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 ...

. 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 Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

) meant "counsel". The

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

''mund'' originally meant "hand", but came to mean "protection". This etymology suggests that the name originated in the

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, 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 The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...

, Rudolph, Roland, Rodney and

Roger Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

) 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 William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first House of Normandy, Norman List of English monarchs#House of Norman ...

, in the

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, 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, Rayner,

Rein Reins are items of horse tack, used to direct a horse or other animal used for riding. They are long straps that can be made of leather, nylon, metal, or other materials, and attach to a bridle via either its bit or its noseband. Use f ...

, Reingard,

Reynard Reynard the Fox is a literary cycle of medieval allegorical Dutch, English, French and German fables. The first extant versions of the cycle date from the second half of the 12th century. The genre was popular throughout the Late Middle Ages, a ...

, and

Reynold Reynold is an English masculine given name come from an Old High German personal name made up of the element "ragin" (''advice, decision'') and "wald" (''power, authority, brightness''). It is a cognate of ''Rögnvaldr'', which is also a source of ...

. 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 Raymond I (died 865) was the Count of Limoges (from 841), Rouergue and Quercy (from 849), and Toulouse and Albi (from 852). He was the younger son of Fulcoald of Rouergue and Senegund, niece of William of Gellone through his sister Alda. In 8 ...

(died 865) *

Raymond II, Count of Toulouse Raymond II (died 924) was the Count of Toulouse, Nîmes, and Albi. He was the, probably elder, son of Odo of Toulouse and Garsenda. In 886, at the death of Bernard the Calf, he succeeded to the comital title in Nîmes and Albi while Odo his fathe ...

(died 924) *

Raymond III, Count of Toulouse Raymond III is the designation assigned to distinct or possibly-distinct counts of Toulouse in the mid-to-late 10th century. Recent scholarship has overturned the traditional account of the counts during this period without consensus arising for a n ...

(died 978) *

Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse ( 1041 – 28 February 1105), sometimes called Raymond of Saint-Gilles or Raymond I of Tripoli, was a powerful noble in southern France and one of the leaders of the First Crusade (1096–1099). He was the Count of ...

(c. 1041 or 1042–1105), Count of Tripoli from 1102 to 1105 *

Raymond V, Count of Toulouse Raymond V ( oc, Ramon; c. 1134 – c. 1194) was Count of Toulouse from 1148 until his death in 1194. He was the son of Alphonse I of Toulouse and Faydida of Provence. Alphonse took his son with him on the Second Crusade in 1147. When Alphon ...

(1134–1198) *

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse Raymond VI ( oc, Ramon; October 27, 1156 – August 2, 1222) was Count of Toulouse and Marquis of Provence from 1194 to 1222. He was also Count of Melgueil (as Raymond IV) from 1173 to 1190. Early life Raymond was born at Saint-Gilles, Gar ...

(1156–1222) *

Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse Raymond VII (July 1197 – 27 September 1249) was Count of Toulouse, Duke of Narbonne and Marquis of Provence from 1222 until his death. Family and marriages Raymond was born at the Château de Beaucaire, the son of Raymond VI of Toulouse ...

(1197–1249) *

Raymond II, Count of Tripoli Raymond II ( la, Raimundus; 1116 – 1152) was count of Tripoli from 1137 to 1152. He succeeded his father, Pons, Count of Tripoli, who was killed during a campaign that a commander from Damascus launched against Tripoli. Raymond accused the lo ...

(c. 1115–1152), Count of Tripoli from 1137 to 1152 *

Raymond III, Count of Tripoli Raymond III (1140 – September/October 1187) was count of Tripoli from 1152 to 1187. He was a minor when Assassins murdered his father, Raymond II of Tripoli. Baldwin III of Jerusalem, who was staying in Tripoli, made Raymond's mother, Hodierna ...

(c. 1142–1187), Count of Tripoli from 1152 to 1187 *

Raymond-Roupen Raymond-Roupen (also Raymond-Rupen and Ruben-Raymond; 1198 – 1219 or 1221/1222) was a member of the House of Poitiers who claimed the thrones of the Principality of Antioch and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. His succession in Antioch was preve ...

(died 1219), Prince of Antioch *

Raymond of Poitiers Raymond of Poitiers (c. 1105–29 June 1149) was Prince of Antioch from 1136 to 1149. He was the younger son of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, and his wife Philippa, Countess of Toulouse, born in the very year that his father the Duke began hi ...

(c. 1115–1149), Prince of Antioch *

Raymond Roger Trencavel Raymond Roger Trencavel (also Raimond, oc, Raimon Rogièr; 1185 – 10 November 1209) was a member of the noble Trencavel family. He was viscount of Béziers and Albi (and thus a vassal of the count of Toulouse), and viscount of Carcassonn ...

(1185–1209) *

Raymond of Burgundy Raymond of Burgundy (c. 1070 – 24 May 1107) was the ruler of Galicia as vassal of Alfonso VI of León and Castile, the Emperor of All Spain, from about 1090 until his death. He was the fourth son of Count William I of Burgundy and Stephanie. ...

(1070–1107), married to Queen Urraca of Castile * Raymond of Antioch (c. 1195–1213), eldest son of Bohemond IV of Antioch

Saints

Raymond of Penyafort Raymond of Penyafort ( ca, Sant Ramon de Penyafort, ; es, San Raimundo de Peñafort; 1175 – 6 January 1275) was a Catalan Dominican friar in the 13th century, who compiled the Decretals of Gregory IX, a collection of canonical laws tha ...

(c. 1175–1275), medieval canon lawyer *

Raymond Nonnatus Raymond Nonnatus, Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, O. de M. ( ca, Sant Ramon Nonat, es, San Ramón Nonato, french: Saint Raymond Nonnat, mt, San Rajmondo Nonnato), (1204 – 31 August 1240) is a saint from Catalonia in Spain. His nick ...

(1204–1240), ransomer of hostages *

Raymond of Fitero Raymond of Fitero (also known as ''Ramon Sierra'', es, San Raimundo de Fitero) (*? - †Ciruelos, 1163) was a monk, abbot, and founder of the Order of Calatrava. His birthplace is unknown; Saint-Gaudens (France), Tarazona (Aragon), and Barcelona ...

(d. 1163), founder of the military order of the Knights of Calatrava

Chronicler

Raymond of Aguilers Raymond of Aguilers was a participant in and chronicler of the First Crusade (1096–1099). During the campaign he became the chaplain of Count Raymond IV of Toulouse, the leader of the Provençal army of crusaders., vol. IV, p. 1009. His chronicl ...

(1096–1099), chronicler of the First Crusade

Modern world

Artists and entertainers

Raymond Antrobus Raymond Antrobus is a British poet, educator and writer, who has been performing poetry since 2007. In March 2019 he won the Ted Hughes Award for new work in poetry.Raymond Bailey Raymond Thomas Bailey (May 6, 1904 – April 15, 1980) was an American actor, and comedian on the Broadway stage, films, and television. He is best known for his role as greedy banker Milburn Drysdale in the television series ''The Beverly Hill ...

(1904–1980), American actor * Ray Bolger (1904–1987), American entertainer of stage and screen *

Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery fictio ...

(1920–2012), American science fiction and fantasy author *

Raymond Briggs Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...

(1934–2022), English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author *

Raymond Burr Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor known for his lengthy Hollywood film career and his title roles in television dramas ''Perry Mason'' and '' Ironside''. Burr's early acting career included roles ...

(1917–1993), Canadian actor *

Raymond Carver Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short story writer and poet. He contributed to the revitalization of the American short story during the 1980s. Early life Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, a mil ...

(1938–1988), American short story writer and poet * Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), American novelist and screenwriter *

Raymond Chow Raymond Chow Man-wai, (; 8 October 1927 – 2 November 2018) was a Hong Kong film producer, and presenter. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As the founder of G ...

(1927–2018), Hong Kong film producer *

Raymond E. Feist Raymond Elias Feist (; born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote ''The Riftwar Cycle'', a series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and ha ...

(born 1945), American fantasy writer *

Ray Gillen Raymond Arthur Gillen (May 12, 1959 – December 1, 1993) was an American rock singer. He is best known for his work with Badlands, in addition to his stint with Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s and recording most of the vocals on Phenomena's '' ...

(1959–1993), American rock singer-songwriter *

Raymond Gutierrez Raymond Kristoffer Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984), known professionally as Raymond Gutierrez, is a Filipino-American TV host, editor, columnist, endorser, entrepreneur and occasional actor in the Philippines. He is best known for hosting ''P ...

, Filipino host *

Ray Harryhausen Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who created a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation". His works include the animation for '' Mi ...

(1920–2013), American-British animator and special effects creator *

Raymond Kaskey Raymond Kaskey (born 1943) is an American sculptor and architect who created ''Portlandia'', a copper statue in Portland, Oregon. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he studied architecture at Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University. A fellow ...

(born 1943), American sculptor * Raymond van de Klundert, also known as Ray Kluun (born 1964), Dutch novelist *

Raymond Lam Raymond Lam (; Jyutping: lam4 fung1; born 8 December 1979) is a Hong Kong actor and singer who is best known for roles in the television dramas ''A Step into the Past'', ''Twin of Brothers'', '' Moonlight Resonance'', '' Highs and Lows'' and '' Lin ...

(born 1979), Hong Kong singer and actor * Raymond Massey (1896–1983), Canadian actor *

Raymond Pettibon Raymond Pettibon (born Raymond Ginn, June 16, 1957) is an American artist who lives and works in New York City. Pettibon came to prominence in the early 1980s in the southern California punk rock scene, creating posters and album art mainly for ...

(born 1957), American artist *

Raymond Queneau Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo ('' Ouvroir de littérature potentielle''), notable for his wit and cynical humour. Biography Queneau w ...

(1903–1976), French poet and novelist *

Raymond Scott Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow; September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994) was an American composer, band leader, pianist, record producer, and inventor of electronic instruments. Though Scott never scored cartoon soundtracks, his music is ...

(1908–1994), American composer, band leader, pianist, engineer, record producer, and inventor *

Raymond Smullyan Raymond Merrill Smullyan (; May 25, 1919 – February 6, 2017) was an American mathematician, magician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist, and philosopher. Born in Far Rockaway, New York, his first career was stage magic. He earned a BSc from ...

(1919–2017), American mathematician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist philosopher, and magician * Raymond Sudre (1870–1962), French sculptor * Raymond Joseph Teller (born 1948), one-half of the duo

Penn & Teller Penn & Teller, Penn Jillette and Teller, are American magicians, entertainers, and scientific skeptics who have performed together since the late 1970s. They are noted for their ongoing act that combines elements of comedy with magic. The duo h ...

* Raymond Templier (1891–1968), French jewellery designer *

Raymond Wong Pak-ming Raymond Wong Pak-ming (Chinese: 黃百鳴, born 8 April 1946; sometimes transliterated as Raymond Wong Bak-ming) is a Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor. He is one of the most successful producers in Hong Kong cinema, ...

(born 1948), Hong Kong actor and film producer * Raymond Wong Ho-yin (born 1975), Hong Kong actor

Politicians and activists

Raymond Eddé Raymond Eddé ( ar, ريمون إدّه; 15 March 1913 – 10 May 2000) was a Lebanese Maronite statesman who served his country for many years as a legislator and cabinet minister. He led the Lebanese National Bloc, an influential political p ...

(1913–2000), Lebanese politician * Raymond L. Finch (born 1940), judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands * Raymond Ho (born 1939), member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong *

Raymond Mhlaba Raymond Mphakamisi Mhlaba (12 February 1920 – 20 February 2005) was an anti-apartheid activist, Communist and leader of the African National Congress (ANC) also as well the first premier of the Eastern Cape. Mhlaba spent 25 years of his life ...

(1920–2005), South African anti-apartheid activist * Raymond Poincaré (1860–1934),

President of France The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency i ...

and leader of France during World War I

Religious figures

Raymond Leo Burke Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. A bishop, cardinal, and the incumbent patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, he led the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 2004 to 2008 and the Dioce ...

(born 1948), American Roman Catholic prelate * Raymond Lahey (born 1940), Canadian disgraced former Roman Catholic bishop * Raymond Pichard, French priest and television presenter

Scientists

Raymond Cattell Raymond Bernard Cattell (20 March 1905 – 2 February 1998) was a British-American psychologist, known for his psychometric research into intrapersonal psychological structure.Gillis, J. (2014). ''Psychology's Secret Genius: The Lives and Works ...

(1905–1998), British-American psychologist *

Raymond Davis Jr. Raymond Davis Jr. (October 14, 1914 – May 31, 2006) was an American chemist and physicist. He is best known as the leader of the Homestake experiment in the 1960s-1980s, which was the first experiment to detect neutrinos emitted from the Sun; ...

(1914–2006), chemist and Nobel Prize winner in physics * Raymond Gesteland, American geneticist * Raymond Herb (1908–1996), American nuclear physicist

Sportspeople

* Raymond van Barneveld (born 1967), Dutch darts player *

Raymond Berry Raymond Emmett Berry Jr. (born February 27, 1933) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a split end for the Baltimore Colts from 1955 to 1967, and after several assist ...

(born 1933), American football player * Raymond Calais (born 1998), American football player *

Raymond Daniels (martial artist) Raymond Lee Daniels (born April 29, 1980) is an American Kenpoist, Karateka, Tae Kwon Do practitioner, kickboxer and mixed martial artist known for his flashy and aggressive style of fighting.karatetournaments.com, Retrieved May 29, 2016. He ...

(born 1980), American martial artist *

Raymond Domenech Raymond Manuel Albert Domenech (; born 24 January 1952) is a French football manager and former player. He managed the France national team from 2004 to 2010, reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. He was dismissed after their elimination from ...

(born 1952), French football manager *

Raymond Hunter William Raymond Hunter (3 April 1938 – 9 December 2020) was a Northern Irish cricketer and rugby union player. He played for Ireland in both sports. In cricket he won 28 international caps and played in 11 first-class matches. In rugby h ...

(1938–2020), Irish cricketer and rugby union player *

Raymond Townsend Raymond Anthony Townsend (born December 20, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors and the Indiana Pacers. Townsend played co ...

(born 1955), American basketball player

Other

* Raymond Bessone (1911–1992), British hairdresser known as "Mr Teasy-Weasy" *

Raymond Blanc Raymond Blanc OBE (born 19 November 1949) is a French chef. Blanc is the chef patron at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a hotel-restaurant in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England. The restaurant has two Michelin stars and scored 9/10 in the '' Good ...

(born 1949), French chef * Raymond Chien (born 1952), president of MTR and chairman of Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong * Ray Honeyford (1934–2012), English headmaster and writer *

Raymond Kelly Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is the longest serving Commissioner in the history of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the first man to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures. According to its website, Kelly � ...

(born 1941), Commissioner of the New York Police Department *

Ray Kurzweil Raymond Kurzweil ( ; born February 12, 1948) is an American computer scientist, author, inventor, and futurist. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and e ...

(born 1948), American author, inventor, and futurist * Raymond Lisle (1910–1994), American attorney, officer in the US Foreign Service, and Dean of

Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a private law school in New York City. Founded in 1901, it has approximately 1,100 students. Brooklyn Law School's faculty includes 60 full-time faculty, 15 emeriti faculty, and a number of adjunct faculty. Brookly ...

* Raymond Loewy (1893–1986), industrial designer *

Raymond McCreesh Raymond McCreesh ( ga, Réamonn Mac Raois, 25 February 1957 – 21 May 1981) was an Irish volunteer in the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). In 1976, he and two other IRA volunteers were captured while attemp ...

, Irish republican hunger striker who died in 1981 * Raymond Murray (1913–2004), US Marine Corps officer *

Raymond Washington Raymond Lee Washington (August 14, 1953 – August 9, 1979) was an American gangster, known as the founder of the Crips gang in Los Angeles. Washington formed the Crips as a minor street gang in the late 1960s in South Los Angeles, becoming a pr ...

(1953–1979), founder of the Crips street gang *

Raymond Williams Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh socialist writer, academic, novelist and critic influential within the New Left and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the media and literature contribu ...

(1921–1988), Welsh academic, novelist and critic

Fictional characters

Raymond Barone This is a list of fictional characters from ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', an American sitcom, originally broadcast on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. The show revolves around the life of Italian-American Ray Barone, a sportswrit ...

, main character in the television sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' * Raymond Cocteau, mayor/governor/dictator of San Angeles in the 1990s movie ''Demolition Man'' * Raymond Doyle, in the British TV series '' The Professionals'' * Raymond Reddington, main character in the English TV series ''The Blacklist'' * Raymond Shaw, main character in the novel ''

The Manchurian Candidate ''The Manchurian Candidate'' is a novel by Richard Condon, first published in 1959. It is a political thriller about the son of a prominent U.S. political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a Communist conspiracy. Th ...

'' played on film in 1962 by Laurence Harvey and 2004 by

Liev Schreiber Isaac Liev Schreiber (; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s after appearing in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywo ...

Raymond Stantz Raymond Stantz, PhD, is a fictional character from the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. He appears in the films ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), '' Ghostbusters II'' (1989), ''Casper'' (1995, as a cameo) and '' Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (2021), the anima ...

, main character in the film ''Ghostbusters'' * Raymond, a cat villager in '' Animal Crossing: New Horizons''

Surname

Alex Raymond Alexander Gillespie Raymond Jr. (October 2, 1909 – September 6, 1956) was an American cartoonist who was best known for creating the ''Flash Gordon'' comic strip for King Features Syndicate in 1934. The strip was subsequently adapted into many ...

(1909–1956), American comic strip artist * Alfred John Raymond (1856–1935), mayor of Brisbane *

Allen Raymond Allen Raymond is a former Republican political consultant in the United States who spent three months in federal prison for his role in the 2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal, for which he was convicted of making harassing ph ...

, American political consultant *

Antonin Raymond Antonin Raymond (or cs, Antonín Raymond), born as Antonín Reimann (10 May 1888 – 25 October 1976)"Deaths Elsewhere", ''Miami Herald'', 30 October 1976, p. 10 was a Czech American architect. Raymond was born and studied in Bohemia (now part ...

(1888–1976), Czech architect * Arthur

Bugs Raymond Arthur Lawrence "Bugs" Raymond (February 24, 1882 – September 7, 1912) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1904 to 1911. He played for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Giants. Biography Raymond was born in Chicag ...

(1882–1912), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Edward Burleson Raymond (1848–1914), American rancher, politician, banker and founder of Raymondville, Texas * Eleanor Raymond (1887–1989), American architect * Eric S. Raymond (born 1957), American software developer *

Eugene Raymond Major-General Eugene Raymond (born 1923) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he joined the South African Army's medical corps in 1952, and was appointed Surgeon-General at Defence Headquarters in 1960. When the medical ...

(born 1923), South African Army major-general, Surgeon-General and physician *

Gary Raymond Gary Barrymore Raymond (born 20 April 1935) is an English film, television and theatre actor. Biography Gary Raymond was born in Brixton, London, to theatrical parents, both of whom were variety artistes. The youngest of three brothers, Gary a ...

(born 1935), British actor * George Raymond (1914-1999), civil rights activist from Pennsylvania * George Raymond Jr. (1943-1973), civil rights activist from Mississippi * George Lansing Raymond (1839-1929), professor of aesthetic criticism * Harold Tubby Raymond (1926–2017), American college football and baseball coach and player *

Harry Raymond (footballer) Harry W. Raymond was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He made 67 appearances in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and another 177 appearances in the Southern League. During his time with the club, Raymond was capp ...

, English footballer from 1908 to 1924 * Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820–1869), American journalist and politician; founder of ''The New York Times'' *

Jade Raymond Jade Raymond (born 28 August 1975) is a Canadian video game creator, best known for helping create the '' Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch Dogs'' franchises, and for building the Ubisoft Toronto and EA Motive Studios. On 16 March 2021, Raymond a ...

(born 1974), Canadian video game producer and television personality * Janice Raymond (model) (born 1951), ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for December 1974 * Jim Raymond (1917–1981), American comic strip artist *

Jonathan Raymond Jonathan Raymond is an American writer living in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for writing the novels ''The Half-Life'' and ''Rain Dragon'', and for writing the short stories and novels adapted for the films '' Old Joy'', '' Wendy and Lucy'' ...

, American writer *

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) *

Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973) is an American retired professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. Raymond has eleven Grand Slam titles to her name: six in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. On J ...

(born 1973), American retired tennis player * Lucas Raymond (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player * Mason Raymond (born 1985), Canadian former National Hockey League player * Nathaniel Raymond (born 1977), American human rights investigator and anti-torture advocate * Oliver Raymond (c.1605–1679), English MP *

Paul Raymond (publisher) Paul Raymond (15 November 1925 – 2 March 2008), born Geoffrey Anthony Quinn, was an English strip-club owner, publisher of pornography and property developer who was dubbed the "King of Soho". After opening the UK's first nightclub to sta ...

(1925–2008), English pornographer * Richard Raymond (pianist) (born 1965), Canadian pianist * Richard Raymond (Texas politician) (born 1960) * Rosanna Raymond (born 1967), New Zealand artist, poet, and cultural commentator * Ruth Raymond (1897–1986), English artist *

Sophia Burrell Sophia, Lady Burrell (1753–1802) was an English poet and dramatist. Biography She was born Sophia Raymond, eldest daughter of Charles Raymond of Valentines, Essex, on 11 April 1753.Rev. ODNB On 13 April 1773 she married William Burrell, Memb ...

née Raymond (1753–1802), English poet and dramatist * Thomas Lynch Raymond (1875–1928), twice mayor of Newark, New Jersey * Tito Raymond (born 1969), American bodybuilder *

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 * Ronnie Raymond, the first Firestorm from

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

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