Famous People with Name Rafael

Rafael Pangilinan "Rafi" Reavis            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Rafael Pangilinan "Rafi" Reavis: is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Derby Ace Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is known for his good shotblocking abilities. Reavis, at 6'10, is among the most reliable big man in the league he avera

Rafael Bejarano            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rafael Bejarano: is a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He trained at the Peruvian national riding school before embarking on his professional career in 1999. Having met with success, including winning the apprentice riding title at Hipódromo de Monte

Rafael Osuna Herrera            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Rafael Osuna Herrera: is the most successful tennis player in the history of Mexico. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico, and is best remembered for his singles victory at the U.S. Open Championships in 1963 and for leading Mexico to its only Davis Cup Final round appearance.

Rafael Arevalo González            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rafael Arevalo González: is a professional tennis player from El Salvador. The majority of Arevalo's professional career has been restricted to playing on the Futures (ITF) circuit, with a further 22 appearances for the El Salvador Davis Cup team; he also encountered modest succe

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera: is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked No. 1 in the world. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the

Nando Rafael            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Nando Rafael: is an Angolan-German football striker, currently playing for AGF. He fled from the Angolan Civil War at the age of eight, and resided to the Netherlands. In 2002 he signed for Hertha BSC Berlin in Germany, and he eventually received a German passport, ena

Julio Estuardo Girón Rafael            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Julio Estuardo Girón Rafael: is a retired Guatemalan football midfielder who played several years for Aurora FC and CSD Municipal before retiring at Deportivo Petapa in January 2008.He made his debut for Guatemala in a June 1992 friendly match against Nicaragua and played in three different World Cup qualification campaigns.

Dr Yitzhak Rafael            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Dr Yitzhak Rafael: was an Israeli politician who served as Minister of Religions in the mid-1970s.He made aliyah to Mandate Palestine in 1935 and worked as a teacher in Jerusalem. He attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining an MA in Humanities. He went on to study at the New York Theological Seminary, where he was awarded a doctorate in literature.

Lior Rafaelov            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Lior Rafaelov: an Israeli football player playing for Maccabi Haifa.In 1998 Rafaelov began to play in Maccabi Haifa youth teams. In 2002/2003 season he moved up from the under-16 team to the youth team of the club, and scored already in his first against Neve Yossef.During the 2003/2004 season he scored 7 goals in the youth team, lead it to the youth championship and won the best player award. His first goal in the first team he scored at 2004/2005 season on a Penalty kick against Hapoel Nazareth Illit, a game which Haifa won 6-0.