List of Famous people with last name Raleigh

Walter Raleigh

First Name Walter

Last Name Raleigh

Born on November 30, 1553

Died on October 29, 1618 (aged 64)

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Sir Walter Raleigh , also spelled Ralegh, was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He was a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville and younger half-brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England. Raleigh was one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era.

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Sir John Chichester, 1st Baronet, of Raleigh

First Name Sir

Born on April 23, 1623

Died on November 30, 1666 (aged 43)

Sir John Chichester, 1st Baronet lord of the manor of Raleigh in the parish of Pilton in Devon, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1667.

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Frances Raleigh

First Name Frances

Last Name Raleigh

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Elizabeth Raleigh

First Name Elizabeth

Last Name Raleigh

Born on April 16, 1565

Died on January 1, 1647 (aged 81)

Elizabeth, Lady Raleigh was an English courtier, a Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Her secret marriage to Sir Walter Raleigh precipitated a long period of royal disfavour for both her and her husband.

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