Raymond is a male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund
and
Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the
Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (''Raginmund'') or ᚱᛖᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (''Reginmund'').
''Ragin'' (
Gothic) and ''regin'' (
Old German) meant "counsel". The
Old High German ''mund'' originally meant "hand", but came to mean "protection". This etymology suggests that the name originated in the
Early Middle Ages, possibly from Latin. Alternatively, the name can also be derived from Germanic Hraidmund, the first element being ''Hraid'', possibly meaning "fame" (compare ''Hrod'', found in names such as
Robert,
Roderick,
Rudolph,
Roland
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...
,
Rodney and
Roger) and ''mund'' meaning "protector".
Despite the German and French origins of the English name, some of its early uses in English documents appear in Latinized form. As a surname, its first recorded appearance in Britain appeared in 1086, during the reign of
William the Conqueror, in the
Domesday Book, with a reference to Giraldus Reimundus.
The most commonly used names for baby boys based on "Ragin" in 2009 were, in descending order, Raymond,
Ramiro
Ramiro is a Spanish and Portuguese name. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Ramiro I of Asturias (c. 790–850), king of Asturias
* Ramiro II of León (c. 900–951), king of Leon
* Ramiro III of León (961–985), king of Leon
* ...
,
Rayner
Rayner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Amy Rayner (born 1977), English football referee
*Angela Rayner, British Labour Party politician, trade unionist, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015, Deputy le ...
,
Rein,
Reingard,
Reynard, and
Reynold. Its many other variants include Raiment, Raimo, Raimond, Raimondi, Raimondo, Raimund, Raimundo, Ramon, Ramón, Ramond, Ramondelli, Ramondenc, Ramondi, Ramondini, Ramondino, Ramondo, Ramondou, Ramonenc, Ramonic, Ramundi, Rayment, Raymonenc, Raymonencq, Raymont, Raymund, Redmond, Redmonds, Reim, Reimund, Reinmund, Rémon, Rémond, Remondeau, Remondon, Rémont, Reymond, Rimondi, and Rimondini.
Translations and variations
* Albanian: Rajmond
* Ancient Germanic: Raginmund, Raimund
* Arabic: ريمون (Rimun)
* Basque: Erramun, Erramon
* Belarusian: Райманд (Rajmand)
* Bengali: রেমন্ড (Rēmanḍa)
* Bulgarian: Реймонд (Rejmond)
* Catalan: Ramon, Raimon
* Chinese Simplified: 雷蒙德
* Chinese Traditional: 雷蒙德
* Croatian: Rajmund
* Czech: Rajmund
*Danish: Ramund
* Dutch: Remon, Ramone, Raemon, Raemonn, Ramond, Ramonte, Remone
* English: Raymund, Ray, Raymon, Rayman, Raymann, Raymen, Raymone, Raymun, Raemonn, Redmond, Radmond, Radmund, Reddin, Redmund, Reimond, Reymon, Reymound, Reymund, Raimond, Raimonds
* Estonian: Raimund, Raimond
* Finnish: Raimo, Reima
* French: Raymond, Raymonde (feminine), Reimonde
* German: Raimund, Reimund
* Greek: Ραϋμόνδος (Raf̱̈móndos, Raÿmóndos), also Ρεμούνδος (Remoúndos)
* Gujarati: રેમન્ડ (Rēmanḍa)
* Hebrew: ריימונד
* Hindi: रेमंड (Rēmaṇḍa)
* Hungarian: Ramón, Rajmund
* Indonesian: Raimundus
* Irish: Réamann, Radmond, Redmond, Redmund, Reamonn, Ré
* Italian: Raimondo, Raimondi, Raymondo, Reimondo, Reimundo
* Japanese: レイモンド (Reimondo), レーモンド (Rēmondo)
* Kannada: ರೇಮಂಡ್ (Rēmaṇḍ)
* Marathi: रेमंड (Rēmaṇḍ)
* Korean: 레이몬드 (Reimondeu)
* Latin: Raimundus
* Latvian: Raimonds
* Limburgish: Remao, Mao
* Lithuanian: Raimundas, Raimondas
* Macedonian: Рејмонд (Rejmond)
* Nepali: रेमंड (Rēmaṇḍa)
*Norwegian: Rådmund, Råmund
*Old Norse: Ráðmundr, Rámundr
* Persian: ریموند
* Polish: Rajmund
* Portuguese: Raimundo
* Punjabi: ਰੇਮੰਡ (Rēmaḍa)
* Romanian: Reimond
* Russian: Раймонд (Raymond)
* Scots: Raymond, Raymie, Ray
* Scottish Gaelic: Reamonn
* Serbian: Рејмонд (Rejmond)
* Slovene: Rajmund
* Spanish: Raimundo, Ramón, Ramon, Remon, Remone, Romone, Raymundo, Raemondo, Raimondo, Raimundo, Raimon, Raymondo, Reymundo, Reimundo, Mundo
*Swedish: Ramunder
*Tagalog: Ramón, Raymundo
* Tamil: ரேமண்ட் (Rēmaṇṭ)
* Telugu: రేమండ్ (Rēmaṇḍ)
* Thai: เรย์มอนด์ (Rey̒ mxn d̒)
* Ukrainian: Раймонд (Raymond)
* Urdu: ریمنڈ
* Welsh: Raimwnt
* Yiddish: רייַמאָנד (Ryyamʼánd)
* Yoruba: Remondi
Given name
Pre-modern era
Aristocracy
*
Raymond I, Count of Toulouse (died 865)
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Raymond II, Count of Toulouse (died 924)
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Raymond III, Count of Toulouse (died 978)
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Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (c. 1041 or 1042–1105), Count of Tripoli from 1102 to 1105
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Raymond V, Count of Toulouse (1134–1198)
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Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156–1222)
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Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197–1249)
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Raymond II, Count of Tripoli (c. 1115–1152), Count of Tripoli from 1137 to 1152
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Raymond III, Count of Tripoli (c. 1142–1187), Count of Tripoli from 1152 to 1187
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Raymond-Roupen (died 1219), Prince of Antioch
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Raymond of Poitiers (c. 1115–1149), Prince of Antioch
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Raymond Roger Trencavel (1185–1209)
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Raymond of Burgundy (1070–1107), married to Queen Urraca of Castile
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Raymond of Antioch (c. 1195–1213), eldest son of Bohemond IV of Antioch
Saints
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Raymond of Penyafort (c. 1175–1275), medieval canon lawyer
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Raymond Nonnatus (1204–1240), ransomer of hostages
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Raymond of Fitero (d. 1163), founder of the military order of the Knights of Calatrava
Chronicler
*
Raymond of Aguilers (1096–1099), chronicler of the First Crusade
Modern world
Artists and entertainers
*
Raymond Antrobus (born 1986), British poet
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Raymond Bailey (1904–1980), American actor
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Ray Bolger
Raymond Wallace Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, singer, vaudevillian and stage performer (particularly musical theatre) who started in the silent-film era.
Bolger was a major Broadway performer in ...
(1904–1987), American entertainer of stage and screen
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Ray Bradbury (1920–2012), American science fiction and fantasy author
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Raymond Briggs (1934–2022), English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author
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Raymond Burr (1917–1993), Canadian actor
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Raymond Carver (1938–1988), American short story writer and poet
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Raymond Chandler
Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive durin ...
(1888–1959), American novelist and screenwriter
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Raymond Chow (1927–2018), Hong Kong film producer
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Raymond E. Feist (born 1945), American fantasy writer
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Ray Gillen (1959–1993), American rock singer-songwriter
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Raymond Gutierrez, Filipino host
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Ray Harryhausen (1920–2013), American-British animator and special effects creator
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Raymond Kaskey (born 1943), American sculptor
* Raymond van de Klundert, also known as
Ray Kluun
Raijmondus "Raymond" Godefriedus Norbert van de Klundert (known commonly as Kluun or Ray Kluun, born 17 April 1964) is a Dutch author. He is well known for his novel ''Love Life'' (Dutch: ''Komt een vrouw bij de dokter''), in which he documents ...
(born 1964), Dutch novelist
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Raymond Lam (born 1979), Hong Kong singer and actor
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Raymond Massey
Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor, known for his commanding, stage-trained voice. For his lead role in '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Amo ...
(1896–1983), Canadian actor
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Raymond Pettibon (born 1957), American artist
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Raymond Queneau (1903–1976), French poet and novelist
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Raymond Scott (1908–1994), American composer, band leader, pianist, engineer, record producer, and inventor
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Raymond Smullyan (1919–2017), American mathematician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist philosopher, and magician
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Raymond Sudre
Raymond Sudre (1870-1962) was a French sculptor.
Early life
Raymond Sudre was born on October 29, 1870, in Perpignan, France. He was tutored by sculptors Antonin Mercié and Alexandre Falguière.
Career
Sudre was a sculptor. He designed a bust o ...
(1870–1962), French sculptor
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Raymond Joseph Teller (born 1948), one-half of the duo
Penn & Teller
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Raymond Templier
Raymond Templier (22 April 1891 - 22 May 1968) was a French jewellery designer. He is best known for his Cubic Art Deco and abstract designs in the 1920s and 1930s. He built coral reefs as well.
Early life
Templier was born into a family of jewell ...
(1891–1968), French jewellery designer
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Raymond Wong Pak-ming (born 1948), Hong Kong actor and film producer
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Raymond Wong Ho-yin (born 1975), Hong Kong actor
Politicians and activists
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Raymond Eddé (1913–2000), Lebanese politician
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Raymond L. Finch
Raymond Lawrence Finch (born October 4, 1940) is an American judge. He served as a judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands from 1994 to 2008.
Early life
Finch was born on Saint Croix, in Christiansted, the son of Wilfred C. and Beryl ...
(born 1940), judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
*
Raymond Ho
Raymond Ho Chung-tai (, born 23 March 1939 in Hong Kong with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong) was, from 1998 to 2012, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the engineering industry in functional constituencies s ...
(born 1939), member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
*
Raymond Mhlaba (1920–2005), South African anti-apartheid activist
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Raymond Poincaré
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré (, ; 20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934) was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1913 to 1920, and three times as Prime Minister of France.
Trained in law, Poincaré was elected deputy in 1 ...
(1860–1934),
President of France and leader of France during World War I
Religious figures
*
Raymond Leo Burke (born 1948), American Roman Catholic prelate
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Raymond Lahey
Raymond John Lahey (born 29 May 1940) is a Canadian former priest and former bishop of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, from 2003 to 2009. Lahey was charged in 2009 with the importation of child pornog ...
(born 1940), Canadian disgraced former Roman Catholic bishop
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Raymond Pichard
Raymond Pichard (10 April 1913 – 24 February 1992) was a French Dominican priest, who became best known for presenting the television show Le Jour du Seigneur.
Biography
The first Christmas Mass shown on television was broadcast in 1948 fro ...
, French priest and television presenter
Scientists
*
Raymond Cattell (1905–1998), British-American psychologist
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Raymond Davis Jr. (1914–2006), chemist and Nobel Prize winner in physics
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Raymond Gesteland
Raymond Gesteland is an American geneticist, currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus at University of Utah. He received his Ph.D. at Harvard University in Biochemistry and his B.S. and M.S. at the University of Wisconsin
A university () is ...
, American geneticist
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Raymond Herb
Raymond George Herb (January 22, 1908 – October 1, 1996) was an American professor of nuclear physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was known for building electrostatic accelerators. His work influenced the Manhattan Project, whi ...
(1908–1996), American nuclear physicist
Sportspeople
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Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champ ...
(born 1967), Dutch darts player
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Raymond Berry (born 1933), American football player
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Raymond Calais
Raymond Calais Jr. (born April 2, 1998) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football, Louisiana, and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2 ...
(born 1998), American football player
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Raymond Daniels (martial artist) (born 1980), American martial artist
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Raymond Domenech (born 1952), French football manager
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Raymond Hunter (1938–2020), Irish cricketer and rugby union player
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Raymond Townsend (born 1955), American basketball player
Other
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Raymond Bessone
Peter Carlo Bessone Raymond (born Raimondo Pietro Carlo Bessone; 11 May 1911 – 17 April 1992), known as Raymond Bessone and also as Mr Teasy-Weasy, Teasie Weasie Raymond and various combinations of these, was a British hairdresser from the 19 ...
(1911–1992), British hairdresser known as "Mr Teasy-Weasy"
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Raymond Blanc (born 1949), French chef
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Raymond Chien
Raymond Ch'ien Kuo-fung Gold Bauhinia Star, GBS Order of the British Empire, CBE Justice of the Peace, JP (, born 26 January 1952 in Tokyo, Japan), also known as Raymond Ch'ien, is a Hong Kong businessman and former politician. "Ch'ien Kuo-fu ...
(born 1952), president of MTR and chairman of Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong
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Ray Honeyford (1934–2012), English headmaster and writer
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Raymond Kelly (born 1941), Commissioner of the New York Police Department
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Ray Kurzweil (born 1948), American author, inventor, and futurist
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Raymond Lisle
Raymond Everett Lisle (November 28, 1910, in Brooklyn – February 13, 1994) was an American attorney, officer in the United States Foreign Service, and Dean of Brooklyn Law School.
Biography
Lisle attended CCNY (BS, 1929), Columbia University ( ...
(1910–1994), American attorney, officer in the US Foreign Service, and Dean of
Brooklyn Law School
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Raymond Loewy
Raymond Loewy ( , ; November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) was a French-born American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries. He was recognized for this by ''Time'' magazi ...
(1893–1986), industrial designer
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Raymond McCreesh, Irish republican hunger striker who died in 1981
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Raymond Murray
Major General Raymond Leroy Murray (January 30, 1913 – November 11, 2004) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer who earned two Navy Crosses, one during World War II and a second during the Korean War. He retired from activ ...
(1913–2004), US Marine Corps officer
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Raymond Washington (1953–1979), founder of the Crips street gang
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Raymond Williams (1921–1988), Welsh academic, novelist and critic
Fictional characters
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Raymond Barone, main character in the television sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''
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Raymond Cocteau
''Demolition Man'' is a 1993 American Science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Hawthorne. Stallone is John Spart ...
, mayor/governor/dictator of San Angeles in the 1990s movie ''Demolition Man''
* Raymond Doyle, in the British TV series ''
The Professionals
A professional is someone who is skilled in a profession.
Professional or professionals may also refer to:
* Professional sports
Music
*The Professionals (band), a British punk rock band formed in 1979
* ''The Professionals'' (The Professionals ...
''
*
Raymond Reddington
''The Blacklist'' is an American crime drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former government agent turned high-profile criminal, who had eluded capture for decades, vol ...
, main character in the English TV series ''The Blacklist''
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Raymond Shaw, main character in the novel ''
The Manchurian Candidate'' played on film in 1962 by
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 192825 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to South Africa at an early age, before later settling in th ...
and 2004 by
Liev Schreiber
*
Raymond Stantz, main character in the film ''Ghostbusters''
* Raymond, a cat villager in ''
Animal Crossing: New Horizons''
Surname
*
Alex Raymond (1909–1956), American comic strip artist
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Alfred John Raymond
Alfred John Raymond (1 February 1856 – 14 October 1935) was timber merchant and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was Mayor of Brisbane in 1912.
Early life
Alfred was born in Clifton, Bristol, England to parents Henry Geor ...
(1856–1935), mayor of Brisbane
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Allen Raymond, American political consultant
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Antonin Raymond (1888–1976), Czech architect
* Arthur
Bugs Raymond (1882–1912), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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(1848–1914), American rancher, politician, banker and founder of Raymondville, Texas
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Eleanor Raymond
Eleanor Raymond (March 4 1887 – July 24 1989) was an American architect.
During a professional career spanning some sixty years of practice, mainly in residential housing, Raymond explored the use of innovative materials and building system ...
(1887–1989), American architect
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Eric S. Raymond
Eric Steven Raymond (born December 4, 1957), often referred to as ESR, is an American software developer, open-source software advocate, and author of the 1997 essay and 1999 book ''The Cathedral and the Bazaar''. He wrote a guidebook for the ...
(born 1957), American software developer
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Eugene Raymond (born 1923), South African Army major-general, Surgeon-General and physician
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Gary Raymond (born 1935), British actor
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George Raymond
George T. Raymond (May 10, 1914 – May 9, 1999) was an American civil rights leader from Pennsylvania who served as president of the Chester, Pennsylvania branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1942 ...
(1914-1999), civil rights activist from Pennsylvania
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George Raymond Jr.
George Raymond Jr. (January 1, 1943 – March 8, 1973) was an African-American civil rights activist, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, a Freedom Rider, and head of the Congress of Racial Equality in Mississippi in the 1960s. ...
(1943-1973), civil rights activist from Mississippi
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George Lansing Raymond (1839-1929), professor of aesthetic criticism
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Harold Tubby Raymond (1926–2017), American college football and baseball coach and player
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Harry Raymond (footballer), English footballer from 1908 to 1924
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Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820–1869), American journalist and politician; founder of ''The New York Times''
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Jade Raymond (born 1974), Canadian video game producer and television personality
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Janice Raymond (model)
Janice G. Raymond (born January 24, 1943) is an American lesbian radical feminist and professor emerita of women's studies and medical ethics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is known for her work against violence, sexual exploi ...
(born 1951), ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for December 1974
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Jim Raymond (1917–1981), American comic strip artist
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Jonathan Raymond, American writer
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Lee Raymond
Lee R. Raymond (born August 13, 1938) is an American businessman and was the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of ExxonMobil from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been the CEO of Exxon since 1993. He joined the company in 1963 and served ...
(born 1938), American businessman, CEO and chairman of Exxon Mobil (1999–2005)
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Lisa Raymond (born 1973), American retired tennis player
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Lucas Raymond
Lucas Raymond (born 28 March 2002) is a Swedish ice hockey winger for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected fourth overall by the Red Wings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
On 4 October 2018, Ray ...
(born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player
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Mason Raymond
Mason Evan Raymond (born September 17, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and the Anaheim Ducks. He represente ...
(born 1985), Canadian former National Hockey League player
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Nathaniel Raymond
Nathaniel Raymond (born November 11, 1977) is an American human rights investigator, specializing in the investigation of war crimes, including mass killings and torture. Raymond directed the anti-torture campaign at Physicians for Human Rights ( ...
(born 1977), American human rights investigator and anti-torture advocate
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Oliver Raymond
Oliver Raymond (c.1605 – 1679) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1656.
Raymond was born at Belchamp Walter, Essex, the son of John Raymond, who bought Belchamp Hall in 1611. He was admitted at Trinity Colle ...
(c.1605–1679), English MP
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Paul Raymond (publisher) (1925–2008), English pornographer
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Richard Raymond (pianist)
Richard Raymond (born 1965 in Campbellton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian pianist. He has performed with the Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, but is most known for his solo chamber music recitals and recordings.
Education
Raymond studie ...
(born 1965), Canadian pianist
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Richard Raymond (Texas politician)
Richard Edward Raymond (born October 27, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 42, which encompasses western Webb County
Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 ...
(born 1960)
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Rosanna Raymond
Rosanna Marie Raymond (born 1967) is a New Zealand artist, poet, and cultural commentator and Raymond was recognised for "Pasifika artists practicing contemporary and heritage art forms in Aotearoa," winning the Senior Pacific Artist Award Winn ...
(born 1967), New Zealand artist, poet, and cultural commentator
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Ruth Raymond
Florence Laura Ruth Raymond (1897–1986) was a British painter, calligrapher and weaver.
Biography
Raymond was born and raised in Greenwich in London where she attended The John Roan School before studying at the Camberwell School of Arts and ...
(1897–1986), English artist
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Sophia Burrell née Raymond (1753–1802), English poet and dramatist
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Thomas Lynch Raymond
Thomas Lynch Raymond, Jr. (April 26, 1875 – October 4, 1928) served two non-consecutive terms as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1915 to 1917 and again from 1925 to 1928.
Biography
Thomas Lynch Raymond, Jr. was born on April 26, 1875 in ...
(1875–1928), twice mayor of Newark, New Jersey
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Tito Raymond
Tito Raymond (born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 10, 1969) is a National Physique Committee ("NPC") bodybuilder and athlete.Tito Raymond is described as an athlethere (link) accessed May 1, 2014
Tito made his NPC debut in 1993 by competing in ...
(born 1969), American bodybuilder
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Usher (musician)
Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American R&B singer. He was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, until moving to Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions befo ...
(born 1978), American musician Usher Raymond IV
Fictional characters
* Leon Raymond, a protagonist from
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Ronnie Raymond
Firestorm is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein fused together debuted as the first incarnation in ''Firestorm, the Nuclear Man'' #1 (March 1978) a ...
, the first Firestorm from
DC Comics
See also
*
Ray (disambiguation)
Ray may refer to:
Fish
* Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea
* Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin
Science and mathematics
* Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point
* Ray (gra ...
*
Raimond
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