| Name, Place, or Title |
Born |
Died |
Noted |
| Rabbit Fever (see: Tularemia) | | | 0 |
| Race Horse (Bannock Hunter) | | | 30 |
| Radenbaugh, Harry (see: Sundance Kid, The) | | | 0 |
| Radigan (N) 1958 | - | - | 23 |
| Rafferty, John | - | 29 | 03, 29 |
| Raider (Horse) | - | - | 12 |
| Raiders of Sunset Pass (M) 1943 | - | - | 14 |
| Rain follows the plow | | | 26 |
| Rain in the Face (Sioux Warrior) | - | 37 | 26, 37, 51 |
| Rainbow over the Range (M) 1940 | - | - | 01, 45 |
| Rainbow Trail, The (1918) Silent Film | | | 23 |
| Raine, William McLeod (Western Author) | 1871 | 1954 | 0 |
| Ralston, "J.K." (James Kenneth) [Painter] | 13 | 48 | 13, 48 |
| Ramona (Book) 1884 | | | 32 |
| Ramrod (Movie) 1947 | - | - | 33 |
| Ramrod (Novel) 1943 | - | - | 33 |
| Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail (Book) 1888 | - | - | 01 |
| Ranch on the Beaver (1927) | | | 39 |
| Randall, Addison Byron Owen (see: Randall, Jack) | - | - | 0 |
| Randall, Jack (Movie Star) | 19 | 29 | 19, 29 |
| Randolph, Bill (Bank Robber, Murderer) | - | 13 | 13, 19 |
| Range Beyond the Blue (M) 1947 | - | - | 27 |
| Range Busters (Series)1940 to 1943 | - | - | 21, 23 |
| Range Detective | | | 47 |
| Range Rider | | | 08, 50 |
| Range War (M) 1939 | - | - | 16 |
| Ranger, New Mexico | | | 42 |
| Rankin, ?? (Sheriff) | - | - | 15 |
| Rash, Madison "Matt" | - | 27 | 27 |
| Rath Trail | | | 0 |
| Rath, Charles (Storekeeper) | | | 18, 26 |
| Raton Pass (Novel) 1950 | | | 31 |
| Raton Pass (Screenplay) 1950 | | | 31 |
| Raven (Horse) | | | 01 |
| Rawhide (TV) 1960 | - | - | 13 |
| Raymond) Charles (Detective) | | | 27 |
| Ray, John (Outlaw) | - | - | 35 |
| Ray, Nick (JCW) | - | 15 | 15 |
| Rebel (Dog) TV Star | | | 38 |
| Reckless Buckaroo, The (Movie) 1935 | - | - | 04 |
| Red Cloud (Oglala Lakota Chief) | - | - | 33, 51 |
| Red Cloud Agency | | | 44 |
| Red Cloud Agency (Nebraska) | | | 18, 44 |
| Red Cloud's War (1866 to 1868) | | | 29 |
| Red Glove, The (M serial) 1919 [lost] | | | 13 |
| Red River Dick (see: Deadwood Dick) | | | 0 |
| Red River Renegades (M) 1946 | - | - | 18 |
| Red River Robin Hood (M) 1942 | - | - | 14 |
| Red River War, The (1874) | | | 39 |
| Red Ryder (FC, Comics, Radio, Movies, TV) | - | - | 29, 43, 45, 48 |
| Red Ryder (Radio Series) | - | - | 05 |
| Red Ryder Movie Series | | | 42, 48 |
| Red Young Man (Comanche leader) | | | 30 |
| Redford, George (Victim) | | | 34 |
| Redford, Robert (Movie Actor) | | | 51 |
| Redman, James (Sheriff) | | | 48 |
| Reed, James C. "Jim" (Outlaw) | | | 14 |
| Reeves, Bass (Marshal) | - | 02 | 02 |
| Regan, Ronald (Actor) | | | 18, 38 |
| Regulators (most of 'em) | - | - | 10, 14, 15, 18, 20, 28, 30, 31, 47 |
| Regulators, Johnson County, WY | - | - | 15 |
| Regulators, Lincoln County, NM | - | - | 10, 14, 18, 20, 28, 30, 31, 47 |
| Reid, Frank | - | - | 27 |
| Reinhart, Sheriff | | | 39 |
| Reming Model 1889 Wells Fargo Shotgun (12 or 10 bore) | | | 0 |
| Remington Arms Company | - | - | 32, 48 |
| Remington Army Revolver Model 1861 | | | 0 |
| Remington Model 1866 Double Derringer (.41 rimfire) | | | 50 |
| Remington Rolling Block Rifle (see: Weapons Photos) | | | 0 |
| Remington, Eliphalet (Firearms Designer) | 43 | 32 | 32, 43 |
| Remington, Frederick Sackrider (Artist) | 40 | 52 | 01, 40, 52 |
| Renaldo, Duncan (MS) | 16 | 36 | 42 |
| Rennix, John M. (Marshal) New Castle, CO) | - | 47 | 47 |
| Reno Gang, The (Outlaw Gang) | - | - | 21, 28, 29, 30, 40, 46, 50 |
| Reno Rides Again (Radio) 1949 to ????) | - | - | 20 |
| Reno, Frank | - | 50 | 40 |
| Reno, John (Outlaw) | - | - | 46 |
| Reno, Marcus (Major) U.S Army [Custer] | | | 26 |
| Reno, Simon (Outlaw) | - | 50 | 40 |
| Reno, William (Outlaw) | - | 50 | 50 |
| Republic Picures (Movie Studio) | - | - | 11, 21, 23, 34, 40, 48, 51 |
| Requiem for a Gunfighter (M) 1965 | - | - | 08 |
| Return to Dodge (TV) 1987 | - | - | 21 |
| Rex (Horse) | | | 20 |
| Reynolds, Don Kay (Movie Actor) | | | 0 |
| Rhodius, Charley | - | 7 | 07 |
| Rhymes of Range and Trail (Book) 1911 | - | - | 09 |
| Riata and Spurs (B, Charlie Siringo) | | | 42 |
| Rice, Herbert K. (Radio Actor) | - | - | 42 |
| Richardson, William | - | 46 | 46 |
| Richardson, William Blaine "Bill" (30th Governor of NM) 2003-2011 | | | 52 |
| Riddle, Toby "Winema" (Modoc Indian) | | | 15 |
| Ride 'Em Cow Girl (M) 1939 | - | - | 13 |
| Ride the High Country (M) 1962 | - | - | 09, 42, 52 |
| Ride the Wind (Novel) 1982 | - | - | 20 |
| Riders of Destiny (M) 1933 | | | 24 |
| Riders of the Dawn (M) 1937 | - | - | 21 |
| Riders of the Purple Sage (1918) Silent Film | | | 23 |
| Riders of the Purple Sage (M) 1916 | - | - | 43 |
| Riders of the Purple Sage (Novel) 1912 | - | - | 43 |
| Riders of the Rio Grande (M) 1943 | - | - | 21, 45 |
| Ridin' Down the Trail (M) 1947 | - | - | 38 |
| Ridin' Rascals (Movie | | | 01 |
| Rifleman, The (TV) 1958 to 1963 | - | - | 20, 52 |
| Riley, A.T. | - | - | 02 |
| Riley, John | - | - | 19 |
| Riley, Charles Valentine (Entomologist) | 38 | 37 | 37, 38 |
| Ring Eye (Horse) | - | - | 07 |
| Ringo, John Peters "Johnny" (T, Cowboy Leader) "King of the Cowboys" | 18 | 28 | 03, 12, 15, 18, 28, 31, 36, 39, 45, 46, 50, 52 |
| Ring, eyed Nellie (Horse) | - | - | 07 |
| Rio Conchos (M) 1964 | | | 02 |
| Rio Grande (M) 1950 | - | - | 17, 35 |
| Rio Grande Posse, The (see: John W. Kinney Gang, The) | | | 0 |
| Rio Grande Southern Railroad (1892-1951) | | | 25 |
| Ritter, "Tex" (Woodward Maurice) (Singer, Movie Star) | 2 | 1 | 01, 02, 42, 45 |
| Roarke, Mike (Outlaw) | | | 04 |
| Robards, Jason (Movie Star) | 30 | 52 | 30, 52 |
| Robber's Roost (WB Hideout, UT) | | | 19, 48 |
| Robbers of the Range (M) 1941 | - | - | 42 |
| Robbins, Franklin (murdered) | | | 36 |
| Robbins, George (Murdered) | | | 36 |
| Robbins, Marty (Musician, Singer) | | | 0 |
| Robertson, A.C. "Eck" (Fiddler) | | | 26 |
| Robertson, Ben (see: Wheeler, Ben) | | | 0 |
| Robertson, Cliff (Movie Actor) | | | 36 |
| Robertson, Dale (Movie Actor) | - | - | 18 |
| Roberts, Andrew "Buckshot" (LCW) | - | 14 | 14, 30 |
| Roberts, Jim (City Marshal) | - | - | 25 |
| Roberts, Mose (PVW, V) | 36 | - | 36 |
| Roberts, Ollie L. "Brushy Bill" (claimed to be Billy the Kid) | - | - | 12, 28, 52 |
| Roberts, Pernell (TV Actor) Bonanza | - | - | 37 |
| Robert, John E. (Victim) | | | 11 |
| Robinson, G.W. (Newspaperman) | - | - | 26 |
| Robinson, John H. (Physician, Pike Expedition) | - | - | 46 |
| Robles, Guadalupe (Bandit) | | | 23 |
| Robson, Lucia Clair (Author) | - | - | 20 |
| Rock Springs Massacre, The (1885) | | | 35 |
| Rocket (Horse) | | | 43 |
| Rockwell, Porter | | | 0 |
| Rocky Lane (Movie Star) | 38 | 43 | 38, 43 |
| Rocky Mountain Fur Company (1830) | - | - | 29 |
| Rocky Mountain Mystery (Movie) 1935 | | | 09 |
| Rocky Mountain News (Newspaper) | - | - | 07, 12, 17, 22, 30, 49 |
| Rodeo (Broadway Show) 1942 | - | - | 40, 48 |
| Rodocker, David (Photographer) | | | 0 |
| Rodriguez, Chipita (A First of sorts...) | | | 46 |
| Roerig, Peter T, Miner, Victim) | - | 11 | 11, 27 |
| Roff, Harry | - | - | 14 |
| Rogers, Annie (aka: Della Moore or Maude Williams) Kid Curry's Girlfriend | - | - | 25, 37, 41 |
| Rogers, Ike (Lawman) | - | - | 03 |
| Rogers, Jim | - | - | 27 |
| Rogers, Roy (see: Roy Rogers) | - | - | 0 |
| Rogers, William Penn Adair (see: Will Rogers) | | | 0 |
| Rogue River War [OR] 1858 | | | 44 |
| Roll (Movie) 1940 | | | 43 |
| Rolleri, Jimmy (Stage Passenger) | - | - | 44 |
| Roll, Thunder, Roll (M) 1949 | - | - | 42 |
| Romanov, Alexei Alexandrovich (Russian Grand Duke) | | | 02 |
| Ronan, Charlie | - | - | 16 |
| Rooker, John | - | - | 13 |
| Roosevelt, Theodore (26th U.S. President, Cowboy, Author, etc. (Medal of Honor) TYH! | 43 | 1 | 01, 02, 18, 37, 38, 39, 43 |
| Roper | | | 25 |
| Roping Fool, The (M) 1922 [Will Rogers] | - | - | 33, 44 |
| Roseberry, Charles W. | - | 29 | 28, 29 |
| Rosebud Creek, Battle of | - | - | 12, 24, 47 |
| Rose, Al | - | - | 33 |
| Rose, Della (see: Bulllion, Laura) | | | 0 |
| Rose, Louis "Moses" | | | 09 |
| Ross Family (Rustlers) | - | 15 | 15 |
| Roswell, NM | | | 27 |
| Roth, Pvt. Peter (U.S. Army) Medal of | | | 37 |
| Roughing It (B- Mark Twain) 1872 | | | 31 |
| Roulette (Gambling Game) | - | - | 0 |
| Rowden, ?? (Store Keeper) | | | 22 |
| Rowley, Cornelius (Posseman, Victim) | - | 32 | 32 |
| Roy Rogers (Singer, Radio, Movie & TV Star, Icon) {Leonard Franklin Slye] | 45 | 27 | 06, 07, 09, 11, 21, 23, 25, 27, 34, 38, 42, 45 |
| Roy Rogers Comics (1935-98) | | | 27 |
| Roy Rogers Show (TV) 1952 to 1957 | 52 | 23 | 02, 06, 09, 52 |
| Rucker, Edward (Pinkerton Founder) | | | 26 |
| Rudabaugh, David "Dave" (LCW, Outlaw) | - | 7 | 01, 04, 07, 46, 48, 51 |
| Ruggles, Charle & John (Stage Robbers) | | | 30 |
| Ruling his Son (Pawnee Chief) | | | 31 |
| Run of the Arrow (M) 1957 | - | - | 25, 35 |
| Russell, Charles M. (Artist) | 12 | 43 | 05, 12, 43 |
| Russell, Kurt (Movie Actor) | 1951 | | 52 |
| Russell, Majors and Waddell (Founders of The Pony Express) | - | - | 13 |
| Russell, Miss Kitty [FC] (see: Miss Kitty) | | | 0 |
| Russell, William Hepburn (Pony Express, Parner) | 5 | 37 | 05, 37 |
| Russel, Majors and Waddell (Pony Express Founders) | | | 37 |
| Russian Model 3 Smith and Wesson Pistorl | - | - | 31 |
| Rustler | | | 03, 17, 19 |
| Rustlers of Devil's Canyon (M) 1947 | - | - | 43 |
| Rustlers of Red Dog (Movie Serial) ???? [Johnny Mack Brown) | - | - | 46 |
| Ryan, Billy | | | 39 |
| Ryan, Harry | - | - | 31 |
| Ryan, Mrs. Annie (Madame) [Cripple Creek & Denver] | | | 0 |
| Ryan, Pug (aka: Lewis Scott) | - | - | 32 |
| Rynerson, William (LCW) [DA, Lincoln, NM Territory] | - | - | 25 |
