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Rafael del Pino (Spanish businessman)

Rafael del Pino y Moreno (1920–2008) was a Spanish civil engineer who founded Ferrovial in 1952, chaired it for 48 years, and handed control to his son Rafael in 2000.

Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo

Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo, born in Madrid in 1958, is a Spanish businessman who has chaired Ferrovial since 2000, leading its purchase of Heathrow's owner BAA in 2006 and its 2024 Nasdaq listing.

Oct 22, 2026

Rafael Delgado

Rafael Delgado (1853–1914) was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright based in Orizaba, Veracruz, a leading figure of the late nineteenth-century Mexican realist novel.

Rafael Devers (Carita), Dominican MLB first baseman and designated hitter for the San Francisco Giants; former Red Sox third baseman, 2018 World Series winner, three-time All-Star, signed a 10-year $313.5 million deal in 2023 and was traded to San Francisco in June 2025.

Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos, Brazilian MMA fighter born 1984, former UFC lightweight champion (won UFC 185 vs Pettis 2015, defended once, lost to Alvarez 2016), now UFC welterweight, Kings MMA.

Oct 10, 2026

Rafael Erich

Rafael Waldemar Erich was a Finnish statesman, law professor, and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 1920 to 1921 for the National Coalition Party.

Rafael Escalona

Rafael Escalona (1927–2009) was a Colombian composer of vallenato who wrote classics like 'La Casa en el Aire' and co-founded the Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata.

Rafael Espinoza

Rafael "El Divino" Espinoza, undefeated Mexican WBO featherweight champion (28-0, 24 KOs), 6 ft 1 in, who upset Robeisy Ramirez in December 2023 and defended the title four times, including a rematch TKO.

Rafael Esteban

Rafael Esteban (Rafael Esteban Mur) is a Spanish hepatologist who headed Internal Medicine and Hepatology at Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron Hospital from 1993 to 2023, then joined Hospital Quirónsalud Barcelona.

Rafael Fiziev

Rafael Fiziev "Ataman", born 1993, is a Kyrgyzstani-born UFC lightweight and former Muay Thai fighter, record 14-5 with 9 knockouts, peak rank #6, known for high-output striking and 7 post-fight bonuses.

Rafael Flores Jr.

Rafael Flores Jr., Pirates catcher/first baseman (b. 2000, Anaheim, CA). Undrafted Yankees signee ($75,000, 2022), 2024 Yankees minor league player of the year, key prospect in the 2025 David Bednar trade, MLB debut September 17, 2025.

Oct 22, 2026

Rafael Franco

Rafael Franco (1896 or 1897 – 1973) was a Paraguayan army officer and Chaco War hero who led the February Revolution of 1936 and served as provisional president until overthrown in 1937.

Rafael Furcal

Rafael Furcal (Rafael Antonio Furcal), Dominican switch-hitting shortstop (born 1977), 2000 NL Rookie of the Year with Atlanta, 2011 World Series champion with St. Louis, three-time All-Star, 314 career steals.

Rafael Hernández Marín

Rafael Hernández Marín (El Jibarito), Puerto Rican composer and multi-instrumentalist (1892-1965) of Aguadilla, wrote Lamento borincano, Preciosa, and El Cumbanchero; 369th Regiment band, Trío Borinquen, Conjunto Victoria.

Oct 21, 2026

Rafael Iglesias

Rafael Iglesias (Argentino Rafael Iglesias, 1924–1999), Argentine heavyweight boxer, won the 1948 London Olympic heavyweight gold by knocking out Sweden's Gunnar Nilsson; Argentina's last Olympic boxing champion.

Rafael Irizarry (biostatistician)

Rafael A. Irizarry is a biostatistician working on genomic data methods, chair of Data Science at Dana-Farber and a Harvard professor, co-founder of Bioconductor and creator of the RMA microarray method.

Rafael Ithier

Rafael Ithier was a Puerto Rican pianist, arranger, and bandleader who served for more than six decades as musical director of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.

Rafael Jódar

Rafael Jódar (Rafa Jódar), Spanish tennis player born 2006 in Madrid; 2024 US Open junior champion, University of Virginia alumnus, and 2026 Marrakech ATP titlist who reached No. 11 and the Roland Garros quarterfinals in his rookie season.

Sep 27, 2026

Rafael Jorge Belaúnde Llosa

Rafael Jorge Belaúnde Llosa is a Peruvian politician and economist of the Libertad Popular party, Minister of Defense since 2026 and formerly Minister of Energy and Mines in 2020.

Rafael L. Bras

Rafael L. Bras is a Puerto Rico-born hydrologist and hydroclimatologist who taught at MIT for 32 years, then served as dean at UC Irvine and provost of Georgia Tech.

Rafael L. Silva

Rafael L. Silva (born 1994, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a Brazilian-American actor, Carlos Reyes in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020-2025) and Shawn West in The Waterfront (2025); distinct from the São Paulo-born actor Rafael Silva of Don't Look Up.

Oct 10, 2026

Rafael La Porta

Rafael La Porta is an Argentine-educated economist, the Carney University Professor at Brown University, best known for the law and finance research program with Lopez-de-Silanes, Shleifer, and Vishny.

Oct 22, 2026

Rafael Landívar

Rafael Landívar (Rafael Landívar y Caballero, 1731–1793) was a Guatemalan Jesuit priest and poet, author of the Rusticatio Mexicana, a Latin epic on Mexico and Guatemala.

Rafael Leão

Rafael Leão (Rafael Alexandre Conceição Leão), Portuguese winger born 1999 in Almada; Sporting academy, Lille, then AC Milan 2019-2026; 2021-22 Scudetto and Serie A MVP; joined Galatasaray in August 2026 for €44 million.

Rafael Lorente de No

Rafael Lorente de Nó (1902–1990) was a Spanish neurophysiologist who established the CA1–CA4 hippocampal nomenclature and studied the vestibular system and nerve impulse, working in the United States from 1931.

Rafael Lovato Jr.

Rafael Lovato Jr. (born 1983) is an American BJJ competitor and retired MMA fighter from Oklahoma City; 2007 IBJJF Grand Slam winner, 2007 World Champion, undefeated 11-0 former Bellator middleweight champion who vacated the title in 2020 due to cavernoma.