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Rahmatabad Mound

Rahmatabad Mound is a prehistoric mound near Pasargadae in Fars, Iran, whose nine meters of deposits span the Neolithic to the Qajar period and yielded the first Pre-Pottery Neolithic evidence in Fars.

Rahmi Öklü

Rahmi Öklü, published as Rahmi Oklu, is an interventional radiologist and Professor of Radiology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona whose Patient Inspired Engineering Laboratory developed the FDA-cleared Obsidio embolic.

Rahnamay-e Ketab

Rahnamay-e Ketab (راهنمای کتاب, "Book Guide") was a Persian-language journal of book reviews, Persian literature, and Iranian studies, founded by Ehsan Yarshater in Tehran in 1957.

Rahotep

Rahotep, or Sekhemre-Wahkhau Rahotep, was a pharaoh of the Second Intermediate Period, usually assigned to the Theban 17th Dynasty and known chiefly from a stela at Koptos.

Rahotep (prince)

Rahotep was a prince of early Fourth Dynasty Egypt, generally taken as a son of Snofru, known from his Meidum mastaba and his famous painted statues with his wife Nofret.

Rahu

Rahu (Sanskrit राहु) is one of the nine navagraha of Hindu tradition, a shadow planet identified with the Moon's ascending node and with the severed head of the asura Svarbhanu.

Rahu Ketu (2026 film)

Rahu Ketu is a 2026 Hindi fantasy comedy directed by Vipul Vig, starring Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, and Shalini Pandey, released 16 January 2026 by Zee Studios; critics panned it and it grossed $34,783 worldwide.

Rahul (राहुल)

Rahul (राहुल) is a common masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, borne by about 1.4 million people and best known as the name of the Buddha's son.

Rahul Bajaj (राहुल बजाज)

Rahul Bajaj (राहुल बजाज) was an Indian industrialist who chaired Bajaj Auto for 49 years, built it into a leading two-wheeler maker, and received the Padma Bhushan.

Rahul Banerjee (chemist)

Rahul Banerjee is an Indian chemist, professor at IISER Kolkata since 2021, who works on metal-organic and covalent organic frameworks and won the 2018 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize.

Rahul Bhat

Rahul Bhat (राहुल भट) is an Indian actor, former model, and Heena (1998–2003) TV star known for Anurag Kashyap's Ugly and Kennedy, Cannes selections, and the Netflix series Black Warrant; distinct from Rahul Bhatt, son of Mahesh Bhatt.

Rahul Bhatia

Rahul Bhatia, born 1960 in Nainital, is an Indian businessman who founded InterGlobe Enterprises in 1989 and cofounded IndiGo, India's largest airline, with Rakesh Gangwal in 2006.

Rahul Bhatt

Rahul Bhatt denotes two Indian figures: actor Rahul Bhat (born 1977, Srinagar), star of Heena, Ugly, Dobaaraa, Kennedy, and Black Warrant; and Rahul Bhatt (born 1982, Mumbai), Mahesh Bhatt's son, a fitness trainer and Bigg Boss 4 contestant.

Rahul Bose (राहुल बोस)

Rahul Bose (राहुल बोस), born 1967 in Kolkata, is an Indian actor, director and former international rugby captain known for English, August, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer and Poorna, and president of Rugby India since 2025.

Rahul Chahar

Rahul Desraj Chahar (born 1999, Bharatpur) is an Indian right-arm leg-spinner; T20I and ODI caps for India, 2021 T20 World Cup squad pick ahead of Chahal, IPL titles with Mumbai Indians 2019 and 2020, later Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Surrey.

Rahul Chaudhari (राहुल चौधरी)

Rahul Chaudhari (राहुल चौधरी), the "Raid Machine" and "Poster Boy of Kabaddi," is an Indian PKL raider from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh; first to 500 raid points, Season 4 MVP, 1,045 career raid points, 2016 World Cup and South Asian Games gold medalist.

Rahul Dev (राहुल देव)

Rahul Dev (राहुल देव), born 1968 in New Delhi, is an Indian actor and former model known for villain roles in Champion, Asoka, and Awara Paagal Deewana and for work across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and other regional cinemas; brother of the late actor Mukul Dev.

Rahul Dholakia (राहुल ढोलकिया)

Rahul Dholakia (राहुल ढोलकिया) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter from Mumbai, not the politician or cricketer of similar names. He trained at NYIT, directed National Award-winning Parzania (2005), the hit Raees (2017) with Shah Rukh Khan, and Agni (2024), a firefighters film.

Rahul Dravid (राहुल शरद द्रविड़)

Rahul Dravid (राहुल शरद द्रविड़), "The Wall", Indian batter born 1973 in Indore; 164 Tests, 13,288 runs at 52.31, 210 Test catches; later India A/U-19 coach, NCA head, and India head coach 2021-2024 winning the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Rahul Gandhi (राहुल राजीव गांधी)

Rahul Gandhi (राहुल राजीव गांधी), Indian National Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha since June 2024; Congress president 2017 to 2019, led the Bharat Jodo Yatra, was convicted and disqualified in the 2023 Modi-surname defamation case before the Supreme Court stayed the conviction.

Rahul Jaimini

Rahul Jaimini is an Indian technology entrepreneur who co-founded the food-delivery company Swiggy in 2014, served as its chief technology officer until 2020, and later co-founded Pesto Tech.

Rahul Kaswan

Rahul Kaswan is an Indian politician and Congress member of the Lok Sabha for Churu, Rajasthan, since 2024, after serving as a BJP member from 2014 to 2024.

Rahul Khanna (राहुल खन्ना)

Rahul Khanna (राहुल खन्ना), born 1972 in Bombay, is an Indian actor and former MTV Asia VJ, son of Vinod Khanna; known for 1947 Earth, Bollywood/Hollywood, Wake Up Sid, The Americans, and Leila.

Rahul Kohli

Rahul Kohli (born 1985, London) is a British actor who played Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti on iZombie and Owen Sharma, Sheriff Hassan, and Napoleon Usher in Mike Flanagan's Netflix horror series, plus voice roles in Harley Quinn and video games.

Rahul Lodhi

Rahul Lodhi, also listed as Rahul Singh Lodhi, is an Indian BJP politician and the member of the Lok Sabha for Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, since 2024.

Rahul Mahajan

Rahul Pramod Mahajan (born 1975), Indian reality TV personality, son of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan; Bigg Boss 2 and 14, Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega; three marriages ending in reported divorces.

Rahul Mamkootathil

Rahul Mamkootathil (Rahul B.R., രാഹുൽ മാങ്കൂട്ടത്തിൽ), born 1989, is the MLA for Palakkad, Kerala, and former Kerala Youth Congress president (2023–2025), suspended and later expelled by the Congress over sexual misconduct allegations and three rape cases.

Rahul Mangharam

Rahul Mangharam is a professor of electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the Safe Autonomous Systems Lab and researches medical device safety.

Rahul Mehrotra

Rahul Mehrotra (born 1959) is an Indian architect, urbanist, and educator who founded RMA Architects in Mumbai and Boston and is a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, known for the Kinetic City concept.

Rahul Mehta

Rahul Mehta is an Indian venture capital investor, cofounder and managing partner of DST Global since 2008, known for early positions in Facebook, Spotify, and Twitter.