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R.A.F. Penrose, Jr.
R. A. F. Penrose, Jr. (December 17, 1863 – July 31, 1931) was an American mining geologist and entrepreneur. After graduating in 1886 with a Ph.D. from Harvard for work on phosphates, he performed Geological Surveys in Texas and Arkansas until 1892, and then traveled the country doing mining ..

Ra, Fiji
Ra is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces. Occupying the northern area of Viti Levu, the largest island, it is one of eight Viti Levu-based Provinces. With a land area of 1341 square kilometers, it had a population of 30,904 at the 1996 census, the last to date. The main urban centre is at Vaileka, ..

Rafa-e-Aam Society
Rafa-e-Aam Society is one of the neighborhoods of Shah Faisal Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Shah Faisal Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. T..

Rafaela
|} Rafaela is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department. It has a population of 83,642 as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. The town was founded in 1881 by Guillermo Lehmann, and officially became a..

Rafaela Zanella
Rafaela Köhler Zanella (born September 8, 1986 in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is the Brazilian representative to the Miss Universe 2006 pageant, which will be held in Los Angeles, California, USA on July 23, 2006. She was elected Miss Brasil Universe on April 8, 2006 at the age of 19...

Rafaelle Monti
Rafaelle Monti Rafaelle Monti (1818-1881) was born in Italy; the son of noted sculptor Gaetano Monti, he studied under his father. By way of Vienna and Milan, he came to London in 1848, and settled there. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, and Monti soon earned recognition for his piece for the Duke..

Rafael "Churumba" Cordero Santiago
Date of birth October 24, 1942 Place of birth La Playa Ponce, Puerto Rico Date of death January 17, 2004 (brain hemorrhage) Place of death Medical Center of Río Piedras San Juan, Puerto Rico Occupation Mayor of Ponce. Education Bachelor's degree in Arts. Political history..

Rafael (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Rafael Rafael (ラフェール Rafēru), is a fictional character from the Waking the Dragons (or Doma) arc in the Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime, known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Of Doma's Three Swordsm..

Rafael A. Lecuona
Rafael A. Lecuona, Ph.D. (born June 2, 1928 in Havana, Cuba) was a gymnast, a former member of the Cuban gymnastics team (1948-1955), and Professor Emeritus of Texas A&M International University in Laredo. He competed in the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires (1951) and Mexico City (1955) and was a..

Rafael Acevedo
--> Rafael Acevedo is a US DJ, musician and producer originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a DJ and musician in the San Francisco electronica/trip hop band Karmacoda. External links http://www.karmacoda.com ..

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 María Sanguinetti. Addiego was President of ..

Rafael Alberti
Rafael Alberti Rafael Alberti (El Puerto de Santa María,16 December 1902 - El Puerto de Santa María,28 November 1999) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. After flirting with a career as a painter, Alberti published his first books of poetry towards the end of the 1920s: ..

Rafael Alencar
Rafael Alencar is a gay porn star and model who has appeared in numerous American-produced gay videos as well as magazine covers all over the world. He was born on July 18, 1972, in Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil. Videography 8 Inches (Marcostudio 2003, Brazil) Starring Rafael Alencar, Sidney Samp..

Rafael Alers
Rafael Alers (October 16, 1903 – March 20, 1978) born in the town 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 (born Rafael Alers Gerena), received his primary and secondary education..

Rafael Alkorta
Rafael Alkorta Martinez ( born Bilbao, Vizcaya, September 16th 1968) was a Spanish footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid and Spain. Alkorta began playing as a junior with Athletic Bilbao in 1978 and made his professional debut with Bilbao Athletic in 1985. He made 40 appearances wi..

Rafael Altamira y Crevea
Rafael Altamira y Crevea (February 10, 1866 - June 1, 1951) was a Spanish historian and jurist. ..

Rafael Ángel Calderón
There have been two presidents of Costa Rica named Rafael Ángel Calderón. (The two politicians are father and son.) Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, president from 1940 to 1944.Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, president from 1990 to 1994. ..

Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier President of Costa Rica Term of office: 8 May 1990 to8 May 1994 – Preceded by: Óscar Arias Sánchez – Succeeded by: José María Figueres Olsen Date of birth: 14 March 1949 Place of birth: Diriamba, Nicaragua Party: PUSC Rafael Ángel Calde..

Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
--> Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia President of Costa Rica Term of office: 8 May 1940 to8 May 1944 – Preceded by: León Cortés Castro – Succeeded by: Teodoro Picado Michalski Date of birth: 10 March 1900 Place of birth: San José Date of death: 9 June 1970 Place of death: San José..

Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez
General Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez (24 October 1845–9 January 1921) was born in Ilobasco, Cabañas Department, El Salvador. His father was a Spaniard and his mother was named Marcela Gutierrez. His wife was Carlota Mejía and their children were Rafael Antonio, Carlos, Carlota, Tulio, Marcela, ..

Rafael Araújo
Rafael Paulo Araújo [pronounced ha-fai-YEL ah-rah-OO-zho/ah-ROO-zho] (born August 12 1980 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a professional basketball player in the NBA currently with the Utah Jazz. College career After attending Padre Anacleto High School in São Paulo, Araújo came to the United..

RAFAEL Armament Development Authority
See Raphael (archangel) about the archangel. For other uses, see Raphael (disambiguation). RAFAEL logo State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · ..

Rafael Arráiz Lucca
Rafael Arráiz Lucca, (born January 3, 1959, Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan essayist, poet, historian and professor. Arraiz Lucca is professor in the Metropolitan University of Caracas (Unimet). Since 2001 he has been in charge of "La Fundación Para la Cultura Urbana", Caracas. Became a la..

Rafael Arutunian
Rafael Arutunian is a figure skating coach. He currently coaches five-time world champion Michelle Kwan. Arutunian has also worked with the Olympic silver medalist Jeffrey Buttle and with Russian skater Alexander Abt. ..

Rafael Belliard
Rafael Leonidas Belliard Matias (born October 24, 1961) 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. Belliard is best remembered in the hea..

Rafael Benítez
Rafael Benítez Maudes (born April 16 1960, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish football manager. Also referred to as Rafa Benítez (or just Rafa), he has been manager of Liverpool F.C. since 2004. He has previously managed Valencia CF, CD Tenerife, CF Extremadura, CA Osasuna, Real Valladolid and Real Madri..

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. Accordi..

Rafael Bielsa
Rafael Bielsa (center), speaking in the press room of the Casa Rosada on 2005-10-04 Rafael Antonio Bielsa (born February 15 1953) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician from Rosario, province of Santa Fe. In 1977 during the Dirty War, suspected of being a member of the montoneros radic..

Rafael Boban
Rafael Ranko Boban (1907-1945) was a member of the Croatian World War II Ustaše regime, and the commander of the "Black Legion"/Crna Legija. Boban was born in Sovići near Grude on December 22, 1907. He emigrated from Yugoslavia in 1932 and it was at this time that he met and joined Ante Pavelić...

Rafael Bolivar Coronado
Rafael Bolivar Coronado was born June 6, 1884 in Villa de Cura, (Aragua State), He is the author of the lyrics of the popular joropo "Alma Llanera". He arrives to Caracas in 1912 and he begins to canalize his restlessness towards to the intellectuality, collaborating with the most important public..

Rafael Bombelli
Rafael Bombelli (1526–1573) was an Italian mathematician. Born in Bologna, he is the author of a treatise on algebra and is a central figure in the understanding of imaginary numbers. Bombelli used a method related to continued fractions to calculate square roots. His method for finding [ ..

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (21 March1846, Lisbon, Portugal - 23 January1905, Lisbon, Portugal) was a Portuguese artist known for his illustration, caricatures, sculpture and ceramics designs. Zé Povinho, the most famous Bordalo Pinheiro´s carachter Eça de Queiroz caricature Life He was di..

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum is a municipal museum, in Lisbon, entirely dedicated to the life and works of Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro. It shows many of his collections of caricatures and ceramics. ..

Rafael Bracero
Rafael Bracero (born approx. 1950) is a famous Puerto Rican sportscaster. Bracero graduated from college with a degree in telecommunications, and then he joined Puerto Rico's Perez Perry Channel 11 to cover sports as their main reporter. The Perez Perry Network soon went bankrupt and then Bracero f..

Rafael Bustillo Province
Rafael Bustillo is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. ..

Rafael Caldera
Rafael Caldera Rodríguez (born 24 January, 1916) was president of Venezuela from 1969 to 1974 and again from 1994 to 1999. Caldera taught sociology and law at various universities before entering politics. He was a founding member of COPEI, Venezuela's Christian Democratic party. He first ran fo..

Rafael Campo
Rafael Campo Pomar (1813 1890) was President of El Salvador 12 February 1856 - 1 February 1858. |- style="text-align: center;" ..

Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val
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 Spanish diplomatic parents and lived in the United Kingdom until 1878. He was ordained a priest on Oct..

Rafael Cardones
Rafael Cardones is a fictional character in the Honorverse. "Rafe" is a Manticoran naval officer. He serves as Honor Harrington's assistant tactical officer in On Basilisk Station, as her tactical officer in The Honor of the Queen and The Short Victorious War, and as her executive officer in Honor..

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 President of Guatemala, representing the Conservatives, on two occasions: 4 December 1844 to 16 August 18486 November 1851 - 14 April 1865 (from the adoption o..

Rafael Carreras
Rafael Carreras (right) and Tommy Brandt (left) in Ghetto 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..

Rafael Carvajal
Rafael Carvajal Guzmán was President of Ecuador 31 August 1865 to 7 September 1865. ..

Rafael Castillo
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Rafael C. Castillo was the ..

Rafael Cepeda
Rafael Cepeda Atiles a.k.a. "The Patriarch of the Bomba and Plena" (July 10, 1910 – July 21, 1996) born in Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico, was the patriarch of the Cepeda family, known internationally as the exponents of Puerto Rican-African folk music. Cepeda who was born to Mod..

Rafael Cordero
Rafael Cordero may refer to: Rafael Churumba Cordero (1942–2004), former mayor of Ponce, Puerto RicoRafael Cordero (educator) (1790–1868) ..

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 Cordero Codero was born into a poor fa..

Rafael Cortijo
Rafael Cortijo (January 11, 1928 – October 3, 1982), was a Puerto Rican musician, orchestra leader and composer. Cortijo as a child became interested in Caribbean music, showing interest in the works of some of the era's most important Plena music stars. He eventually met some Plena celebrit..

Rafael del Pino
For the Cuban pilot and political dissident, See Rafael del Pino (Cuban). Rafael del Pino (and family) (born 10 November 1920 in Madrid, Spain) is one of the wealthiest men in the world. He had a net worth of approximately 5 billion US dollars in 2005. Del Pino founded the construction company Ferr..

Rafael del Pino (Cuban)
For the Spanish Billionaire, See Rafael del Pino. Rafael del Pino is a Cuban airplane pilot and political dissident. He was born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, on September 22nd 1938 and currently lives somewhere between France and the United States. Del Pino joined Fidel Castro’s 26 of July Movement at..

Rafael del Riego
Rafael del Riego Rafael del Riego y Nuñez (9 April, 1784 - 7 November, 1823) was a Spanish general and liberal politician. Del Riego was born on 9 April 1784 (according to other sources 24 November 1785) in Santa María de Tuñas in Asturias. After graduating from the University of Oviedo in..

Rafael Diaz-Balart
Rafael L. Diaz-Balart Gutierrez (1926-2005) was a Cuban politician, and served as Majority Leader of the Cuban House of Representatives. In 1955, he gave a speech before the Cuban House of Representatives in opposition to the amnesty granted to his former brother-in-law, Fidel Castro, for his involv..

Rafael Dropulić
Rafael Dropulić, best known by his nickname Rafo is Croatian pop singer from Ploče, famous for winning Story Supernova Music Talents, reality show aired on Nova TV in late 2003. Although he had questionable vocal talents, many observers attributed his victory to bad boy image - popular among teen..

Rafael Dudamel
Rafael Dudamel (born on January 7, 1973 in San Felipe, Yaracuy) is a Venezuelan football (soccer) goalkeeper. During his career, he has played for several Venezuelan and Colombian football clubs. Among the Venezuelan clubs are Universidad de Los Andes, Vigia, Atlético Zulia, UA Maracaibo and Depor..

Rafael E. Martinez
Rafael E. Martinez was the 2003 United States' candidate to serve on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the human rights arm of the Organization of American States. Since his candidacy was unsuccessful, as of January 2004 there was no U.S. national on the seven-member Commission for the..

Rafael E. Núñez
Rafael E. Núñez is a professor of cognitive science at the University of California, San Diego and is well known for promoting the idea of embodied cognition. He co-authored Where Mathematics Comes From with George Lakoff. External links [Academic home page] ..

Rafael Eitan
For the Mossad operative in-charge of capturing Adolf Eichmann, former Director of the Israeli Bureau of Scientific Relations and current leader of Gimla'ey Yisrael, see Rafi Eitan Rafael Eitan (Hebrew: רפאל איתן) (January 11, 1929 – November 23, 2004) was an Israeli general, former C..

Rafael Escalona
Rafael Escalona Rafael Escalona Born May 27 1927 Patillal, Cesar, Colombia Occupations Vallenato music composer, troubador, Co-Founder of the Vallenato Legend Festival, Colombian General Consul to Panama (1975) Genre(s) Vallenato Related website [Vallenato Legend Festival&#..

Rafael Ferrer
Rafael Ferrer is an American Actor. He is the son of José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, and the brother of Miguel and Gabriel. He is a cousin of George Clooney. Ferrer is best known for his work in the popular videogame [[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]], where he provided the voice for Dart..

Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly
Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly Fondeur (August 22, 1904 - December 28, 1979), President of the Dominican Republic from 1962-1963. Lawyer, scholar and diplomat. His Early Life The son of Mr Carlos Sully Bonnelly Arnoud and Ms Luisa Fondeur, Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly Fondeur was born in Santiago de los ..

Rafael Flores
Rafael Flores is from Andújar, Spain, and has recorded a number of albums since 1981, under his own name and also as Comando Bruno. Many collaboration works followed with like-minded musicians (Francisco López, Zan Hoffman, Avant Dernières Pensées, Seiei Jack Nakahara and Thomas Park, to name a ..

Rafael Franco
Rafael Franco was President of Paraguay February 18 1936 - August 13 1937. List of Presidents of Paraguay ..

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (born September 15, 1933 in Burgos) is a Spanish conductor. He studied violin, piano, and composition at the conservatories of Bilbao and Madrid. He graduated summa cum laude from the Hochschule für Musik in Munich in conducting and won the Richard Strauss prize. He has..

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. Called up from the minor leagues by the Atlanta Braves to replace the injured Walt Weiss for 15 days, he went on to take the National Lea..

Rafael García
Rafael García is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known as Super Calo. He also competed in WCW and ECW. Profile Height: 5 ft 8 inWeight: 192 lbBirthday: February 22, 1971Debut: August 5, 1990Trainer: Bello Greco, Pepe CasasPrevious Gimmicks: Love Warrior, El RaperoFinisher: Senton Headsciss..

Rafael García Torres
For Mexican professional wrestler, see Rafael García. José Rafael García Torres (born August 14, 1974) is a Mexican soccer player, who currently plays as a midfielder for CF Atlas in the Primera División de México. ..

Rafael García Valiño
--> Rafael García Valiño (1898–1975) was a Spanish Army Officer during the Spanish Civil War. He enrolled in the Infantry Academy at 15 years old. In 1916 he earned his commission as a lieutenant, volunteering to fight in the Army of Africa. In Morocco he was wounded several times and w..

Rafael Garralda
Rafael Garralda Garre (born January 21, 1956) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ..

Rafael Gely
Rafael Gely is a Puerto Rican born American law professor. He currently resides in Cincinnati with his wife Yoko Ito-Gely and their three children, Sebastian, Yumiko, and Pablo. Professor Gely joined the law faculty at the University of Cincinnati in 2000 after teaching at IIT's Chicago-Kent Colleg..

Rafael Godoy
Rafael Godoy was a well-known Colombian composer born in Natagaima, Tolima, in 1907. From a young age, he was linked to the trade-union movement in Barrancabermeja, Santander, from where he had to emigrate when his personal security was threatened. He fled to Venezuela, where he developed his music..

Rafael Gomez Ortega
"El Gallo" 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..

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 (banderil..

Rafael Hernández (disambiguation)
Rafael Hernández may refer to: Rafael Hernández Colón, (PDP), 4th Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.Rafael Hernández Marín, Puerto Rican composer.Rafael Hernández Airport, an airport named after the Puerto Rican composer in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.Rafael Tobías Hernández Alvarado, ..

Rafael Hernández Airport
This article is about an airport located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. For other uses of the name Rafael Hernández, see Rafael Hernández (disambiguation). {| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 220px; font-size: 95%;" |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background-color: #4682B4; color: w..

Rafael Hernández Colón
This article is about the 4th Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. For other uses of the name Rafael Hernández, see Rafael Hernández (disambiguation). Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician who was the fourth Governor of the Co..

Rafael Hernández Marín
This artcile is about a famous Puerto Rican composer. For other uses of the name Rafael Hernández, see Rafael Hernández (disambiguation). Rafael Hernández Marín (October 24, 1892 – December 11, 1965), born in the town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, is considered by many to be the greatest com..

Rafael Hui
Rafael Hui Rafael Hui Si Yan, GBS JP (Traditional Chinese: }, 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 Don..

Rafael Ithier
Rafael Ithier (born 1926 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Salsa musician and the creator of the highly successful orchestra, "El Gran Combo". Ithier was born in the large San Juan area known as "Rio Piedras". Ithier showed a passion for music since he was very young. His father, Nicolas Ithier, had p..

Rafael Jimenez
Rafael Jimenez is associate conductor of Michigan State University Orchestras and assistant professor of conducting at the Michigan State University School of Music. He received a Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from MSU, where he was awarded the MSU Distingu..

Rafael José
Rafael José Dr. Rafael José Diaz (born April 22,1955) is a Latino television show host born in Manatí, Puerto Rico, where his father, a physician born in the Dominican Republic, was the medical director of the local hospital. His family eventually moved to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, where he w..

Rafael Joseffy
Rafael Joseffy (July 3 1852–June 25 1915) was a pianist and composer. He studied in Budapest with Brauer, the teacher of Stephen Heller. In 1866 he went to Leipzig, where his teachers were Ignaz Moscheles and Ernst Friedrich Wenzel. In 1868 he became a pupil of Carl Tausig in Berlin, remainin..

Rafael Kayanan
Rafael Kayanan (born September 13 1962, Manila) is a Filipino-born naturalised American artist of comic books. Since 1983 Kayanan has illustrated for every major Comic book publisher. His most notable works have been on Marvel Comics's Conan, Acclaim Comics's Turok and DC Comics's Firestorm. He ink..

Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Jeroným Kubelík (June 29, 1914 in Býchory, Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic – August 11, 1996 in Lucerne, Switzerland) was a Czech conductor and composer. He was the son of the violinist Jan Kubelík. He studied at the conservatory in Prague. From 1936 to 1939 and again from 1942..

Rafael L. Bras
Dr. Rafael L. Bras, P.E. is a Puerto Rican engineer and researcher who is considered one of the world's leading experts in hydrometeorology and global warming. Born in 1950, at San Juan, Puerto Rico, he decided to become a civil engineer like his father, and enrolled in MIT, where he received a B.S..

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 .237 batting average, and an extraordinary 4 home runs, primarily as a pinch hitter. ..

Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero was born on 14 November 1943 in Tegucigalpa in Honduras, and was President of Honduras January 27 1990 to January 27 1994, representing the National Party of Honduras (PNH). Career He studied agricultural economics at the University of Mississippi, becoming an exper..

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
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Rafael Limon
Rafael Limon (born approx 1956) is a Mexican former boxer who was a world champion in the Jr. Lightweights two times. Limon shares his nickname, Bazooka, with at least two other known world boxing champions: Puerto Rico's Wilfredo 'Bazooka' Gomez and Ghana's Ike 'Bazooka' Quartey. Limon is very fam..

Rafael López Gutiérrez
General Rafael López Gutiérrez (1855 1924) was President of Honduras between February 1, 1920 and March 10, 1924. ..

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (born in 1967 in Mexico City) is a Mexican-Canadian electronic artist who works with ideas from architecture, technological theater and performance. He created what may be the world's largest interactive installation, Vectorial Elevation; a work that was installed in Mexico Cit..

Rafael Macedo de la Concha
Rafael Macedo de la Concha (b. May 6, 1950 in Mexico City) is a Mexican army general and former Attorney General in the cabinet of Vicente Fox (December 1, 2000 – April 27, 2005). Macedo de la Concha has taught several law courses at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and at the ..

Rafael Marin
Rafael Marín Trechera (Cádiz, Spain, 1959) is a spanish science fiction comic book writer and co-plotter. He is best known in the United States for his work with artist Carlos Pacheco on the Fantastic Four Vol.3 title in 2000 and 2001. Novels LÁGRIMAS DE LUZ. Editorial Fénix, col. Los libros ..

Rafael Marques
Rafael Marques is an Angolese freelance journalist and a representative for the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa in Angola. His criticisms of the corruption and abuse of power by the government and president dos Santos have repeatedly caused him to be indicted on charges violating his fr..

Rafael Márquez
Rafael Márquez Álvarez (born February 13, 1979 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico) also called "El Kaiser de Michoacán" is a Mexican soccer player, specializing as both a centre back and defensive midfielder, who is currently playing for FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga. Biography Márquez beg..

Rafael Márquez (boxer)
Rafael Márquez (born March 25, 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a boxer in the bantamweight division. His record is 35-3 (31 KOs). He is the current IBF and IBO world bantamweight champion. Márquez's professional boxing debut was an eighth-round knockout loss to former WBC bantamweight champion Vi..

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 División de México. He is known as Márquez Lugo in order to differentiate between the Barcelona and Mexican National team player, Rafael M�..

Rafael Martinez
Rafael Martinez can refer to: Rafael E. Martinez, politicianRafael Martinez (minister)Rafael Martinez (gymnast) ..

Rafael Martín Vázquez
Rafael Martín Vázquez (born September 25, 1965 in Madrid) was a Spanish football midfielder. Rafael joined the youth teams of Real Madrid in 1980. He made his debut in the first team in 1983 and grew famous as a part of the Quinta del Buitre. Martín Vazquéz stayed in Madrid until the 1990 sea..

Rafael Méndez
Rafael Méndez (March 26, 1906 - September 15, 1981) was a popular virtuoso solo trumpeter. As a young child in his native Mexico, Mendez was the cornetist for Pancho Villa. Mendez is legendary for his tone, range and technique. His most famous recording, "Moto Perpetuo," was written by Paganin..

Rafael Molina Sanchez
Rafael Molina Sanchez "Lagartijo", the son of "Niño de Dios", and nephew of "Poleo", was born in Cordoba on November 27, 1841. He had already fought is his home town in September 8, 1851. when he was 11 years old. On September 29, 1865, he became a full bullfighter (take the alternativa) at Ubeda. ..

Rafael Moneo
The extension to Atocha Railway Station José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born May 9, 1937) is a Spanish architect. He was born in Tudela, Spain, and won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996. He studied at the ETSAM, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid from which he received his architectural..

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. In addition to these performances, Rafael was invited to record on ..

Rafael Moreu
Rafael Moreu was the writer of the movies Hackers (1995) and The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999). ..

Rafael Nadal
For other people named Nadal, See Nadal (disambiguation). Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (born June 3, 1986 in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Mallorcan Spanish tennis player [link]. He is the nephew of former F.C. Barcelona footballer Miguel Ángel Nadal. He is currently the world's No. 2 male tenni..

Rafael Nadal's winning streak on clay
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Rafael Nazaryan
Rafael Nazaryan is an Armenian football striker. He is a member of the national team, and has played 19 matches and scored 1 goal since his debut in 1997 [link]. Clubs FC AraratErebuni-Homenmen YerevanConstructorul ChisinauFC TsementFC AraxZvartnots YerevanFC PyunikFC BanantsFC PyunikFC ..

Rafael Nepomuceno
Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno (born January 30, 1957 in Manila) is a Filipino bowler has won the World Cup in bowling four times in three decades: In Tehran, Iran on November 19, 1976In Jakarta, Indonesia on November 1, 1980In Le Mans, France on November 8, 1992In Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 2..

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. Born in Spain, he moved with his family to London as a child. He took up martial arts i..

Rafael Noboa
Rafael Noboa, born December 1, 1976, is an Iraq War veteran and political activist. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is the third son of noted Puerto Rican educator Abdin Noboa and Migdalia Noboa. He is also the third cousin of Pedro Rosselló, the former Governor of Puerto Rico. Noboa has ..

Rafael Núñez
Rafael Núñez can refer to: Rafael Núñez, a politicianRafael E. Núñez, a cognitive scientistRafael Núñez, a Governor of Córdoba, Argentina ..

Rafael Núñez (politician)
Rafael Núñez (1825-1904) was a Colombian politician. Little is known about the first years of the life of Rafael Núñez. It is known that he served as Judge of the circuit of Chiriquí, Panama in 1848. Later that year he founded in Cartagena, Colombia, the newspaper 'La Democracia' with the in..

Rafael Núñez International Airport
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Rafael of Makuria
Rafael (c. 1002) was a ruler of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria. Contemporary Arab writers record that he constructed a red brick building in Old Dongola around 1002, which excavations have yet to identify.1 References P.L. Shinnie, Ancient Nubia (London: Kegan Paul, 1996), pp. 129. ..

Rafael Olarra
Rafael Olarra Guerrero (born May 26, 1978 in Santiago, Chile) is an association football player. He plays as a defender, currently for the Israeli League champions, Maccabi Haifa F.C. He began his carrer in Audax Italiano, then spent time with Universidad de Chile where he made a name for himse..

Rafael Olarra Guerrero
Rafael Olarra Guerrero (born May 25, 1978) is a Chilean football player. Married to Carolina Zaio, Guerrero has one daughter, Josefa Antonia. He is nicknamed "Flaco Olarra" due to his very thin and tall bodyshape (Flaco referring to these characteristics in Spanish). Guerrero has played on many t..

Rafael Osuna
Rafael Herrera Osuna (September 15, 1938 – June 6, 1969), was a Mexican tennis player. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico and is best remembered for his victory at the U.S. Championships in 1963. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1979. References [Rafael Osu..

Rafael Paasio
Rafael Paasio (Kustaa) (1903 - 1980) was a Finnish editor and political figure. He was prime minister of Finland twice, 1966-1968 and 1972. |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" ..

Rafael Pacheco
Rafael Pacheco is a Spanish astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. ..

Rafael Palmeiro
"Palmeiro" redirects here. For , see . Rafael Palmeiro Position First Base/Designated Hitter Team Free Agent Years of experience 19 years Age 41 Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 215 lb (98 kg) Bats Left Throws Left College Mississippi State University ..

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. Contents 1 Personal history2 Killed in act..

Rafael Pérez
Rafael Pérez Pareja (died 1897) was President of Ecuador 15 October 1883 to 23 November. ..

Rafael Pérez (baseball player)
Rafael Pérez (born May 15, 1982) is currently a relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. Pérez was born 1982 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indians in 2002, the left-handed pitcher has quickly become one of the top pitching prospects in the Clevela..

Rafael Pineda
Rafael Pineda on Noticias 41 in Junio 2006. Cuban born Rafael Pineda is a television news anchor for the Spanish language station WXTV the Univision affiliate in New York City. He has been in the position since 1972. For more than 30 years, Rafael Pineda has been the lead news anchor on WXTV...

Rafael Pólit
Rafael Pólit Cevallos (1823 - 1897) was President of Ecuador from 1875 to 9 December 1875. He studied at the Central University of Quito and joined the Conservative Party of Ecuador of Gabriel García Moreno. He was President of the Municipal Council of Guayaquil and at 2 October 1875 he was elect..

Rafael Rabello
--> Rafael Baptista Rabello (October 31 1962 - 1995), was a virtuoso Brazilian guitar player and composer. He was considered by many, including Pat Metheny, to be one of the best guitar players of his generation. He used to play many different styles with his guitar, but specialised in choro compos..

Rafael Ramirez
Rafael Ramirez can refer to: Rafael Ramírez, a Dominican baseball player.Rafael Ramirez, a Venezuelan official. ..

Rafael Ramirez (Venezuela)
Rafael Ramirez is a venezuelan politician. He is the current president of Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA. He once served as Venezuelan Minister of Energy and Mines. He was appointed to that position on July 2002 by current Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. Ramirez once headed Venezuela's ..

Rafael Rangel Sostmann
Rafael Rangel Sostmann was born in Parral, Chihuahua, México, in August of 1941. Rangel Sostmann received in 1965 his undergraduate degree B.S. Mechanical with Minor in Electrical Engineering from the Tecnológico de Monterrey and his doctorate in Engineering (1973) from the University of Wisc..

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 Neptalí Rincón, from very young he feels vocation for the music, one graduates as teacher, a part of his educative work inclines by..

Rafael Ritz
Rafael Ritz (1829-1894), was a Swiss painter. His son Walter Ritz was a famous physicist. Paintings Prayer in Alps ..

Rafael Robles
Rafael Orlando Robles Natera (October 20 1947 – August 13 1998) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1967 season, and later drafted by the San Diego..

Rafael Rojas
Rafael Rojas (born Rafael Humberto Rojas Morales on April 16, 1961 in San José, Costa Rica) is a former male fashion model an actor of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. Contents 1 Biography2 Films3 Telenovelas4 Theater5 External links Biography Rafael started his ..

Rafael Rozendaal
Rafael Rozendaal (Born June 06 1980 in Amsterdam) is an artist whose work explores the digital pop culture. He is part of the art movement neen. He wrote: "Most people know me for my websites. My subjects range from clouds to blood, from waves to farts, from highways to dollars, from gradients to..

Rafael Sabatini
Rafael Sabatini (April 29, 1875 - February 13, 1950) was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure. Contents 1 Life2 Works2.0.1 Series2.0.2 Scaramouche2.0.3 Captain Blood2.0.4 Novels2.0.5 Collections2.0.6 Plays2.0.7 Anthologies edite..

Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio (born 4 December 1927) is a Spanish writer. His father Rafael Sánchez Mazas, a minor writer himself, was a founder and leader of Falange. Sánchez Ferlosio won the Nadal Award for his novel El Jarama, a realistic description of a weekend party turned awkward. He contribu..

Rafael Sanchez Guerra
Rafael Sánchez Guerra was chairman of Real Madrid from 1935 to 1939. |- style="text-align: center;" ..

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. Sanchez Navarro is also the cousin of Manuel Sánchez..

Rafael Santa Cruz
Rafael Santa Cruz is a renowned Afro-Peruvian musician and author of the book El Cajón Afroperuano on the cajón, 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. Reference () [H..

Rafael Santos Torroella
(Born in Port-Bou, 1914, died in Barcelona 2002) This renknowned Spanish art critic has written several books on Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí amongst others. His role in helping renovate the avant-garde art scene in Spain after the Spanish Civil War is undeniable. He also demonstrate..

Rafael Segovia
Rafael Segovia, born in Mexico City in 1952 is a writer who also practices photography, filmmaking, theatre, television and video. He was the founder of the Consejo Ciudadano de Cultura y las Artes de Morelos. He also founded the Red de Diversidad Cultural in Mexico, associated to the UNESCO networ..

Rafael Septien
Jose Rafael Septien (born December 12, 1953 in Mexico City) was an American football place kicker for the Dallas Cowboys from 1978 through 1986. He was the scorer leader for the Cowboys those nine years. He initially played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1977 after finishing college at the University o..

Rafael Sóbis
Rafael Augusto Sóbis (17 June 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for SC Internacional. He is considered one of Internacional's top prospects, and he played in 35 league matches (scoring 19 goals) in the 2004-05 season at the age of 19. He is currently recovering from injury and ..

Rafael Solis (boxer)
Rafael Solis (born approx. 1959) is a former boxer from Puerto Rico. Raised at Caimito, a San Juan barrio that is actually much closer to the center of the city of Caguas than it is to that of San Juan, Rafael used to train at the Caimito Gym, but he also frequented the Bairoa Gym. Rafael Solis is ..

Rafael Soriano
Rafael Soriano (born December 19, 1979 in San Jose, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He made his Major League debut on May 5, 2002. He bats and throws right. Soriano throws a moving fastball in the low nineties along with a slider and changeup. ..

Rafael Sorkin
Rafael Dolnick Sorkin is a professor of physics at Syracuse University. He is one of the many physicists working to combine the theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics. Childhood Rafael grew up in Chicago, Illinois. Education He was educated at: New Trier Township High School (valed..

Rafael Stupin
Rafael Stupin (1798-1860s) was a Russian painter. He studied painting at the Academy in St. Petersburg from 1809 until 1818; he was granted the title of Academician in 1829. He is known to have taught for a time at a school in Arzamas. Reference Russian Portrait [sic] of the 18th and 19t..

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. Mr. Caballero is of Mexican ancestry. Contents 1 Overv..

Rafael Trujillo (disambiguation)
Rafael Trujillo is the name of: Rafael Leónidas Trujillo (died 1961), former President of the Dominican RepublicRafael Trujillo (born 1926), an advocate of gay rightsRafael Trujillo (sailor), an Olympic sailor from Spain.See also Trujillo ..

Rafael Urdaneta
Rafael José Urdaneta y Faría (October 24, 1788 – August 23, 1845) was a hero of the Latin American war for independence. Urdaneta was born in the province of Maracaibo in Venezuela to an aristocratic family of Spanish descent. Prior to the independence war he was a student of Latin and phi..

Rafael van der Vaart
Rafael van der Vaart with his wife Sylvie Meis. Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (born 11 February 1983) in is a Dutch footballer that plays for Hamburger SV and the Dutch national team. Van der Vaart was born to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father in Heemskerk, in North Holland. He has mana..

Rafael Verga
Rafael Verga is a Brazilian 'supermodel'. Born July 27, 1981, in Florianópolis, capital of Santa Catarina state, his modeling career has taken off with campaigns such as 2ixst. In 2005 he was named Brazilian male model of the year. He also finished #2 in the world in the 'most beautiful man' 2005..

Rafael Vidal
Rafael Antonio Vidal Castro (January 6, 1964 – February 12, 2005) was a Venezuelan swimmer and sports commentator. He was a native of Caracas, Venezuela. At age 19, Vidal became the first Venezuelan swimmer to win an Olympic medal in the 200m butterfly competition in the 1984 Summer Olympic..

Rafael Viñoly
Rafael Viñoly (born 1944) is a world-famous architect. Contents 1 Biography2 Buildings2.1 Completed2.2 In Progress2.3 Unbuilt3 External links4 References Biography He was born in Montevideo,Uruguay to Román Viñoly Barreto, (a film and theater director) and M..

Rafael Ximeno y Planes
Rafael Ximeno y Planes (1759—1825) was a Spanish painter. Some of his work appears in the Basílica de la Asunción, in the town of Cieza. ..

Rafael Yglesias
Rafael Yglesias (born May 12, 1954) is an American novelist and screenwriter. Yglesias was born and raised in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood and has lived there throughout his entire life. He dropped out of high school upon publication of his first novel, Hide Fox, and All After i..

Rafael Yglesias Castro
Rafael Yglesias Castro President of Costa Rica Term of office: 8 May 1894 to8 May 1902 (two consecutive terms) – Preceded by: José Joaquín Rodríguez – Succeeded by: Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra Date of birth: 18 April 1861 Place of birth: Date of death: 10 April 1924 Place of death..

Rafael Zaldívar
Rafael Zaldívar (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. |- style="text-align: center;" ..

Rafah
Rafah (Arabic: رفح 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, an..

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. On January 31, 2005, p..

Rafaï
Rafaï is a town on the Mbomou River, located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Mbomou at [4°59′N 23°55′E]. Its estimated population is about 14,000 people. Rafaï has a small civil airport (IATA code: RFA) with an unpaved 4,200 feet runway. ..

Rafalus
Rafalus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Rafalus christophori Prószyn'ski, 1999 (Egypt, Israel)Rafalus feliksi Prószyn'ski, 1999 (Egypt)Rafalus insignipalpis Simon, 1882 (Yemen, Socotra)Rafalus karskii Prószyn'ski, 1999 (Israel)Rafalus lymphus (Próchniewic..

Rafan Sidibé
Rafam Sidibe (born March 12, 1984) is a Malian football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Stade Malien. He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round. ..

Rafard
Rafard is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are [23°00′42″S, 47°31′37″W]. The population in 2004 was estimated 8,243, the area is 132,82 km². The elevation is 515 m. People Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973), born in the area of Fazenda São Bernardo. The..

Rafat
Rafat ([31°52′N 35°12′E]; Arabic: ‎) is a Palestinian village, located approximately 4 kilometres southwest of the city of Ramallah in the West Bank. ..

Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz
Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz Rafał Aleksander Ziemkiewicz (born September 13 1964) is a Polish political fiction and science fiction author and journalist. During his studies at the University of Warsaw (Polish language and literature) in 1984 he joined SFAN science fiction fan association and sta..

Rafał Blechacz
Rafał Blechacz (born June 30 1985 Nakło n. Notecią, Poland) is a Polish classical pianist. He completed his secondary education in the National Arthur Rubinstein Music School in Bydgoszcz, and now continues his studies in the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz under Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń. He is al..

Rafał Grupiński
Rafał Grupiński (born September 26, 1952 in Wronki) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8168 votes in 36 Kalisz district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Rafał Grupiński - parli..

Rafał Grzelak
Rafał Grzelak (born June 24, 1982 in Łódź) is a Polish footballer who plays for Boavista FC. Grzelak is 5'10" tall and weighs 12 stone. In his first professional season he played for Widzew Łódź before moving through Orzeł Łódź, ŁKS Łódź, Ruch Chorzów, MSV Duisburg, moving back to W..

Rafał Leszczyński
Rafał Leszczyński can refer to: Rafał Leszczyński (-1467), castellan of PrzemyslRafał Leszczyński (-1501), Court MarshalRafał Leszczyński (-1527), bishop of PłockRafał Leszczyński (-1592) starosta radziejowskiRafał Leszczyński (1579-1636), voivode of Kalisz and Bełsk, one of the leader..

Rafał Leszczyński (1579-1636)
Rafał Leszczyński (October 1579 - 29 March 1636) was a Polish noble. Castellan of Kalisz since 1618, voivode of Bełz since 1620, starost of Hrubieszów since 1633. Extensively educated (law, humanities, teology, military science, natural sciences - including studies under Galileo), he has travele..

Rafał Leszczyński (1650–1703)
Rafał Leszczyński Noble Family Leszczyński Coat of Arms Wieniawa Parents Bogusław LeszczyńskiAnna Denhoff Consorts Anna Jabłonowska Children with Anna JabłonowskaStanisław Leszczyński Date of Birth 1650 Place of Birth ? Date of Death January 31, 1703 Place of D..

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. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Rafał Much..

Rafał Olbiński
Rafał Olbiński (b. 1945 in Kielce, Poland) is a Polish graphic artist, stage designer and surrealist painter. ..

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. Szuka�..

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 6058 votes in 41 Szczecin district, candidating from Liga Polskich Rodzin list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Rafał Wie..

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. Wojaczek's work, which translates this situation into..

Rafał z Tarnowa
Rafał z Tarnowa Noble Family Tarnowski Coat of Arms Leliwa Parents Spytek z MelsztynaStanislawa z Bogoryi i Skotnik Consorts Dzierżka z Wielowsi Children with Dzierżka z WielowsiJan z TarnowaSpytek z Tarnowa Date of Birth abt. 1330 Place of Birth Tarnow Date of Death ..

Rafe's chasm
Rafe's Chasm is a coastal rock formation located at the approximate coordinates of 42.5765, -70.7013. ..

Rafed.net
Rafed.net is one of the biggest Shi'a sites online, the site has both an Arabic [link] and an English [link] section, and has Qur'an tranlations in multiple languages, including Spanish, French, Russian, English and Arabic [link]. As of 2006-06-10, the site had a Ale..

Rafeeq Ellias
Rafeeq Ellias is a well known advertising professional, photographer and film maker of India. He made the award winning documentary film "The Legend of Fat Mama".This is a bittersweet story of the Chinese community in Calcutta . ..

Rafeiro do Alentejo
The Rafeiro do Alentejo, known also as Portuguese Sheepdog or Portuguese Mastiff, is a breed of dog. Appearance The Rafeiro is a large dog, with males weighing around 110 pounds (50 kg) and females, 90 pounds (41 kg). The following is the summary taken from standard of the Continental Kenne..

Rafer Alston
Rafer Jamel Alston, a.k.a. Skip To My Lou or Skip 2 My Lou, (born July 24, 1976 in New York City) is a professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Houston Rockets. Alston grew up in Jamaica, Queens as a street basketball legend and has received most of his recognition for that aspect ..

Rafer Johnson
Rafer Lewis Johnson (born August 18, 1935) is a former American decathlete. Johnson was born in Hillsboro, Texas, but moved to Kingsburg, California at age 9. In high school, he played on the school's football, baseball and basketball teams. As a versatile athlete, he was attracted to the decathl..

Rafet El Roman
Rafet El Roman (born August 25, 1968 in Edirne, Turkey), is a pop star in his home country. He moved to Germany at the age of 7 with his family. He got his name from a fictional character named "El Romano". He has 5 solo albums so far. His first album sold 800,000 official copies which was a signi..

Rafe and Alison
Rafe Kovich and Alison Barrington were a popular supercouple on the American soap opera Port Charles. Rafe was played by Brian Gaskill and Alison was played by Erin Hershey Presley. ..

Rafe Champion
Rafe Champion (born July 1945) is an Australian writer. He was born in the Australian state of Tasmania, and grew up on a farm in the northern part of that state, near Irishtown. He studied agricultural science at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, then went to the University of Adelaide for post..

Rafe Custance
Rafe Custance (born 1995) is a New Zealand actor. He is currently staring in the New Zealand children's drama The New Tomorrow. His character, Dan, is a bit of a rebel and wants to leave The Ants and join The Barbs. ..

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 b..

Rafe Esquith
Rafe Esquith is an American teacher at Hobart 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. His teaching honors include the 1992 Disney National Outstanding Teacher of the Year A..

Rafe Furst
Rafe Furst Nickname(s) None Hometown Marina del Rey, California World Series of Poker Bracelet(s) 1 Money finishes 3 Highest ITM main event finish None Rafe Furst is an American professional poker player, based in Marina del Rey, California. Contents 1 Before poker2 ..

Rafe Judkins
Rafe Judkins (born January 8, 1983 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a contestant on the 11th season of Survivor, which took place in Guatemala. Judkins was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah in a huge Mormon family that is said to include 60 first cousins. Rafe's childhood involved him spending tim..

Rafe Mair
Rafe Mair (b. December 31, 1931) is a political commentator and former radio personality and politician in British Columbia, Canada. Mair was born in Vancouver, BC where he worked as a lawyer for many years. His political career began in 1975, when he was elected as a Member of the Legislative As..

Rafe McGregor
Rafe McGregor is the author of the Secret trilogy, a series of crime fiction novellas. He was born in Durban in 1973. He lived in South Africa until moving to the UK in 1998. He has a Bachelor degree in Politics and Psychology, and lives with his wife in East Yorkshire. ..

Rafe Spall
Rafe Spall Rafe Joseph Spall (born 10 March 1983) is an English actor. The son of actor Timothy Spall, he was born in East Dulwich, London, England. He attended the school Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross Gate and is a former member of the National Youth Theatre. He is curre..

Raffaëla (album)
Raffaëla is the debut album by the Dutch 2006 Idols winner Raffaëla. The album was released on April 21, 2006 in the Netherlands and contains songs Raffaëla sung during her Idols carreer. The album also contains two dutch songs about pregnancy (as Raffaëla is pregnant) and a duet with Floort..

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. La Petite Morte, the 2003 documentary by Emmanuelle Schick Garcia about th..

Raffaëla Paton
Raffaëla Paton (born on June 1, 1983, Amsterdam) is a Dutch singer, winner of the 2006 Dutch talentshow Idols. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Sung on Idols III2 Discography2.1 Albums2.2 Singles3 External links Biography Raffaëla moved to Assen when she was a little gir..

Raffaele Cadorna
Raffaele Cadorna (1815-1897) was an Piedmontese general who served as one of the major Italian leaders responsible for the unification of Italy during the mid-19th century. Born in Milan, Italy, Cadorna entered the Piedmontese military academy at Turin in 1832. Entering the engineering corps in 18..

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. Deeming the traditional garlic topping to be unfit for th..

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. He is a substitute for the Committee on th..

Raffaele Palladino
Raffaele Palladino (born 17 April 1984 in Mugnano, Province of Naples) is an Italian football striker. Palladino scored 41 goals in 61 games for Juventus youth team, between 2002 to 2004. During on loan to Salernitana, he scored 15 goals, became team topscorer; 5 goals behind Serie B topscorer Gi..

Raffaele Riario
Raffaele Riario (May 3, 1451 - july 9, 1521), was a Roman Catholic Cardinal. he was a famous patron of the arts Biography Riario was born in Savona (then part of the Republic of Genoa), a son of Violante Riario and Antonio Sansoni, who preferred to take the surname of his mother, for the connect..

Raffaele Sacco
Raffaele Sacco (Naples, 1787 - 1872) was a neapolitan opticist (inventor of the 'aletoscopio') and lyricist, author of one of the most known neapolitan songs, 'Te voglio bene assaje'. ..

Raffaella Barker
Raffaella Barker is an English author. She lives in Norfolk, England with her family. Publications Phosphorescence (2005), ISBN 0330410245Green Grass (2002), ISBN 0747269416Summertime (2002), ISBN 0375503870Hens Dancing (2000), ISBN 0747262217Come and Tell Me Some Lies (2000), ISBN 0747264813 ..