Namesakes
Rafael Núñez
(m) 1825-1894 
Other Leaders 1880-1882; 1884-1894 Colombia (president)
Pedro II of Brazil
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1825-1891
Other Royalty 1831-1889 Brazil (emperor)
Rafael Reyes
(m) 1849-1921
Other Leaders 1904-1909 Colombia (president)
Ramón González Valencia
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1851-1928
Other Leaders 1909-1910 Colombia (president)
Rafael Sabatini
(m) 1875-1950
Notable Writers
Rafael Guízar y Valencia
(m) 1878-1938
Saints
Rafael Erich
(m) 1879-1946
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1920-1921 (prime minister)
Rafael Paasio
(m) 1903-1980
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1966-1968; 1972 (prime minister)
Rafael Arnáiz Barón
(m) 1911-1938
Saints
Adesio Lombardo
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1925-
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (bronze)
Jorge Rafael Videla
(m) 1925-2013
Argentine Presidents 1976-1981
Raul Julia
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1940-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rafael Cañizares Poey
(m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (bronze)
Hugo Chávez
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1954-2013
Other Leaders 1999-2002; 2002-2013 Venezuela (president)
Rafael Vidal Castro
(m) 1964-2005
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 200 m butterfly (bronze)
Rafe Hernandez
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Benicio del Toro
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2001 Traffic (actor)
Ted Cruz
(a.k.a. Rafael) (m) 1970-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Joaquin Phoenix
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2020 Joker (actor)
Candra Wijaya
(a.k.a. Rafael) (m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2000 badminton doubles (gold)
Rafael Márquez
(m) 1979-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Rafael van der Vaart
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jose Díaz
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (bronze)
Álvaro Rafael González
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Rafinha
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Rafael Nadal
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Rafael Silva
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2012 judo (bronze)
Rubin Okotie
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Frickson Erazo
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Darío Álvarez
(middle name Rafael) (m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (bronze)
Rafael da Silva
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Olympic Medalists 2012 football (silver)
Rafa Silva
(m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Rafael
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2012 (hurricane)