Rafter is both a given name and a surname that may refer to:

Surname

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  • Athol Rafter (1913–1996), New Zealand nuclear chemist
  • Charles Rafter (1860–1935), British police officer
  • Clifford Marle (real name Patrick Cassamer Rafter, born 1885), successful actor and producer of the early 20th century, appearing in several silent films.
  • Henry Rafter (born 1830), British master artist and former Headmaster of School of Arts of Coventry
  • Jack Rafter (1875–1943), Major League Baseball catcher
  • John Rafter Lee, British actor, voice actor, professional narrator
  • Kevin Rafter, Irish journalist and academic
  • Kitty Clive (née Rafter) (1711–1785), British actress of considerable repute on the stages of London
  • Michael Rafter, American arranger, musical director, musical supervisor and conductor
  • Mike Rafter, rugby union coach and former Bristol and England flanker
  • Nicole Hahn Rafter, Feminist criminology professor at Northeastern University
  • Orlaith Rafter, Irish actor, novelist and playwright
  • Patrick Rafter, Former World Number One tennis player
  • Captain Seamus Rafter (1873-1918), IRA commandant for Wexford, Ireland during the 1916 Rising
  • Colonel William Rafter (died 1819), executed in Panama following his capture at the Spanish retaking of Porto Bello, South America.

Given name

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Fictional characters

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  • Ben Rafter, Dave Rafter, Melissa Rafter, Nathan Rafter, Rachel Rafter, Sammy Rafter, Julie Rafter, Ruby Rafter, are roles in the television series Packed to the Rafters

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