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Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School is a four-year yeshiva high school located in Livingston, New Jersey. The school educates over 850 students living in areas ranging from Livingston to Staten Island and Monsey, New York, making it the largest yeshiva high school in New Jersey.
Rae Luckock Margaret Rae Morrison Luckock (October 15 1893 - January 24 1972) known as Rae Luckock was a feminist, social justice activist, peace activist and, with Agnes Macphail, one of the two first women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Rae Report The Rae Report was the result of a provincial review of post-secondary education led by former Ontario Premier Bob Rae. After the Liberal government of Dalton McGuinty brought in a fully-funded tuition fee freeze at public colleges and universities in April 2004, it announced a sweeping review of public post-secondary education was to take place.
Rae Technology Rae Technology was a software company founded as a spin-off from Apple Computer in 1992. Rae Technology was best known for its Personal Information Manager Rae Assist and for being the predecessor of NetObjects, Inc..
Raeburn Place The first international rugby union game was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 27 1871 between England and Scotland. It was won by Scotland, though England got revenge at the Kennington Oval, London in the following year.
Raedykes Raedykes Roman Camp is located at National Grid Reference NO 084090, approximately 3 miles north of Fetteresso Castle and two miles southwest of Muchalls Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site has yielded significant archaeological finds of a major Roman camp from about the fourth century AD.
Raechel Donahue Raechel Donahue is a rock radio pioneer generally associated with her husband Tom Donahue, who died in 1975. She was the original entertainment reporter for CNN, and a longtime radio personality in San Francisco on KSAN and in Los Angeles on KMET, KROQ, KIIS-FM, and most recently SIRIUS Satellite Radio (SIRIUS), where she can be heard Monday-Thursday afternoons on SIRIUS Gold and Monday and Tuesday on SIRIUS Classic Vinyl.
Raekwon Raekwon (born Corey Woods, January 12, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Raekwon may not have achieved the solo stardom of his fellow Wu-Tang Clan members Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard or RZA but along with Genius/GZA and frequent partner Ghostface Killah, he's done some of the most critically acclaimed work outside the confines of the group.
Raelene Boyle Raelene Boyle, MBE (born 1951), Australian athlete, represented Australia at four Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. In 1998, Boyle was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia.
Raelettes The Raelettes were a girl group in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, best known for providing backing vocals for Ray Charles. Its membership originally consisted of Ethel (Darlene) McCrea, Margie Hendricks, Patricia Lyles, and Gwendolyn Berry.
Raelian cosmology Raelian cosmology is a cosmology proposed in 1973 by Raël, the founder of the International Raelian Movement (IRM), a growing quasi-religious organization. This cosmology is similar to the Jain cosmology in that it proposes that the observable universe has no creator and is infinite in time and finite in size and surrounded by infinite space.
Raes Junction Raes Junction in New Zealand is located at the intersection of State Highways 8 and 90, in the lower South Island. The highways which meet at the junction are the main routes to the Clutha valley for travellers from Dunedin and Invercargill respectively.
Raetia Raetia (so always in inscriptions; classical manuscripts usually use the form Rhaetia) was a province of the Roman Empire, bounded on the west by the country of the Helvetii, on the east by Noricum, on the north by Vindelicia, and on the south by Cisalpine Gaul. It thus comprised the districts occupied in modern times by eastern and central Switzerland (containing the Upper Rhine and Lake Constance), southern Bavaria and the upper Danube, Vorarlberg, the greater part of Tirol, and part of Lombardy.
Raetic language Raetic or Rhaetic is an obscure language of antiquity, which used to be spoken in the province of Raetia, in the Eastern Alps, to the north and west of Venetic. It is sparsely attested, in inscriptions in various northern developments of the Etruscan alphabet, leaving room for much speculation on its ancestry.
Raetovari The Raetovari (or Raetobari, German: Rätovarier, Latin: Raetovarii/Raetobarii) were an Alamannic tribe in the region of the Nördlinger Ries in the west of the German state of Bavaria. They were mentioned by the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus (330–395).
Raewyn Connell Raewyn Connell (formerly Robert William Connell or Bob Connell); (b. 3 January 1944) is an Australian sociologist who deals critically with culture, media ("ruling class - ruling culture") and political hegemony and became widely known for her research in the field of Gender Studies, especially masculinity (Men's studies).
Rafael Addiego Bruno Rafael Addiego Bruno (1923-) is a Uruguayan jurist and political figure. He was President of Uruguay February - March 1985 as an interim measure, following the resignation, and accession to office, respectively, of Presidents Gregorio Alvarez and Julio MarĂa Sanguinetti.
Rafael Aguilar Talamantes Rafael Aguilar Talamantes is a Mexican politician and founder of Socialist Workers' Party, he became a political prisoner in 1965 apprehended in the Nicolaita University in Michoacán on October 8 of that year. He had notoriety in the Mexican political life as of 1988, year in which his they founded and party allied itself to the National Democratic Front, which supported the candidacy of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano.
Rafael Alers Rafael Alers (October 16, 1903 – March 20, 1978) born in the city of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, was a musician, composer, bandleader and the first Puerto Rican to compose the music score for a Hollywood feature film.
Rafael Batista Rafael (Sanchez) Batista (born October 20, 1947 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent before the 1965 season, and drafted by the Houston Astros from the Atlanta Braves in the 1967 minor league draft (November 28, 1967).
Rafael Belliard Rafael Leonidas Belliard Matias (born October 24, 1961, in Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball backup shortstop. First signed to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1980, he was eventually traded to the Atlanta Braves in 1991 for their breakout National League Champion year.
Rafael Betancourt Rafael José Betancourt (born April 29, 1975 Cumaná, Sucre State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who has pitched with the Cleveland Indians since 2003. On July 8, 2005 he became the 6th MLB player to be suspended for testing positive in steroids testing.
Rafael Bournigal Rafael Antonio (Pelletier) Bournigal (born May 12, 1966 in Azua, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 19th round of the 1987 amateur draft, and played for the Dodgers (1992-1994), Oakland Athletics (1996-1998), and Seattle Mariners (1999).
Rafael Buenaventura Rafael Carlos Baltazar Buenaventura (August 5, 1938 - November 30, 2006) was a prominent banker in the Philippines and one-time governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (from 1999 to 2005); he served under two Philippine presidents during one of the most tumultuous political transitions in the country’s history.
Rafael Calvo Serer Rafael Calvo Serer (1916-1988) was a Professor of History of Spanish Philosophy, a writer, essayist. He was president of the Council of Administration of the newspaper Madrid, in which he published numerous articles on national and international politics.
Rafael Carrera José Rafael Carrera Turcios (24 October 1814 – 14 April 1865) was the ruler of Guatemala from about 1839 until his death. He was the first President of Guatemala, representing the Conservatives, on two occasions:
Rafael Carreras Rafael Carreras (born 1971 in Cuba) is a male porn star, now living in Spain, who has appeared in many gay movies, usually as a top, although he describes himself as "versatile" and has bottomed on camera. He is renowned for the size of his penis, to the extent that one sex toy manufacturer has named its largest dildo after him.
Rafael Celestino Benitez Rear Admiral Rafael Celestino Benitez (March 9, 1917-March 6, 1999) born in Juncos, Puerto Rico was a highly decorated submarine commander who led the rescue effort of the crew members of the USS Cochino during the Cold War. After retiring from the Navy, he was Pan American World Airways' vice president for Latin America.
Rafael Cordero (educator) Rafael Cordero (1790 – 1868), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and known as "The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico", was a self-educated Puerto Rican of African ancestry who provided free schooling to children regardless of their race.
Rafael Crame Brigadier General Rafael Crame is honored by naming the place that houses the Philippine National Police after him. He, who the general headquarters of the Philippine National Police is named after, served as the Philippine Constabulary Chief from 1917 until 1927.
Rafael Eitan Rafael Eitan (Hebrew: רפ×ל ×יתן) (January 11, 1929 – November 23, 2004) was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces and later a politician, a Knesset member, and Minister of Agriculture. He was known by the nickname of "Raful" (רפול).
Rafael Escalona Rafael Calixto Escalona Martinez was born in Patillal, a village close to the city of Valledupar, Colombia. He is known for being one of the most if not the most prominent vallenato music composer and troubadour of the genre and for being the co-founder of the Vallenato Legend Festival, along with Consuelo Araujo and Alfonso Lopez Michelsen.
Rafael Furcal Rafael Antoni Furcal (born August 24 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. During the 2000 MLB season, he was called up from the minor leagues by the Atlanta Braves to replace the injured Walt Weiss for 15 days.
Rafael Gayol Rafael Gayol (born July 13 1958) is a drummer. He is also sometimes known as Danny Rafael, including when he was a member of early 1980s alternative rock band Doll Congress, and when he was a member of BoDeans for two albums (1989's Home and 1991's Black and White.
Rafael Gomez Ortega Rafael Gomez Ortega, (July 16, 1882 - May 25 1960) also known as El Gallo ("the rooster") was an early 20th century bullfighter, today remembered for several of his unique fighting techniques such as the espantada - or "sudden flight," which simply consisted of him fleeing when the bull entered the ring. Other techniques included fighting bulls from a chair.
Rafael Guerra Bejarano Rafael Guerra Bejarano "Guerrita" was born in Cordoba, in the household of an employee of the slaughterhouse, one and half months before his side-whiskered uncle José "El Pepote" was killed in Madrid by "Jocinero", on March 6, 1862. In 1878 he started a long apprenticeship as banderillero (banderilla-man) and second swordsman.
Rafael Guizar Valencia Bishop Rafael Guizar Valencia, born April 26, 1878 and died on June 6, 1938, was a Catholic bishop who cared for the wounded and dying in Mexico's 1910-17 revolution. Named bishop of Veracruz, he was driven out of his home diocese and forced to live the remainder of his life in hiding in Mexico City.
Rafael Hernández Colón Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician who was the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms (1973-1977, 1985-1993). An experienced politician, Hernández holds the record for being the youngest Governor of Puerto Rico, having won his first term at the age of 36.
Rafael Hui Rafael Hui Si Yan, GBS JP (, born 1948) is the 3rd Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and a former career civil servant. He was appointed by the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, on the nomination of Chief Executive Donald Tsang, to the current position on June 30, 2005.
Rafael Ithier Rafael Ithier (born 1926 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Salsa musician and the founder of the highly successful orchestra "El Gran Combo." Ithier was born in Rio Piedras, now a part of greater San Juan.
Rafael Landestoy Rafael Landestoy (born May 28, 1953) in Bani, Dominican Republic) was an eight year major league baseball veteran who played for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He amassed 291 hits, a .
Rafael López Gutiérrez General Rafael López Gutiérrez (1855 1924) was President of Honduras between February 1, 1920 and March 10, 1924. A former general in the Honduran Army, Gutierrez attempted to extend his term in office past its designated end, and was forced from office.
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (October 24, 1891–May 30, 1961) was the dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 until 1961, occupying the office of President of the Republic in 1930–38 and 1942–52. At the end of his final term, he engineered his continued rule of the country as de facto head of state, or dictator.
Rafael Lozano Rafael Lozano Muñoz (born January 25, 1970 in CĂłrdoba, AndalucĂa) is a former boxer from Spain, who twice won a medal in the men's light flyweight (–48 kg) division at the Summer Olympics: bronze in Atlanta, Georgia (1996) and silver in Sydney, Australia (2000). He made his Olympic debut in 1992, when Barcelona hosted the Games, and also won bronze at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark.
Rafael Maroto Rafael Maroto Yserns (October 15, 1783 — August 25, 1853) was a Spanish general, known both for his involvement on the Spanish side in the wars of independence in South America and on the Carlist side in the First Carlist War.
Rafael Márquez Lugo Rafael Márquez Lugo (born November 2, 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican football striker, who currently plays for CA Monarcas Morelia of the Primera DivisiĂłn de MĂ©xico. He is known as Márquez Lugo in order to differentiate between the Barcelona and Mexican National team player, Rafael Márquez Ălvarez.
Rafael Merry del Val The Servant of God Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta (October 10, 1865 – February 26, 1930) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal (Cardinal Priest of Santa Prassede) from 1903 until his death. He was born in London to Josefina de Zulueta and Rafael Merry del Val, Marquis of Merry del Val, a Spanish diplomat and nobleman of partial Irish ancestry, and lived in the United Kingdom until 1878.
Rafael Molina Sánchez Rafael Molina Sánchez "Lagartijo", the son of "Niño de Dios", and nephew of "Poleo", was born in Cordoba on November 27, 1841. He fought in his home town on September 8, 1851 when he was nine years old.
Rafael Moreira Rafael Moreira is a Brazilian-born guitarist and vocalist who is best known as the lead guitarist for the hit CBS series, Rock Star. He has also performed as the lead guitarist for grammy-winning artists Pink and Christina Aguilera.
Rafael Mosca Rafael Motta BacĂŞllo MĂłsca (born May 13, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4x200m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His winning teammates were Carlos Jayme, Gustavo Borges, and Rodrigo Castro.
Rafael Negrete Jorge GarcĂa Negrete, aka Rafael Jorge Negrete, Rafael Negrete, Mexican actor and tenor, studied in Mexico's National Conservatory and later in Europe in Mozarteum and with the singing teacher Jean Pierre Blivet in France.
Rafael Nieto Rafael Nieto is the creator of Zen-Do, a martial arts style deriving from Wado Ryu Karate via Mugendo. He is a leading martial artist and trainer who is often sought as a reference by print and broadcast media.
Rafael Orozco Maestre Rafael Orozco Maestre, (March 24, 1954 - June 11, 1992) Born in Becerril, Cesar, (Colombia). Was one of the major presentatives of the Vallenato music and lead singer and owner of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro, very popular in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.
Rafael Peralta Sergeant Rafael Peralta (April 7, 1979 – November 15, 2004) was a United States Marine who was killed in Iraq in 2004 during Operation Phantom Fury in the city of Fallujah. Peralta is under consideration to receive the Medal of Honor.
Rafael Ponce Rafael Ponce (born 22 June, 1963) is one of the very few Ecuadorian golfers who has played on the international golf circuit. He has spent over a decade on the Asian Tour, where he has several top ten finishes.
Rafael Rincón González Rafael Rincón González was born in Maracaibo, Zulia, September 30, 1922, in the populated marabino district of El Saladillo, son of the recognized zuliano painter Neptalà Rincón, from very young he feels vocation for the music, one graduates as teacher, a part of his educative work inclines by the music education.
Rafael Ruelas Rafael Ruelas (born April 26, 1971 in Yerba Buena, CL, Mexico) was a professional boxer. Ruelas was a very popular Mexican fighter, best known for his devastating knockout loss to Oscar de la Hoya; a loss which left Oscar somewhat scorned by the Mexican community due to his ruthless destruction of a hero.
Rafael Santa Cruz Rafael Santa Cruz is a renowned Afro-Peruvian musician and author of the book El CajĂłn Afroperuano on the cajĂłn, a South American instrument created from wooden boxes by slaves when their owners tried to ban the drum culture, fearing the drums would help form slave uprisings.
Rafael Santana Rafael Francisco Santana de la Cruz (born January 31, 1958, in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1983), New York Mets (1984-1987), New York Yankees (1988), and Cleveland Indians (1990).
Rafael Sánchez Guerra Rafael Sánchez Guerra was president of Real Madrid for four years between 1935 to 1939. His presidency coincided with the Spanish Civil War and Sánchez was a prominent Republican, refusing to flee Madrid as it was about to fall into the hands of Franco.
Rafael Sánchez Navarro Rafael Sánchez Navarro (born 1958), is a famous Spanish-Mexican actor. He is the son of Manolo Fábregas, a famous actor from Spain who established himself in Mexico, who also acted in Puerto Rico and whose birthname is Ricardo Sánchez Navarro.
Rafael T. Caballero Rafael T. Caballero Corral (born September 18, 1923 in Chinipas, Chihuahua, Mexico) is an Mexican business executive, founder of San Carlos, Sonora and CEO of Grupo Caballero, mainly involved in the premium Mexican real estate segment.
Rafael ZaldĂvar Rafael ZaldĂvar (1834-1903) was President of El Salvador from 1 May 1876 until 21 June 1885. It was under his administration that liberal reforms abolished the existence of collectively-owned ejidos and tierras comunales throughout the country.
Rafaeli Rafaeli is a surname of Italian descent, which was first found in Lucca. Spelling variations of the family name Rafaeli are Rafael, Raffaele, Raffaeli, Raffaelo, Rafele, Raphael, Raffaello, Raphae'l, and many more.
Rafah Rafah (Arabic: رŮŘ Hebrew: רפיח) is a town in the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian border, and a nearby town on the Egyptian side of the border, on the Sinai Peninsula. Over the ages is has been known as Robihwa by the ancient Egyptians, Rafihu by the Assyrians, Raphia by the Greeks and Romans, Rafiach by Israelites and now Rafah.
Rafah Elementary Co-Ed “B” School Rafah Elementary Co-Ed “B” School is a school in Rafah, a town in the Gaza Strip, run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). It stands 800 meters from the border with Israel and has been damaged by weapons fire on several occasions.
Rafał Muchacki Rafał Muchacki (born February 03, 1955 in Bielsko-Biała) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 12015 votes in 27 Bielsko-Biała district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Rafał Szukała Rafał Marek Szukała (born April 9, 1971 in Poznań) is a former butterfly swimmer from Poland, who won the silver medal in the Men's 100m Butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.
Rafał Wiechecki Rafał Wiechecki (born September 25, 1978 in Piotrków Trybunalski) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 6,058 votes in the 41st Szczecin district, running on the Liga Polskich Rodzin list.
Rafał Wojaczek Rafał Wojaczek (1945-1971) was a Polish poet of the postwar generation. His short career took place during the turbulent years of modern Poland when the younger generation began to realize that they were trapped in a mendacious political system.
Rafe de Crespigny Dr Rafe de Crespigny (full name: Richard Rafe Champion de Crespigny; born 1936) is a retired Adjunct Professor with the China and Korea Centre, Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. He specialises in Chinese history, geography and literature in the Han Dynasty period and has been acknowledged internationally as a pioneer in the translation and historiography of historical material concerning the Three Kingdoms period.
Rafe Esquith Rafe Esquith is an American teacher at Hobart Boulevard Elementary School, the second largest elementary school in the United States, located in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of UCLA, Esquith began teaching in 1981.
Rafel Toro Private Rafel Toro (born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, died 1927) was a United States Marine Corps private who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his "extraordinary heroism in battle"Toro Navy Cross citation. while fighting in Nicaragua during the second Nicargua campaign in 1927.
Rafetus swinhoei Rafetus swinhoei, commonly known as the Shanghai soft-shell turtle or Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Chinese: ć–‘éł–; Pinyin:BÄn BÄ«e), is a species of soft-shell turtle. It may be the largest fresh water turtle in the world.
Raffaëla Anderson Raffaëla Anderson, whose ethnic background is partly Arab, was born in Montfermeil, France, on January 8 1976. A former adult films performer, she is now a non-fiction writer and occasionally acts in mainstream productions.
Raffaele Cecco Raffaele Cecco is a British video games developer who has created numerous video games since 1984. Cecco is most famous for games such as Cybernoid, Exolon and First Samurai which he developed during the 1980s and '90s.
Raffaele Esposito Raffaele Esposito was the Italian owner of a tavern called Pizzeria di Pietro e Basta Cosi in the Nineteenth Century. It is suggested by some that he was the father of the modern pizza, having cooked one for the royal family of Italy in 1889.
Raffaele Lombardo Raffaele Lombardo (born on 29 October 1950 in Catania) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Islands with the Movement for Autonomy and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
Raffaele Riario Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario (May 3, 1460 – July 9, 1521) was an Italian Cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the one who called Michelangelo in Rome. He is regarded as one of the most tasteful prelates of his age and a generous patron of the arts.
Raffaele Sacco Raffaele Sacco (Naples, 1787 - 1872) was a Neapolitan optician (reputed inventor of the stereoscope) and lyricist, author of the words to one of the most known Neapolitan songs, Te voglio bene assaje (the music is by Gaetano Donizetti), the song that won the first Festival of Neapolitan Sing in 1835.
Raffaella CarrĂ Raffaella Roberta Pelloni (born in Bellaria on 18 June, 1943), better known by her artistic name Raffaella CarrĂ , is an Italian TV hostess, singer and actress. She is especially popular in her native country and in Spain and Latin America where during the past decades she has conducted numerous popular TV shows, mainly in the Italian (RAI) and Spanish (TVE) national TV channels.
Raffaella Reggi Raffaella Reggi (born 27 November 1965, in Faenza, Italy) is a former professional tennis player from Italy, known for her fiery on-court personality, expressiveness and gesticulations. She won the mixed doubles title at the US Open in 1986, partnering Sergio Casal.
Raffaello Carboni Raffaello Carboni (15 December 1817 - 24 October 1875) was an Italian writer. He is primarily remembered now as the author of the main eyewitness account of events at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Australia.
Raffaello Maffei Raffaello Maffei (17 February1451-25 January1522) was an Italian humanist, historian and theologian. He was a native of Volterra, Italy, and therefore is called Raphael Volaterranus or Raphael of Volterra; also Maffeus Volaterranus, or Raffaello Volterrano.
Raffaello Sanzio Morghen Raffaello Sanzio Morghen (June 19 1758, Naples - April 8 1833, Florence) was an Italian engraver. He received his earliest instructions from his father, himself an engraver; but, in order to be initiated more fully in the art, he was afterwards placed as a pupil under the celebrated Volpato.
Raffelstetten Customs Regulations Raffelstetten Customs Regulations (Latin: Inquisitio de theloneis Raffelstettensis, literally: "Inquisition on the Raffelstetten Tolls"), is the only legal document regulating customs in Early Medieval Europe.The only copy of the document, dated to the 1250s, was preserved in a church at Passau.
Raffi (musician) Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC (born July 8, 1948), usually known simply as Raffi, is a popular children's entertainer in Canada, the United States, and the English speaking Western world at large. Some of his best known songs are "Bananaphone," "Baby Beluga," "Down by the Bay," "Shake My Sillies Out," and "All I Really Need.
Raffi (poet) Hakob Melik-Hakobian (also Hagop Hagopian) (1835 Bayajuk (Salmas area), Persia – 1888 Tbilisi, Georgia), better known by his pen name Raffi (), was an Armenian author and poet. Raffi was a seminal novelist, often called the founder of the Armenian historical novel.
Raffi Torres Raphael "Raffi" Torres (b. 8 October, 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey forward of Mexican and Peruvian descent in the National Hockey League who has played for the New York Islanders and who currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers.
Raffles City Raffles City is a large complex located in the Civic District within the Downtown Core of the city-state of Singapore. Occupying an entire city block bounded by Stamford Road, Beach Road, Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road, it houses two hotels and an office tower over a podium which contains a shopping mall and a convention centre.
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) (RGS for short, or known among Rafflesians as RG), is an independent girls' secondary school in Singapore. RGS was further recognised by the Ministry of Education in 2006 by being awarded the School Excellence Award (recognising schools with 'exemplary school processes and practices'), among other more minor awards.
Raffles Holmes Raffles Holmes, the son of Sherlock Holmes, is a fictional character in the 1906 novel "Raffles Holmes and Company" by John Kendrick Bangs. He is described as the son of Sherlock Holmes by Marjorie Raffles, the daughter of gentleman thief A.
Raffles Hotel Raffles Hotel (Chinese: 莱佛士酒店) is a colonial-style hotel in Singapore, dating from 1887, and named after Singapore's founder Sir Stamford Raffles. Managed by Raffles International, it is known for its luxurious accommodation and superb restaurants.
Raffles Institution Raffles Institution is an independent boys' secondary school in Singapore. It is well known for being ranked as one of the best secondary schools in Singapore in the official annual school rankings published by the Ministry of Education, together with Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) and The Chinese High School (now Hwa Chong Institution).
Raffles International Raffles International is a Singapore-based hotel chain in the Raffles Holdings group, which is in turn owned by Los-Angeles, CA based Colony Capital, LLC. The group manages two brands of hotels under their arm, Raffles and SwissĂ´tel, with 41 hotels and resorts in 35 destinations, including the historical Raffles Hotel as the flagship.
Raffles KvB Institute Raffles KvB Institute (formerly KvB Institute of Technology and known as KvB for short) is a private eduation provider based in Sydney, Australia founded in 1978. KvB is located in North Sydney and occupies 10 floors of a central office building.
Raffles L'Ermitage Raffles L'Ermitage is a luxury hotel located in the Beverly Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The hotel, which is part of the Raffles international chain of hotels, has received both of the highest awards possible for hotels in North America: the American Automobile Association (AAA) Five-Diamond Award (2001-2006) and the Mobil Five-Star Award (2000-2006).
Raffles Place MRT Station Raffles Place MRT Station (EW14/NS26) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore. It is directly beneath the centre of the financial district of Raffles Place, located in the Downtown Core area, south of the Singapore River.
Raffles The Plaza Raffles The Plaza ďĽčŽ±ä˝›ĺŁ«ĺ¤§ĺŽ¦) is the sister hotel of SwissĂ´tel The Stamford located within the Raffles City complex in Singapore. It has a total of 769 rooms and suites housed within two 26-storey towers.
Raffles' Landing Site The Raffles' Landing Site (Chinese: 莱佛士登陆点) is denoted by a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles, and is located on the north bank of the Singapore River. The site is located within the Civic District, in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.
Rae Luckock Margaret Rae Morrison Luckock (October 15 1893 - January 24 1972) known as Rae Luckock was a feminist, social justice activist, peace activist and, with Agnes Macphail, one of the two first women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Rae Report The Rae Report was the result of a provincial review of post-secondary education led by former Ontario Premier Bob Rae. After the Liberal government of Dalton McGuinty brought in a fully-funded tuition fee freeze at public colleges and universities in April 2004, it announced a sweeping review of public post-secondary education was to take place.
Rae Technology Rae Technology was a software company founded as a spin-off from Apple Computer in 1992. Rae Technology was best known for its Personal Information Manager Rae Assist and for being the predecessor of NetObjects, Inc..
Raeburn Place The first international rugby union game was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 27 1871 between England and Scotland. It was won by Scotland, though England got revenge at the Kennington Oval, London in the following year.
Raedykes Raedykes Roman Camp is located at National Grid Reference NO 084090, approximately 3 miles north of Fetteresso Castle and two miles southwest of Muchalls Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site has yielded significant archaeological finds of a major Roman camp from about the fourth century AD.
Raechel Donahue Raechel Donahue is a rock radio pioneer generally associated with her husband Tom Donahue, who died in 1975. She was the original entertainment reporter for CNN, and a longtime radio personality in San Francisco on KSAN and in Los Angeles on KMET, KROQ, KIIS-FM, and most recently SIRIUS Satellite Radio (SIRIUS), where she can be heard Monday-Thursday afternoons on SIRIUS Gold and Monday and Tuesday on SIRIUS Classic Vinyl.
Raekwon Raekwon (born Corey Woods, January 12, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Raekwon may not have achieved the solo stardom of his fellow Wu-Tang Clan members Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard or RZA but along with Genius/GZA and frequent partner Ghostface Killah, he's done some of the most critically acclaimed work outside the confines of the group.
Raelene Boyle Raelene Boyle, MBE (born 1951), Australian athlete, represented Australia at four Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. In 1998, Boyle was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia.
Raelettes The Raelettes were a girl group in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, best known for providing backing vocals for Ray Charles. Its membership originally consisted of Ethel (Darlene) McCrea, Margie Hendricks, Patricia Lyles, and Gwendolyn Berry.
Raelian cosmology Raelian cosmology is a cosmology proposed in 1973 by Raël, the founder of the International Raelian Movement (IRM), a growing quasi-religious organization. This cosmology is similar to the Jain cosmology in that it proposes that the observable universe has no creator and is infinite in time and finite in size and surrounded by infinite space.
Raes Junction Raes Junction in New Zealand is located at the intersection of State Highways 8 and 90, in the lower South Island. The highways which meet at the junction are the main routes to the Clutha valley for travellers from Dunedin and Invercargill respectively.
Raetia Raetia (so always in inscriptions; classical manuscripts usually use the form Rhaetia) was a province of the Roman Empire, bounded on the west by the country of the Helvetii, on the east by Noricum, on the north by Vindelicia, and on the south by Cisalpine Gaul. It thus comprised the districts occupied in modern times by eastern and central Switzerland (containing the Upper Rhine and Lake Constance), southern Bavaria and the upper Danube, Vorarlberg, the greater part of Tirol, and part of Lombardy.
Raetic language Raetic or Rhaetic is an obscure language of antiquity, which used to be spoken in the province of Raetia, in the Eastern Alps, to the north and west of Venetic. It is sparsely attested, in inscriptions in various northern developments of the Etruscan alphabet, leaving room for much speculation on its ancestry.
Raetovari The Raetovari (or Raetobari, German: Rätovarier, Latin: Raetovarii/Raetobarii) were an Alamannic tribe in the region of the Nördlinger Ries in the west of the German state of Bavaria. They were mentioned by the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus (330–395).
Raewyn Connell Raewyn Connell (formerly Robert William Connell or Bob Connell); (b. 3 January 1944) is an Australian sociologist who deals critically with culture, media ("ruling class - ruling culture") and political hegemony and became widely known for her research in the field of Gender Studies, especially masculinity (Men's studies).
Rafael Addiego Bruno Rafael Addiego Bruno (1923-) is a Uruguayan jurist and political figure. He was President of Uruguay February - March 1985 as an interim measure, following the resignation, and accession to office, respectively, of Presidents Gregorio Alvarez and Julio MarĂa Sanguinetti.
Rafael Aguilar Talamantes Rafael Aguilar Talamantes is a Mexican politician and founder of Socialist Workers' Party, he became a political prisoner in 1965 apprehended in the Nicolaita University in Michoacán on October 8 of that year. He had notoriety in the Mexican political life as of 1988, year in which his they founded and party allied itself to the National Democratic Front, which supported the candidacy of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano.
Rafael Alers Rafael Alers (October 16, 1903 – March 20, 1978) born in the city of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, was a musician, composer, bandleader and the first Puerto Rican to compose the music score for a Hollywood feature film.
Rafael Batista Rafael (Sanchez) Batista (born October 20, 1947 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent before the 1965 season, and drafted by the Houston Astros from the Atlanta Braves in the 1967 minor league draft (November 28, 1967).
Rafael Belliard Rafael Leonidas Belliard Matias (born October 24, 1961, in Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball backup shortstop. First signed to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1980, he was eventually traded to the Atlanta Braves in 1991 for their breakout National League Champion year.
Rafael Betancourt Rafael José Betancourt (born April 29, 1975 Cumaná, Sucre State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who has pitched with the Cleveland Indians since 2003. On July 8, 2005 he became the 6th MLB player to be suspended for testing positive in steroids testing.
Rafael Bournigal Rafael Antonio (Pelletier) Bournigal (born May 12, 1966 in Azua, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 19th round of the 1987 amateur draft, and played for the Dodgers (1992-1994), Oakland Athletics (1996-1998), and Seattle Mariners (1999).
Rafael Buenaventura Rafael Carlos Baltazar Buenaventura (August 5, 1938 - November 30, 2006) was a prominent banker in the Philippines and one-time governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (from 1999 to 2005); he served under two Philippine presidents during one of the most tumultuous political transitions in the country’s history.
Rafael Calvo Serer Rafael Calvo Serer (1916-1988) was a Professor of History of Spanish Philosophy, a writer, essayist. He was president of the Council of Administration of the newspaper Madrid, in which he published numerous articles on national and international politics.
Rafael Carrera José Rafael Carrera Turcios (24 October 1814 – 14 April 1865) was the ruler of Guatemala from about 1839 until his death. He was the first President of Guatemala, representing the Conservatives, on two occasions:
Rafael Carreras Rafael Carreras (born 1971 in Cuba) is a male porn star, now living in Spain, who has appeared in many gay movies, usually as a top, although he describes himself as "versatile" and has bottomed on camera. He is renowned for the size of his penis, to the extent that one sex toy manufacturer has named its largest dildo after him.
Rafael Celestino Benitez Rear Admiral Rafael Celestino Benitez (March 9, 1917-March 6, 1999) born in Juncos, Puerto Rico was a highly decorated submarine commander who led the rescue effort of the crew members of the USS Cochino during the Cold War. After retiring from the Navy, he was Pan American World Airways' vice president for Latin America.
Rafael Cordero (educator) Rafael Cordero (1790 – 1868), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and known as "The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico", was a self-educated Puerto Rican of African ancestry who provided free schooling to children regardless of their race.
Rafael Crame Brigadier General Rafael Crame is honored by naming the place that houses the Philippine National Police after him. He, who the general headquarters of the Philippine National Police is named after, served as the Philippine Constabulary Chief from 1917 until 1927.
Rafael Eitan Rafael Eitan (Hebrew: רפ×ל ×יתן) (January 11, 1929 – November 23, 2004) was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces and later a politician, a Knesset member, and Minister of Agriculture. He was known by the nickname of "Raful" (רפול).
Rafael Escalona Rafael Calixto Escalona Martinez was born in Patillal, a village close to the city of Valledupar, Colombia. He is known for being one of the most if not the most prominent vallenato music composer and troubadour of the genre and for being the co-founder of the Vallenato Legend Festival, along with Consuelo Araujo and Alfonso Lopez Michelsen.
Rafael Furcal Rafael Antoni Furcal (born August 24 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. During the 2000 MLB season, he was called up from the minor leagues by the Atlanta Braves to replace the injured Walt Weiss for 15 days.
Rafael Gayol Rafael Gayol (born July 13 1958) is a drummer. He is also sometimes known as Danny Rafael, including when he was a member of early 1980s alternative rock band Doll Congress, and when he was a member of BoDeans for two albums (1989's Home and 1991's Black and White.
Rafael Gomez Ortega Rafael Gomez Ortega, (July 16, 1882 - May 25 1960) also known as El Gallo ("the rooster") was an early 20th century bullfighter, today remembered for several of his unique fighting techniques such as the espantada - or "sudden flight," which simply consisted of him fleeing when the bull entered the ring. Other techniques included fighting bulls from a chair.
Rafael Guerra Bejarano Rafael Guerra Bejarano "Guerrita" was born in Cordoba, in the household of an employee of the slaughterhouse, one and half months before his side-whiskered uncle José "El Pepote" was killed in Madrid by "Jocinero", on March 6, 1862. In 1878 he started a long apprenticeship as banderillero (banderilla-man) and second swordsman.
Rafael Guizar Valencia Bishop Rafael Guizar Valencia, born April 26, 1878 and died on June 6, 1938, was a Catholic bishop who cared for the wounded and dying in Mexico's 1910-17 revolution. Named bishop of Veracruz, he was driven out of his home diocese and forced to live the remainder of his life in hiding in Mexico City.
Rafael Hernández Colón Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician who was the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms (1973-1977, 1985-1993). An experienced politician, Hernández holds the record for being the youngest Governor of Puerto Rico, having won his first term at the age of 36.
Rafael Hui Rafael Hui Si Yan, GBS JP (, born 1948) is the 3rd Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and a former career civil servant. He was appointed by the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, on the nomination of Chief Executive Donald Tsang, to the current position on June 30, 2005.
Rafael Ithier Rafael Ithier (born 1926 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Salsa musician and the founder of the highly successful orchestra "El Gran Combo." Ithier was born in Rio Piedras, now a part of greater San Juan.
Rafael Landestoy Rafael Landestoy (born May 28, 1953) in Bani, Dominican Republic) was an eight year major league baseball veteran who played for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He amassed 291 hits, a .
Rafael López Gutiérrez General Rafael López Gutiérrez (1855 1924) was President of Honduras between February 1, 1920 and March 10, 1924. A former general in the Honduran Army, Gutierrez attempted to extend his term in office past its designated end, and was forced from office.
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (October 24, 1891–May 30, 1961) was the dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 until 1961, occupying the office of President of the Republic in 1930–38 and 1942–52. At the end of his final term, he engineered his continued rule of the country as de facto head of state, or dictator.
Rafael Lozano Rafael Lozano Muñoz (born January 25, 1970 in CĂłrdoba, AndalucĂa) is a former boxer from Spain, who twice won a medal in the men's light flyweight (–48 kg) division at the Summer Olympics: bronze in Atlanta, Georgia (1996) and silver in Sydney, Australia (2000). He made his Olympic debut in 1992, when Barcelona hosted the Games, and also won bronze at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark.
Rafael Maroto Rafael Maroto Yserns (October 15, 1783 — August 25, 1853) was a Spanish general, known both for his involvement on the Spanish side in the wars of independence in South America and on the Carlist side in the First Carlist War.
Rafael Márquez Lugo Rafael Márquez Lugo (born November 2, 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican football striker, who currently plays for CA Monarcas Morelia of the Primera DivisiĂłn de MĂ©xico. He is known as Márquez Lugo in order to differentiate between the Barcelona and Mexican National team player, Rafael Márquez Ălvarez.
Rafael Merry del Val The Servant of God Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta (October 10, 1865 – February 26, 1930) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal (Cardinal Priest of Santa Prassede) from 1903 until his death. He was born in London to Josefina de Zulueta and Rafael Merry del Val, Marquis of Merry del Val, a Spanish diplomat and nobleman of partial Irish ancestry, and lived in the United Kingdom until 1878.
Rafael Molina Sánchez Rafael Molina Sánchez "Lagartijo", the son of "Niño de Dios", and nephew of "Poleo", was born in Cordoba on November 27, 1841. He fought in his home town on September 8, 1851 when he was nine years old.
Rafael Moreira Rafael Moreira is a Brazilian-born guitarist and vocalist who is best known as the lead guitarist for the hit CBS series, Rock Star. He has also performed as the lead guitarist for grammy-winning artists Pink and Christina Aguilera.
Rafael Mosca Rafael Motta BacĂŞllo MĂłsca (born May 13, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who won the silver medal with the men's relay team in the 4x200m freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His winning teammates were Carlos Jayme, Gustavo Borges, and Rodrigo Castro.
Rafael Negrete Jorge GarcĂa Negrete, aka Rafael Jorge Negrete, Rafael Negrete, Mexican actor and tenor, studied in Mexico's National Conservatory and later in Europe in Mozarteum and with the singing teacher Jean Pierre Blivet in France.
Rafael Nieto Rafael Nieto is the creator of Zen-Do, a martial arts style deriving from Wado Ryu Karate via Mugendo. He is a leading martial artist and trainer who is often sought as a reference by print and broadcast media.
Rafael Orozco Maestre Rafael Orozco Maestre, (March 24, 1954 - June 11, 1992) Born in Becerril, Cesar, (Colombia). Was one of the major presentatives of the Vallenato music and lead singer and owner of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro, very popular in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.
Rafael Peralta Sergeant Rafael Peralta (April 7, 1979 – November 15, 2004) was a United States Marine who was killed in Iraq in 2004 during Operation Phantom Fury in the city of Fallujah. Peralta is under consideration to receive the Medal of Honor.
Rafael Ponce Rafael Ponce (born 22 June, 1963) is one of the very few Ecuadorian golfers who has played on the international golf circuit. He has spent over a decade on the Asian Tour, where he has several top ten finishes.
Rafael Rincón González Rafael Rincón González was born in Maracaibo, Zulia, September 30, 1922, in the populated marabino district of El Saladillo, son of the recognized zuliano painter Neptalà Rincón, from very young he feels vocation for the music, one graduates as teacher, a part of his educative work inclines by the music education.
Rafael Ruelas Rafael Ruelas (born April 26, 1971 in Yerba Buena, CL, Mexico) was a professional boxer. Ruelas was a very popular Mexican fighter, best known for his devastating knockout loss to Oscar de la Hoya; a loss which left Oscar somewhat scorned by the Mexican community due to his ruthless destruction of a hero.
Rafael Santa Cruz Rafael Santa Cruz is a renowned Afro-Peruvian musician and author of the book El CajĂłn Afroperuano on the cajĂłn, a South American instrument created from wooden boxes by slaves when their owners tried to ban the drum culture, fearing the drums would help form slave uprisings.
Rafael Santana Rafael Francisco Santana de la Cruz (born January 31, 1958, in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1983), New York Mets (1984-1987), New York Yankees (1988), and Cleveland Indians (1990).
Rafael Sánchez Guerra Rafael Sánchez Guerra was president of Real Madrid for four years between 1935 to 1939. His presidency coincided with the Spanish Civil War and Sánchez was a prominent Republican, refusing to flee Madrid as it was about to fall into the hands of Franco.
Rafael Sánchez Navarro Rafael Sánchez Navarro (born 1958), is a famous Spanish-Mexican actor. He is the son of Manolo Fábregas, a famous actor from Spain who established himself in Mexico, who also acted in Puerto Rico and whose birthname is Ricardo Sánchez Navarro.
Rafael T. Caballero Rafael T. Caballero Corral (born September 18, 1923 in Chinipas, Chihuahua, Mexico) is an Mexican business executive, founder of San Carlos, Sonora and CEO of Grupo Caballero, mainly involved in the premium Mexican real estate segment.
Rafael ZaldĂvar Rafael ZaldĂvar (1834-1903) was President of El Salvador from 1 May 1876 until 21 June 1885. It was under his administration that liberal reforms abolished the existence of collectively-owned ejidos and tierras comunales throughout the country.
Rafaeli Rafaeli is a surname of Italian descent, which was first found in Lucca. Spelling variations of the family name Rafaeli are Rafael, Raffaele, Raffaeli, Raffaelo, Rafele, Raphael, Raffaello, Raphae'l, and many more.
Rafah Rafah (Arabic: رŮŘ Hebrew: רפיח) is a town in the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian border, and a nearby town on the Egyptian side of the border, on the Sinai Peninsula. Over the ages is has been known as Robihwa by the ancient Egyptians, Rafihu by the Assyrians, Raphia by the Greeks and Romans, Rafiach by Israelites and now Rafah.
Rafah Elementary Co-Ed “B” School Rafah Elementary Co-Ed “B” School is a school in Rafah, a town in the Gaza Strip, run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). It stands 800 meters from the border with Israel and has been damaged by weapons fire on several occasions.
Rafał Muchacki Rafał Muchacki (born February 03, 1955 in Bielsko-Biała) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 12015 votes in 27 Bielsko-Biała district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Rafał Szukała Rafał Marek Szukała (born April 9, 1971 in Poznań) is a former butterfly swimmer from Poland, who won the silver medal in the Men's 100m Butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.
Rafał Wiechecki Rafał Wiechecki (born September 25, 1978 in Piotrków Trybunalski) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 6,058 votes in the 41st Szczecin district, running on the Liga Polskich Rodzin list.
Rafał Wojaczek Rafał Wojaczek (1945-1971) was a Polish poet of the postwar generation. His short career took place during the turbulent years of modern Poland when the younger generation began to realize that they were trapped in a mendacious political system.
Rafe de Crespigny Dr Rafe de Crespigny (full name: Richard Rafe Champion de Crespigny; born 1936) is a retired Adjunct Professor with the China and Korea Centre, Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. He specialises in Chinese history, geography and literature in the Han Dynasty period and has been acknowledged internationally as a pioneer in the translation and historiography of historical material concerning the Three Kingdoms period.
Rafe Esquith Rafe Esquith is an American teacher at Hobart Boulevard Elementary School, the second largest elementary school in the United States, located in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of UCLA, Esquith began teaching in 1981.
Rafel Toro Private Rafel Toro (born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, died 1927) was a United States Marine Corps private who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his "extraordinary heroism in battle"Toro Navy Cross citation. while fighting in Nicaragua during the second Nicargua campaign in 1927.
Rafetus swinhoei Rafetus swinhoei, commonly known as the Shanghai soft-shell turtle or Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Chinese: ć–‘éł–; Pinyin:BÄn BÄ«e), is a species of soft-shell turtle. It may be the largest fresh water turtle in the world.
Raffaëla Anderson Raffaëla Anderson, whose ethnic background is partly Arab, was born in Montfermeil, France, on January 8 1976. A former adult films performer, she is now a non-fiction writer and occasionally acts in mainstream productions.
Raffaele Cecco Raffaele Cecco is a British video games developer who has created numerous video games since 1984. Cecco is most famous for games such as Cybernoid, Exolon and First Samurai which he developed during the 1980s and '90s.
Raffaele Esposito Raffaele Esposito was the Italian owner of a tavern called Pizzeria di Pietro e Basta Cosi in the Nineteenth Century. It is suggested by some that he was the father of the modern pizza, having cooked one for the royal family of Italy in 1889.
Raffaele Lombardo Raffaele Lombardo (born on 29 October 1950 in Catania) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Islands with the Movement for Autonomy and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
Raffaele Riario Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario (May 3, 1460 – July 9, 1521) was an Italian Cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the one who called Michelangelo in Rome. He is regarded as one of the most tasteful prelates of his age and a generous patron of the arts.
Raffaele Sacco Raffaele Sacco (Naples, 1787 - 1872) was a Neapolitan optician (reputed inventor of the stereoscope) and lyricist, author of the words to one of the most known Neapolitan songs, Te voglio bene assaje (the music is by Gaetano Donizetti), the song that won the first Festival of Neapolitan Sing in 1835.
Raffaella CarrĂ Raffaella Roberta Pelloni (born in Bellaria on 18 June, 1943), better known by her artistic name Raffaella CarrĂ , is an Italian TV hostess, singer and actress. She is especially popular in her native country and in Spain and Latin America where during the past decades she has conducted numerous popular TV shows, mainly in the Italian (RAI) and Spanish (TVE) national TV channels.
Raffaella Reggi Raffaella Reggi (born 27 November 1965, in Faenza, Italy) is a former professional tennis player from Italy, known for her fiery on-court personality, expressiveness and gesticulations. She won the mixed doubles title at the US Open in 1986, partnering Sergio Casal.
Raffaello Carboni Raffaello Carboni (15 December 1817 - 24 October 1875) was an Italian writer. He is primarily remembered now as the author of the main eyewitness account of events at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Australia.
Raffaello Maffei Raffaello Maffei (17 February1451-25 January1522) was an Italian humanist, historian and theologian. He was a native of Volterra, Italy, and therefore is called Raphael Volaterranus or Raphael of Volterra; also Maffeus Volaterranus, or Raffaello Volterrano.
Raffaello Sanzio Morghen Raffaello Sanzio Morghen (June 19 1758, Naples - April 8 1833, Florence) was an Italian engraver. He received his earliest instructions from his father, himself an engraver; but, in order to be initiated more fully in the art, he was afterwards placed as a pupil under the celebrated Volpato.
Raffelstetten Customs Regulations Raffelstetten Customs Regulations (Latin: Inquisitio de theloneis Raffelstettensis, literally: "Inquisition on the Raffelstetten Tolls"), is the only legal document regulating customs in Early Medieval Europe.The only copy of the document, dated to the 1250s, was preserved in a church at Passau.
Raffi (musician) Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC (born July 8, 1948), usually known simply as Raffi, is a popular children's entertainer in Canada, the United States, and the English speaking Western world at large. Some of his best known songs are "Bananaphone," "Baby Beluga," "Down by the Bay," "Shake My Sillies Out," and "All I Really Need.
Raffi (poet) Hakob Melik-Hakobian (also Hagop Hagopian) (1835 Bayajuk (Salmas area), Persia – 1888 Tbilisi, Georgia), better known by his pen name Raffi (), was an Armenian author and poet. Raffi was a seminal novelist, often called the founder of the Armenian historical novel.
Raffi Torres Raphael "Raffi" Torres (b. 8 October, 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey forward of Mexican and Peruvian descent in the National Hockey League who has played for the New York Islanders and who currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers.
Raffles City Raffles City is a large complex located in the Civic District within the Downtown Core of the city-state of Singapore. Occupying an entire city block bounded by Stamford Road, Beach Road, Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road, it houses two hotels and an office tower over a podium which contains a shopping mall and a convention centre.
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) (RGS for short, or known among Rafflesians as RG), is an independent girls' secondary school in Singapore. RGS was further recognised by the Ministry of Education in 2006 by being awarded the School Excellence Award (recognising schools with 'exemplary school processes and practices'), among other more minor awards.
Raffles Holmes Raffles Holmes, the son of Sherlock Holmes, is a fictional character in the 1906 novel "Raffles Holmes and Company" by John Kendrick Bangs. He is described as the son of Sherlock Holmes by Marjorie Raffles, the daughter of gentleman thief A.
Raffles Hotel Raffles Hotel (Chinese: 莱佛士酒店) is a colonial-style hotel in Singapore, dating from 1887, and named after Singapore's founder Sir Stamford Raffles. Managed by Raffles International, it is known for its luxurious accommodation and superb restaurants.
Raffles Institution Raffles Institution is an independent boys' secondary school in Singapore. It is well known for being ranked as one of the best secondary schools in Singapore in the official annual school rankings published by the Ministry of Education, together with Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) and The Chinese High School (now Hwa Chong Institution).
Raffles International Raffles International is a Singapore-based hotel chain in the Raffles Holdings group, which is in turn owned by Los-Angeles, CA based Colony Capital, LLC. The group manages two brands of hotels under their arm, Raffles and SwissĂ´tel, with 41 hotels and resorts in 35 destinations, including the historical Raffles Hotel as the flagship.
Raffles KvB Institute Raffles KvB Institute (formerly KvB Institute of Technology and known as KvB for short) is a private eduation provider based in Sydney, Australia founded in 1978. KvB is located in North Sydney and occupies 10 floors of a central office building.
Raffles L'Ermitage Raffles L'Ermitage is a luxury hotel located in the Beverly Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The hotel, which is part of the Raffles international chain of hotels, has received both of the highest awards possible for hotels in North America: the American Automobile Association (AAA) Five-Diamond Award (2001-2006) and the Mobil Five-Star Award (2000-2006).
Raffles Place MRT Station Raffles Place MRT Station (EW14/NS26) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore. It is directly beneath the centre of the financial district of Raffles Place, located in the Downtown Core area, south of the Singapore River.
Raffles The Plaza Raffles The Plaza ďĽčŽ±ä˝›ĺŁ«ĺ¤§ĺŽ¦) is the sister hotel of SwissĂ´tel The Stamford located within the Raffles City complex in Singapore. It has a total of 769 rooms and suites housed within two 26-storey towers.
Raffles' Landing Site The Raffles' Landing Site (Chinese: 莱佛士登陆点) is denoted by a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles, and is located on the north bank of the Singapore River. The site is located within the Civic District, in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.
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