Rachel ( he, רָחֵל,

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: Raḥel,

Tiberian Tiberian may refer to: * Tiberian vocalization, an oral tradition within the Hebrew language * Tiberian Hebrew, the variety of Hebrew based on Tiberian vocalization * Tiberias, a city in Lower Galilee, Israel * Tiberius Tiberius Julius Caesa ...

: Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl), meaning " ewe", is a

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Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of

Israelite The Israelites (; , , ) were a group of Semitic-speaking tribes in the ancient Near East who, during the Iron Age, inhabited a part of Canaan. The earliest recorded evidence of a people by the name of Israel appears in the Merneptah Stele o ...

patriarch

Jacob Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...

Ashkenazi Jew Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

ish

matronymic surname A matronymic is a personal name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In som ...

Rokhlin Rokhlin is a Slavic language-influenced Jewish surname of matronymic derivation. It literally means "Rokhl's", where "Rokhl" is a transcription of ''Rochl'', a Yiddish form of the name Rachel. Variants include Rohlin, Rochlin and (via French) Roch ...

(variants: Rochlin, Rohlin),

Raskin Raskin (and the feminine variant Raskina) is a surname of Yiddish origin, a matronymic from "Raske", nickname for Rachel. Notable people with this name include: In arts and entertainment * Allison Raskin (born 1989), American writer and content cre ...

, Raskine, Rashkin,

Rashkind William J. Rashkind (February 12, 1922 - July 6, 1986) was an American cardiologist. Rashkind worked at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is best known for his contributions to the treatment of congenital heart defects. He introduced the ...

are derived from variants of the name. The Jewish version of the surname Ruskin is an Americanized form of Raskin.

Sixteenth century The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 ( MDI) and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 ( MDC) (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The 16th centur ...

baptismal Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christians, Christian sacrament of initiation and Adoption ...

records from

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

show that Rachel was first used by English

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

in the mid-1500s, becoming popular during the

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

along with other names from the

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

Usage

The name has been among the five hundred most commonly used names in recent years for newborn girls in France, Ireland, Israel, United Kingdom and the United States.

Variants

*Rachey, Rahel, Rocha, Rochel, Rochie, Rochale, Rochele, Rochlin, Recha, Reche, Reichil, Rela, Releh, Relin, Reiyelina, Rekel, Rikel, Rikla, Rikle, Rasha, Rashe, Rashi, Rashel, Rachelle, Rashil, Rashka, Rashke * Rashka, Rashke, Slavic-language-influences

ish

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

-language, diminutive * Recha, a diminutive; an example is Rachel (Recha), the daughter of the protagonist of the 1779 play '' Nathan the Wise''.

In various languages

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Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

) * Rachele ( Italian) * Rachelle (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

) * Racquela (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

) * Ráhelm ( Hungarian) * Rahelki/Rachel (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

) * Rahela ( Hawaiian,

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

, Croatian) * راحله (Raheleh) (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

) * Ráichéal ( Irish) * Raahel (

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

) * Ραχήλ (Rachíl) ( Greek) * Raakel ( Finnish) * Rakel ( Scandinavian) * Rakeri (

Kikuyu Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gĩkũyũ) mostly refers to an ethnic group in Kenya or its associated language. It may also refer to: *Kikuyu people, a majority ethnic group in Kenya *Kikuyu language, the language of Kikuyu people *Kikuyu, Kenya, a town in Centr ...

) * රාකෙල් (Rakel) ( Sinhala) * Raichel (

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

) * రాహేలు Raahélu (

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

) * Raheli ( Swahili) * Rakeli (

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

) * Rakul( Faroese) * Raquel (

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

, Galician, Portuguese, Spanish) * Rahel/Racha (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

) * ریچل (Rachel) (

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

)

People named Rachel

Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva The wife of Rabbi Akiva ( he, אשת רבי עקיבא) was a late 1st-century CE Jewish resident of Judea who is cited by the Talmud and Aggadah as a paragon of the Jewish wife who encourages her husband to pursue Torah study and is willing to mak ...

(1st century) * Rachel (born 1942), French singer of the 1960s *

Rachel of Kittery, Maine Rachel of Kittery, Maine (died 1695) was an African-American enslaved woman in the New England state of Maine, who was murdered by her enslaver, Nathaniel Keen, who was subsequently put on trial on for murder. The trial established court precedent i ...

(died 1695), American slave murdered by her owner *

Rachel Aaron Rachel Aaron is an American author of fantasy and (under the pen name Rachel Bach) science fiction. Work The first book in the Paradox Series, ''Fortune's Pawn'' (2013), is a type of space opera which was called "lots of fun" by ''Kirkus Review ...

, American author *

Rachel Aberlin Rachel Aberlin or ''Rachel ha-Ashkenaziah'' (fl. 1582–1609), was a Jewish mystic. She is described in the ''Sefer ha-Ḥezyonot'' ("The Book of Visions") by Hayyim Vital. She was an influential figure of the early Sabbateanism and a spiritual l ...

, 16th-century Jewish mystic * Rachel Alejandro (born 1974), Filipino singer and actress *

Rachel Allen Rachel Allen (née O'Neill) is an Irish celebrity chef, known for her work on television and as a writer. She has often appeared on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Career as chef and writer Allen went to the Ballymaloe Cookery School at th ...

(born 1972), Irish celebrity chef * Rachel Amanda (born 1995), Indonesian actress, singer and model *

Rachel Ames Rachel Kay Foulger (born November 2, 1929), known professionally as Rachel Ames, is an American film and television actress. The daughter of actors Byron Foulger and Dorothy Adams, she was raised in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, California. ...

(born 1929), American actress * Rachel Anderson (born 1943), English journalist and author *

Rachel Anderson (football agent) Rachel Paula Anderson MBE (born September 1953) is a British football agent. She was the UK's first female FIFA-licensed agent. Career Anderson's first occupational interest was journalism. As an agent, she has represented Don Hutchison, Jul ...

, the UK's first female FIFA-licensed agent *

Rachel Ankeny Rachel Ankeny is a professor of history and philosophy of science at University of Adelaide. In 2020, she was elected as a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) "for her contributions to our understanding of th ...

, professor of history and philosophy of science at University of Adelaide *

Rachel Antonoff Rachel Antonoff is an American fashion designer based in New York City. She is known for presenting her designs in creative ways, including in the form of a murder mystery, as a "sock hop," and in a dollhouse. In 2015, director and actress Lena D ...

(born 1981), American fashion designer *

Rachel Attas Rachel Attas ( he, רחל אטאס; 24 July 1934 – 25 November 2004) was an Israeli actress, voice artist, and singer. Biography Attas was born in Tel Aviv, the first of five children. Her father emigrated from Thessaloniki while her mother ...

(1934–2004), Israeli actress and singer *

Rokhl Auerbakh Rokhl Auerbakh ( he, רחל אוירבך, also spelled Rokhl Oyerbakh and Rachel Auerbach) (18 December 1903 – 31 May 1976) was an Israeli writer, essayist, historian, Holocaust scholar, and Holocaust survivor. She wrote prolifically in both Pol ...

(Rachel Auerbach) (1903–1976), Polish-Israeli writer, essayist, historian, and Holocaust scholar *

Rachel Azaria Rachel Azaria ( he, רחל עזריה, born 21 December 1977), is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kulanu. She previously served as deputy mayor and member of the Jerusalem City Council. Biography Rachel Azaria was ...

(born 1977), Israeli politician *

Rachel Tzvia Back Rachel Tzvia Back is an English-language American-Israeli poet, translator and professor of literature. Biography Born in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, New York (state), New York, Rachel Tzvia Back was raised in the US and Israel. The seventh ge ...

, Israeli poet and translator *

Rachel Balkovec Rachel Balkovec (born July 5, 1987) is an American minor league baseball manager in the New York Yankees organization. In 2022, the Yankees named Balkovec manager of their Class A minor league team, the Tampa Tarpons, making her the first woma ...

(born 1987), American baseball manager *

Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi ( he, רחל ינאית בן-צבי; 1886 – 16 November 1979) was an Israeli author and educator, and a leading Labor Zionist. Ben-Zvi was the wife of the second President of Israel, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. Biography Rachel Yana ...

(1886–1979), Israeli author and first lady of Israel * Rachel Bess, American artist * Rachel Bilson (born 1981), American actress * Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actress *

Rachel Bloom Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring as Rebecca Bunch in The CW musical comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2015– ...

(born 1987), American actress *

Rachel Bluwstein Rachel Bluwstein Sela (20 September (Julian calendar) 1890 – 16 April 1931) was a Hebrew-language poet who immigrated to Palestine, then part of the Ottoman Empire, in 1909. She is known by her first name, Rachel ( he, רחל ), or as Ra ...

(1890–1931), usually referred to simply as "Rachel", Hebrew-language poet from Palestine * Rachel Bolan, born James Southworth in 1966, American bassist of Skid Row *

Rachel Boston Rachel Elizabeth Boston (born May 9, 1982) is an American actress and producer. Boston has had leading roles in a number of independent films, and was a regular cast member in several television series. She starred in the NBC drama series, ''Amer ...

(born 1982), American actress and producer *

Rachel Brand Rachel Lee Brand (born May 1, 1973) is an American lawyer, academic, and former government official. She served as the United States Associate Attorney General from May 22, 2017, until February 20, 2018, when she resigned to take a job as head of ...

(born 1973), American lawyer and government official * Rachel Brosnahan (born 1990), American actress *

Rachel Brown Rachel Brown (born 2 July 1980) is an English former football goalkeeper who played for Liverpool from 1995 to 1998 and Everton from 2003 until 2014. A product of the American college system, Brown spent five years playing varsity soccer for ...

(born 1980), English footballer *

Rachel Caine Rachel Caine was the pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (April 27, 1962 – November 1, 2020) who was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels. Personal life Conrad grew up in West Texas and gradu ...

(1962–2020), American writer *

Rachel Cameron Rachel Cameron (27 March 1924—6 March 2011) was an Australian ballet dancer and teacher. She was one of the leading dancers in early Australian ballet in the 1940s, performing with the Borovansky and Kirsova ballet companies, and was one of t ...

(1924–2011), American ballet dancer and teacher * Rachel Campos-Duffy (born 1971), American television personality * Rachel Carns (born 1969), American musician and artist * Rachel Carson (1907–1964), American environmentalist, scientist *

Rachel Chalkowski Rachel Chalkowski ( he, רחל שלקובסקי; born 1939) is an Israeli midwife and a gemach organizer. Widely known as Bambi, she is a Haredi Jew, and is married to Rabbi Moshe Chalkowski, founding principal of Neve Yerushalayim College for Wo ...

(born 1939), Israeli midwife and

gemach Gemach ( he, גמ"ח, plural, , ''gemachim'', an abbreviation for , ''gemilut chasadim'', "acts of kindness") is a Jewish free-loan fund that subscribes to both the positive Torah commandment of lending money and the Torah prohibition against cha ...

organiser *

Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange Rachel Chiesley (baptised 4 February 1679 – 12 May 1745), usually known as Lady Grange, was the wife of Lord Grange, a Scottish lawyer with Jacobite sympathies. After 25 years of marriage and nine children, the Granges separated a ...

(1679–1745), Scottish woman kidnapped by her husband *

Rachel Corrie Rachel Aliene Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was an American activist and diarist. A member of the pro-Palestinian group International Solidarity Movement (ISM), she was crushed to death by an armored bulldozer of the Israel ...

(1973–2003), American political activist *

Rachel Corsie Rachel Louise Corsie (born 17 August 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa W.F.C in the FA Women’s Super League (WSL). She is also the captain of the Scotland national team. She previously play ...

(born 1989), Scottish footballer *

Rachel Cosgrove Payes Rachel Ruth Cosgrove Payes, also known as E.L. Arch and Joanne Kaye (11 December 1922, Westernport, Maryland – 10 October 1998, Brick Township, New Jersey) was an American genre novelist, and author of books on the Land of Oz. Biography Born ...

(1922–1998), American author *

Rachel Covey Rachel Covey (born June 15, 1998) is an American actress, playwright, and composer. She is known for her roles in the 2005 film ''Duane Hopwood'' alongside David Schwimmer and the 2007 Disney movie '' Enchanted'' alongside Patrick Dempsey and ...

(born 1998), American actress *

Rachel Crow Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aunt ...

(born 1998), American actress and singer * Rachel Cusk (born 1967), Canadian-born novelist *

Rachel Daly Rachel Ann Daly (born 6 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League and the England national team. Since 2019 she has played in defence, midfield, and attack. Previously, she pla ...

(born 1991), English footballer * Rachel Anne Daquis (born 1987), Filipino volleyball player * Rachel David (born 1996), Indian actress *

Rachel de Montmorency Rachel de Montmorency, née Rachel Marion Tancock (15 July 1891 – 15 November 1961), was an English painter and artist working in stained glass. She learned about stained glass when she worked for artist Christopher Whall in the 1910s and 19 ...

(1891–1961), English painter and stained glass artist *

Rachel de Queiroz Rachel de Queiroz (, November 17, 1910 – November 4, 2003) was a Brazilian author, translator and journalist. Biography Rachel de Queiroz was born on 17 November 1910 in Fortaleza, capital of the northeastern state of Ceará. During her ...

(1910–2003), Brazilian author, translator, and journalist * Rachel Lilian Alfreda de Silva (1920–2001), Sri Lankan Sinhala poet, journalist, and screenwriter * Rachel Dolezal (born 1977), American former civil rights activist known for falsely claiming to be African American *

Rachel Don Rachel Don ( Hull; 23 July 1866 – 4 September 1941) was an accredited Methodist local preacher who became a local and national leader in the Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand (WCTU NZ), serving as president from 1914 to 1926. Unde ...

(1866–1941), New Zealand preacher and activist *

Rachel Dratch Rachel Susan Dratch (born February 22, 1966) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. After she graduated from Dartmouth College she moved to Chicago to study improvisational theatre at The Second City and ImprovOlympic. Her breakthrough ro ...

(born 1966), American actress *

Rachel Dror Rachel Zipora Dror ('' née'' Lewin; he, רחל ציפורה דרור; 19 January 1921) is a German Jewish teacher and Holocaust survivor. After returning from Israel to live in Germany (for health reasons) in 1957, and more intensively since he ...

(born 1921), German holocaust survivor *

Rachel Eckroth Rachel Eckroth is a Grammy nominated American singer-songwriter and keyboardist from Phoenix, Arizona.Regen, Jo“Talent Scout – Rachel Eckroth” "Keyboard (magazine), Keyboard", San Francisco, May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018. She is curr ...

, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist *

Rachel Ehrenfeld Rachel Ehrenfeld is an expert on terrorism and corruption-related topics. These include terror financing, economic warfare, and narcoterrorism. She has lectured on these issues in many countries, and has advised banking communities, law enforcement ...

, American terrorism expert *

Rachel Elior Rachel Elior (born 28 December 1949) is an Israeli professor of Jewish philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Jerusalem, Israel. Her principal subjects of research has been Hasidism and the history of early Jewish mysticism. Academ ...

(born 1949), Israeli historian and philosopher * Rachel Elkind-Tourre (born 1939), American musician and record producer *

Rachel Elnaugh Rachel Elnaugh (born 12 December 1964) is a British entrepreneur who founded the UK gift company Red Letter Days. She was one of the investors participating in the first two series of BBC Two's TV show ''Dragons' Den''. Early life When she w ...

(born 1964), British entrepreneur * Rachel Entwistle née Souza (1980–2006), American murder victim * Rachel Erickson (born 1999), Canadian curler * Rachel Evans, Welsh chemist *

Rachel Held Evans Rachel Held Evans (née Rachel Grace Held; June 8, 1981 – May 4, 2019) was an American Christian columnist, blogger and author. Her book ''A Year of Biblical Womanhood'' was a ''New York Times'' bestseller in e-book non-fiction, and ''Searchi ...

(1981–2019), American writer * Rachel Fabri (born 1985), Maltese singer-songwriter *

Rachel Fannan Rachel Fannan (born March 20, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and poet from Los Angeles, California. She made her musical debut in 2008, with the release of a solo album entitled ''Deeper Lurking'', under the moniker Birds Fled ...

(born 1986), American singer, songwriter, and poet * Rachel Feinstein (artist) (born 1971), American artist *

Rachel Feinstein (comedian) Rachel Feinstein is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Feinstein was a finalist on Season 7 of ''Last Comic Standing''. Rachel plays a comedian performing as herself in the feature film ''Her Composition''. Early life Feinstein grew up i ...

, American actress and stand-up comedian * Rachel Félix (1821–1858), French actress (born Elisabeth Rachel Félix, better known as Mademoiselle Rachel) * Rachel Lyman Field (1894–1942), American poet, novelist and children's fiction writer *

Rachel G. Fox Rachel Giana Fox (born July 23, 1996) is an American actress best known for playing Kayla Huntington Scavo in the ABC television series '' Desperate Housewives''. Career Acting career Fox has also appeared on ''Alias'', ''That's So Raven'', '' ...

(born 1996), American actress and singer * Rachel Freier (born 1965), American judge *

Rachel Fuller Rachel Fuller (born 24 July 1973) is a British musician. She is a successful independent pop music artist, a composer, and occasional collaborator with her husband rock musician Pete Townshend. Early life Born in Ipswich, England, Fuller late ...

(born 1973), British singer-songwriter *

Rachel Furness Rachel Furness (born 19 June 1988) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays for FA Women's Championship club Liverpool F.C. Women, Liverpool and the Northern Ireland women's national football team, Northern Ireland national te ...

(born 1988), Northern Irish footballer * Rachel Garcia (born 1997), American softball player * Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah (born 1981), American essayist *

Rachel Goswell Rachel Ann Goswell (born 16 May 1971) is an English singer-songwriter and musician who rose to prominence as vocalist and guitarist of the shoegazing, shoegaze band Slowdive, which formed in 1989. Goswell, along with Neil Halstead, Ian McCutch ...

(born 1971), English singer-songwriter *

Rachel Grant Rachel Louise Grant de Longueuil (born 25 September 1977) is an English people, English actress and TV presenter. Early life Grant was born on the island of Luzon in the Philippines to Michael Grant, 12th Baron de Longueuil, and Isabel Padua; he ...

(born 1977), English actress and TV presenter * Rachel Griffith (born 1963), British-American economist * Rachel Griffiths (born 1968), Australian actress and director * Rachel Eliza Griffiths (born 1978), American poet, novelist, and photographer *

Rachel Gurney Rachel Gurney (5 March 1920 – 24 November 2001) was an English actress. She began her career in the theatre towards the end of World War II and then expanded into television and film in the 1950s. She remained active, mostly in television a ...

(1920–2001), English actress *

Rachel Hardiman Rachel Ann Hardiman (born 5 January 1961) is an Irish international cricketer who made her first appearance for the Ireland national side in 1987. Hardiman was born in Dublin. A right-arm off break Off spin is a type of finger spin bowling ...

(born 1961), Irish cricketer * Rachel Harris (born 1979), Australian swimmer *

Rachel M. Harter Rachel Margaret Harter is an American statistician and an expert in small area estimation and survey methodology. She works at RTI International as a senior research statistician and as director of the Behavioral Statistics Program. Harter grew up ...

, American statistician *

Rachel Haugh Rachel Haugh is an English architect who co-founded SimpsonHaugh and Partners with Ian Simpson in 1987. Her practice operates in Manchester and London. Haugh was shortlisted for the Woman Architect of the Year Award in 2015. Rachel Jane Haugh at ...

, English architect * Rachel Hill (born 1995), American soccer player *

Rachel Hilson Rachel Naomi Hilson (born October 30, 1995) is an American actress. She started her career in 2010 with a recurring role on the CBS legal drama ''The Good Wife'' as Nisa Dalmar. She has also had recurring roles on NBC's ''Rise'' and ''This Is Us'' ...

(born 1995), American actress * Rachel Hoffman (1984–2008), American murder victim * Rachel Hofstetter (born 1992), American video game streamer * Rachel Hollis (born 1983), American author and motivational speaker *

Rachel Homan Rachel Catherine Homan (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian international curler. Homan is a former Canadian junior champion, a three-time Canadian national champion, and the 2017 world champion, all as a skip. She was also the skip of the Cana ...

(born 1989), Canadian curler * Rachel Hopkins (born 1972), British Labour MP *

Rachel Hopkins (cricketer) Rachel Hannah Marie Hopkins (born 19 July 1992) is an English cricketer who currently plays for North East Warriors. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter and right-arm Fast bowling, medium Bowling (cricket), bowler. Sh ...

(born 1992), English cricketer * Rachel House (actress) (born 1971), New Zealand actress and director * Rachel Hunter (born 1969), New Zealand supermodel and actress * Rachel Hurd-Wood (born 1990), British actress *

Rachel Ikemeh Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh is a Nigerian conservationist who won a Whitley award in 2020. She is the director of South West and Niger Delta Forest Project, a conservation program for endangered primates as the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee, Red c ...

, Nigerian conservationist *

Rachel Imison Rachel Anne Imison (born 16 December 1978) is an Australian field hockey player. She was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New ...

(born 1978), Australian field hockey player *

Rachel Ingalls Rachel Holmes Ingalls (13 May 1940 – 6 March 2019) was an American-born author who had lived in the United Kingdom from 1965 onwards.Rachel Isaacs Rachel Isaacs was the first openly lesbian rabbi ordained by the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary ("JTS"), which occurred in May 2011. Biography Isaacs earned her B.A. from Wellesley College in 2005, where she was the Hille ...

, American rabbi * Rachel Isadora (born 1953), American children's author, illustrator, and painter * Rachel Jackson (1767–1828), wife of U.S. President Andrew Jackson * Rachel Jacobs (1975–2015), American businesswoman *

Rachel Jarry Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her au ...

(born 1991), Australian basketball player *

Rachel Jewkes Rachel Jewkes is Executive Scientist: Research Strategy in Office of the President and former Unit Director of the Gender and Health Unit of the South Africa Medical Research Council, based in Pretoria, South Africa. She also serves as Director o ...

, South African scientist * Rachel Johnson (born 1965), British journalist, television presenter, and author *

Rachel Johnson (athlete) Rachel (Johnson) Tomajczyk (born April 30, 1993) is an American distance running athlete. High school Rachel ran for the Plano Senior High School cross country and track team in Plano, Texas. She trained with the Dallas Metroplex Striders club ...

(born 1993), American track and field athlete * Rachel Jones, multiple people * Rachel Joyce, multiple people * Rachel Keller (born 1992), American actress * Rachel Kempson (1910–2003), English actress * Rachel Kerr, British singer-songwriter and entrepreneur * Rachel Khoo (born 1980), British cook and writer *

Rachel Klamer Rachel Klamer (born 8 October 1990) is a Dutch professional triathlete and member of the National team. She placed third at the Junior World Championships in 2009. Klamer, who presently lives in Sittard, entered the national and internation ...

(born 1990), Dutch triathlete * Rachel E. Klevit, American biochemist *

Rachel Kolly d'Alba Rachel Kolly d'Alba (born 21 May 1981 in Lausanne, Switzerland) is a Swiss violinist. Considered a child prodigy at the violin, she started playing at the age of five. Early life Kolly d'Alba took her first violin and piano lessons at the age of ...

(born 1981), Swiss soloist violinist *

Rachel Korine Rachel Anna Korine (née Simon) is an American former actress. Married to director Harmony Korine, she is best known for starring as Cotty in the 2013 crime film '' Spring Breakers'' and Betsy in ''Men Go to Battle'' (2015), Junia in ''The Knick ...

(born 1986), American actress * Rachel Kushner (born 1968), American novelist *

Rachel Leah Jones Rachel Leah Jones (born 1970) is an American-Israeli documentary film director and producer. Her documentary film '' Advocate'' about the controversial human rights lawyer Leah Tsemel, which she co-directed and co-produced with cinematographer ...

(born 1970), American-Israeli documentary film director and producer * Rachel Levine (born 1957), transgender American assistant secretary of health * Gertrude Rachel Levy (1884–1966), British author and cultural historian writing as G. Rachel Levy * Rachel Lindsay (television personality) (born 1985), American television personality *

Rachel Llanes Rachel Llanes (born April 29, 1991), also known by the Chinese name Lin Ni (), is an American ice hockey player and member of the Chinese national ice hockey team. She most recently played in the 2021–22 season of the Zhenskaya Hockey League ...

(born 1991), American ice hockey player * Rachel Lloyd (born 1975), British activist * Rachel Lloyd (1839–1900), American chemist * Rachel Luttrell (born 1971), Tanzanian-Canadian actress *

Rachel MacNair Rachel M. MacNair (born November 4, 1958) is an American sociologist and psychologist who adheres to the consistent life ethic. She is an activist against abortion and war, and has written against the culture of violence and the eating of meat. ...

(born 1958), American sociologist and psychologist *

Rachel Maddow Rachel Anne Maddow (, ; born April 1, 1973) is an American television news program host and liberal political commentator. Maddow hosts ''The Rachel Maddow Show'', a weekly television show on MSNBC, and serves as the cable network's special eve ...

(born 1973), American journalist * Rachel Meghan Markle (born 1981), Duchess of Sussex and former American actress *

Rachel Marsden Rachel Marsden (born December 2, 1974) is a Canadian conservative political columnist, television commentator and university lecturer, based in Paris. She is also the CEO of Rachel Marsden Associates, a PR and media consultancy firm. As of Mar ...

(born 1974), Canadian political columnist * Rachel McAdams (born 1978), Canadian actress *

Rachel McAlpine Rachel Phyllis McAlpine (; born 1940) is a New Zealand poet, novelist and playwright. She is the author of 30 books including poetry, plays, novels, and books about writing and writing for the internet. Early life, family and education McAlpine ...

(born 1940), New Zealand poet, novelist, and playwright * Rachel McCann (born 1993), New Zealand field hockey player * Murder of Rachel McLean, Rachel McLean (1971–1991), British murder victim * Rachel McLish (born 1955), American bodybuilder, actress, and author * Rachel Lambert Mellon (1910–2014), American horticulturalist, philanthropist, and art collector * Rachel Miner (born 1980), American actress * Rachel Mitchell (born 1967), American attorney * Rachel Morrison (born 1978), American cinematographer and director * Rachel Newton (born 1985), Scottish singer and harpist * Rachel Neylan (born 1982), Australian cyclist * Rachel Nicholls, English opera singer * Rachel Nichols (disambiguation), Rachel Nichols, multiple people * Murder of Rachel Nickell, Rachel Nickell (1968–1992), British murder victim * Rachel Noerdlinger (born 1970), American publicist * Rachel Nordlinger, Australian linguist * Rachel Notley (born 1964), Canadian politician * Rachel O'Reilly, British chemist * Rachel O'Riordan (born 1974), Irish theatre director * Rachel Oakes Preston (1809–1868), American religious figure * Rachel Oliver (born 1971), New Zealand footballer * Rachel Oliver (scientist), British material scientist * Rachel Ong (born 1972), Singaporean politician * Rachel Oniga (1957–2021), Nigerian actress * Rachel Owen (1968–2016), Welsh photographer, printmaker, and lecturer * Rachel Owens (born 1972), American sculptor * Rachel Parish (born 1981), British sportswoman * Rachel Parris (born 1984), English comedian and actress * Rachel Parsons (disambiguation), Rachel Parsons, multiple people * Rachel Paulose (born 1973), American attorney *Florence Jane Short (aka Rachel Peace) (1881 – ''died after'' 1932), British feminist and suffragette * Rachel Perkins (born 1970), Australian director, producer, and screenwriter * Rachel Peters (born 1991), Miss Universe Philippines 2017 * Rachel Platten (born 1981), American singer and songwriter * Rachel Pollack (born 1945), American science fiction writer, comic book writer, and tarot expert * Rachel Portman (born 1960), British composer * Rachel Potter (born 1984), American singer and actress * Rachel Justine Pries, American mathematician * Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Canadian writer * Rachel Quon (born 1991), American-Canadian soccer player * Rachel Rath (born 1976), Irish actress * Rachel Reeves (born 1979), British MP for the Labour Party * Rachel Reilly (born 1984), American television personality and actress * Rachel Reinert (born 1989), American country singer and songwriter * Rachel Riley (born 1986), British television presenter * Rachel Roberts (disambiguation), Rachel Roberts, multiple people * Rachel Robinson (born 1922), American professor and nurse * Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, American politician * Rachel Rose (born 1970), Canadian poet, essayist, and short story writer * Rachel Rose (artist) (born 1986), American artist * Rachel Rossi (born 1983), American criminal justice lawyer * Rachel Roy (born 1974), American fashion designer * Rachel Scott (1981–1999), a victim in the Columbine High School massacre *Rachel Scott (women's education reformer) née Cook (1848–1905), British women's education reformer, promoted equality for women * Rachel Sebati (born 1993), South African footballer * Rachel Irene Seibert (1876–1967), American clubwoman * Rachel Sennott (born 1995), American actress and comedian * Rachel Shelley (born 1969), English actress and model * Rachel Shenton, English actress and screenwriter * Rachel Shoaf (born 1996), American convicted of murder in 2013 * Rachel Smith (born 1985), Miss USA 2007 * Rachel Smith (gymnast) (born 1993), British rhythmic gymnast * Rachel Stephens (1930–2011), American actress * Rachel Stevens (born 1978), English pop singer, best known as a member of the band S Club 7 * Rachel Stevens (sculptor), American sculptor * Rachel Stuart (born 1972), Jamaican-Canadian model and actress * Rachel Sutherland (born 1976), New Zealand field hockey player * Rachel Sweet (born 1962), American producer, singer, and actress * Rachel Talalay (born 1958), American director and producer * Rachel Talbot Ross (born 1961), American politician and activist * Rachel Thomas (disambiguation), Rachel Thomas, multiple people * Rachel Ticotin (born 1958), American film and television actress * Rachel Trachtenburg (born 1993), American rock singer and drummer * Rachel Treweek (born 1963), British Anglican bishop * Rachel True (born 1968), American actress * Rachel Tucker (born 1981), Northern Irish musical theatre actress, and singer * Rachel Uchitel (born 1975), American nightclub manager and television personality * Rachel Unitt (born 1982), English footballer * Rachel Vail (born 1966), American author * Rachel Vallarelli, American lacrosse player * Rachel van Cutsen (born 1984), Dutch badminton player * Rachel van Dantzig (1878–1949), Dutch sculptor * Rachel Van Hollebeke (born 1985), American soccer player * Rachel Veltri (born 1978), American actress * Rachel Viollet (born 1972), British tennis player * Rachel Wacholder (born 1975), American professional beach volleyball player * Rachel Wade (born 1990), American teenager convicted of murder * Rachel Walker (disambiguation), several people * Rachel Ward (born 1957), English-born Australian actress, columnist, film director, and screenwriter * Rachel Ward (mathematician), American applied mathematician * Rachel Weisz (born 1970), British actress * Rachel Whetstone (born 1968), British public relations executive * Rachel White (disambiguation), Rachel White, multiple people * Rachel Whiteread (born 1963), English sculptor * Rachel Williams (born 1967), American model and television presenter * Rachel Williams (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer * Rachel DeLoache Williams (born 1988), American writer * Rachel Willis-Sørensen (born 1984), American opera singer * Rachel O. Wingate (c. 1901–1953), English linguist * Rachel Yakar (born 1938), French opera singer * Rachel Yang (born 1982), Singaporean pole vaulter * Rachel Yankey (born 1979), English footballer * Rachel Yehuda (born 1959), American psychiatrist and neuroscientist * Rachel Yeoh, Malaysian socialite and model * Rachel York (born 1971), American actress and singer * Rachel Yurkovich (born 1986), American javelin thrower * Rachel Z, American pianist and keyboardist * Rachel Zadok (born 1972), South African writer * Rachel Zajac, New Zealand forensic psychologist * Rachel Zeffira, Canadian singer * Rachel Zegler, American actress and singer * Rachel Zilberberg (1920–1943), Polish resistance fighter during World War II * Rachel Zimmerman (born 1972), Canadian space scientist and inventor * Rachel Zoe (born 1971), American fashion designer, businesswoman, and writer * Rachel Zolf (born 1968), Canadian-American poet * Rachel Zucker (born 1971), American poet

People named Rachael

* Hecate (musician) (born 1976), born Rachael Kozak, Swiss music producer * Murder of Rachael Anderson, Rachael Anderson (died 2018), American female murder victim * Rachael Bella (born 1984), American actress, best known for her role in the 2002 film ''The Ring'' * Rachael Blackmore (born 1989), Irish jockey * Rachael Blake (born 1971), Australian actress * Rachael Bland (1978–2018), Welsh BBC newsreader * Rachael Boyle (born 1991), Scottish footballer * Rachael Carpani (born 1980), Australian actress * Rachael Denhollander (born 1984), American lawyer, former gymnast and survivor * Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979), American actress * Rachael Finch (born 1988), Miss Universe Australia 2009, 3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 2009 * Rachael Flatt (born 1992), American figure skater * Rachael Grinham (born 1977), Australian squash player * Rachael Harris (born 1968), American actress and comedian * Rachael Heyhoe Flint (1939–2017), English cricketer * Rachael Lampa (born 1985), American singer/songwriter best known for her work in the anime series ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' * Rachael MacFarlane (born 1976), American voice actress and sister of Seth MacFarlane * Rachael McLaren, Canadian dancer * Rachael Price (born 1985), American jazz vocalist and lead vocalist of the band Lake Street Dive * Rachael Ray (born 1968), American celebrity chef and television personality * Rachael Runyan (1979–1982), American Murder of Rachael Runyan, murder victim * Rachael Sage, American songwriter * Rachael Scdoris (born 1985), blind American dog musher and cross country runner * Rachael Sporn (born 1968), Australian female basketball player * Rachael Stirling (born 1977), British actress best known for the BBC drama ''Tipping the Velvet'' * Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, American epidemiologist and dietitian * Rachael Taylor (born 1984), Australian actress * Rachael Yamagata (born 1977), American singer-songwriter

People named Rachelle

* Rachelle Leah (born 1984), American model * Rachelle Lefevre (born 1979), Canadian actress * Rachelle Ann Go (born 1986), Filipina singer * Rachelle Ferrell (born 1964), American vocalist and musician

People named Rahel

* Rahel Graf (born 1989), Swiss footballer * Rahel Indermaur (born 1980), Swiss opera singer * Rahel Jaeggi (born 1967), German philosopher * Rahel Kiwic (born 1991), Swiss footballer * Rahel Varnhagen (1771–1833), German writer * Rahel Vigdozchik (born 1989), Israeli rhythmic gymnast

People named Rachele

* Rachele Bruni (born 1990), Italian swimmer * Rachele Fogar (born 1991), Italian model and television personality * Rachele Lynae (born 1988), American country rock singer * Rachele Mussolini (1890–1979), wife of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini * Rachele Sangiuliano (born 1981), Italian volleyball player

People named Rakel or Raakel

* Rakel Liehu (born 1939), Finnish writer

Fictional characters named Rachel (or variants thereof)

* Rachael, a character in ''Hard Times (novel), Hard Times.'' * Rachel, Biblical figure known for being the wife that Jacob loved * Rachel, one of the six main characters of ''Animorphs'' *Rachel, a character from the ''Fantasia 2000#Rhapsody in Blue, Rhapsody in Blue'' segment of the Disney movie ''Fantasia 2000'' *Rachael, a replicant in sci-fi movie ''Blade Runner'' * Rachel, a friend of Vivian Ward and Kit DeLuca in the romantic movie ''Pretty Woman'' * Rachel, a character in ''Pokémon Masters EX'' *List of Battle Arena Toshinden characters#Rachael, Rachael (''Battle Arena Toshinden''), a character in the ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' fighting game series *Rachel (Ninja Gaiden), a female warrior from the ''Ninja Gaiden'' series of video games *Naughty Rachel, in the British TV Series ''Green Wing'' *List of Downton Abbey characters#Recurring cast, Rachel Aldridge, Lady Sinderby, a character introduced in season 5 of the TV show ''Downton Abbey'' * List of BlazBlue characters#Rachel Alucard, Rachel Alucard, in the ''BlazBlue'' video game series * Rachel Amber, a side character in ''Life Is Strange (video game), Life Is Strange'' and a main character in its spinoff, ''Life Is Strange: Before the Storm'' * Rachel Berry, in the television series ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' * Rachel Brown, in the play ''Inherit the Wind (play), Inherit the Wind'' * Rachel Carruthers, in the ''Halloween (franchise), Halloween'' film series *Rachel Chu, in the American romantic comedy-drama film ''Crazy Rich Asians'' * Rachel Creed, wife of the main character in Stephen King's 1983 horror novel ''Pet Sematary'' * Rachel Elizabeth Dare, in the young adult book series ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' *Rachel Dalles, a character in the ''Black Butler'' manga series and anime * Rachel Dawes, Assistant District Attorney in the ''Batman'' series of movies * List of Orphan Black characters#Project Leda, Rachel Duncan, in the TV show ''Orphan Black'' * Rachel Finer, in the Netflix series ''Grand Army (TV series) , Grand Army'' *Rachel Gardner, in the ''Angels of Death (video game), Angels of Death'' video game * Rachel Gatina, in the TV show ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'' * Rachel Gibson (Alias), Rachel Gibson, in Season 5 of ''Alias (TV series), Alias'' * Rachel Green, in the TV series ''Friends (TV series), Friends'' * Rachel Greene, a character in the TV series ''ER (TV series), ER'', daughter of Mark Greene * Rachel Kinski, a character in the Australian TV show ''Neighbours'' *Rachel Lynde, a supporting character in Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 novel ''Anne of Green Gables'' * Rachel Mason (Waterloo Road), Rachel Mason, Headmistress of Waterloo Road in the BBC drama ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' * List of Mad Men characters#Rachel Menken, Rachel Menken, Don Draper's client's daughter and a love interest in ''Mad Men'' * Rachel Moore (Case Closed), Rachel Moore, of ''Case Closed'' (Detective Conan) * Rachel Raskin, a character in ''The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' * Rachel Roth, the false civilian name of Raven (DC Comics) * Rachel Summers, a character in the Marvel Universe, daughter of Cyclops (Marvel Comics), Scott Summers and Jean Grey * Rachel Taub, a supporting character on the TV show ''House (TV series), House'', the wife of Dr. Chris Taub * Rachel Teller, a character in the ''Need for Speed Underground 2'' * Rachel Tice, a recurring character in the web series ''The Most Popular Girls in School'' * Rachel Walker, a main character in the ''Rainbow Magic'' book franchise * Rachel Wilson, a minor character in the Cartoon Network series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' *List of Suits characters#Rachel Zane, Rachel Zane, a character in the American TV show ''Suits (U.S. TV series), Suits''

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