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 f ...

of Germanic origin. 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'' (

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) meant "counsel". The

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

''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 ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...

Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic , from , + , ) is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old High German forms are , , , , , ; in Gothic language ; in Old English ...

, Rudolph,

Roland Roland (; ; or ''Rotholandus''; 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 Matter of France. The historical Roland was mil ...

, Rodney and

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

) 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 the Conqueror (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was D ...

, 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 Ramiro is a Spanish and Portuguese name from the latinisation of the Gothic given name *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍂 (*Ranamir). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ramiro I of Asturias (c. 790–850), king of Asturias * Ramiro ...

Rayner Rayner is more commonly 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 2 ...

Rein Reins are used to direct a horse (or other animal) when riding or driving. They are attached to a bridle's bit or noseband and are made of leather, nylon, or other materials. Reins are used to give subtle commands or cues—also known as r ...

, Reingard,

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, and

Reynold Reynold is an English masculine 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 fr ...

. Its many other variants include Raiment,

Raimo Raimo is a masculine given name and a surname. People named Raimo include: Given name * Raimo Aas (born 1953), Estonian humorist * Raimo Grönberg (born 1953), Finnish actor * Raimo Hämäläinen (born 1948), Finnish professor of applied mathe ...

, Raimond, Raimondi,

Raimondo Raimondo is an Italian given name. Its English equivalent is Raymond. Notable people with the name include: * Raimondo Boucheron (1800–1876), Italian composer, chiefly of sacred music * Raimondo D'Inzeo (1925–2013), Italian show jumping ride ...

, 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, Reimondo, 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, Raymond, 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, Raymond, Remon * 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: Raymond, Raimundo, Raymundo, Raemondo, Raimondo, Raimando, Raimundo, Raimond, Raymondo, Reymundo, Reimundo, Mundo, Mando, Raimon, Raiman, Ramón *Swedish: Ramunder *Tagalog: Ramón, Raymundo *Bisaya: Rimond * 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

People

Pre-modern era

=Aristocracy

= * Raymond I, Count of Toulouse (died 865) *

Raymond II, Count of Toulouse Raymond II (died 924) was the Count of Toulouse, Viscount of Nîmes, and Count of 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 Alb ...

(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 of Saint-Gilles ( 1041 – 28 February 1105), also called Raymond IV of Toulouse or Raymond I of Tripoli, was the count of Toulouse, duke of Narbonne, and margrave of Provence from 1094, and one of the leaders of the First Crusade from 10 ...

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

Raymond V, Count of Toulouse Raymond V (; 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 Alphonse died i ...

(1134–1198) *

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse Raymond VI (; 27 October 1156 – 2 August 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, Gard, the son of ...

(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 a ...

(1197–1249) *

Raymond II, Count of Tripoli Raymond II (; 1116 – 1152) was count of Tripoli from 1137 to 1152. He succeeded his father, Pons The pons (from Latin , "bridge") is part of the brainstem that in humans and other mammals, lies inferior to the midbrain, superior to the ...

(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 Nizari Assassins murdered his father, Count Raymond II of Tripoli. His cousin, King Baldwin III of Jerusalem, who was staying ...

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

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, ; 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 Carcassonne and the Razès (an ...

(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 is a male given name of Germanic origin. 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 ᚱᚨᚷ� ...

(c. 1175–1275), medieval Catalan canon lawyer; patron of canon lawyers and of all lawyers in Spain *

Raymond Nonnatus Raymond Nonnatus, Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, O. de M. (, , , ), (1204 – 31 August 1240) is a saint from Catalonia in Spain. His nickname (, "not born") refers to his birth by Caesarean section, his mother having died while givin ...

(1204–1240), Catalan ransomer of hostages; patron of pregnancy, childbirth, childbirth-related professions, of the falsely accused, and of the seal of the confessional * Raymond of Fitero (died 1163), founder of the military order of the Knights of Calatrava

=Chroniclers

= *

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 chroni ...

(1096–1099), chronicler of the First Crusade

Modern world

=Artists and entertainers

= *

Ray Romano Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his role as Raymond "Ray" Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005), for which he won three Primetime Emm ...

, actor who played Ray Barone in ''Everybody loves Raymond'' *

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 Bagatsing Ramon San Diego Bagatsing III, known professionally as Raymond Bagatsing (born 15 September 1971), is a Filipino actor. Having jumpstarted his acting career in the early 1990s, he is most notable for the roles of Jaime Laurel in the hit ABS-C ...

(born 1967), Filipino actor *

Raymond Bailey Raymond Thomas Bailey (May 6, 1904 – April 15, 1980) was an American actor 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 Hillbillies''. Ear ...

(1904–1980), American actor *

Ray Bolger Raymond Wallace Bolger (; January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and stage performer (particularly musical theater) who started his movie career in the silent-film era. Bolger was a major B ...

(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 genres, including fantasy, science fiction, Horror fiction, horr ...

(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 who had a lengthy Hollywood film career and portrayed the title roles in the television dramas '' Perry Mason'' and '' Ironside''. Burr's early acting career inclu ...

(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 published his first collection of stories, '' Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?'', in 1976. His breakout collection, '' What We Talk About ...

(1938–1988), American short story writer and poet *

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 *

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Gen ...

(1930–2004), American singer, songwriter and pianist *

Raymond Chow Raymond Chow Man-wai ( zh, t=鄒文懷; 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 ...

(1927–2018), Hong Kong film producer * Raymond Dalton (born 1990), American singer-songwriter, vocalist on ''

Can't Hold Us "Can't Hold Us" is a song written and performed by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring American singer Ray Dalton, originally released on August 16, 2011, as the second single from the duo's debut album '' The Heist'' (2012 ...

'' * Raymond E. Feist (born 1945), American fantasy writer * Ray Gillen (1959–1993), American rock singer-songwriter *

Raymond Gutierrez Raymond Kristoffer Rama Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984), known professionally as Raymond Gutierrez, is a Filipino actor. He is best known for hosting '' Pinoy Idol'' in 2008. He was also one of the hosts of '' Showbiz Police''. Early life Ray ...

(born 1984), Filipino host *

Ray Harryhausen Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of both fields. In a career spanning more than 40 ...

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

Raymond Hawthorne Raymond Benjamin Thomas Hawthorne (3 May 1936 – 5 April 2025) was a New Zealand theatre director, regarded as one of the country's most senior performing arts practitioners. Based in Auckland, he was founder of theatre company Theatre Corpor ...

(1936–2025), New Zealand theatre director * Ray William Johnson (born 1981), American internet comedian, actor and musician *

Raymond Kaskey Raymond Kaskey (born 1943) is an American sculptor and architect, best known for '' Portlandia'' and his contributions to the World War II Memorial. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Carnegie ...

(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 '' L ...

(born 1979), Hong Kong singer and actor *

Raymond Lauchengco Raymond Lauchengco (born November 29, 1964) is a Filipino actor, artist, and singer with roots in musical theater. His foray into showbusiness began at the age of 12 when he played the role of Louis, son of Anna, in the Repertory Philippines stag ...

(born 1964), Filipino actor and singer *

Raymond Leppard Raymond John Leppard (11 August 1927 – 22 October 2019) was a British-American conductor, harpsichordist, composer and editor. In the 1960s, he played a prime role in the rebirth of interest in Baroque music; in particular, he was one of the ...

(1927–2019), British-American conductor, harpsichordist, composer and editor *

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. He r ...

(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 g ...

(born 1957), American artist *

Raymond Queneau Raymond Auguste Queneau (; ; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo (), notable for his wit and cynical humour. Biography Queneau, the only child of Auguste Que ...

(1903–1976), French poet and novelist * Raymond Ramnarine, Trinidadian and Tobagonian singer *

Raymond Scott Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow; September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994) was an American composer, band leader, pianist and record producer. Known best in his time as a composer of production music, Scott is today regarded as an early ...

(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, Smullyan's first career choice was in stage magic. He ...

(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 1975. They are noted for their ongoing act that combines elements of comedy with magic. The duo has bee ...

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

Raymond Wong Pak-ming Raymond Wong Pak-ming (; born 8 April 1948; 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, having been one o ...

(born 1948), Hong Kong actor and film producer *

Raymond Wong Ho-yin Raymond Wong Ho-yin (born 25 August 1975) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong television and film actor. Early life Wong completed his secondary education in Hong Kong Tang King Po College and went on to receive a degree from the City University of H ...

(born 1975), Hong Kong actor

=Politicians and activists

= * Raymond Baldwin (1893–1986), American politician *

Raymond Eddé Raymond Eddé (; 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 party. The son of former P ...

(1913–2000), Lebanese politician * Raymond L. Finch (1940–2023), 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 Raymond Mphakamisi Mhlaba OMSG (12 February 1920 – 20 February 2005) was an anti-apartheid activist, Communist and leader of the African National Congress (ANC) who became the first premier of the Eastern Cape. Mhlaba spent 25 years of his ...

(1920–2005), South African anti-apartheid activist *

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. He was a conservative leader, primarily committed to ...

(1860–1934), President of France and leader of France during World War I

=Religious figures

= *

Raymond Leo Burke Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American Catholic prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 2014 to 2023. He previously served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 2004 to 2008 and ...

(born 1948), American Roman Catholic prelate * Raymond Lahey (1940–2022), 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. (1914–2006), American chemist and Nobel Prize winner in physics * Raymond Gesteland, American geneticist *

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 particle accelerator, electrostatic accelerators. His work influenced th ...

(1908–1996), American nuclear physicist

=Sportspeople

= *

Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he was ranked world number one from January 2008 to June 2008. Nicknamed "Barney", he is a five-t ...

(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 assi ...

(born 1933), American football player * Raymond Calais (born 1998), American football player * Raymond Daniels (martial artist) (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 (1938–2020), Irish cricketer and rugby union player *

Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa (né Kopaszewski; 13 October 1931 – 3 March 2017) was a French professional footballer, integral to the France national team of the 1950s. At club level he was part of the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s, winning three Eu ...

(1931–2017), French football player * Raymond Rowe (born 1984), American professional wrestler * Raymond Townsend (born 1955), American basketball player * Raymond Vohasek (born 1999), American football player

=Other

= * Raymond Clare Nowland, Australian architect * Raymond Bernard (1923–2006), French esotericist *

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 1 ...

(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 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 Food Guid ...

(born 1949), French chef * Raymond S. Brandes (1924–2014), American archeologist and historian * Raymond Chien (born 1952), president of MTR and chairman of Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong *

Ray Honeyford Raymond Honeyford (24 February 1934, in Manchester – 5 February 2012) was a British headteacher, writer, and critic of what he deemed to be the failures of multiculturalism. In the early 1980s, when he was headmaster of Drummond Middle School ...

(1934–2012), English headmaster and writer *

Raymond Kelly Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is an American police officer who was the longest-serving New York City Police Commissioner, Commissioner in the history of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the first person to hold the ...

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

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

(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 *

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), French-born American industrial designer *

Raymond McCreesh Raymond McCreesh (, 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 attempting to ambush a Briti ...

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

Raymond Washington Raymond Lee Washington (August 14, 1953August 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 promin ...

(1953–1979), American gangster, 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 *Raymond Mayer (year unknown), Spanish psychologist, lawyer, and teacher known as "Mr Ray" or "Mr Ray-Ray"

Fictional characters

* Raymond Barone, 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 ''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'' * Raymond Stantz, main character in the 1984 film ''

Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric ...

'' * 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. T ...

'' 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 Union of South Africa, South Africa at an early age, before ...

and 2004 by

Liev Schreiber Isaac Liev Schreiber ( ; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award as well as nominations for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. Schreiber's early film roles incl ...

*Mr. Raymond, the English name of the main character "

Don Ramón Don Ramón is a Mexican fictional character from the Mexican television sitcom series ''El Chavo del Ocho'', played by the Mexican actor Ramón Valdés. He is an unemployed widower who lives in flat n°. 72 in Chavo's neighborhood, owned by Señ ...

" from the animated television series ''

El Chavo Animado ''El Chavo Animado'' (''El Chavo: The Animated Series'' in English) is a Mexican animated series based on the live action television series '' El Chavo del Ocho'', created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, produced by Televisa and Ánima Estudios. ...

''. *Raymond Sullivan, antagonist of '' Dead Rising 2'' *

Raymond Raymond is a male given name of Germanic origin. 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 ᚱᚨᚷ� ...

, a cat villager in '' Animal Crossing: New Horizons'' *Raymond Holt, openly gay police captain in the comedy series ''

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural sitcom television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, and later on NBC, from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...

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*Raymond, the mascot for the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team

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*Adèle Raymond, wife of

Augustin-Norbert Morin Augustin-Norbert Morin (; October 13, 1803 – July 27, 1865) was a Canadien journalist, lawyer, politician, and rebel in Lower Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in the 1830s, as a leading member of the '' ...

, hence the village of Sainte-Adèle *

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

(1909–1956), American comic strip artist * Alexandre Raymond (1872–1941), French architectural historian from Constantinople * Alfred John Raymond (1856–1935), mayor of Brisbane * Allen Raymond, American political consultant *

Antonin Raymond Antonin Raymond (or ), 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 of the Czech Republic ...

(1888–1976), Czech architect *Arthur Bugs Raymond (1882–1912), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Carrie B. Raymond, American musician and educator *

Edward Burleson Raymond Edward Burleson "E. B." Raymond (November 12, 1848 – October 19, 1914
, ...

(1848–1914), American rancher, politician, banker and founder of Raymondville, Texas * E. A. Raymond (Edwin A. Raymond, 1861–1918), Wisconsin state legislator * Eleanor Raymond (1887–1989), American architect *

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 R ...

(born 1957), American software developer *

Eugene Raymond Major General Eugene Cremonx Raymond (born 17 May 1923, date of death unknown) 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 H ...

(born 1923), South African Army major-general, Surgeon-General and physician * Francine Raymond (born 1956), French-Canadian author-compositor-interpreter *

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, the younger of twins and the youngest of three brothers, to theatrical parents, both of whom wer ...

(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 George Lansing Raymond, (September 11, 1839–July 11, 1929) was a prominent professor of Aesthetic Criticism at Princeton University from 1881 to 1905, and author of a new system of esthetics. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature ...

(1839–1929), American professor of aesthetic criticism * Glenda Raymond (1922–2003), Australian soprano *Harold Raymond aka

Tubby Raymond Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond (November 14, 1926 – December 8, 2017) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Delaware from 1966 to 2001, compiling a record of 300–119– ...

(1926–2017), American college football and baseball coach and player * Harry Raymond (footballer), English footballer from 1908 to 1924 *

Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond (January 24, 1820 – June 18, 1869) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher, and politician who co-founded both the Republican Party and ''The New York Times''. He was a member of the New York State Assembly, the ...

(1820–1869), American journalist, founded ''The New York Times'' *

Jade Raymond Jade Raymond (born 28 August 1975) is a Canadian video game producer, best known for helping create the ''Assassin's Creed'' and '' Watch Dogs'' franchises, as well as building Ubisoft Toronto and Motive Studio. In March 2021, Raymond announc ...

(born 1974), Canadian video game producer and television personality * Janice Raymond (model) (born 1951), ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for December 1974 *

Jim Raymond James Crossley Raymond (February 25, 1917 – October 14, 1981) was an American comic strip artist and the younger brother of ''Flash Gordon'' artist Alex Raymond. He was also the great-uncle of actors Matt Dillon and Kevin Dillon. Biography Bor ...

(1917–1981), American comic strip artist *

Jonathan Raymond Jonathan Raymond (born June 26, 1971), usually credited Jon 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 ada ...

, American writer *

Lee Raymond Lee Roy 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 serve ...

(born 1938), American chairman of Exxon Mobil *

Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. Raymond has eleven major titles to her name: six in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. On June 12, ...

(born 1973), American tennis player * Lucas Raymond (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player * Marietta Sherman Raymond (1862–1949), American violinist, musical educator, orchestral conductor *

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 represented ...

(born 1985), Canadian 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 st ...

(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 (née Raymond, 1753–1802), English poet and dramatist *

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, ...

(1875–1928), twice mayor of Newark, New Jersey * Tito Raymond (born 1969), American bodybuilder *Usher Raymond IV, aka Usher (born 1978), American musician

Fictional characters

*Leon Raymond, a protagonist from ''The Haunted House'' animated series * Ronnie Raymond, the first

Firestorm A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been used ...

from DC Comics

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