title: Rafter (name)
text: # Rafter (name)
  
  Rafter is both a given name and a surname that may refer to:
  
  ## Surname
  
  * 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
  
  * Rafter Bats, artist who has taken part in a concert Gathering of the Vibes in 2001
  * Rafter Roberts, musician and producer of rock band Rafter of San Diego, U.S.
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * 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
  