Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name

Rachel Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aun ...

. Notable people with the name include:

Raquel

* Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler *

Raquel Alessi Raquel Nazzarena Alessi (born March 7, 1983) is an American former actress and model who starred on the FOX series '' Standoff'' She portrays the title character in the 2009 film '' Miss March'', alongside Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore from th ...

(born 1983), American former actress and model * Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah (born 1987), Ghanaian singer, composer and actress *

Raquel Atawo Raquel Atawo (née Kops-Jones; born December 8, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player, who is currently the head woman's tennis coach for the Washington State Cougars. She is primarily a doubles specialist, winning 18 WTA dou ...

(born 1982), American tennis player * Raquel Barros (1919–2014), Chilean folklorist *

Raquel Bitton Raquel Bitton (born in Marrakesh, Morocco) is a French singer, actress and playwright. Biography In 1970, as a teenager, Bitton moved to San Francisco with her parents and brothers. She began to learn the songs from the French L'Âge d'or ('Gold ...

, French singer, actress and playwright *

Raquel Bollo Raquel Bollo Dorado, better known as Raquel Bollo (born 4 November 1975 in Seville) is a Spanish television personality, businesswoman and model. She appears in the long-running programs ''Sálvame'' and ''Sálvame Deluxe'' on Telecinco. Early ...

(born 1975), Spanish television personality business woman and model *

Raquel Cabezón Raquel Cabezón Muñoz is a former Spanish football midfielder. She played for RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club ...

, Spanish football midfielder *

Raquel Calderón Raquel Calderón Argandoña (born 14 February 1991), better known as Kel Calderón, is a Chilean actress, singer and lawyer. She became known at a very early age for being a daughter of the television star Raquel Argandoña de la Fuente and the ...

(born 1991), Chilean actress, singer and lawyer *

Raquel Carriedo-Tomás Raquel Carriedo-Tomás (born 8 February 1971) is a Spanish professional golfer. In 2000, she became the first Spaniard to play for Europe in the Solheim Cup. Carriedo-Tomás was also a member of the team in 2002, and she topped the Ladies Europ ...

(born 1971), Spanish singer *

Raquel Cassidy Raquel Cassidy is an English actress. She played the role of Phyllis Baxter in the television series ''Downton Abbey'' (2013–2015), winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She has re ...

(born 1968), English actress *

Raquel Cepeda Raquel Cepeda is an American journalist, critic, film-maker, and autobiographer of Dominican descent. The editor of ''Russell Simmons' OneWorld'' magazine between 2001 and 2004, Cepeda was also the editor of the award-winning anthology "And It Don ...

, American journalist *

Raquel Chalfi Raquel Chalfi (Hebrew: רחל חלפי) is an Israeli poet. Biography Raquel (Rachel) Chalfi was born in Tel Aviv, where she lives and works. Her mother was the sculptor and poet Miriam Chalfi and her uncle was the poet and actor Avraham Chalfi. ...

, Israeli poet * Raquel Dodge (born 1961), Brazilian politician *

Raquel Diaz Shaul Marie Guerrero (born October 14, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, ring announcer and burlesque performer. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where she performed under the ring name Raquel Di ...

, Mexican-American professional wrestler, manager, model, and singer *

Raquel Fernandes Raquel Fernandes dos Santos (born 21 March 1991), commonly known as Raquel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Sporting CP in the Portuguese Campeonato Nacional and the Brazil national team. She participated in the 2015 and ...

, Brazilian footballer, born 1991 *

Raquel Freire Raquel Freire (born 22 June 1973, in Porto) is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and novelist. In 2014 she released the film ''Transiberic Love'' which is a love story set in modern times showing how one can be an activist within globali ...

(born 1973), Portuguese film director *

Raquel Garza Raquel Garza is a Mexican actress and comedian. Personal life She is married and has twins Filmography References External links * 1967 births Living people Mexican television actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Actres ...

(born 1967), Mexican actress and comedian * Raquel González (athlete) (born 1989), Spanish athlete *

Raquel Guerra Raquel Guerra (born 11 November 1985) is a Portuguese singer and actress. She was born in Elvas. One of the finalists of the Portuguese Idols, along with Luciana Abreu and they both worked in the soap-opera Floribella ''Floribella'' is a s ...

(born 1985), Portuguese singer and actress *

Raquel Gutiérrez Raquel Gutiérrez is a Mexican academic working as a Professor of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Puebla in Mexico. Background Raquel Gutiérrez Aguilar was born in Mexico. In the 1980s she was one of the founding members of the EGTK ...

, Mexican militant intellectual *Raquel Justice (born 2004), American actress and daughter of David Justice *

Raquel Kochhann Raquel Cristina Kochhann (born October 6, 1992) is a Brazilian rugby sevens player. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Brazil women's national rugby sevens team. She will represent Brazil Brazil ( pt ...

(born 1992), Brazilian rugby sevens player *

Raquel Lee Raquel Yvette Lee is an American actress who appeared on Nickelodeon's ''The Amanda Show'' during the show's first season. She was replaced by Josh Peck. From 2001 to 2005, she also provided the voice of Nubia Gross on ''The Proud Family'', and d ...

(born 1986), American actress *

Raquel Liberman Raquel Liberman (10 July 1900 – 7 April 1935) was a Polish immigrant to Argentina, a victim of human trafficking. Her denouncement of her traffickers led to the breaking up of the Jewish human-trafficking network from Poland, Zwi Migdal, whic ...

(1900–1935), Polish-Jewish immigrant to Argentina * Raquel del Rosario Macías (born 1982), Spanish singer *

Raquel Morell Raquel Morell ( Spanish pronunciation: akel moɾeʎborn Raquel del Rosario Ruiz Morell on February 4, 1959, in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico) is a Mexican actress who appeared in many telenovelas. She is probably best known for her role of Bla ...

(born 1959), Mexican actress *

Raquel Olmedo Raquel Olmedo (; born Siomara Anicia Orama Leal on 30 December 1937) is a Cuban-born Mexican actress and singer. She started her career in her native Cuba before moving to Mexico in 1959. She performed in the last years of the Golden Age of Mex ...

, Mexican actress and singer *

Raquel Pa'aluhi Raquel Pa'aluhi Canuto (born October 14, 1990) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler and former mixed martial artist. Canuto was awarded her Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by her coach Robert Drysdale. Raquel is the 2014, 2015, 2016, ...

(born 1990), American mixed martial artist *

Raquel Paiewonsky Raquel Paiewonsky (born 1969) is an artist from the Dominican Republic. Early life and education Born in Puerto Plata, Paiewonsky graduated in 1991 from the Altos de Chavón School of Design in La Romana. The following year she held her first ...

(born 1969), artist from the Dominican Republic *

Raquel Pankowsky Raquel Pankowsky (July 10, 1952 – March 28, 2022) was a Mexican Jewish film and television actress. Early life Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she grew up in Narvarte, Mexico City. Pankowsky never married and did not have children. She was the ...

(born 1950), Mexican film and television actress *

Raquel Pélissier Raquel Pélissier (born August 21, 1991) is a Haitian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Haiti 2016. She represented Port-au-Prince at the pageant and represented Haiti at Miss Universe 2016 where she ended as 1st Runner-Up, being ...

(born 1991), Haitian model *

Raquel Pennington Raquel Len Pennington (born September 5, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship women's featherweight division. She has previously fought for Invicta Fighting Championships. As of May 23, 2022, ...

(born 1988), American mixed martial artist *

Raquel Pierotti Raquel Pierotti (born December 17, 1952, Montevideo, Uruguay) is a mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in coloratura roles in the Rossini and Handel repertoire. Biography Raquel Pierotti was born in Montevideo, Uruguay where she g ...

(born 1952), Uruguayan mezzo-soprano opera singer * Raquel Martínez Rabanal (born 1979), Spanish journalist * Raquel Rolnik (born 1956), Brazilian architect and urban planner * Raquel Sánchez Silva (born 1973), Spanish television journalist *

Raquel Silva Raquel Peluci Xavier Camargo da Silva (born April 30, 1978, in Rio de Janeiro) is a volleyball player who competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she won the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. Rodrig ...

(born 1978), Brazilian volleyball player *

Raquel Sofía Raquel Sofía is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, as well as a Grammy and Latin Grammy Nominee. From 2012 to 2013 Sofía performed backing vocals to Juanes as well as Shakira and Jean Carlos Canela on tour. In 2013, she was featured in ad ...

, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter * Raquel de Souza Noronha, Brazilian footballer, born 1978 *

Raquel Tavares Raquel Filipa Tavares (born 11 February 1985) is a Portuguese former Fado singer.Raquel Vizcaíno (born 1967), Spanish handball player *

Raquel Welch Jo Raquel Welch ( Tejada; September 5, 1940) is an American actress. She first won attention for her role in '' Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hamm ...

(born 1940), American actress (born Jo Raquel Tejada) *

Raquel Willis Raquel Willis (born 1990/1991) is an African American writer, editor, and transgender rights activist. She is a former national organizer for the Transgender Law Center, the former executive editor of ''Out'' magazine, and currently serves as the ...

, African American writer, editor, and transgender rights activist *

Raquel Yánez Carmen Raquel Yánez Machado (born 2 April 1986) known as Raquel Yánez, is a Venezuelan telenovela actress and model. Biography Raquel's acting career started when she was undergoing her studies in the School of Arts at Universidad Central de V ...

(born 1986), Venezuelan actress and model *

Raquel Zimmermann Raquel Zimmermann (born May 6, 1983) is a Brazilian model. Raquel was announced as a Revlon ambassador in January 2018. Biography Zimmermann was born in Bom Retiro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. Raquel reports that she practices the Transcendent ...

(born 1983), Brazilian model

Racquel

Racquel Darrian The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.Racquel Nugent (born 1968), Australian athlete with disability *

Racquel Sheath Racquel Sheath (born 27 November 1994) is a retired New Zealand track and road cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Sheath competed for the New Zealand team in the women's team pursuit at the ...

(born 1994), New Zealand track cyclist

Fictional characters

* Raquel Alucard, a minor character in the ''

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'' video game series *

Raquel Turner Rachel "Raquel" Turner (formerly Slater; born 4 June 1957See ) is a fictional character from the BBC television sit-com ''Only Fools and Horses'', in which she is Del Boy's long-term partner. She is portrayed by Tessa Peake-Jones. Character ...

, in the British sitcom ''

Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas ...

'' *Raquel Fein, in the Amazon series ''

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'' *Raquel "Rocky" Blue, a main character in '' Shake It Up'' * Raquel Wolstenhulme, in the British soap '' Coronation Street'' * Raquel D'Coasta, in the Indian film '' Vikrant Rona'' {{given name Portuguese feminine given names Spanish feminine given names