List of Famous people named Rafael

Rafael Jiménez Inclán is a Mexican actor. He stars in movies, telenovelas, and stage works. His career began in 1969.

Rafael Puente Suárez is a Mexican retired football goalkeeper and manager. He currently works as an analyst for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico.

Rafael Robayo is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Bucaramanga.

Rafael Cabral Barbosa, known as Rafael Cabral or simply Rafael, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Reading.

Rafael David Poleo Isava is a Venezuelan journalist and politician. He is the editor and proprietor of the newspaper El Nuevo País, which he founded in 1988, and of the political magazine Zeta, which he founded in 1973. Previously he was the director of El Mundo director of RCTV's news division for six years, and the founding editor of Bloque De Armas' Diario 2001, launched in 1973. He was at one time a member of the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies for Democratic Action, and was elected to the Venezuelan Senate in the 1998 election.

Rafael Marques Lusvarghi is a Hungarian Brazilian former military, activist and policeman.

Rafael Aghayev is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg division at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He is a five-time World Champion, and eleven-time European Champion in his discipline.

Rafael Baca Miranda is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Primarily a central midfielder, Baca's play is described as displaying "the tenacity in winning second balls, the clean, quick passing to the flanks."

Rafael Marcelo Delgado is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Club Atlético Colón.

Rafael Jose Dolis Hernandez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.