Raney is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, and may refer to: * Albert Raney Sr. (), developer of Mystic Caverns in Arkansas, United States * Catherine Raney (born 1980), American Olympic speed skater * Della H. Raney (1912–1987), African-American pioneering Army nurse *

Doug Raney Doug Raney (August 29, 1956 – May 1, 2016) was an American jazz guitarist. He was the son of jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney. Career Raney was born in New York City. He began to play the guitar when he was 14, beginning with rock and blues. He was ...

(1956–2016), American jazz guitarist; son of Jimmy Raney * George P. Raney (1845–1911), American politician and attorney, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court *

Jimmy Raney James Elbert Raney (August 20, 1927 – May 10, 1995) was an American jazz guitarist, born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, known for his work from 1951 to 1952 and then from 1953 to 1954 with the Red Norvo trio (replacing Tal Farlow) a ...

(1927–1995), American jazz guitarist * John H. Raney (1849–1928), American politician * John N. Raney (born 1947), American politician and businessman * Michele E. Raney (born 1951), American physician and first woman to over winter at an Antarctica inland station * Murray Raney (1885–1966), American mechanical engineer; inventor of Raney nickel * Paul Hartley Raney (1892–1917), Canadian fighter pilot killed in World War I *

Reisha Raney Reisha L. Raney is an American business executive and podcaster. In 2018, she became the first black woman to serve as a Maryland state officer in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. She previously served as the national vi ...

, American business executive and engineer * Ribs Raney (1923–2003), American baseball pitcher * Robert James Raney (1883–1963), American architect *

Sue Raney Raelene Claire Claussen, known professionally as Sue Raney (born June 18, 1940, in McPherson, Kansas) is an American jazz singer. Raney was signed by Capitol Records in 1957 at age 17. That same year, she recorded her debut album, ''When Your Lov ...

, stage name of American jazz singer Raelene Claire Claussen (born 1940) *

Tom Raney Tom Raney is an American comic book artist known for illustrating titles as '' Annihilation: Conquest'', '' Alpha Flight'', ''Ultimate X-Men'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' for Marvel Comics, '' DV8'' and '' Stormwatch'' for Image Comics, and '' Outsider ...

, comic-book artist * Wayne Raney (1921–1993), American country singer and harmonica player * William Raney (1859–1933), Canadian lawyer, politician and judge

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