Famous Cats That Start With R
A directory of 485 famous cats from movies, television, books, comics, the internet, history, and the real pets of public figures. 41 entries have an available article. The other entries remain as directory summaries or brief reference notes. Forty-four profiles have dated source reviews, including three short reference notes. The 116 expanded biographies awaiting individual source review are withheld; their legacy directory summaries remain labelled unchecked. Withdrawn entries and consolidated duplicates are excluded from this directory.
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Ralph
Book · Rotten Ralph (Jack Gantos)
Sarah’s red cat in the Rotten Ralph picture-book series by Jack Gantos.
RedDirectory summary
A cat who became a millionaire in 2005.
RhubarbDirectory summary
Movie · Rhubarb (Arthur Lubin film) / H. Allen Smith novel
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Ginger tomcat who inherits a major-league baseball team in the 1951 comedy Rhubarb, played by Orangey — Hollywood's first recurring feline star.
RibbyDirectory summary
A cat with a love for mouse pie in the book The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan, a good friend of the dog Duchess and cousin to Tabitha.
Riff RaffDirectory summary
Tv · Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats (DiC)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Streetwise alley-cat ringleader of the Catillac Cats gang on the syndicated cartoon Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats produced by DiC.
RitaDirectory summary
A little grey and white kitten with green eyes in the animation Animaniacs. In the her part, she sings a song when the going gets tough.
Room 8Directory summary
A tomcat who appeared at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Echo Park, California at the start of the school year, returning every day thereafter, before d...
RoverDirectory summary
A recurring character of the Animal Crossing series. Although his role varies in each game, his job primarily is to set up the character's time, date, gender...
RubbishDirectory summary
An overfed cat with a rectangle head in the animation Rubbish, King of the Jumble, who lives in the junk-filled attic of an old house.
RuffDirectory summary
Reddy's best friend in the animation The Ruff & Reddy Show.
Rum Tum TuggerDirectory summary
A cat from the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.
RumpelteazerDirectory summary
A cat from the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.
RupiDirectory summary
Belonging to Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson; inspired title song of his 2004 solo album Rupi's Dance.
RusikDirectory summary
The Russian police sniffer cat on Stavropol, who died in the line of duty fighting against illegal endangered sturgeon fish traffic in 2003.
About this encyclopedia
Entries cover both fictional cats (movies, books, comics, video games) and real ones (presidential pets, military mascots, internet celebrities, public-figure rescues). Legacy summaries still need individual source review. Unreviewed expanded biographies are withheld; short reference notes and summary-only detail pages carry noindex. The methodology explains the review scope. Have a famous cat we should add? Tell us.