__NOTOC__ Raoul is a French variant of the male given name

Ralph Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

or Rudolph, and a cognate of Raul. Raoul may also refer to:

Given name

* Raoul Berger, American legal scholar * Raoul Bova, Italian actor * Radulphus Brito (Raoul le Breton, died 1320), grammarian * See Lament for the Makaris for Roull of Corstorphin and Roull of Aberdene; fifteenth-century poets * Raoul de Godewaersvelde, French singer * Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy; also known as Raoul, Duke of Burgundy (and later king of the Franks), son of Richard of Autun * Raoul Heertje, Dutch stand-up comedian * Raoul Moat, English fugitive and gunman at the centre of the

2010 Northumbria Police manhunt The 2010 Northumbria Police manhunt was a major police operation conducted across Tyne and Wear and Northumberland with the objective of apprehending fugitive Raoul Moat. After killing one person and wounding two others in a two-day shooting s ...

* Raoul of Turenne or Saint-Raoul, archbishop of Bourges, 840–866 *

Raoul (founder of Vaucelles Abbey) Raoul, founder of Vaucelles Abbey or Saint Raoul (a/k/a San Raul, St. Radolph or Dom Rodulphe) (+1152) is a saint of the Catholic Church who founded the famous monastery of Vaucelles in France. Raoul was an English Benedictine monk who became a fol ...

or Saint Raoul *

Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (4 August 1912 – disappeared 17 January 1945)He is presumed to have died in 1947, although the circumstances of his death are not clear and this date has been disputed. Some reports claim he was alive years later. 31 J ...

, Swedish humanitarian * Raoul Walsh (1887–1980), film director * Raoul, alleged conspirator in the

assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7 ...

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* Raoul (Byzantine family), Byzantine aristocratic family of Norman descent **

Alexios Raoul Alexios Raoul ( el, ; died c. 1258) was a Byzantine aristocrat and general of the Empire of Nicaea. He attained the rank of '' protovestiarios'' during the reign of Emperor John III Vatatzes (r. 1221–1254). Biography Alexios Raoul was the scio ...

, Byzantine general ** Theodora Raoulaina (c. 1240–1300), Byzantine noblewoman, nun and scholar * Étienne Fiacre Louis Raoul (1815–1852), French naval surgeon and naturalist *

Kwame Raoul Kwame Raoul (, born September 30, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Raoul represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from ...

(b. 1964), American politician and 42nd Attorney General of Illinois

Fictional characters

* Viscount Raoul de Chagny, character in ''The Phantom of the Opera'' * Bushman (character) (full name Raoul Bushman), a Marvel Comics character * Raoul Duke, a recurring character and author surrogate of writer Hunter S. Thompson * Raoul, one of the main characters of the 2010 animation '' A Monster in Paris'' * Raoul CaRoule from the 2011 animated film '' Cars 2'' * Raoul Silva, the main antagonist in the 2012 film ''Skyfall'', played by Javier Bardem * Raoul Robideux, one of the main characters of the French–Canadian web series '' Tetes a Claques'' * Raoul Diop, son of protagonist Assane Diop in the Netflix French TV series ''

Lupin ''Lupinus'', commonly known as lupin, lupine, or regionally bluebonnet etc., is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae. The genus includes over 199 species, with centers of diversity in North and South America. Smaller centers occur ...

Places

Raoul, Georgia Raoul is a census-designated place (CDP) in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 2,558, up from 1,816 at the 2000 census. Geography Raoul is located in the southwest corner of Habersham Co ...

, United States *

Raoul Island Raoul Island (''Sunday Island'') is the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, south south-west of 'Ata Island of Tonga and north north-east of New Zealand's North Island. It has been the source of vigorous volcanic activity ...

in the Pacific Ocean

Other

*'' Raoul and the Kings of Spain'', a 1995 studio album by British group Tears for Fears ** "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" (song), the title track from the album * "Raoul" (song), a 2006 single by indie band The Automatic ** ''Raoul'' (EP), an EP by The Automatic

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