Raffaele () is an Italian given name and surname, variant of the English

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Raffaele Amato Raffaele Amato (born November 11, 1965 in Naples) is an Italian Camorra boss and head of the Amato-pagano clan, a Camorra clan from Naples. He is known by multiple nicknames in the Neapolitan criminal underworld, including ''"Lo Spagnolo"'' (The ...

, Italian mobster * Raffaele Cutolo, Italian mobster * Raffaele Ganci, Italian mobster * Raffaele Cantone, Italian magistrate *

Raffaele De Rosa Raffaele De Rosa (born 25 March 1987 in Naples) is an Italian motorcycle road racer. He competes in the Supersport World Championship aboard a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, he won the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in 2016. Career 125cc World Championship ( ...

, Italian motorcycle racer * Raffaele Di Paco, Italian cyclist * Raffaele Fitto, Italian politician * Raffaele Guariglia, Italian politician *

Raffaele Lombardo Raffaele Lombardo ; (born 29 October 1950, in Catania) is an Italian politician who was President of Sicily and former Member of the European Parliament for Islands with the Movement for the Autonomies and has sat on the European Parliament's ...

, Italian politician * Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer * Raffaele Pinto, Italian racing driver * Raffaele Pisu, Italiano actor *

Raffaele Riario Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario (3 May 1461 – 9 July 1521) was an Italian Cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the person who invited Michelangelo to Rome. He was a patron of the ...

, Italian cardinal * Raffaele Rossetti, Italian politician * Raffaele Carlo Rossi, Italian cardinal * Raffaele Viviani, Italian artist * Raffaele Contigiani (1920–2008), Italian architect

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Virginia Raffaele Virginia Raffaele (born 27 September 1980) is an Italian comedian, actress, impersonator and presenter. Life and career Born in Rome, the daughter of two circus performers, Raffaele studied classical and modern dance at the and in 1999 grad ...

, Italian actress

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