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Rædwald of East Anglia

Rædwald (Redwald), died c. 625/6, king of the East Angles and fourth Bretwalda in Bede's list; victor over Northumbria, kept altars to Christ and old gods in one temple, leading Sutton Hoo candidate.

Raedykes camp

Raedykes camp: Roman temporary (marching) camp near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, also called Raedykes Roman camp; late 1st-century AD, 38.9 ha, six tituli, largely upstanding earthwork, Scheduled Monument SM1016.

Raees (रईस) (2017 film)

Raees (रईस) is a 2017 Hindi action crime film directed by Rahul Dholakia, starring Shah Rukh Khan as a Gujarat bootlegger opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui's ACP Majmudar, with Mahira Khan; released 25 January 2017, it clashed with Kaabil and earned around ₹285 crore worldwide.

Raegan Beers

Raegan Beers (born 2003) is an American center from Littleton, Colorado; Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Oregon State, All-SEC at Oklahoma, 2025 AmeriCup gold medalist, now with the Connecticut Sun.

Raegan Revord

Raegan Revord (born 2008, San Diego) is an American actor and author, nonbinary and using they/them pronouns, known for playing Missy Cooper on Young Sheldon (2017–2024) and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, and for the 2025 debut YA novel Rules for Fake Girlfriends.

Raekwon

Raekwon (Corey Woods), Raekwon the Chef, American rapper and founding member of Wu-Tang Clan; his 1995 solo debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... established mafioso rap, followed by seven more solo albums and a 2021 memoir.

Rael

Rael (Rael-BL, RAEL; CVCL_7208) is a human EBV-positive Burkitt lymphoma B-cell line from a male Kenyan donor, a latency I model expressing only EBNA1, used in EBV methylation and gene regulation studies.

Raelene Boyle

Raelene Boyle (Raelene Ann Boyle), Australian sprinter born 1951 in Coburg, Victoria; three Olympic silvers (1968, 1972), seven Commonwealth golds, 1982 Brisbane 400m gold, later breast cancer advocate and Sport Australia Hall of Fame Legend.

Raëlism

Raëlism, also known as the Raelian Church, is a UFO religion founded in France in the 1970s by Claude Vorilhon, called Raël, whose followers believe extraterrestrials created life on Earth.

RaeLynn

RaeLynn (Racheal Lynn Woodward, born 1994) is an American country-pop singer from Baytown, Texas, a Voice season 2 Team Blake alumna known for "God Made Girls" and the No. 1 album WildHorse.

Raemka

Raemka, also written Raemkai, was a Fifth Dynasty Egyptian prince, called 'king's bodily son', known from a Saqqara tomb chapel he took over from the official Neferiretnes.

Raf

Raf, stage name of Raffaele Riefoli, is an Italian singer-songwriter whose 1984 hit "Self Control" topped charts worldwide before he built a four-decade Italian pop-rock career.

RAF 01

RAF 01 was the debut event of Real American Freestyle, a professional freestyle wrestling promotion founded by Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, and Chad Bronstein, held August 30, 2025 at Cleveland's Wolstein Center, streamed on Fox Nation, and won in the main event by Wyatt Hendrickson over Mostafa Elders 14-1.

RAF 02

RAF 02 was the second event of Real American Freestyle wrestling, held October 25, 2025 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center on Fox Nation; Kyle Dake beat Boris Makoev 7-1 for the cruiserweight title.

RAF 03

RAF 03, the third Real American Freestyle event, held November 29, 2025 at Wintrust Arena, Chicago; Michael Chandler beat Chad Mendes, Jordan Oliver and Kennedy Blades won titles, and it was RAF's first sportsbook-betting event.

RAF 04

RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris, the fourth Real American Freestyle pro freestyle wrestling event, held December 20, 2025 at Fishers Event Center, Indiana, on Fox Nation; Hendrickson tech-falled Parris 13-2, Romero beat Downey 10-0, Hamiti pinned Wick for the middleweight title.

RAF 05

RAF 05 (RAF05) was Real American Freestyle's fifth freestyle wrestling event, January 10, 2026, Sunrise, Florida, on Fox Nation; Covington beat Rockhold 12-0, Dake and Oliver retained titles, DeSanto won bantamweight gold.

RAF 06

RAF 06 (RAF06) was the sixth numbered live event of Real American Freestyle, an unscripted pro freestyle wrestling league, held February 28, 2026 at Mullett Arena, Tempe, Arizona, streamed on Fox Nation, headlined by Henry Cejudo beating Urijah Faber 11-0.

RAF 07

RAF 07: Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2, also called RAF07, was the seventh event by the Real American Freestyle wrestling league, held March 28, 2026 at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, headlined by the Tsarukyan-Poullas rematch and streamed on Fox Nation.

RAF 08

RAF 08 (Real American Freestyle 08) was the eighth event of the unscripted pro freestyle wrestling league, held April 18, 2026 at Philadelphia's Liacouras Center on Fox Nation; Tsarukyan tech-falled Faber 13-1 while Snyder and Maroulis retained titles.

RAF 09

RAF 09 is a 2026 Real American Freestyle event, streamed exclusively on Fox Nation from College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, headlined by Gable Steveson versus Alexandr Romanov.

RAF 10

RAF 10 (Real American Freestyle 10) was a freestyle wrestling event on June 13, 2026 at Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, headlined by Khamzat Chimaev pinning Dillon Danis; DeSanto defended his bantamweight title.

RAF 11

RAF 11 (Real American Freestyle 11) is the eleventh live event of RAF, the unscripted professional freestyle wrestling league founded by Bronstein, Martinez, and Bischoff; held July 18, 2026 in Milwaukee, won by Covington over Tsarukyan, streamed on FOX Nation.

RAF 12

RAF 12, also billed Dvalishvili vs Cejudo 2, was Real American Freestyle's one-year anniversary freestyle wrestling card on August 22, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, where Henry Cejudo pinned Merab Dvalishvili in 36 seconds for the lightweight title and Jordan Burroughs debuted with an 11-0 technical fall over Sean Brady.

RAF 13

RAF 13 was the thirteenth Real American Freestyle wrestling event, held September 18, 2026 at the Watsco Center in Miami, headlined by Colby Covington vs Belal Muhammad and streamed on Fox Nation; RAF 13 is also a Raphael Valves float control valve model.

RAF 14

RAF 14 (Tsarukyan vs. Danis), a Real American Freestyle pro wrestling event, October 23, 2026, Fontainebleau Las Vegas: Tsarukyan won the inaugural middleweight crossover title; Caliendo upset Burroughs; Lovett took the lightweight belt.

RAF Ascension Island

RAF Ascension Island, also known as Wideawake Airfield, is a Royal Air Force station on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, a staging post for UK–Falklands flights.

RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command was the Royal Air Force command controlling its bomber forces from 1936 to 1968, best known for the World War II night bombing offensive against Germany.

RAF Boulmer

RAF Boulmer is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, that controls UK airspace surveillance and provides tactical control of combat and support aircraft.

RAF Burtonwood

RAF Burtonwood, near Warrington, was the largest US military airbase in wartime Britain, a Berlin Airlift C-54 overhaul center, and closed in 1993; its heritage survives in a museum, listed fort, and memorial.