Riley Matthews

"How long do I have to live in my father's world?"

- Riley Matthews

Riley Matthews is the protagonist of Girl Meets World. She is portrayed by Rowan Blanchard.

Information
Riley is the responsible twelve year old daughter of Cory and Topanga, and is the older sister of Auggie. She is the oldest child of the Matthews family, while her brother Auggie is the youngest. Her father is also her seventh grade history teacher. Riley's best friends are Maya Hart and Farkle Minkus. Her eventual friend is Lucas Friar.

Personality
Riley is a bubbly and outgoing person, who although sometimes has embarrassing moments is still funny. She is nervous about facing the real world, and annoyed by her younger brother, Auggie. She is insanely quirky and kind of awkward. A lot of her personality is taken after her father, Cory.

Cory Matthews
Cory is Riley's father and seventh grade history teacher.

Topanga Matthews
Topanga is Riley's mother. Riley is closer to her mother than her father.

Auggie Matthews
Auggie is Riley's younger brother.

Eric Matthews
Eric is Riley's paternal uncle and her father's older brother.

Alan Matthews
Alan is Riley's paternal grandfather.

Amy Matthews
Amy is Riley's paternal grandmother.

Morgan Matthews
Morgan is Riley's paternal aunt and her father's younger sister.

Joshua Matthews
Joshua is Riley's paternal uncle and her father's younger brother.

Jedidiah Lawrence
Jedidiah is Riley's maternal grandfather.

Rhiannon Lawrence
Rhiannon is Riley's maternal grandmother.

Maya Hart
Maya is Riley's best friend. The two are extremely close and very loyal to each other.

Farkle Minkus
Farkle is Riley's friend. Farkle has a crush on Riley but Riley doesn't feel the same.

Lucas Friar
Lucas is Riley's friend and possible love interest. Riley has a crush on Lucas.

Trivia

 * Riley is closer to her mother, Topanga, rather than her father, Cory.
 * Riley was originally the Matthews' second child, after Elliott Matthews and before Auggie Matthews, but when the writers decided that there should only be two children, Riley became Cory and Topanga's eldest child.
 * She shares strong similarities with her dad.
 * Her best friend is Maya Hart.