Ravil or Rawil ( tt-Cyrl, Равил; the feminine form is Равиля ''Ravilya'') is a given name widespread among the Tatars and Bashkirs. The origin of the name remains uncertain. According to one version, it is derived from the Hebrew name
Reuel (רְעוּאֵל) meaning "friend of God", whereas in the Tatar language it has three different meanings: "young man", "wanderer" or "traveler", and "the spring sun".
The name may refer to:
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Ravil Aryapov
Ravil Velimukhamedovich Aryapov (russian: Равиль Велимухамедович Аряпов; born 1 February 1948, in Stavropol, now Tolyatti) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of July 2009, he is an assist ...
(born 1948), Russian association football manager and former player
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Ravil Fazleyev (born 1960), Russian former ice hockey defenceman
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Rawil Gaynetdin (born 1959), Grand Mufti of Russia
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Ravil Geniatulin (born 1955), Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, since 1996
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Ravil Shafeyavich Gumarov (born 1962), Russian citizen who is alleged to have ties to terrorism
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Ravil Gusmanov
Ravil Midekhatovich Gusmanov (russian: Равиль Мидехатович Гусманов, born July 25, 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger, formerly of Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Kontinental ...
(born 1972), Russian ice hockey left winger
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Ravil Khabutdinov
Ravil Nezamovich Khabutdinov (russian: Равиль Незамович Хабутдинов; 15 December 1928 – 1 November 1997) was a weightlifter from Russia. He started training in weightlifting in 1948 while serving in the Soviet Army. In 1 ...
(1928–1997), Soviet weightlifter and Russian coach
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Ravil Manafov (born 1988), Kazakhstani water polo player
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Rawil Menzeleýew (born 1942), Soviet association football player and Turkmenistan manager
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Ravil Mingazov (born 1967), citizen of Russia and detainee in the US Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
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Ravil Nachaev
Ravil Nachaev (also ''Ravil Nagayev'', rus, Равиль Начаев; born June 17, 1974 in Tashkent) is an Uzbek former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), and ...
(born 1974), Uzbek former swimmer
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Ravil Netfullin (born 1993), Russian association football player
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Ravil Sabitov (born 1968), Russian association football manager and former player
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Ravil Safiullin (born 1955), Ukrainian businessman and politician
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Ravil Tagir (born 2003), Turkish association football player
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Ravil Umyarov (born 1962), Russian association football manager and former player
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Ravil Valiyev (born 1966), Soviet and Russian association football player
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