Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name

Rachel Rachel () was a Bible, Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph (Genesis), Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban (Bible), Laban. Her older siste ...

. Notable people with the name include:

Raquel

Raquel (wrestler) Gabriela Castrovinci (born January 10, 1986) is a Brazilian professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, businesswoman and fitness model best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Raquel. Castr ...

, Brazilian professional wrestler *

Raquel Alessi Raquel Nazzarena Alessi (born March 7, 1983) is an American retired 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 t ...

(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 doub ...

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

Raquel Bitton Raquel Bitton (born in Marrakesh, Morocco) is a French and Spanish language 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 Fren ...

, French singer, actress and playwright * Raquel Bollo (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 known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (associati ...

, Spanish football midfielder *

Raquel Calderón Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name Rachel. Notable people with the name include: Raquel * Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler * Raquel Alessi (born 1983), American former actress and model * Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah ...

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

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

(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, American journalist * Raquel Chalfi, Israeli poet *

Raquel Dodge Raquel Elias Ferreira Dodge (born 26 July 1961) is a former Prosecutor General of Brazil. Previously, she was a sub-prosecutor general of the Republic and served as the Prosecutor General of the Republic from 2017 to 2019. Biography Dodge was bo ...

(born 1961), Brazilian politician *

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

, Mexican-American professional wrestler, manager, model, and singer * Raquel Fernandes, Brazilian footballer, born 1991 *

Raquel Freire Raquel Freire (born 22 June 1973, in Porto) is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and novelist. Career 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 ...

(born 1973), Portuguese film director * Raquel Garza (born 1967), Mexican actress and comedian * Raquel González (athlete) (born 1989), Spanish athlete * Raquel Guerra (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 David Christopher Justice (born April 14, 1966) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He won the World Series with the Atlanta Braves and the New York Ya ...

Raquel Kochhann Raquel Cristina Kochhann (born October 6, 1992) is a Brazilian rugby sevens player. She competed for Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Kochhann won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games ...

(born 1992), Brazilian rugby sevens player *

Raquel Lee Raquel Lee (born October 13, 1986) is an American former actress who appeared on Nickelodeon's '' The Amanda Show'' during the show's first season. Career From 2001 to 2005, she also provided the voice of Nubia Gross on ''The Proud Family'', and ...

(born 1986), American actress *

Raquel Liberman Raquel Liberman (10 July 1900 – 7 April 1935) was a Polish-Jewish 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, ...

(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) is a Mexican actress who appeared in many telenovelas. Morell was born in Morelia, Michoacán. She is probably best known for her role ...

(born 1959), Mexican actress *

Raquel Olea Raquel Olea (born 7 May 1944) is a Chilean writer, professor, cultural critic, and researcher. She is a Distinguished Professor of Arts, Letters, and Humanities ('' Emerita'') at the University of Santiago. Her areas of research are Spanish, Chil ...

(born 1944), Chilean writer, professor *

Raquel Olmedo Raquel Olmedo (; born Siomara Anicia Orama Leal on 30 December 1937) is a Cuban-born Mexican singer and actress. 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 Me ...

, 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, 2 ...

(born 1990), American mixed martial artist * Raquel Paiewonsky (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 ...

(1952–2022), Mexican film and television actress * Raquel Pélissier (born 1991), Haitian model *

Raquel Pennington Raquel Len Pennington (born September 5, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champi ...

(born 1988), American mixed martial artist * Raquel Pierotti (born 1952), Uruguayan mezzo-soprano opera singer *

Raquel Martínez Rabanal Raquel Martínez Rabanal (born 1979) is a journalist and a television and radio hostess from Palencia, Spain. Martinez began working for RNE in Valladolid, where she hosted the show ''La memoria del vino'' in 2004. In 2006, she began hosting the ...

(born 1979), Spanish journalist *

Raquel Rolnik Raquel Rolnik (born in 1956 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian architect and urban planner. Biography She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of São Paulo (USP) in 1978, followed by a Master's degree in Architecture and Urbanism from ...

(born 1956), Brazilian architect and urban planner *

Raquel Sánchez Silva Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name Rachel. Notable people with the name include: Raquel *Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler *Raquel Alessi (born 1983), American former actress and model * Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah ( ...

(born 1973), Spanish television journalist *

Raquel Silva Raquel Peluci Xavier Camargo da Silva (born 30 April 1978), more commonly known as Raquel, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who played for the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she won a ...

(born 1978), Brazilian volleyball player * Raquel Sofía, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter * Raquel de Souza Noronha, Brazilian footballer, born 1978 * Raquel Tavares (born 1985), Portuguese singer * Raquel Vizcaíno (born 1967), Spanish handball player *

Raquel Welch Jo Raquel Welch (; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first gained attention for her role in ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her con ...

(1940–2023), 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 and the former executive editor of ''Out'' magazine. Her memoir, ''The Risk ...

, 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 (occupation), model. Biography Raquel's acting career started when she was undergoing her studies in the School of Arts at Uni ...

(born 1986), Venezuelan actress and model *

Raquel Zimmermann Raquel Cristina Zimmermann (born May 6, 1984) is a Brazilian model and activist. Throughout her career Zimmermann has appeared on 37 ''Vogue'' covers. She currently ranks under "Icons" on models.com. Biography Zimmerman was born in Rio Grande do ...

(born 1983), Brazilian model

Racquel

* Racquel Darrian (born 1968), birth name Kelly Jackson, American former pornographic actress * 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 2 ...

(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 sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', in which she is Del Boy's long-term partner. She is portrayed by Tessa Peake-Jones. Character cre ...

, in the British sitcom ''

Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses'' (titled onscreen as ''Only Fools and Horses....'') is a British television sitcom that was created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Ki ...

'' *Raquel Fein, in the Amazon series '' Transparent'' *Raquel "Rocky" Blue, a main character in '' Shake It Up'' * Raquel Wolstenhulme, in the British soap ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' * Raquel D'Coasta, in the Indian film ''

Vikrant Rona ''Vikrant Rona'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari, produced by Jack Manjunath and co-produced by Alankar Pandian. It stars Sudeepa in the title role with Milana Nagaraj, Nirup Bha ...

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Racquel

Fictional characters

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