Rafał

Rafał

Pronunciation	Polish: [ˈra.faw] ^ⓘ
Gender	male
Language	Polish
Origin
Word/name	Slavic
Region of origin	Poland
Other names
Related names	Raphael

Rafał (Polish: [ˈra.faw] ^ⓘ) is a Polish masculine given name. It is the Polish form of the name Raphael.^[1]

Notable people with the name

A-J

• Rafał Adamczyk (born 1974), Polish politician
• Rafał Ambrozik (born 1979), Polish politician
• Rafał Andraszak (born 1978), Polish footballer
• Rafał Antoniewski (born 1980), Polish chess grandmaster
• Rafał Augustyn (composer) (born 1951), Polish composer, pianist and writer
• Rafał Augustyn (racewalker) (born 1984), Polish race walker
• Rafał Augustyniak (born 1993), Polish footballer
• Rafał Berliński (born 1976), Polish footballer
• Rafał Betlejewski (born 1969), Polish artist
• Rafał Blechacz (born 1985), Polish classical pianist
• Rafał Bochenek (born 1986), Polish lawyer and politician
• Rafał Boguski (born 1984), Polish footballer
• Rafał Bruski (born 1962), Polish politician
• Rafał Brzoska (born 1977), Polish entrepreneur and investor
• Rafał Brzozowski (born 1981), Polish singer and TV presenter, represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
• Rafał Buszek (born 1987), Polish volleyball player
• Rafał Choynowski (born 1960), Polish equestrian
• Rafał Cieśla (born 1967), retired Polish athlete
• Rafał Czuper (born 1988), Polish table tennis player
• Rafał Dębski (born 1969), Polish writer
• Rafał Dobrowolski (born 1983), Polish archer
• Rafał Dobrucki (born 1976), Polish speedway rider
• Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski (born 1969), British experimental physicist
• Rafał Dutkiewicz (born 1959), Polish politician and entrepreneur, mayor of Wrocław (2002-2018)
• Alojzy Rafał Estreicher (1786–1852), Polish physician
• Rafał Fedaczyński (born 1980), Polish race walker
• Rafał Feinmesser (1895–?), Polish chess master
• Rafał Furman (born 1985), Polish cyclist
• Rafał Gan-Ganowicz (1932–2002), Polish mercenary, journalist, and activist
• Rafał Gaweł, Polish director and anti-racism activist
• Rafał Gikiewicz (born 1987), Polish footballer
• Rafał Głażewski (born 1980), Polish sprint canoeist
• Rafał Gliński (born 1982), Polish handball player
• Rafał Górak (born 1973), Polish professional football manager
• Rafał Górski (1973–2010), Polish historian, writer and activist
• Rafał Grodzicki (born 1983), Polish footballer
• Rafał Grotowski (born 1973), Polish field hockey player
• Rafał Grupiński (born 1952), Polish politician
• Rafał Grzelak (born 1988), Polish footballer
• Rafał Grzelak (born 1982), Polish footballer
• Rafał Grzyb (born 1983), Polish footballer
• Rafał Hadziewicz (1803–1883), Polish painter
• Rafał Hawel (born 1984), Polish badminton player
• Rafał Hejmej (born 1980), Polish rower
• Rafał Jackiewicz (born 1977), Polish professional boxer
• Rafał Jaki, Polish executive producer and writer
• Rafał Jakubowicz (born 1974), Polish visual artist
• Rafał Janicki (born 1992), Polish footballer
• Rafał Jaworski (born 1973), Polish historian and archivist
• Rafał Jewtuch (born 1973), Polish snooker player
• Rafał Jonkisz (born 1997), Polish model, acrobat and television personality
• Rafał Jędrszczyk (born 1978), Polish football player and manager

K-P

• Rafał Kaczmarczyk (born 1972), Polish footballer
• Rafał Kaczor (born 1982), Polish amateur boxer
• Rafał Kamiński (born 1990), known as Ralph Kaminski, Polish singer-songwriter and record producer
• Rafał Karczmarz (born 1999), Polish speedway rider
• Rafal Kiernicki (1912–1995), Ukrainian Catholic prelate
• Rafał Kobryń (born 1999), Polish footballer
• Rafał Korc (born 1982), Polish Paralympic athlete
• Rafał Kosik (born 1971), Polish science fiction writer
• Rafał Kosznik (born 1983), Polish footballer
• Rafał Kownacki (born 1980), Polish lawyer
• Rafał Kozielewski (born 1976), Polish judoka
• Rafał Król (born 1989), Polish footballer
• Rafał Królikowski (born 1966), Polish actor
• Rafał Kubacki (born 1967), Polish judoka
• Rafał Kujawa (born 1988), Polish footballer
• Rafał Kuptel (born 1976), Polish handball player
• Rafał Kurmański (1982–2004), Polish speedway rider
• Rafał Kurzawa (born 1993), Polish footballer
• Rafał Kwieciński (born 1975), Polish footballer
• Rafał Lasocki (born 1975), Polish professional footballer
• Rafał Lemkin (1900–1959), Polish lawyer
• Rafał Lepel (born 1990), retired Polish biathlete
• Rafał Leśkiewicz (born 1977), Polish historian and manager
• Rafał Leszczyński (1526–1592) (1526–1592), voivode of the Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship from 1545 to 1550
• Rafał Leszczyński (1579–1636) (1579–1636), Polish-Lithuanian noble and Imperial count
• Rafał Leszczyński (1650–1703) (1650–1703), Polish nobleman, father of King of Poland Stanisław I Leszczyński
• Rafał Leszczyński (footballer) (born 1992), Polish footballer
• Rafał Majka (born 1989), Polish bicycle racer
• Rafał Makowski (born 1996), Polish footballer
• Rafał Malczewski (1892–1965), Polish painter and author
• Rafał Maślak (born 1989), Polish model
• Rafał Milach (born 1978), Polish visual artist and photographer
• Rafał Muchacki (born 1955), Polish politician
• Rafał Murawski (born 1981), Polish footballer
• Rafał Niżnik (born 1974), Polish footballer
• Rafał Okoniewski (born 1980), Polish speedway rider
• Rafał Olbiński (born 1943), painter, illustrator and designer
• Rafał Omelko (born 1989), retired Polish athlete
• Rafał Pankowski (born 1976), Polish sociologist and political scientist
• Rafał Patyra [pl] (born 1974), Polish sports journalist
• Rafał Pawlak (born 1970), Polish football player and manager
• Rafał Perl (born 1981), Polish diplomat
• Rafał Pietrzak (born 1992), Polish footballer
• Rafał Piotrowski (footballer) (1974–2024), Polish footballer
• Rafał Piotrowski (musician) [pl] (born 1985), Polish death metal vocalist
• Rafał Piszcz (1940–2012), Polish sprint canoeist
• Rafał Poborski (born 1976), Polish diplomat
• Rafał Przybylski (born 1991), Polish handball player

R-Z

• Rafał Ratajczyk (born 1983), Polish racing cyclist
• Rafał Reszelewski [pl] (born 1996), Polish astronomical observer
• Rafał Romanowski (born 1978), Polish politician
• Rafał Rosolski (born 1991), Polish canoeist
• Rafał Ruta (born 1972), Polish footballer
• Rafał Sarnecki (born 1990), Polish cyclist
• Rafał Siadaczka (born 1972), Polish footballer
• Rafał Siemaszko (born 1986), Polish footballer
• Rafał Siemianowski (born 1980), Polish civil servant and diplomat
• Rafał Sikora (born 1987), Polish race walker
• Rafał Skarbek-Malczewski (born 1982), Polish snowboarder
• Rafał Śliż (born 1983), Polish ski jumper
• Rafał Ślusarz (born 1962), Polish politician
• Rafał Smoliński (born 1977), Polish rower
• Rafał Sonik (born 1966), Polish rally driver
• Rafał Sroka (born 1970), Polish ice hockey player
• Rafał Stradomski (born 1958), Polish composer pianist, and writer
• Rafał Stroiński (born 1964), Polish footballer
• Rafał Strączek (born 1999), Polish footballer
• Rafał Syska (born 1974), Polish film historian and writer
• Rafał Sznajder (1972–2014), Polish fencer
• Rafał Szombierski (born 1982), Polish speedway rider
• Rafał Szukała (born 1971), Polish swimmer, Olympic silver medallist
• Rafał Szukiel (born 1976), Polish sailor
• Rafał Szwed (born 1973), Polish footballer
• Rafał Szymura (born 1995), Polish volleyball player
• Rafał of Tarnów, Polish nobleman
• Rafał Taubenschlag (1881–1958), Polish historian of law, specialist in Roman law and papyrology
• Rafał Trzaskowski (born 1972), Polish politician serving as the Mayor of Warsaw
• Rafał Ulatowski (born 1973), Polish football manager
• Rafał de Weryha-Wysoczański (born 1975), Polish art historian, genealogist and writer
• Rafał Wiechecki (born 1978), Polish politician
• Rafał Wieruszewski (born 1981), Polish sprinter
• Rafał Wilk (born 1974), Polish Paralympic handcyclist
• Rafał Wnuk (born 1967), Polish historian
• Rafał Wojaczek (1945–1971), Polish poet
• Rafał Wójcik (1972–2025), Polish long-distance runner
• Rafał Wołczecki (born 1996), Polish boxer
• Rafał Wolski (born 1992), Polish footballer
• Rafał Wolsztyński (born 1994), Polish professional footballer
• Rafał Włodarczyk (born 1995), Polish footballer
• Rafał Zaborowski (born 1994), Polish footballer
• Rafał Zawierucha (born 1986), Polish actor
• Rafal Zielinski (born 1957), Canadian director, producer and screenwriter
• Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz (born 1964), Polish author and publicist

See also

• Rafal (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing Rafal

References

1. Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Rafał