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: , Tiberian: , ), meaning " ewe", is a

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Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

origin, popularized by the biblical figure

Rachel Rachel () was a Bible, Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph (Genesis), Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban (Bible), Laban. Her older siste ...

, the wife of

Israelite Israelites were a Hebrew language, Hebrew-speaking ethnoreligious group, consisting of tribes that lived in Canaan during the Iron Age. Modern scholarship describes the Israelites as emerging from indigenous Canaanites, Canaanite populations ...

patriarch

Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...

History of usage

Ashkenazi Jew Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that Ethnogenesis, emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium Common era, CE. They traditionally spe ...

ish

matronymic surname A matronymic is a personal name or a parental 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 patrony ...

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,

Raskine The Rankine scale ( ) is an absolute scale of thermodynamic temperature named after the University of Glasgow engineer and physicist Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1859. History Similar to the Kelvin scale, which was first proposed in 1 ...

, 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 Ruskin may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ruskin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Ruskin (given name), a list of people Places United States * Ruskin, Florida, a census-designated place * Ruskin, Georgia, an uni ...

is an Americanized form of Raskin.

Sixteenth century The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended 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 ...

baptism Baptism (from ) is a Christians, Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water. It may be performed by aspersion, sprinkling or affusion, pouring water on the head, or by immersion baptism, immersing in water eit ...

al records from

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

show that Rachel was first used by English

Christians A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''C ...

in the mid-1500s, becoming popular during the

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

Reformation The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major Theology, theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the p ...

along with other names from the

Bible The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writt ...

. 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.

In various languages

* Rachael, Rachelle, Racquel * Rachela (

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

) * Rachele (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

) * Rachelle (

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

) * Racquela (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

) * Rahel (

Turkish Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The w ...

) * Raonaid (Scottish Gaelic) * Rachel, Rahel (

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 ...

) * Ráhel ( Hungarian) * Rahelki/Rachel (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

) * 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 languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

) * Ραχήλ (Rachíl) (

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

) * 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 Cen ...

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

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

) * రాహేలు Raahélu (

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

) * Raheli (

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language officially used in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes. * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa. * Swahili culture, the culture of the Swahili p ...

) * Rakeli ( Yoruba) * Rakul ( Faroese) *

Raquel Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name Rachel. Notable people with the name include: Raquel *Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler *Raquel Alessi (born 1983), American former actress and model * Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah ( ...

( Catalan, Galician, Portuguese,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) * راحيل (Raheel) (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

) * ریچل (Rachel) (

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

) * ራሄል (

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

)

Women named Rachel

Notable people with the name include: *

, Biblical figure known for being the wife that Jacob loved *

Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva The wife of Rabbi Akiva () 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 make personal sacrifices to achi ...

(1st century) *

(born 1942), French singer of the 1960s * Rachel of Kittery, Maine (died 1695), American slave murdered by her owner *

Rachel Aaron Rachel Aaron (born c. 1982) 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 ...

(fl. 2010s–2020s), 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 ...

, 16th-century Jewish mystic *

Rachel Alejandro Rachel Jingco Alejandro (born February 18, 1974) is a Filipino singer and actress. Biography Early life Alejandro's parents separated when she was four. Her mother, Myrna Demauro, then remarried and moved to the United States. Together with h ...

(born 1974), Filipino singer and actress *

Rachel Allen Rachel Allen (née O'Neill) (born 21 March 1972) 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 Ballymal ...

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

Rachel Ames Rachel Ames (born Rachel Kay Foulger; November 2, 1929) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Audrey Hardy on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' (1964 to 2007, returning for appearances in 2009, 2013, and 2015 ...

(born 1929), American actress *

Rachel Anderson Rachel Anderson (born 1943) is an English journalist and author best known for her children's books. Her work often features the positive portrayal of characters with learning disabilities, and themes of social injustice and alienation. She wa ...

(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 was appointed as Chair and Professor of philosophy at Wageningen University in 2024. She was previously Professor of history and philosophy at the University of Adelaide, where she worked from 2006–24 and served as Deputy Dean R ...

, professor of history and philosophy of science at University of Adelaide * Rachel Antonoff (born 1981), American fashion designer *

Rachel Attas Rachel Attas (; 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 was a Mizrahi Jew. B ...

(1934–2004), Israeli actress and singer *

Rokhl Auerbakh Rokhl Auerbakh (, 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 Polish and Yiddish, focusi ...

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

Rachel Azaria Rachel Azaria (; born 21 December 1977), is a social activist and was 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 Azari ...

(born 1977), Israeli politician *

Rachel Baard Rachel Sophia Baard is a South African theologian. Since 2019, she is an assistant professor of Theology and Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Her first book, ''Sexism and Sin-Talk: Feminist Conversations o ...

, South African theologian *

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

, Israeli poet and translator *

Rachel Balkovec Rachel Balkovec (born July 5, 1987) is an American minor league baseball manager who is currently the director of player development for the Miami Marlins. In 2022, the New York Yankees named Balkovec manager of their Single–A minor league te ...

(born 1987), American baseball manager *

Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi (; May 1886 – 16 November 1979) was an Israeli author and educator, and a leading Labor Zionism, Labor Zionist. Ben-Zvi was the wife of the second President of Israel, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. Biography Rachel Yanait was born Gold ...

(1886–1979), Israeli author and first lady of Israel *

Rachel Bess Rachel Bess (born 1979) is an American painter and writer from Phoenix, Arizona. Biography Bess got her BFA degree in painting from the Honors College at Arizona State University in 2001. She taught life drawing and painting at New School for t ...

, American artist *

Rachel Bianchi-Quarshie Rachel Bianchi-Quarshie is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian Aircraft pilot, pilot and was the youngest female in the country to fly at a commercial airline. Biography Rachel Bianchi-Quarshie is among the few female aviators in Ghana. She became inte ...

, Ghanaian pilot *

Rachel Bilson Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an American actress. Born to a Californian show-business family, Bilson made her television debut in 2003, and then landed the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series '' The O.C.'' Bi ...

(born 1981), American actress *

Rachel Blanchard Rachel Elise Blanchard (born 19 March 1976) is a Canadian actress.Rachel Blanchard's b ...

, Canadian actress *

Rachel Bloom Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, singer, writer, 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 Bloomekatz (born 1982), American lawyer *

Rachel Bluwstein Rachel Bluwstein Sela (; 20 September (Julian calendar) 1890 – 16 April 1931) was a Hebrew-language poet who immigrated to Ottoman Palestine, in 1909. She is known by her first name, Rachel ( ), or as Rachel the Poetess ( ). She is featu ...

(1890–1931), usually referred to simply as "Rachel", Hebrew-language poet from Palestine *

Rachel Bolan Rachel Bolan (born James Richard Southworth, February 9, 1964) is an American musician, best known as the bassist and main songwriter of the metal band Skid Row. Career Bolan was born in 1964 to Aida and Hubert Southworth. He grew up in Toms Riv ...

, born James Southworth in 1966, American bassist of

Skid Row A skid row, also called skid road, is an impoverished area, typically urban, in English-speaking North America whose inhabitants are mostly poor people " on the skids". This specifically refers to people who are poor or homeless, considered disre ...

Rachel Boston Rachel Boston is an American actress. She 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, ''American Dreams'' as Beth Mason from 2002 to 200 ...

(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 o ...

(born 1973), American lawyer and government official *

Rachel Bromwich Rachel Bromwich (30 July 1915 – 15 December 2010), born Rachel Sheldon Amos, was a British scholar. Her focus was on medieval Welsh literature, and she taught Celtic Languages and Literature in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic ...

(1915–2010), British scholar *

Rachel Brosnahan Rachel Brosnahan (born July 12, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Midge Maisel, an aspiring stand-up comedian in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017–2023), for which sh ...

(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, spent five years from 1998 playing varsity soccer for Alabama Crimson Tide and Pittsburgh Panthers in the US college system ...

(born 1980), English footballer *

Rachel Caine Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (April 27, 1962 – November 1, 2020), known by her pen name Rachel Caine, was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, Mystery fiction, mystery, suspense, and Horror fiction, horror novels. Personal life Caine ...

(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 The Australian Ballet, Borovansky and Hélène Kirsova, Kir ...

(1924–2011), American ballet dancer and teacher * Rachel Campos-Duffy (born 1971), American television personality *

Rachel Carns Rachel Carns (born August 13, 1969) is an American musician, composer, artist and performer living in Olympia, Washington, U.S. Raised in small-town Wisconsin, she went on to study painting and drawing at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Sc ...

(born 1969), American musician and artist *

Rachel Carson Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservation movement, conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book ''Silent Spring'' (1962) are credited with advancing mari ...

(1907–1964), American environmentalist, scientist * Rachel Chalkowski (born 1939), Israeli midwife and

gemach Gemach (, 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 charging interes ...

organiser *

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

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

Rachel Corrie Rachel Aliene Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was an American nonviolence activist and diarist. She was a member of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and was active throughout the Israeli-occupied terr ...

(1973–2003), American political activist and diarist *

Rachel Corsie Rachel Louise Corsie (born 17 August 1989) is a Scottish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender. She is the captain of the Scotland women's national football team, Scotland national ...

(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 Bor ...

(1922–1998), American author *

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

(born 1998), American actress * Rachel Cowan (1941–2018), American rabbi *

Rachel Crow Rachel Kelly Crow (born January 23, 1998) is an American singer and actress. Born in Mead, Colorado, she participated in the first season of the American version of ''The X Factor'' in 2011, where she was the ninth contestant eliminated. Foll ...

(born 1998), American actress and singer *

Rachel Cusk Rachel Cusk FRSL (born 8 February 1967) is a British novelist and writer. Childhood and education Cusk was born in Saskatoon to British parents in 1967, the second of four children with an older sister and two younger brothers, and spent muc ...

(born 1967), Canadian-born novelist * Rachel Daly (born 1991), English footballer * Rachel Daquis (born 1987), Filipino volleyball player *

Rachel David Rachel David is an Indian actress, who works in Malayalam and Kannada cinema. Rachel made her acting debut in the 2019 Malayalam film '' Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu'' alongside Pranav Mohanlal. She is best known for her portrayal in the 2022 Kan ...

(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 192 ...

(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 November 17, 1910 in Fortaleza, capital of the northeastern state of Ceará. During her c ...

(1910–2003), Brazilian author, translator, and journalist * Rachel Lilian Alfreda de Silva (1920–2001), Sri Lankan Sinhala poet, journalist, and screenwriter *

Rachel Dolezal Nkechi Amare Diallo (born Rachel Anne Dolezal; November 12, 1977) is an American former college instructor and activist known for presenting herself as a black woman, while also being born to white parents. Dolezal was president of the NAACP cha ...

(born 1977), American former civil rights activist known for falsely claiming to be African American * Rachel Don (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. Dratch's breakthr ...

(born 1966), American actress *

Rachel Dror Rachel Zipora Dror (''née'' Lewin; ; 19 January 1921 – 14 December 2024) was a German Jewish teacher and Holocaust survivor. After returning from Israel to live in West Germany (for health reasons) in 1957, and more intensively since her reti ...

(1921–2024), German Holocaust survivor *

Rachel Eckroth Rachel Eckroth is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist from Phoenix, Arizona.Regen, Jo“Talent Scout – Rachel Eckroth” "Keyboard", San Francisco, May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018. She is currently the keyboardist for alternative ...

, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist *

Rachel Ehrenfeld Rachel Ehrenfeld is an American political commentator on terrorism and political corruption, corruption-related topics, and serves as director of a conservative think tank, the American Center for Democracy, and its Economic Warfare Institute. Ehr ...

, American terrorism expert *

Rachel Elior Rachel Elior (; born 28 December 1949) is an Israeli professor of Jewish philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her principal subjects of research have been Hasidism and the history of early Jewish mysticism. Academic career Elior is ...

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

Rachel Elnaugh Rachel Elnaugh (born 1964) is a former 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 reality TV show '' Dragons' Den''. Early life Elnaug ...

(born 1964), British entrepreneur * Rachel Entwistle née Souza (1980–2006), American murder victim *

Rachel Erickson Rachel Erickson (born January 9, 1999) is a Canadian curler from Maryfield, Saskatchewan. She is currently the third on Team Jolene Campbell. She was the alternate for the Mackenzie Zacharias rink that won the 2020 World Junior Curling Champ ...

(born 1999), Canadian curler * Rachel Evans, Welsh chemist * Rachel Held Evans (1981–2019), American writer * Rachel Fabri (born 1985), Maltese singer-songwriter * Rachel Fannan (born 1986), American singer, songwriter, and poet *

Rachel Feinstein (artist) Rachel Feinstein (born May 25, 1971) is an American artist who specializes in sculpture. She is best known for baroque, fantasy-inspired sculptures like "The Snow Queen", which was drawn from a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. There have been ...

(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'' (2010). In 2011, she released her first comedy album, ''Thug Tears''. Her first comedy special, ''Only Whores Wear ...

, American actress and stand-up comedian *

Rachel Félix Élisabeth Félix (21 February 1821 – 3 January 1858), better known only as Mademoiselle or Madame Rachel or simply Rachel, was a French people, French French actress, actress. She became a prominent figure in French society, and was the mis ...

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

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

(born 1973), British singer-songwriter *

Rachel Furness Rachel Furness (born 19 June 1988) is a former professional footballer She is the record goalscorer for the Northern Ireland national team. Club career Early career Furness attended Usworth Comprehensive School and represented Durham at County ...

(born 1988), Northern Irish footballer *

Rachel Garcia Rachel Lauren Garcia (born March 30, 1997) is an American professional softball player for the Volts of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She previously served as the pitching coach for UC San Diego. She played college softball for t ...

(born 1997), American softball player *

Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah (born 1982) is an American essayist. She won a Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2018 for her profile of white supremacist and mass murderer Dylann Roof, as well as a National Magazine Award. She was also a National ...

(born 1981), American essayist *

Rachel Goswell Rachel Ann Goswell (born 16 May 1971) is an English 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 McCutcheon and former Chapterh ...

(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 Griffin-Accurso (born 1982), American YouTuber and educator known as

Ms. Rachel Rachel Anne Accurso (; born November 30, 1982), better known as Ms. Rachel, is an American YouTuber, social media personality, singer, songwriter, and educator. She is best known for creating the YouTube series ''Songs for Littles'', a children' ...

* Rachel Griffith (born 1963), British-American economist *

Rachel Griffiths Rachel Anne Griffiths (born 1968) is an Australian actress. List of awards and nominations received by Rachel Griffiths, Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, three AACTA Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award and four Primetime Em ...

(born 1968), Australian actress and director * Rachel Eliza Griffiths (born 1978), American poet, novelist, and photographer *

Rachel Gupta Rachel Gupta (born 23 January 2004) is an Indian Model (person), model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Grand International 2024, the first India, Indian to win Miss Grand International. Her reign concluded in May 2025 prematur ...

(born 2004), Indian model *

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 (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. Until 2024, she worked at RTI International as a senior research statistician and as director of the Behavioral Statistics Program ...

, 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. Haugh attended Marp ...

, English architect * Rachel Henderson, American politician *

Rachel Hill Rachel Morgan Hill (born April 17, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life Hill has two brothers, Zach and Jake, and played indoor soccer with th ...

(born 1995), American soccer player *

Rachel Hilson Rachel Naomi Hilson 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. In 2025, she began a main role as FBI agent Nina Hayes on the Max crime thriller series '' Dus ...

(born 1995), American actress *

Rachel Hirschfeld Rachel Hirschfeld (1945/1946 – September 28, 2018) was an animal welfare attorney specializing in the area of animal law, pet trusts, and pet protection agreements. She co-produced and was head producer of productions of many plays on and off- ...

(1945/1946 – 2018), animal welfare attorney * Rachel Hoffman (1984–2008), American murder victim *

Rachel Hofstetter Rachell Marie Hofstetter (born January 8, 1992), better known as Valkyrae, is an American online streamer and YouTuber. She is a co-owner of the gaming organization 100 Thieves and founder and CEO of the media company Hihi Studios. 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 curling, curler and the reigning women's world champion. Homan is a former 2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Canadian junior champion, a five-time Scotties Tourna ...

(born 1989), Canadian curler *

Rachel Hopkins Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 March 1972) is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, formerly Luton South, since 2019. Hopkins was a Member of Luton Borough Council ...

(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) Rachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama House (born 20 October 1971) is a New Zealand actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the films of Taika Waititi. She has received numerous accolades including an Arts Laureate, NZ Order of Mer ...

(born 1971), New Zealand actress and director *

Rachel Hunter Rachel Hunter (born 8 September 1969) is a New Zealand model, actress, and the host of Imagine Television, Imagination Television's ''Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty''. She has appeared on several magazine covers, including ''Vogue (magazine), ...

(born 1969), New Zealand supermodel and actress *

Rachel Hurd-Wood Rachel Hurd-Wood (born 17 August 1990) is an English actress. She is known for her performances in the fantasy adventure film ''Peter Pan'' (2003), the thriller film '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'' (2006) and the BBC Three television seri ...

(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 col ...

, 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 States and terri ...

(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 Hillel ...

, American rabbi * Rachel Isadora (born 1953), American children's author, illustrator, and painter *

Rachel Jackson Rachel Jackson ( ''née'' Donelson; June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States.

(1767–1828), wife of U.S. President Andrew Jackson * Rachel Jacobs (1975–2015), American businesswoman *

Rachel Jarry Rachel Jarry (born 6 December 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Southside Flyers of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She started playing basketball as a five-year-old and as a youngster in national co ...

(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 Rachel Sabiha Johnson (born 3 September 1965) is a British journalist, television presenter, and author who has appeared frequently on political discussion panels, including ''The Pledge (British TV programme), The Pledge'' on Sky News and BBC ...

(born 1965), British journalist, television presenter, and author * Rachel Johnson (athlete) (born 1993), American track and field athlete * Rachel Jones, multiple people * Rachel Joyce, multiple people *

Rachel Keller Rachel Keller is a fictional character in ''The Ring'' film series. The character, created by writer-producer Ehren Kruger and portrayed by Naomi Watts, serves as the protagonist of ''The Ring'' and ''The Ring Two'', sharing similarities with ...

(born 1992), American actress *

Rachel Kempson Rachel, Lady Redgrave (28 May 1910 – 24 May 2003), known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty. Early life Kempson was born ...

(1910–2003), English actress *

Rachel Kerr Rachel Charmaine Kerr is a British singer/songwriter, celebrity vocal coach and entrepreneur from Walsall, England. She is also the CEO and founder of Singercise. She is a member of the Grammy Award Association and a BET Music Matters endorsed ...

, British singer-songwriter and entrepreneur *

Rachel Khoo Rachel Khoo (born 28 August 1980) is a British cook, author, and broadcaster who has hosted and co-hosted television cooking shows on the BBC, Food Network, and Netflix. In 2012, she received international acclaim for her cookbook and its accom ...

(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 internationa ...

(born 1990), Dutch triathlete * Rachel E. Klevit, American biochemist * Rachel Kolly d'Alba (born 1981), Swiss soloist violinist *

Rachel Korine Rachel Korine is an American former actress. Married to director Harmony Korine, she is best known for starring as Cotty in his 2013 crime film '' Spring Breakers'' as well as Betsy in '' Men Go to Battle'' (2015), and Junia in '' The Knick'' (20 ...

(born 1986), American actress *

Rachel Kushner Rachel Kushner (born October 7, 1968) is an American writer, known for her novels '' Telex from Cuba'' (2008), '' The Flamethrowers'' (2013), '' The Mars Room'' (2018), and ''Creation Lake'' (2024). Early life Kushner was born in Eugene, Oregon, ...

(born 1968), American novelist *

Rachel Levine Rachel Leland Levine ( ; born October 28, 1957) is an American pediatrician who served as the United States assistant secretary for health, the admiral in charge of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, from 2021 until 20 ...

(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) Rachel Lynn Lindsay (born April 21, 1985) is an American media personality, attorney and podcaster. She is best known for her role as a contestant on the twenty-first season of ABC's '' The Bachelor'' and as the lead of its spinoff, '' The Ba ...

(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 coach. She has served as strength and conditioning coach of the San Jose Barracuda since the 2022–23 AHL season. As a member ...

(born 1991), American ice hockey player * Rachel Lloyd (born 1975), British activist * Rachel Lloyd (1839–1900), American chemist * Rachel Lowe (born 2000), Australian footballer *

Rachel Luttrell Rachel Zawadi Luttrell (born 19 January 1971) is a Tanzanian-born Canadian actress best known for her role as Teyla Emmagan in ''Stargate Atlantis'' (2004–2009). Early life Luttrell was born 19 January 1971, in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, th ...

(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. She hosts '' The Rachel Maddow Show'', a weekly television show on MSNBC, and serves as the cable network's special event ...

(born 1973), American journalist *

Rachel Meghan Markle Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle, August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family, media personality, entrepreneur, and former actress. She is married to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son ...

(born 1981), Duchess of Sussex and former American actress *

Rachel Marsden Rachel Marsden (born December 2, 1974) is a Canadian conservative political columnist and television commentator based in Paris. She is the former host of a talk show on Sputnik News and is a columnist for the ''Toronto Sun''. Her column is s ...

(born 1974), Canadian political columnist *

Rachel McAdams Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from York University in 2001 with a BFA in theatre, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film '' Perfect Pie'' (2002), ...

(born 1978), Canadian actress *

Rachel McAlpine Rachel Phyllis McAlpine (; born 24 February 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 educat ...

(born 1940), New Zealand poet, novelist, and playwright * Rachel McCann (field hockey) (born 1993), New Zealand field hockey player * Rachel McLean (1971–1991), British murder victim *

Rachel McLish Raquel Livia Elizondo McLish (born 21 June 1955) is an American female bodybuilding champion, actress, and author.

(born 1955), American bodybuilder, actress, and author *

Rachel Lambert Mellon Rachel Lambert "Bunny" Mellon (August 9, 1910 – March 17, 2014) was an American horticulture, horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist, and art collector. She designed and planted a number of significant gardens, including the White Hous ...

(1910–2014), American horticulturalist, philanthropist, and art collector *

Rachel Miner Rachel Miner (born July 29, 1980) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut in Woody Allen's ''Alice'' (1990), and came to prominence with her portrayal of Michelle Bauer on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light'' (1990–1995). Her o ...

(born 1980), American actress * Rachel Mitchell (born 1967), American attorney *

Rachel Morrison Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978) is an American cinematographer and director. For her work on ''Mudbound'' (2017), Morrison became the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Morrison also made her featur ...

(born 1978), American cinematographer and director * Rachel Newton (born 1985), Scottish singer and harpist *

Rachel Neylan Rachel Neylan (born 9 March 1982) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racing, road cyclist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships, 2012 World Championships in the 2012 UCI Road World Championships – Wome ...

(born 1982), Australian cyclist *

Rachel Nicholls Rachel Nicholls is an English soprano in opera and concert. Career Born in Bedford, England, Nicholls studied French at the University of York, and from 1998 voice at the Royal College of Music with Kathleen Livingstone. In 2001, she won seco ...

, English opera singer * Rachel Nichols, multiple people * Rachel Nickell (1968–1992), British murder victim * Rachel Noerdlinger (born 1970), American publicist *

Rachel Nordlinger Rachel Nordlinger is an Australian linguist and a professor at The University of Melbourne. Education After completing a master's degree at The University of Melbourne, she received her PhD in linguistics in 1997 from Stanford University. Resea ...

, Australian linguist *

Rachel Notley Rachel Anne Notley (born April 17, 1964) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who was the 17th premier of Alberta from 2015 to 2019 and leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2014 to 2024. Notley was the member of the Le ...

(born 1964), Canadian politician *

Rachel O'Reilly Rachel Kerry O'Reilly is a British chemist and Professor at the University of Birmingham. She works at the interface of biology and materials, creating polymers that can mimic natural nanomaterials such as viruses and cells. She is a Fellow of t ...

, British chemist *

Rachel O'Riordan Rachel O'Riordan (born 1974) is an Irish theatre director. She is the artistic director at the Lyric Hammersmith, London. Early life and education Born in Cork, Ireland to poet and novelist Robert Anthony Welch and Angela O'Riordan Welch, O ...

(born 1974), Irish theatre director * Rachel Oakes Preston (1809–1868), American religious figure * Rachel Oliver (footballer) (born 1971), New Zealand footballer *

Rachel Oliver (scientist) Rachel Angharad Oliver is a Professor of Materials Science at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge. She works on characterisation techniques for gallium nitride materials for dark-emitting diodes and laser diode ...

, British material scientist *

Rachel Ong Rachel Ong Sin Yen (; born 1972) is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Telok Blangah division of Tanjong Pagar GRC since ...

(born 1972), Singaporean politician *

Rachel Oniga Rachel Oniga (23 May 1957 – 31 July 2021) was a Nigerian film actress. Early life and career Originally from Eku, Delta State in Southern Nigeria, although she was born on 23 May 1957 in Ebute Metta, Lagos State. She began her acting care ...

(1957–2021), Nigerian actress *

Rachel Owen Rachel Mary Owen (30 November 1968 – 18 December 2016) was a Welsh photographer, printmaker and lecturer on medieval Italian literature. She was married to the Radiohead singer Thom Yorke; they announced their separation in 2015. Life and ...

(1968–2016), Welsh photographer, printmaker, and lecturer * Rachel Owens (born 1972), American sculptor * Rachel Parish (born 1981), British sportswoman *

Rachel Parris Rachel Sarah Parris (born 1984) is an English comedian, musician, actress and presenter. She hosted the satirical news show '' Late Night Mash'' (formerly ''The Mash Report''). Early life Parris attended Loughborough High School. She holds an ...

(born 1984), English comedian and actress * Rachel Parsons, multiple people *

Rachel Paulose Rachel Kunjummen Paulose (born March 12, 1973) is an American attorney. She was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as a United States Attorney. She was the youngest person and the f ...

(born 1973), American attorney *

Rachel Pavlou Rachel Pavlou is the Women's Development Manager for EDI, History and Heritage at the Football Association (FA) in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. She has helped the development of women's football at th ...

, British manager for diversity and inclusion at the Football Association (FA) in England *Florence Jane Short (aka Rachel Peace) (1881 – ''died after'' 1932), British feminist and suffragette *

Rachel Perkins Rachel Perkins (born 1970) is an Indigenous Australian film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. She founded and was co-director of the independent film production company Blackfella Films from 1992 until 2022. Perkins and the ...

(born 1970), Australian director, producer, and screenwriter * Rachel Peters (born 1991), Miss Universe Philippines 2017 *

Rachel Platten Rachel Ashley Platten (born May 20, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and author. After releasing two albums independently in 2003 and 2011, she signed with Columbia Records in 2015 and released her mainstream debut single, "Fight Song (Ra ...

(born 1981), American singer and songwriter *

Rachel Pollack Rachel Grace Pollack (August 17, 1945 – April 6, 2023) was an American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot. Early life and education Pollack was born on August 17, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York to a Jew ...

(1945–2023), American science fiction writer, comic book writer, and tarot expert *

Rachel Portman Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman (born 11 December 1960)), a collection of original pieces for piano, violin and cello, with Portman playing the piano. In 2023 she released a second album ''Beyond the Screen – Film Works on Piano'' which features ...

(born 1960), British composer *

Rachel Potter Rachel Lindsey Potter (born August 21, 1984) is an American singer and actress. She is most known for her performances on Broadway as Wednesday Addams in ''The Addams Family'', the Mistress in the Tony-nominated revival of '' Evita'', and being a ...

(born 1984), American singer and actress * Rachel Justine Pries, American mathematician *

Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley Rachel Attituq Qitsualik-Tinsley is a Canadian writer. She was a winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2015 for ''Skraelings'', which she cowrote with her husband Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley. The book was also a ...

, Canadian writer *

Rachel Quon Rachel Moy Quon (born May 21, 1991) is an American-Canadian former soccer defender. She played for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League and for the Canada women's national soccer team. Early life Quon was born in Los An ...

(born 1991), American-Canadian soccer player *

Rachel Rath Rachel Rath (born 2 October 1976, Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish film, television and theatre actress. She has appeared in the films '' The Actors'' (2003), '' Laws of Attraction'' (2004), ''Ella Enchanted'' (2004) and ''Anton'' ( ...

(born 1976), Irish actress *

Rachel Reeves Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician who has served as Chancellor of the Exchequer since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West and Pudsey, formerly Leed ...

(born 1979), British MP for the Labour Party *

Rachel Reilly Rachel Eileen Reilly Villegas (born October 16, 1984) is an American television personality and actress. Reilly appeared in two seasons of the American edition of the reality TV series ''Big Brother (American TV series), Big Brother'', winning ...

(born 1984), American television personality and actress * Rachel Reinert (born 1989), American country singer and songwriter *

Rachel Riley Rachel Annabelle Riley (born 11 January 1986) is an English television presenter. She co-presents the Channel 4 daytime puzzle show '' Countdown'' and its comedy spin-off ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown''. She is a mathematics graduate. He ...

(born 1986), British television presenter * 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 Ruysch (1664–1750), Dutch still-life painter * 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 Squire (1954–2006), British Labour politician * 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 Sung (born 2004), American table tennis player * 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), 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, Countess of Dudley, British civic leader, philanthropist, and foundress of nursing orders * 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 (model) (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 (1938–2023), 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 (born 2001), 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

Women 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 Gunn (born 1987), Australian breakdancer known as Raygun * 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 Letsche (born 1991), British trampoline gymnast * Rachael MacFarlane (born 1976), American voice actress and sister of Seth MacFarlane * Rachael McLaren, Canadian dancer * Rachael Pratt (1874–1954), Australian army nurse * 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

Women named Rachelle

* Rachelle Ferrell (born 1961), American vocalist and musician * Rachelle Ann Go (born 1986), Filipina singer * Rachelle Keck, American lawyer and academic administrator * Rachelle Lefevre (born 1979), Canadian actress * Rachelle Smit, American politician

Women named Rachele

* Rachele Baldi (born 1994), Italian footballer * Rachele Barbieri (born 1997), Italian road and track cyclist * Rachele Bruni (born 1990), Italian swimmer * Rachele Fogar (born 1991), Italian model and television personality * Rachele Gilmore, American soprano * Rachele Lynae (born 1988), American country rock singer * Rachele Mori (born 2003), Italian hammer thrower * Rachele Mussolini (1890–1979), wife of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini * Rachele Mussolini (politician) (born 1974), Italian politician * Rachele Risaliti (born 1995), Italian model * Rachele Sangiuliano (born 1981), Italian volleyball player * Rachele Brooke Smith (born 1987), American actor and dancer * Alice Rachele Arlanch (born 1995), Italian beauty pageant winner

Fictional characters named Rachel (or variants thereof)

* Rachael, a character in ''Hard Times (novel), Hard Times.'' * 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'' * Rachel, a character in Stephen King's short story The Raft (short story), ''The raft'' * Rachael (Blade Runner character), Rachael, a replicant in the science fiction film ''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 *Characters of the Dead or Alive series#Rachel, Rachel, 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 Santiago-Bravante, a character from the Filipino drama series ''Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko'' * Rachel Brown, in the play ''Inherit the Wind (play), Inherit the Wind'' * Rachel Buchman, a character in Rachel Getting Married, ''Rachel getting married'' * Rachel Carruthers, in the ''Halloween (franchise), Halloween'' film series *Rachel Chu, in the American romantic comedy-drama film ''Crazy Rich Asians (film), Crazy Rich Asians'' * Rachel Creed, wife of the main character in Stephen King's 1983 horror novel ''Pet Sematary'' * List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan#Rachel Elizabeth Dare, 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 Hardy, a character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Rachel Kinski, a character in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Rachel Lang, the main character in ''The Rage: Carrie 2'' * Rachel Larsen, a.k.a. Rikka Hishikawa, in the anime ''DokiDoki! PreCure'' * Diamondback (Rachel Leighton), Rachel Leighton, also known as Diamondback in Marvel Comics *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) * Chrononauts: Futureshock#Characters, Rachel Quinn, a character in ''Chrononauts'' and ''Chrononauts: Futureshock'' * Rachel Raskin, a character in ''The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' * Rachel Roth, the false civilian name of Raven (DC Comics), Raven * Rachel Spies, a minor character in Stephen King's ''Carrie (novel), Carrie'' * Rachel Summers, a character in the Marvel Universe, daughter of Cyclops (Marvel Comics), Scott Summers and Jean Grey * Rachel T. McKenzie (Numbuh 362), from the Cartoon Network animated series ''Codename: Kids Next Door'' * 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 Van Helsing, a character in Marvel Comics * 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'' * Rachel, a character in the manga and anime series ''Edens Zero'' who is the mother of the main heroine Rebecca Bluegarden

Variant names

*Rae, 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-language, diminutive * Recha, a diminutive; an example is Rachel (Recha), the daughter of the protagonist of the 1779 play ''Nathan the Wise''.Frederick Quinn, ''The Sum of All Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought'',
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