Rains is a surname, and it may refer to: *

Albert Rains Albert McKinley Rains (March 11, 1902 – March 22, 1991) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Grove Oak, Alabama, Rains attended the public schools, Snead Seminary, Boaz, Alabama, State Tea ...

(1902 – 1991), American politician from Alabama *

Ashleigh Rains Ashleigh is the feminine form of the Old English name Ashley, which means "dweller near the ash tree forest". It is most common in the United States and United Kingdom. Notable people B *Ashleigh Ball (born 1983), Canadian voice actress * Ashle ...

, Canadian actress *

Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. After his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in ''The Invisible Man'' (1933), he appeared in such highly regarded films as '' ...

(1889 – 1967), American actor * Dan Rains (born 1956), American football player *

Darby Lloyd Rains Darby Lloyd Rains (born in 1948) is a former adult film performer who was prolific during the 1970s. She is a member of the XRCO Hall of Fame. She appeared uncredited as a stripper in the 1971 film '' The French Connection''. Partial filmograph ...

(born 1948), American adult-film actress *

Dominic Rains Dominic Rains (; born Amin Nazemzadeh, fa, امین ناظم زاده, label=none, March 1, 1982) is an American actor, best known for his roles in independent films, including ''The Taqwacores'' (2010) and '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'' ( ...

(born 1982), Iranian-American actor * Ed Rains (born 1956), American basketball player *

Emory Rains Emory Rains (May 4, 1800 – March 4, 1878) was a lawyer, judge and political leader in the Republic of Texas and thereafter in the State of Texas. Rains was born in Warren County, Tennessee, and moved to Texas in 1817. Emory Rains held many publi ...

(1800 – 1878), American lawyer, judge and politician from Texas *

Ethan Rains Ethan Rains (born as Iman Nazemzadeh on February 19, 1981, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-American actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Leo Julian on the second season of SOAPnet's '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', a 13-episode prime t ...

, Iranian-American actor * Euclid Rains, American politician *

Fred Rains Frederick William Rains (c. 1860 – 3 December 1945) was a British actor and film director. He was the father of the actor Claude Rains. Selected filmography Actor * '' The Broken Melody'' (1916) * '' The New Clown'' (1916) * ''The Marriag ...

(1860 – 1945), British actor and film director * Gabriel J. Rains (1803 – 1881), American soldier *

Gene Rains Gene Rains is a vibraphonist and leader of the Gene Rains Group, a jazz quartet from Hawaii that played a musical style known as Exotica. Rains' short career spanned the early to the mid-1960s and consisted of 4 LP recordings released on Decca Reco ...

, American jazz musician *

George Rains George Washington Rains (1817 – March 21, 1898) was a United States Army and later Confederate States Army officer. A skilled engineer and inventor; he was instrumental in providing the Confederacy with much-needed gunpowder throughout the ...

Jack Rains Jack Morris Rains (born November 23, 1937) is a Houston, Texas, attorney who was the 95th Secretary of State of Texas, having served from 1987 to 1989. He left the position to contest unsuccessfully for the Republican gubernatorial nomination ...

(born 1937), American lawyer and politician from Texas *

James Edwards Rains James Edwards Rains (April 10, 1833 – December 31, 1862) was a lawyer and colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was appointed and nominated as a brigadier general on November 4, 1862, but his appointment wa ...

(1833 – 1862), American lawyer and soldier *

James S. Rains James S. Rains (October 2, 1817 – May 19, 1880) was a senior officer of the Missouri State Guard (MSG) who fought in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. Born in Tennessee, Rains moved to Missouri by 1840, and was a f ...

(1817 – 1880), American soldier *

Lyle Rains Lyle Rains was a senior executive at the arcade game company Atari and is sometimes, with Ed Logg, listed as a co-developer of the video game ''Asteroids''. In fact, Rains called Logg into his office and said "Well, why don’t we have a game whe ...

, American video-game developer and businessman *

Michael Rains Michael Rains is a California criminal defense attorney known for representing police accused of misconduct, including the case of the BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant and a successful defense of the Oakland Riders. Rains also won acquittal ...

, American criminal defense attorney *

Omer Rains Omer Leonard Rains (born September 25, 1941) is an American politician, lawyer, author, ecologist, and humanitarian. Introduction Elected to the California Senate as a Democrat in 1974, Rains served three terms prior to running for the Office o ...

(born 1941), American politician, lawyer, author, eco-entrepreneur and humanist from California *

Rob Rains Rob Rains is the editor of STLSportsPage.com and former National League beat writer for ''USA Today''s ''Baseball Weekly'' and for three years covered the St. Louis Cardinals for the ''St. Louis Globe-Democrat'' until its collapse in the 1980s. H ...

, American sports journalist *

Traver Rains Traver Rains (born March 4, 1977) is an American TV personality, celebrity fashion designer, and photographer. Rains grew up on a fourth generation AQHA Hall of Fame Quarter Horse ranch in Simms, Montana. He later moved to Dallas where he rece ...

(born 1977), American TV personality, fashion designer, and photographer

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