# Rainey

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**Rainey** is a name of British-Irish origin.

## People with the surname

- [Anson Rainey](/source/Anson_Rainey) (1930–2011), Israeli professor of Ancient Near Eastern cultures
- [Bobby Rainey](/source/Bobby_Rainey) (born 1987), American National Football League player
- [Chuck Rainey](/source/Chuck_Rainey) (born 1940), American bassist
- [David "Puck" Rainey](/source/David_%22Puck%22_Rainey) (born 1968), American reality TV personality
- [Darren Rainey](/source/Death_of_Darren_Rainey) (1962–2012), American prison inmate who died of burns from a scalding shower
- [Edward Rainey](/source/Edward_Rainey) (born 1961), Scottish painter
- [Ford Rainey](/source/Ford_Rainey) (1908–2005), American actor
- [Grace Rainey Rogers](/source/Grace_Rainey_Rogers) (1867–1943), American art collector, philanthropist
- [Henry Thomas Rainey](/source/Henry_Thomas_Rainey) (1860–1934), American politician
- [Jocelynne Rainey](/source/Jocelynne_Rainey) (born ? ), American nonprofit leader
- [John W. Rainey](/source/John_W._Rainey) (1880–1923), U.S. Representative from Illinois
- [John Rainey (baseball)](/source/John_Rainey_(baseball)) (1864–1912), American Major League Baseball player
- [John David Rainey](/source/John_David_Rainey) (born 1945), U.S. federal judge
- [Jon Douglas Rainey](/source/Jon_Douglas_Rainey) (born 1970), American professional thief on the reality TV show *It Takes a Thief*
- [Joseph Rainey](/source/Joseph_Rainey) (1832–1887), American politician, first African-American United States Representative and second biracial Congressman
- [Lawrence A. Rainey](/source/Lawrence_A._Rainey) (1923–2002), American sheriff
- [Ma Rainey](/source/Ma_Rainey) (1882–1939), American blues singer
- [Matt Rainey](/source/Matt_Rainey) (born 1966), winner of the 2001 [Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography](/source/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Feature_Photography)
- [Paul J. Rainey](/source/Paul_J._Rainey) (1877–1923), American businessman, philanthropist, hunter and photographer
- [Philip Rainey](/source/Philip_Rainey) (born 1959), Irish former rugby union player
- [Robert E. L. Rainey](/source/Robert_E._L._Rainey) (1914–2002), American artist
- [Tanner Rainey](/source/Tanner_Rainey) (born 1992), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- [Thomas Rainey](/source/Thomas_Rainey) (1824–1910), American entrepreneur
- [Wayne Rainey](/source/Wayne_Rainey) (born 1960), American motorcycle racer
- [William Rainey Harper](/source/William_Rainey_Harper) (1856–1906), American academic administrator

## People with the given name

- [Rainey Bennett](/source/Rainey_Bennett) (1907–1998), American artist and illustrator
- [Rainey Bethea](/source/Rainey_Bethea) (c. 1909–1936), last person to be publicly executed in the United States
- [Rainey R. Brandt](/source/Rainey_R._Brandt) (born 1966), American judge
- [Rainey Cawthon](/source/Rainey_Cawthon) (1907–1991), American football player and coach
- [Rainey Haynes](/source/Rainey_Haynes) (born 1964), American singer-songwriter also known simply as "Rainey"
- [Rainey Qualley](/source/Rainey_Qualley) (born 1989), American actress and singer

## See also

- [Meredith Rainey-Valmon](/source/Meredith_Rainey-Valmon) (born 1968), American runner
- [East African cheetah](/source/East_African_cheetah), also known as Rainey's cheetah in honor of Paul J. Rainey
- [Raney](/source/Raney), a surname
- [Ranney (disambiguation)](/source/Ranney_(disambiguation))

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