Rainey is a name of British-Irish origin.

Contents

• People with the surname
• People with the given name
• See also

People with the surname

• Anson Rainey (1930–2011), Israeli professor of Ancient Near Eastern cultures
• Bobby Rainey (born 1987), American National Football League player
• Chuck Rainey (born 1940), American bassist
• David "Puck" Rainey (born 1968), American reality TV personality
• Darren Rainey (1962–2012), American prison inmate who died of burns from a scalding shower
• Edward Rainey (born 1961), Scottish painter
• Ford Rainey (1908–2005), American actor
• Grace Rainey Rogers (1867–1943), American art collector, philanthropist
• Henry Thomas Rainey (1860–1934), American politician
• John W. Rainey (1880–1923), U.S. Representative from Illinois
• John Rainey (baseball) (1864–1912), American Major League Baseball player
• John David Rainey (born 1945), U.S. federal judge
• Jon Douglas Rainey (born 1970), American professional thief on the reality TV show It Takes a Thief
• Joseph Rainey (1832–1887), American politician, first African-American United States Representative and second biracial Congressman
• Lawrence A. Rainey (1923–2002), American sheriff
• Ma Rainey (1882–1939), American blues singer
• Matt Rainey, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
• Paul J. Rainey (1877–1923), American businessman, philanthropist, hunter and photographer
• Philip Rainey (born 1959), Irish former rugby union player
• Robert E. L. Rainey (1914–2002), American artist
• Tanner Rainey (born 1992), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Wayne Rainey (born 1960), American motorcycle racer
• William Rainey Harper (1856–1906), American academic administrator

People with the given name

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

See also

• Meredith Rainey-Valmon (born 1968), American runner
• East African cheetah, also known as Rainey's cheetah in honor of Paul J. Rainey
• Raney, a surname
• Ranney (disambiguation)

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