Rafferty, derived from Ó Raifeartaigh, is an

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Anne Rafferty Dame Anne Judith Rafferty, (born 26 July 1950), is an English jurist, who served as a Lady Justice of Appeal of England and Wales from 2011 to 2020. On 10 September 2022, Rafferty attended the Accession Council as a Privy Councillor and s ...

(born 1950), English jurist *

Anne Marie Rafferty Dame Anne Marie Rafferty FRCN (born 7 May 1958) is a British nurse, academic and researcher. She is professor of nursing policy and former dean of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's College L ...

(born 1958), British nurse and academic *

Barbara Rafferty Barbara Rafferty (born 15 January 1950 in Clydebank), is a Scottish actress. Credited as Barbara Ann Brown in her early acting career. She is known for her roles as Ella Cotter in the long-running BBC Two sitcom ''Rab C Nesbitt'', then firstly ...

(born 1950), Scottish actress *

Bill Rafferty William Rafferty (June 17, 1944 – August 11, 2012) was an American comedian and impressionist who hosted the game shows '' Every Second Counts'' (1984–1985, syndicated), ''Card Sharks'' (1986–87, syndication), and '' Blockbusters'' (1987, N ...

(1944–2012), American comedian *

Billy Rafferty William Henry Rafferty (born 30 December 1950) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a forward. He appeared in the Football League for Coventry City, Blackpool, Plymouth Argyle, Carlisle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Newcastle Un ...

(born 1950), Scottish footballer *

Chips Rafferty John William Pilbean Goffage MBE (26 March 190927 May 1971), known professionally as Chips Rafferty, was an Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the late 1930s until his death ...

(1909–1971), Australian actor *

Claire Rafferty Claire Lauren Rafferty (born 11 January 1989) is an English pundit and retired professional footballer. She made over 100 appearances as a left back or left winger for Chelsea in the FA WSL and also spent time at Millwall Lionesses and West H ...

(born 1989), English pundit and retired footballer *

Claire Rafferty (actress) Claire Rafferty is a Northern Irish actress. She studied drama at Queen's University Belfast (2000 – 2003) followed by London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. On television, she played Anna Haldane in the first series of ''Shetland'', Dete ...

(born 1982), Northern Irish actress *

Damien Rafferty Damien Rafferty is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played in the 2010 All-Ireland Final as a left-full-back and was Club Down Player of the Year after that. A Newry Shamrocks clubman, he was a corner-back and he had to retire in 2012 due to inj ...

( 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Frances Rafferty Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the F ...

(1922–2004), American actress and dancer *

Gerry Rafferty Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947– 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was " Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in th ...

(1947–2011), Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, a founding member of the band Stealers Wheel * John Rafferty (disambiguation) *

Kevin Rafferty Kevin Gelshenen Rafferty II (May 25, 1947 – July 2, 2020) was an American documentary film cinematographer, director, and producer, best known for his 1982 documentary ''The Atomic Cafe''. Background Rafferty was born in Boston on May 25, 194 ...

(1948–2020), American filmmaker *

Larry Rafferty The Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games in the 3,500 seat Leo D. Mahoney Are ...

, American entrepreneur * Marta "Mary" Rafferty, subject of controversial medical brain experiments by

Roberts Bartholow Roberts Bartholow or Robert Bartholow (November 28, 1831 – May 10, 1904) was an American physician and a professor at several American medical colleges. He is best known for his experiments involving a 30-year-old patient named Mary Rafferty. R ...

(1831–1904) *

Max Rafferty Maxwell Lewis Rafferty Jr. (May 7, 1917 – June 13, 1982) was an American writer, educator, and politician. The author of several best-selling books about education, Rafferty served two terms as California State Superintendent of Public Instru ...

(1917–1982), American educator and politician * Martin Rafferty, American activist and philanthropist * Neil Rafferty, 21st century American politician *

Ronan Rafferty Ronan Patrick Rafferty (born 13 January 1964) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who formerly played on the European Tour. He was the leading European player of 1989. Early life Rafferty was born in Newry, Northern Ireland. He won the B ...

(born 1964), Northern Irish golfer *

Sara Greenberger Rafferty Sara Greenberger Rafferty (born 1978 in Evanston, Illinois), is a multimedia artist working in painting, sculpture, photography, installation and performance. Her work focuses on gender and body politics in and through comedic performance. Raffe ...

(born 1978), American artist *

Sarah Rafferty Sarah Gray Rafferty (born December 6, 1972) is an American actress, widely known for her role as Donna Paulsen on the USA Network legal drama '' Suits''. Early life and education Rafferty grew up as the youngest of four daughters in the Riversi ...

(born 1972), American television and film actress

Fictional characters

* "Gunny" Rafferty, lead character of ''

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins ''Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins'' is a 1975 American comedy-drama film directed by Dick Richards and written by John Kaye. The film was the second film credit for Jerry Bruckheimer, who was an associate producer. The film features the song "H ...

'', a 1975 American film, played by Alan Arkin *

Jack Rafferty ''Sin City'' is a series of stories by Frank Miller, told in comic book form in a film noir-like style. Listed below are the major and minor characters. Recurring characters Male protagonists * Marv, a hulking, violent giant of a man, who po ...

, in the ''Sin City'' comic book series * Michael Rafferty, main character in the TV series ''

Rafferty's Rules ''Rafferty's Rules'' is an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1991 on the Seven Network. The producers of the series were Posie Graeme-Evans (1987–1988), and Denis Phelen. The directors were Graham Thorburn, Mike Smith ...

'' * Sid Rafferty, protagonist of ''Rafferty'', a 1977 television series starring Patrick McGoohan

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