiar with national and state initiatives. They work in collaboration with the NYS Education Department and assist districts in meeting State reporting requirements.
List of Registered Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania The following is a list of registered historic places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; all are included on the National Register of Historic Places. There is also a separate list of Registered Historic Places in Pennsylvania.
List of Reichstag participants (1792) The Holy Roman Empire was one of the strangest political structures in the world. Although in the earlier part of the Middle Ages, under the Salian and Hohenstaufen emperors, it was relatively centralized, as time went on the Emperor lost more and more power to the Princes.
List of Republic of the Congo-related topics This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that are related to the Republic of the Congo - Congo (Brazzaville) - the smaller of the two Congos. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar.
List of Rhode Island state prisons There are eight state prisons in the state of Rhode Island, six for males and two for females. The following is a list of these state prisons (This does not include federal prisons or county jails located in Rhode Island):
List of Righteous Among the Nations by country This is a per country list of people who helped victims to escape from the Nazi Holocaust during World War II, often called "rescuers". Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Israel, has recognized over 20,000 Righteous Among the Nations.
List of Richard Tucker Award winners The Richard Tucker Award is awarded annually by the Richard Tucker Music Foundation to an American-born opera singer on the threshold of a major national and international career. The award carries a cash prize (currently $30,000 USD).
List of Rio de Janeiro metro stations This is a list of stations on the underground railway system (MetrĂ´ Rio) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The system has two lines denominated numerically: Broadly Linha 1 serves the south and central zones while Linha 2 serves the north.
List of RLM aircraft designations This is a list of aircraft type numbers allocated by an institution under the direction of Heereswaffenamt (before May 1933) and the RLM between 1933 and 1945 for German military and civilian aircraft. See RLM aircraft designation system for an explanation of how these numbers were used.
List of Rockford Files episodes The Rockford Files aired on the NBC television network from 1974 through 1980, starting with a made-for-TV movie originally titled, simply, The Rockford Files. During the series run, there were a number of two-part episodes, as well as long (90 or 120 minutes) episodes that were split into two parts for syndication (and on recent DVD releases).
List of Roman amphitheatres The remains of some 90 amphitheatres have been located in widely scattered areas of the Roman Empire. These are fully circular, and are not to be confused with the more common "ordinary" theatres, which are semicircular structures.
List of Roman army unit types This is a list of both unit types and ranks of the Roman army from the Roman Republic to the fall of the Roman Empire. The distinction between rank and unit type doesn't seem to have been as precise as in a modern-day army, in which a solider has a separate pay-grade, job description, and assigned unit.
List of Roman Catholic Archbishops of Armagh This page lists the Bishops and Archbishops of Armagh, according to the Roman Catholic succession, including the names of ancient Celtic leaders, mediæval Catholic ones, and the Roman Catholic prelates reinstituted after the Reformation.
List of Roman Catholic bishops of KrakĂłw The diocese of KrakĂłw was created in 1000 and was made the archdiocese of KrakĂłw on October 28, 1925. Due to KrakĂłw's role as Poland's political, cultural and spiritual center, the bishops and archbishops of KrakĂłw were often very influential in the city, country and abroad.
List of Roman Catholic Church artists This list of noteworthy Roman Catholic Church artists concerns artists known largely or primarily for works of Roman Catholic religious art, a subset of Christian art in general. It may also include artists whose position as a Roman Catholic priest or missionary was vital to their artistic works or development.
List of Roman Catholic Church musicians List of Roman Catholic Church musicians is a list of people who perform or compose Roman Catholic music, a branch of Christian music. Names should be limited to those whose Catholicism affected their music and should preferably only include those musicians whose works have been performed liturgically in a Catholic service, or who perform specifically in a Catholic religious context.
List of Romance languages The Romance languages include 47 (SIL estimate) languages and dialects spoken in Europe and western Asia; this language group is a part of the Italic language family. Top level groups are listed roughly East to West.
List of Romanian actors This is a list of Romanian actors, actresses, playwrights, and directors, whether on stage or in film. Most of these people made at least a significant portion of their career in Romanian-language theater, alghough some are merely of Romanian origin.
List of Romanian communists The following is a List of Romanian communists, including both activists of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and people actively engaged in other communist groups (including people of Romanian origin who were members of communist parties in other countries).
List of Romanian Ministers of the Interior This is a list of Interior ministers from the creation of the Romanian state (1862) to the present day. Since 2004, the minister holds the title of Minister of Administration and Interior, being the head of the Ministry of Administration and Interior of Romania.
List of Romanian words of possible Dacian origin This is a list of Romanian words believed to be of Dacian origin and thus representing the Eastern Romance substratum. In fact, it is not clear if they belonged to the Dacian language or the Thracian language (or both), as the relation between the two is uncertain.
List of Rosa species There is significant disagreement over the number of true rose species. Some species are so similar that they could easily be considered variations of a single species, while other species show enough variation that they could easily be considered to be different species.
List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights This is a list of Royal Air Force independent flights. An independent flight is a military administrative structure which is used to command flying units where the number of aircraft is not large enough to warrant a fully fledged squadron.
List of Royal Air Force heavy conversion units This is a list of Royal Air Force heavy conversion units. The Heavy Conversion Unit was the final step in the training of the crews of Bomber Command, converting them to the heavy bombers that Command flew and preparing them for operational missions bombing Germany.
List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations This is a list of stations operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), or stations where RCAF units existed, from 1924 until unification into the Canadian Armed Forces on February 1, 1968. Many of the listed RCAF stations link to facility descriptions that include the prefix "CFB" (Canadian Forces Base), or "CFS" (Canadian Forces Station) in the name.
List of Rugby league incidents The following is a listing of all off-field criminal incidents that have received media coverage from rugby league competitions in Australia, New Zealand and England, particularly the current National Rugby League (NRL) but also the NSWRL, QRL and Super League (Australia) and Super League (Europe).
List of Rulers of Schleswig-Holstein Here is listed rulers, usually dukes, who ruled both Schleswig and Holstein, starting from the first Holstein count who received Danish Sønderjylland = Schleswig, until both provinces were lost to Germany; and afterwards, titular dukes.
List of Rural Districts in England and Wales 1894 - 1930 The following is a list of rural districts established in England and Wales by the Local Government Act 1894. The list includes all districts that existed up to the series of County Review Orders that amalgamated and abolished numerous small rural districts in the 1930s.
List of Russian language topics The list of Russian language topics stores articles on grammar and other language-related topics that discuss (or should discuss) peculiarities of the Russian language (as well as of other languages) or provide examples from Russian language for these topics.
List of Russian Navy cruisers Currently, only the navies of Russia and the United States operate modern vessels classified as cruisers. Russia currently operates eight, one of which is only nominally in commission and has not put to sea since 1991 (Kirov-class Admiral Ushakov), and one of which is under construction (Slava-class Admiral Lobov).
List of Russian rulers At different times, a ruler in Kievan Rus'/Rus' principalities/Imperial Russia bore the title of Kniaz (translated as Duke or Prince), Velikiy Kniaz (translated as Grand Duke, Grand Prince or Great Prince), Tsar, Emperor.
List of Russian superheroes This list will attempt to chronicle "Russian" superheroes, many of which will hail from the Russian Federation, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. And quite a few will be anachronisms, throwbacks to the "bad old days" of the Cold War and the Soviet Union.
List of Russians This is a list of people associated with Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and Russia of today. For a long time Russia has been a multinational country, and many people of different nationalities contributed to its culture, to its glory, and to its sorrow.
List of Rutgers University people This is an enumeration of notable people affiliated with Rutgers University, including graduates of the undergraduate and graduate and professional programs, former students who did not graduate or receive their degree, presidents of the university, current and former professors, as well as members of the board of trustees and board of governors, and coaches affiliated with the university's athletic program. Also included are characters in works of fiction (books, films, television shows, et cetera.
List of saints A small selection of Christian saints are listed below in alphabetical order by Christian name, but if necessary by surname, the place or attribute part of name as well. Wikipedia also contains a calendar of saints listed by the day of the year on which they are traditionally venerated.
List of sampled songs This list is of songs that have been sampled by other songs; songs that are parodied or remade without using a recording of the original song do not count as “samples”. It is organized under the name of the artist whose song is sampled followed by the name of the song and year released, and then the sampling Artist: "Song", Album (year in music|year).
List of sampled songs starting with a non-letter This list is of songs that have been sampled by other songs; songs that are parodied or remade without using a recording of the original song do not count as “samples”. It is organized under the name of the artist whose song is sampled followed by the name of the song and year released, and then the sampling Artist: "Song", Album (year in music|year).
List of sampled songs starting with A This list is of songs that have been sampled by other songs; songs that are parodied or remade without using a recording of the original song do not count as “samples”. It is organized under the name of the artist whose song is sampled followed by the name of the song and year released, and then the sampling Artist: "Song", Album (year in music|year).
List of sampled songs starting with B This list is of songs that have been sampled by other songs; songs that are parodied or remade without using a recording of the original song do not count as “samples”. It is organized under the name of the artist whose song is sampled followed by the name of the song and year released, and then the sampling Artist: "Song", Album (year in music|year).
List of sampled songs starting with C This list is of songs that have been sampled by other songs; songs that are parodied or remade without using a recording of the original song do not count as “samples”. It is organized under the name of the artist whose song is sampled followed by the name of the song and year released, and then the sampling Artist: "Song", Album (year in music|year).
List of sampled songs starting with D This list is of songs that have been sampled by other songs; songs that are parodied or remade without using a recording of the original song do not count as “samples”. It is organized under the name of the artist whose song is sampled followed by the name of the song and year released, and then the sampling Artist: "Song", Album (year in music|year).
List of sampled songs starting with E This list is of songs that have been sampled by other songs; songs that are parodied or remade without using a recording of the original song do not count as “samples”. It is organized under the name of the artist whose song is sampled followed by the name of the song and year released, and then the sampling Artist: "Song", Album (year in music|year).

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