Famous People with Name Raymond

Raymond Tucker Chester            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Tucker Chester: was an American football tight end. He was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He played twelve years in the NFL for the Raiders and Colts. He started for the Raiders Super Bowl XV winning team.

Raymond DeWayne Clayborn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond DeWayne Clayborn: is a former American Football cornerback who played for the New England Patriots (1977-1989) and Cleveland Browns (1990, 1991) in the NFL. Before his NFL career, he played for the University of Texas at Austin.

Raymond Canute Donaldson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Canute Donaldson: is a former American football Center who played 17 seasons in the National Football League. He was selected to six Pro Bowls (four of them in his stay with the Colts) and then he played in Super Bowl XXX as a member of the Dallas Cowboys.

Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke: was a professional football player who played middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66, he played fifteen seasons, from 1958-72.

Raymond Earl Rhodes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Earl Rhodes: is the former American football head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. He is the current assistant defensive backs coach of the Houston Texans. He is a graduate of the University of Tulsa. Ray broke into the NFL coaching ranks in 1981 as an assistant secondary coach with the San Francisco 49ers.

Joseph-Antoine Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph-Antoine Raymond: was a Canadian politician and a four-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Raymond served as Mayor of Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! from 1947 to 1964. He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1952 election in the provincial district of Témiscouata and won. He was re-elected in the 1956, 1960 and 1962 elections, but he did not run for re-election in the 1966 election.

Léon-Joseph Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Léon-Joseph Raymond: was a Canadian politician, serving as mayor of Maniwaki, Quebec in 1941 and 1942 and as a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1945 to 1949. He was first elected to Parliament at the Wright riding in the 1945 general election. With riding boundary changes, Raymond entered the 1949 federal election at the new Gatineau riding and won the seat. He was appointed Clerk of the House of Commons on 5 August 1949 and resigned his seat in Parliament.

Raymond Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Raymond: was a Canadian lawyer and politician. First elected to represent the riding of Terrebonne, Quebec as a Liberal in the 1957 federal election he was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for less than a year, losing his seat in the 1958 federal election that returned a Conservative majority government.

Donat Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Donat Raymond: was a Canadian Senator and builder in the National Hockey League. Donat was a member of the Canadian Senate as a Liberal Party from 1926 to 1963. Donat was also head of the Canadian Arena Company that helped designed arenas throughout Canada. One of the major arenas he re-built was the Montreal Forum in 1968. One of his final acts was to approve the financing and plans of the arena before he died. He won 8 Stanley Cup, 2 with the Montreal Maroons 1926-35, and 5 more cups with Montreal Canadiens in 1944-46-53-56-57.

William Gawtress Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Gawtress Raymond: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in London, England and became a merchant and postmaster. He was elected to Parliament at the Brantford riding in the 1921 general election. After serving his only federal term, the 14th Canadian Parliament, riding boundaries were changed and Raymond was defeated by Robert Edwy Ryerson of the Conservatives at the new Brantford City riding in the 1925 federal election.