Famous People with Name Ravel

Ravelo Manzanillo            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Ravelo Manzanillo: is a former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1988, 1993–94) with the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled a 4–3 record, with a 4.43 earned run average, and 50 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched.

Joseph-Maurice Ravel            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Joseph-Maurice Ravel: was a Basque French composer and pianist of Impressionist and Expressionist music, known especially for the subtlety, richness and poignancy of his melodies and of his orchestral and instrumental textures and effects. His piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music have become staples of the concert repertoire.

Edeet Ravel            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Edeet Ravel: is an Israeli-Canadian novelist born in Israel and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She currently lives in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.Her novels Ten Thousand Lovers, Look for Me and A Wall of Light form a trilogy about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the effects of war on ordinary lives. The novels broach difficult subjects, including the interrogation of Palestinians and the Separation Fence. All three books call for mutual understanding and an end to the post-67 Occupation.

Andreas Ravelli            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Andreas Ravelli: a retired Swedish football player who earned 41 caps with the Swedish national side. He is the twin brother of Thomas Ravelli.On club level he played for Östers IF (1977-1987), IFK Göteborg (1988-1989), Lenhovda IF (1990-1991), Östers IF again (1991-1992), Hovmantorp (1993-1994) and Lenhovda IF again (1995-1996).

Thomas Ravelli            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Thomas Ravelli: a retired Swedish football goalkeeper. Ravelli is the all-time appearance leader for the Swedish national team with 143 caps. He is of Italian and Austrian decent.On the club level, Ravelli played for Swedish clubs IFK Göteborg and Östers IF, winning the Swedish championship six times with the former and twice with the latter. He also played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer. Ravelli's international career spanned from 1981 to 1997; he played in the 1990 World Cup, Euro 92, and the 1994 World Cup, when Sweden finished third.