Arts and Music

• Rachel Ruysch (born 1664, died 1750)

  Dutch painter.

  • Painted Flower Still Life (see list of Artists of the 17th & 18th Centuries)

Leadership

• Rachel Louise Carson (born 1907, died 1964)

  American biologist, environmentalist and writer. Her books were among the first to draw attention to human environmental devastation.

  • 1963 National Council of Women''s Women of Conscience award winner (see list of Women of Conscience Award winners)

Miscellaneous

• Rachel Louise Carson (born 1907, died 1964)

  American biologist, environmentalist and writer. Her books were among the first to draw attention to human environmental devastation.

  • 1979 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
  • Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)
• Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson (born 1767, died 1828)
  • Wife of Andrew Jackson, seventh President (see list of United States First Ladies)
• Rachel

  Daughter of Laban, second wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph.

  • Appears in Genesis (see list of Biblical Names from the Old Testament)
• Rachel Scott
  • 1975 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
• Rachel Trudeau (born 1983)
  • Twin daughter of Jane Pauley and Garry Trudeau (see list of Famous Twins and Triplets)
• Rachel Bird Wilson
  • Wife of James Wilson (see list of Wives of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)

Science and Philosophy

• Rachel Fuller Brown
  • Co-discovered the first antibiotic effective against fungus (see list of Biological Scientists)
• Rachel Louise Carson (born 1907, died 1964)

  American biologist, environmentalist and writer. Her books were among the first to draw attention to human environmental devastation.

  • Author of books that encouraged environmental conservation, most notably Silent Spring (see list of Biological Scientists)

Stage and Screen

• Rachel Ames (born 1929)

  American actress.

  • Actress on soap opera ''''General Hospital'''' (see list of Performers on ''General Hospital'')
• Rachel Gannon

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''One Life to Live'''' (see list of Characters on ''One Life to Live'')
• Rachel Green

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Jennifer Aniston (see list of Characters on ''Friends'')
• Rachel Greene

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Yvonne Zima (see list of Characters on ''ER'')
• Rachel Gurney

  British actress.

  • Portrayed Lady Marjorie (see list of Actors on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
• Mayor Rachel Harris

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Leigh Taylor-Young (see list of Characters on ''Picket Fences'')
• Rachel Cory Hutchins

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''Another World'''' (see list of Characters on ''Another World'')
• Rachel Meadows

  Fictional character.

  • Played by Kyme (see list of Character from Spike Lee's School Daze)
• Rachel Zachary

  Fictional character.

  • Character in The Unforgiven (see list of see Audrey Hepburn's Roles)

The Literary World

• Rachel Louise Carson (born 1907, died 1964)

  American biologist, environmentalist and writer. Her books were among the first to draw attention to human environmental devastation.

  • 1952 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for The Sea Around Us (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
• Rachel Field
  • 1930 Newbery Medal winner, for Hitty, Her First Hundred Years (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)