Rashad is a given name which may refer to:
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Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashad (born Robert Earl Moore; November 19, 1949) is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. He was the fourth overall selection of the 1972 NFL Draft, taken by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known as Bobby Moor ...
(born 1949), American football player and sportcaster
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Ali Akbar Rashad (born 1955), Iranian philosopher and Islamic scholar
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Isaiah Rashad
Isaiah Rashad Joel McClain (born May 16, 1991), is an American rapper. His first big break was performing on the 2012 Smoker's Club Tour with rappers Juicy J, Joey Badass and Smoke DZA among others. He is a founding member of the Chattanooga hip ...
(born 1991), American rapper
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Phylicia Rashad
Phylicia Rashad ( ) (née Ayers-Allen; born June 19, 1948) is an American actress, singer and director who is dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University. She is best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby S ...
(born 1948), American actress
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Rashad Anderson (born 1983), American basketball player
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Rashad Carmichael
Rashad Bernard "Roc" Carmichael (born September 9, 1988) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech.
Early years
Carmich ...
(born 1988), American football player
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Rashad Coulter
Orlando Rashad Coulter (born November 27, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2011, he has also competed f ...
(born 1981), American mixed martial artist
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Rashaad Coward
Rashaad Coward (born November 6, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a defensive end at Old Dominion. He has played for the Chicago Bears, P ...
(born 1994), American football player
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Rashad Evans
Rashad Anton Evans (born September 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist. Evans started his professional career in 2003, he was the Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2 and is also a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and a ...
(born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
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Rashad Fenton (born 1997), American football player
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Rashad Greene
Rashad Greene Sr. (born September 23, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Florida State, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Early years
Greene at ...
(born 1992), American football player
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Rashad Haughton
Rashad Hasan Haughton (born August 6, 1977) is an American writer, film director and screenwriter. Haughton is the older brother of American singer and actress Aaliyah and nephew of Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson.
Early life
Rash ...
(born 1977), American writer, director, and actor
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Ra'Shad James
Ra'Shad James (born January 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for St. Thomas Aquinas, Iona and Northwood Seahawks.
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(born 1990), American basketball player
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Rashad Jennings
Rashad Andre Jennings (born March 26, 1985) is an American football running back and coach for the Fan Controlled Football Kingpens. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He also played for the Oa ...
(born 1985), American football player
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Rashad Johnson
Julian Rashad Johnson (born January 2, 1986) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama.
Early years
A native of Sulligent, Alab ...
(born 1986), American football player
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Rashad Jones-Jennings
Rashad Jamal Jones-Jennings (born August 31, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He last played for Pioneros de Quintana Roo.
Early life
Jones-Jennings was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Valentina Jones and is one of five ch ...
(born 1984), American basketball player
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Rashad Khalifa
Rashad Khalifa ( ar, رشاد خليفة; November 19, 1935 – January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist, closely associated with the United Submitters International (USI), an organization which promotes the practice and study of Q ...
(1935–1990), Egyptian-American biochemist
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Rashad Madden
Rashad Madden (born May 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for BC Brno of the Czech National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas before playing professionally in Poland, Greece and ...
(born 1992), American basketball player in the Israeli National League
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Rashad McCants
Rashad Dion McCants (born September 25, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as well as overseas. He played for Trilogy in the BIG3 three-on-three league.
High schoo ...
(born 1984), American basketball player
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Rashad Moore (born 1979), American football player
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Rashaad Penny
Rashaad Armein Penny (born February 2, 1996) is an American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State, where, in 2017, he led the nation with 2,248 rushi ...
(born 1996), American football player
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Rashad Pharaon
Rashad Pharaon (1912–1990) was a Syrian-born Saudi Arabian medical doctor who served as the personal physician of Ibn Saud, founder of Saudi Arabia. He also held various official posts during the reigns of three consecutive Saudi kings, King Sa ...
(1912–1990), Syrian-born Saudi Arabian medical doctor and politician
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Rashad Phillips
Rashad Keith Phillips (born May 5, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 5'9 " (1.76 m) tall, and a weight of 170 pounds (77 kg), he played at the guard position. Since retiring from basketball, he started and ...
(born 1978), American basketball player
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Rashad Robinson
Rashad Robinson is an American civil rights leader. He is the president of Color of Change, an advocacy group. He has served as a board member of RaceForward, Demos, State Voices, and currently sits on the board of the Hazen Foundation.
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(born 1978), American civil rights leader
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Rashad Ross
Rashad Ahmad Ross (born February 2, 1990) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Arizona State University, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans following th ...
(born 1990), American football player
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Rashad Smith (disambiguation) Rashad Smith may refer to:
*Rashad Smith (producer)
Burton Rashad "Ringo" Smith (born
September 28, 1972) is an American hip hop and R&B record producer. He was born in England and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, in a Jamai ...
, multiple people
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Rashad Vaughn
Rashad DeAndre Vaughn (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.
High school career
For the first three years of h ...
(born 1996), American basketball player
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Rashad Washington
Rashad Washington (born March 15, 1980 in Wichita, Kansas) is a former American football safety. Washington now serves as the defensive coordinator for the Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). He was drafted by the New York Jets ...
(born 1980), American football player
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Rashad Weaver
Rashad Capone Weaver (born November 10, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh.
Early years
Weaver was one of three children bor ...
(born 1997), American football player
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Rashad languages
The Rashad languages form a small language family in the Nuba Hills of Sudan. They are named after Rashad District of South Kordofan.
Classification
Part of an erstwhile Kordofanian proposal, they are of uncertain position within the Niger–Co ...
, a Sudanese language family
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Rashad, Iraq, a village
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Rashid (disambiguation)
Rashid or Rachid ( ar, راشد ) and Rasheed ( ar, رشيد ), which means "rightly guided", may refer to:
*Rashid (name), also Rachid and Rasheed, people with the given name or surname
*Rached, a given name and surname
*Rashad, a surname
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Rashod Rashod is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
*Rashod Bateman (born 1999), American football player
* Rashod Berry (born 1996), American football player
* Rashod Hill (born 1992), American football player
*Rashod Kent (born 19 ...
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Arabic masculine given names