Raney
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Raney is a surname
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and may refer to:
- Albert Raney, Sr.Albert Raney, Sr.Albert Raney, Sr. is the patriarch of the Raney family. He and his family lived and presumably still live along Arkansas' National Scenic 7 Byway between Harrison and Jasper, and have had a major impact on the history of that area....
(contemporary), developer of Mystic Caverns in Arkansas, USA - Catherine RaneyCatherine RaneyCatherine Raney-Norman is an Olympic speed skater from Elm Grove, Wisconsin who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. She has won the U.S. Allround Championship three times in 1999, 2002 and 2003. Raney also made the US team for the 2010 Winter...
(b. 1980), American Olympic speed skater - Chad RaneyChad RaneyChad Raney is a Texas Entrepreneur, Inspirational Speaker, Marketing Consultant, and winner of the 1997 Texas Entrepreneur Award, presented to him by then Governor George W. Bush for his medical supplies company, CareChoice. He founded Lone Star Music in 1999 and sold it in 2009. Raney is a Senior...
(contemporary), American entrepreneur; founder of Lone Star Music - Doug RaneyDoug RaneyDoug Raney is an American jazz guitarist. He is the son of Jimmy Raney.Raney began his career in his father's band, with Al Haig, at the age of 18. He later played in a duo with his father...
(b. 1956), American jazz guitarist; son of Jimmy Raney - George P. RaneyGeorge P. RaneyGeorge Pettus Raney was a Florida lawyer and a Democratic politician who served on the Florida Supreme Court from 1885 to 1894. He served as the first Florida native Chief Justice from 1889 to 1894. He was born October 11, 1845. He fought for the South in the Civil War. He served in the Florida...
(1845–1911), American politician and jurist; justice of the Florida Supreme Court 1885–1894 - Jimmy RaneyJimmy RaneyJimmy Raney was an American jazz guitarist born in Louisville, Kentucky most notable for his work from 1951–1952 and 1962–1963 with Stan Getz and for his work from 1953–1954 with the Red Norvo trio, replacing Tal Farlow. In 1954 and 1955 he won the Down Beat critics poll for guitar...
(1927–1995), American jazz guitarist - John Henry RaneyJohn Henry RaneyJohn Henry Raney was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Gravelton, Missouri, Raney attended Union School, Des Arc, Missouri, and Woods School, Virginia Settlement, Missouri....
(1849–1928), American politician from Missouri; U.S. representative 1895–97 - Murray RaneyMurray RaneyMurray Raney was an American mechanical engineer born in Carrollton, Kentucky. He was the developer of a nickel catalyst that became known as Raney nickel, which is often used in industrial processes and scientific research for the hydrogenation of multiple covalent bonds present in...
(1885–1966), American mechanical engineer; inventor of Raney nickel - Paul Hartley RaneyPaul Hartley Raney2nd Lieutenant Paul Hartley Raney was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Christmas Day, December 25, 1892, the son of the Hon. William Edgar Raney, KC and Jessie Amelia Raney. He attended West Toronto Public School, St. Andrew's College from 1906 to 1908, and Oakwood Collegiate...
(1892–1917), Canadian fighter pilot killed in World War I - Sue RaneySue RaneySue Raney is an American jazz singer. Signed by Capitol Records at the age of seventeen, her debut album, the Nelson Riddle-produced When Your Lover Has Gone, was released in 1958. Raney begin singing at only four years of age, and encouraged by her mother, began working as a professional before...
(b. 1940), American jazz singer - Tom RaneyTom RaneyTom Raney is an American comic book artist, known for illustrating titles as Annihilation Conquest, Alpha Flight, Ultimate X-Men and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics, DV8 and Stormwatch for Image Comics, and Outsiders for DC Comics....
, a comic-book artist. - Wayne RaneyWayne RaneyWayne Raney was an American country singer and harmonica player.-Biography:Raney was born on a farm with a foot deformity and could not do heavy labor. After learning to play harmonica at an early age, he moved to Piedras Negras, Mexico at age 13, where he played on radio station XEPN...
(1921–1993), American country singer - William RaneyWilliam RaneyWilliam Edgar Raney, K.C. was a lawyer, politician and judge in Ontario, Canada, in the early twentieth century.-Background and early career:...
(1859–1933), Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge from Ontario