Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
2235 famous people named Rafael found on Wikipedia.
78707 male, 569 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
258-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
195-th in year 1985
Used in: German, Hungarian, Macedonian, Portuguese, Slovene, Spanish
Raphael is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is Healer" or "God has Healed" (רפאל). Depending on the language (first popularly used in France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal) it can be spelled Raphael, Raphaël, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaello, Raffaele, or Refael. The French equivalent is Raphaël.
The name is attested as far back as c. 1350 BCE, appearing in a letter of Pabi, Prince of Lachish, to Akhenaton ("Now have I sent you Rapha-el..").
Form of Raphael: God has healed.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Rafael Nadal | 1986 | Spanish tennis player |
2 | Rafael dos Anjos | 1984 | Brazilian martial artist |
3 | Rafael Benítez | 1960 | Footballer and manager |
4 | Rafael Correa | 1963 | President of Ecuador |
5 | Rafael Márquez | 1979 | Mexican footballer |
6 | Rafael van der Vaart | 1983 | Dutch footballer |
7 | Rafael Leonidas Trujillo | 1891 | President of the Dominican Republic |
8 | Rafael Bienvenido Cruz | 1939 | Cuban-American minister |
9 | Rafael Pereira da Silva | 1990 | Association footballer |
10 | Rafael Caro Quintero | 1952 | Former Mexican drug kingpin |
11 | Rafael Amaya | 1977 | Mexican actor |
12 | Rafael Ferrer | 1960 | Actor from the United States |
13 | Rafael Barba | ||
14 | Rafael Palmeiro | 1964 | Former Major League Baseball player |
15 | Rafael Cavalcante | 1981 | Brazilian martial artist |
16 | Rafael Pérez | 1967 | Corrupt Police officer and United States Marine |
17 | Rafael Ramos de Lima | 1986 | Brazilian footballer |
18 | Rafael Natal | 1982 | Brazilian martial artist |
19 | Rafael de La Fuente | 1986 | Venezuelan actor |
20 | Rafael Aguilar Guajardo | 1942 | Drug lord |
21 | Rafael Carvalho | 1986 | |
22 | Rafael Viñoly | 1944 | American architect |
23 | Rafael Tovar y de Teresa | 1954 | Mexican diplomat |
24 | Rafael Ilha | 1973 | |
25 | Rafael Borré | 1995 | Colombian footballer |
26 | Rafael Sóbis | 1985 | Brazilian footballer |
27 | ase | 1858 | Orar |
28 | Rafael Infante | 1985 | Brazilian actor |
29 | Rafael Ferro | 1965 | Argentinian actor |
30 | Rafael Cabrera-Bello | 1984 | Professional golfer |
31 | Rafael Cancel Miranda | 1930 | Puerto Rican politician |
32 | Rafael Furcal | 1977 | Dominican baseball player |
33 | Rafael Cabral | 1990 | Footballer |
34 | Rafael Lima Pereira | 1993 | Brazilian association football player |
35 | Rafael Caldera | 1916 | Venezuelan politician |
36 | Rafael Rosell | 1982 | Filipino actor |
37 | Rafael Loret de Mola | 1952 | Mexican writer and journalist |
38 | Rafael Aghayev | 1985 | Karate competitor |
39 | Rafael Araújo | 1980 | Brazilian basketball player |
40 | AJ Rafael | 1989 | American musician |
41 | Rafael Sabatini | 1875 | Italian writer |
42 | Rafael Vera Fernández-Huidobro | 1945 | |
43 | Rafael Zulu | 1982 | Brazilian actor |
44 | Rafael Peralta | 1979 | United States Marine recommended for the Medal of Honor for his actions in Iraq |
45 | Rafael Mendes | 1989 | Jiu-Jitsu fighter |
46 | Rafael Landívar | 1731 | |
47 | Rafael Soriano | 1979 | Baseball player |
48 | Rafael Farina | 1923 | |
49 | Rafael Moneo | 1937 | Spanish architect |
50 | Rafael Lovato Jr. | 1983 | Jiu-Jitsu fighter |
51 | Rafael Lechowski | 1985 | Spanish rapper |
52 | Rafael Hernández Marín | 1891 | United States Army soldier |
53 | Rafael Márquez Lugo | 1981 | Mexican footballer |
54 | Rafael Almeida | 1989 | Brazilian actor |
55 | Rafael Queiroga | 1983 | Brazilian actor |
56 | Rafael Rangel | 1877 | Venezuelan researcher and parasitologist (1877-1909) |
57 | Rafael de León | 1908 | Spanish poet (1908-1982) |
58 | Rafael Hernández Colón | 1936 | American politician |
59 | Rafael Buelna | 1891 | Mexican military personnel (1891-1924) |
60 | Rafael Tolói | 1990 | Brazilian footballer |
61 | Rafael Henríquez | Colombian actor and model | |
62 | Rafael Alberti | 1902 | Spanish poet |
63 | Rafael Capote | 1987 | Cuban handball player |
64 | Rafael Coelho | 1988 | Brazilian footballer |
65 | Rafael Márquez Méndez | 1975 | Mexican boxer |
66 | Rafael Carrera | 1814 | President of Guatemala |
67 | Rafael Bush | 1987 | Player of American football |
68 | Rafael Taibo | 1935 | Spanish actor |
69 | Rafael Kubelík | 1914 | Czech conductor, violinist, composer and director conductor of Czech philharmony |
70 | Rafael Ramos | 1995 | Portuguese footballer |
71 | Rafael Dudamel | 1973 | Venezuelan footballer |
72 | Rafael Ramírez Castañeda | 1885 | Mexican educator |
73 | Kfjdk | 1970 | Kdkzn |
74 | Rafael Conde | 1938 | Spanish artist |
75 | Rafael Eitan | 1929 | Israeli general and politician |
76 | Rafael Martín Vázquez | 1965 | Spanish footballer |
77 | Rafael Carioca | 1989 | Brazilian footballer |
78 | Rafael Arutyunyan | 1957 | Figure skater |
79 | Rafael Bastos | 1985 | Brazilian footballer |
80 | Rafael Guastavino | 1842 | Spanish architect |
81 | Sylvia Rafael | 1937 | Israeli spy |
82 | Rafael Romo | 1990 | Venezuelan footballer |
83 | Rafael Cardoso | 1985 | Brazilian actor |
84 | Rafael Sánchez Navarro | 1958 | Mexican actor |
85 | Rafael Ramazotti de Quadros | 1988 | Brazilian footballer |
86 | Rafael Yglesias | 1954 | American novelist and screenwriter |
87 | Rafael María Moscoso | 1874 | Botanist (1874-1951) |
88 | Rafael Moreno Aranzadi | 1892 | Spanish footballer |
89 | Rafael Rojas | 1961 | Costa Rican model and actor |
90 | Rafael Martins | 1989 | Brazilian footballer |
91 | Rafael Escobedo | 1955 | |
92 | Rafael Álvarez | 1950 | Spanish actor and playwright |
93 | Rafael Garcia | 1988 | American soccer player |
94 | Rafael Méndez Arceo | 1906 | Mexican musician |
95 | Rafael Heliodoro Valle | 1891 | Honduran journalist, writer and historian |
96 | Nando Rafael | 1984 | Footballer |
97 | Rafael Bombelli | 1526 | Italian mathematician |
98 | Rafael Septien | 1953 | Player of American football |
99 | Rafael Acosta Ángeles | 1963 | |
100 | Rafael Gareisen | 1994 | Austrian actor |
101 | Rafael Ramírez | 1963 | Venezuelan politician |
102 | Rafael Banquells | 1917 | Cuban actor and director |
103 | Rafael V. Mariano | 1956 | Filipino politician |
104 | Rafael Montero | 1990 | Baseball player |
105 | Rafael Alencar | 1978 | Brazilian actor |
106 | Rafael José Urdaneta Farías | 1788 | Venezuelan General |
107 | Rafael Carret | 1923 | Argentinian actor |
108 | Rafael Merry del Val | 1865 | Spanish cardinal and diplomat. |
109 | Rafael Galhardo | 1991 | Brazilian footballer |
110 | Rafael Orozco Loaiza | 1954 | Colombian singer |
111 | Rafael Inclán | 1941 | Mexican actor |
112 | Rafael García Goyena | 1766 | Guatemalan poet |
113 | Rafael Pombo | 1834 | Colombian writer |
114 | Rafael Bittencourt | 1971 | Brazilian guitarist |
115 | Rafael Palma | 1874 | Filipino politician and writer |
116 | Rafael Osuna | 1938 | Mexican tennis player |
117 | Rafael Boban | 1907 | Croatian soldier |
118 | Rafael Moura | 1983 | Brazilian footballer |
119 | Rafael Cavada | 1967 | Chilean journalist |
120 | Rafael Scheidt | 1976 | Brazilian footballer |
121 | Rafael Baca | 1989 | Mexican footballer |
122 | Rafael Maya | 1897 | Colombian poet, lawyer and literary critic (1897-1980) |
123 | Rafael Belliard | 1961 | Baseball player |
124 | Rafael Betancourt | 1975 | Venezuelan baseball player |
125 | Rafael Bardem | 1889 | Spanish actor |
126 | Rafael Marques Mariano | 1983 | Brazilian footballer |
127 | Rafael da Silva Francisco | 1983 | Brazilian footballer |
128 | Rafael Hui | 1948 | Hong Kong politician |
129 | Rafael Leonardo Callejas Ramera | 1943 | Ex Presidente de Honduras |
130 | Rafael Forster | 1990 | Brazilian association football player |
131 | Rafael del Riego | 1784 | Spanish general and politician |
132 | NUÑEZ | 1825 | Colombian author, lawyer, journalist and politician; elected President of Colombia in 1880 and in 1884 |
133 | Rafael Sánchez Mazas | 1894 | Spanish nationalist writer |
134 | Rafael Díaz-Balart | 1926 | Cuban politician |
135 | Rafael Romero | 1964 | |
136 | Rafael Yuste | 1963 | Spanish scientist |
137 | Rafael Anchia | 1968 | American politician |
138 | Rafael Gordillo | 1957 | Spanish footballer |
139 | Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | 1933 | Spanish conductor |
140 | Rafael Robb | 1950 | American game theorist |
141 | Rafael Hettsheimeir | 1986 | Brazilian professional basketball player |
142 | Rafael Gómez Sánchez | 1944 | |
143 | Rafael Silva | 1985 | Brazilian martial artist |
144 | Rafael Calomeni | 1972 | Brazilian actor |
145 | Rafael Alkorta | 1968 | Spanish footballer |
146 | Rafael Albuquerque | 1981 | Brazilian comic book creator |
147 | Rafael Alves dos Santos | 1984 | Brazilian footballer |
148 | Rafael Humberto Moreno-Durán | 1945 | Colombian playwright and writer (1945-2005) |
149 | Rafael Serrano Quevedo | 1966 | Spanish financier and entrepreneur |
150 | Rafael García Torres | 1974 | Mexican footballer |
151 | Rafael Cortijo | 1928 | Puerto Rican musician |
152 | Rafael Casal | 1985 | American poet |
153 | Rafael Muñoz Aldrete | 1929 | Mexican film actor (1929-2002) |
154 | Rafael Devers | 1996 | |
155 | Rafael Gaglianone | American gridiron football player | |
156 | Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia | 1900 | President of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944 |
157 | Rafael Patxot i Jubert | 1872 | Spanish writer (1872-1964) |
158 | Rafael Lozano-Hemmer | 1967 | Mexican artist |
159 | Rafael Puente Jr | 1979 | Mexican actor |
160 | Rafael Cordero | 1790 | Puerto Rican educator |
161 | Rafael Novoa | 1971 | Colombian actor |
162 | Rafael Moreno Valle | 1968 | Mexican politician |
163 | Rafael José | 1955 | Puerto Rican singer-actor |
164 | Rafael Blasco Castany | 1945 | Spanish politician |
165 | Rafael López Somoza | 1900 | Spanish actor (1900-1977) |
166 | Rafael Burgos | 1988 | Salvadoran association football player |
167 | Rafael García Miró | 1954 | |
168 | Rafael Limón | 1954 | Mexican boxer |
169 | Rafael Kayanan | 1962 | American comic book artist |
170 | Rafael Páez | 1994 | Spanish footballer |
171 | Rafael Puente | 1950 | Mexican footballer |
172 | Rafael Verga | 1981 | Brazilian male fashion and underwear model |
173 | Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro | 1982 | Brazilian footballer |
174 | Rafael del Pino | 1920 | Spanish businessman |
175 | Rafael Pérez Gay | 1957 | Mexican writer |
176 | Rafael Estrella Ureña | 1889 | President of Dominican Republic |
177 | Rafael Anton Irisarri | American musician | |
178 | Rafael Zabaleta | 1907 | Spanish painter |
179 | Rafael de Nogales Méndez | 1879 | Venezuelan soldier, adventurer and writer |
180 | Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro | 1846 | Portuguese artist |
181 | Rafael Nadal i Farreras | 1954 | Spanish writer and journalist |
182 | Rafael Gimenes da Silva | 1993 | Brazilian footballer |
183 | Rafael Santana | 1958 | Baseball player |
184 | Rafael F. Muñoz | 1899 | Mexican journalist and writer |
185 | Rafael Alvarez | 1958 | American author |
186 | Rafael Monasterios | 1884 | Venezuelan painter |
187 | Rafael Lopes | 1991 | Portuguese footballer |
188 | Rafael Bracalli | 1981 | Brazilian footballer |
189 | Rafael Reyes | 1849 | President of Colombia, 1904-1909 |
190 | Rafael Matesanz | 1949 | |
191 | Rafael López | 1961 | Award-winning illustrator and artist |
192 | Rafael Seligmann | 1947 | German screenwriter, journalist and television presenter |
193 | Rafael Ithier | 1926 | Puerto Rican musician |
194 | Rafael Martin | 1984 | American baseball player |
195 | Rafael M. Salas | 1928 | Filipino diplomat |
196 | Rafael Molano Olarte | 1923 | |
197 | Rafael Marques | 1971 | Angolan journalist |
198 | Rafael Ruelas | 1971 | Mexican boxer |
199 | Rafael de Medina, 20th Duke of Feria | 1978 | |
200 | Rafael Israelyan | 1908 | Armenian architect |