// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Raynor a good baker? He kneads the dough.
Raynor is an English surname that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest as French name Rainer, Reiner, Renier.[1] The latter names originate from German dithematic names with stems ragin/regin ('council') and heri ('army').[2] Notable people with the name include:
Surname
[edit]- Alex Raynor, American football player
- Angie Raynor (born 1967), American handball player
- Anna Raynor (born 1985), American javelin thrower
- Bruce S. Raynor, American labor union executive
- Eldon Raynor (1933–2022), Bermudian cricketer
- Gareth Raynor (born 1978), English rugby player
- Geoffrey Raynor (1913–1983), English metallurgist and university academic
- George Raynor (1907–1985), English footballer and football manager
- George Raynor (cricketer) (1852–1887), English clergyman, schoolmaster and cricketer
- George Raynor (pirate) (1665–1743), pirate active in the Indian Ocean
- Helen Raynor (born 1972), Welsh screenwriter and editor
- Henry Raynor (1917–1989), British musicologist and author
- Ian Raynor (born 1972), Bermudian swimmer
- Jaylen Raynor, American college football player
- John Raynor (born 1984), American baseball player
- John Patrick Raynor (1923–1997), American Catholic priest and university president
- Joseph B. Raynor Jr. (1923–2014), American politician
- Kenneth Raynor (1886–1973), English cricketer
- Kim Raynor, American football coach
- Michael A. Raynor (born 1962), American diplomat
- Michael E. Raynor (born 1967), Canadian writer and expert on business management practices
- Michael Raynor (actor), American actor, director and writer
- Molly Raynor (1905–1976), New Zealand and Australian actress
- Paul Raynor (born 1966), English football player and manager
- Paul Raynor (footballer, born 1957) (1957–2010), English footballer
- Scott Raynor (born 1978), American musician
- Seth Raynor (1874–1926), American golf course architect and engineer
- Sheila Raynor (1906–1998), British actress
- Sheridan Raynor (1934–2011), Bermudian cricketer
- Taylor Raynor (born 1983), American politician
- Timothy L. Raynor (born 1950), American actor and stuntman
- Vivien Raynor (1927–2009), American art writer
- William Raynor (1795–1860), English Victoria Cross recipient
Given name
[edit]- Raynor Johnson (1901–1987), Australian parapsychologist, physicist and author
- Raynor Parkinson (born 1988), German rugby player
- Raynor Scheine (born 1942), American actor
- Raynor Taylor (1747–1825), American composer
- Raynor Winn (born 1962), English author
Fictional characters
[edit]- Jim Raynor, fictional character in the StarCraft series and Heroes of the Storm
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with Raynor
- All pages with titles containing Raynor
- Rainer (disambiguation)
- Rainier (disambiguation)
- Rayner (disambiguation)
- Reiner (disambiguation)
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References
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This page lists people with the surname Raynor.
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