Raney is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, and may refer to: *

Albert Raney, Sr. Albert Raney Sr. is the patriarch of the Raney family. He and his family lived and presumably still live along Arkansas' National Scenic 7 Byway between Harrison and Jasper, and have had a major impact on the history of that area. In the early tw ...

(contemporary), developer of Mystic Caverns in Arkansas, USA *

Catherine Raney Catherine Raney Norman (born June 20, 1980 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a four-time Olympic speed skater from Elm Grove, Wisconsin who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics. She s ...

(born 1980), American Olympic speed skater *

Chad Raney Chad Raney (born 1970) is an American entrepreneur, realtor, author, speaker, consultant. He was the winner of the 1997 Texas Entrepreneur Award, presented to him by then Governor George W. Bush for his medical supplies company, CareChoice. He foun ...

(born 1970), American entrepreneur; founder of Lone Star Music *

Della H. Raney Della Hayden Raney (January 10, 1912 – October 23, 1987) was an American nurse in the Army Nurse Corps. Raney was the first African American nurse to report for duty in World War II and the first to be appointed chief nurse. In 1944, she beca ...

(1912-1987), African American Army nurse. * Doug Raney (born 1956), American jazz guitarist; son of Jimmy Raney * George P. Raney (1845–1911), American politician and jurist; justice of the Florida Supreme Court 1885–1894 *

Jimmy Raney James Elbert Raney (August 20, 1927 – May 10, 1995) was an American jazz guitarist, born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, known for his work from 1951 to 1952 and then from 1953 to 1954 with the Red Norvo trio (replacing Tal Farlow) and ...

(1927–1995), American jazz guitarist *

John Henry Raney John Henry Raney (September 28, 1849 – January 23, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Gravelton, Missouri, Raney attended Union School, Des Arc, Missouri, and Woods School, Virginia Settlement, Missouri. He served as ju ...

(1849–1928), American politician from Missouri; U.S. representative 1895–97 * John N. Raney (born 1947), American politician and businessman *

Murray Raney Murray Raney (October 14, 1885 – March 3, 1966) was an American mechanical engineer born in Carrollton, Kentucky. He was the developer of a nickel catalyst that became known as Raney nickel, which is often used in industrial processes and scie ...

(1885–1966), American mechanical engineer; inventor of Raney nickel *

Paul Hartley Raney Second Lieutenant Paul Hartley Raney (25 December 1892 – 21 August 1917) was a Canadian fighter pilot in the First World War. Born in Toronto, he attended West Toronto Public School, St. Andrew's College from 1906 to 1908, and Oakwood Collegiat ...

(1892–1917), Canadian fighter pilot killed in World War I *

Sue Raney Raelene Claire Claussen, known professionally as Sue Raney (born June 18, 1940, in McPherson, Kansas) is an American jazz singer. Raney was signed by Capitol Records in 1957 at age 17. That same year, she recorded her debut album, ''When Your Lov ...

(born 1940), American jazz singer *

Tom Raney Tom Raney is an American comic book artist known for illustrating titles as '' Annihilation: Conquest'', ''Alpha Flight'', ''Ultimate X-Men'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' for Marvel Comics, ''DV8'' and '' Stormwatch'' for Image Comics, and '' Outsiders ...

, comic-book artist. *

Wayne Raney Wayne Raney (August 17, 1921 – January 23, 1993) was an American country singer and harmonica player. Biography Raney was born on a farm near Wolf Bayou, Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States, the youngest of five children of William Fran ...

(1921–1993), American country singer * William Raney (1859–1933), Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge from Ontario

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