Rainey

Rainey is a name of British-Irish origin.

People with the surname

 * Anson Rainey (1930–2011), Israeli professor of Ancient Near Eastern cultures
 * Bobby Rainey (born 1987), American National Football League player
 * Chuck Rainey (born 1940), American bassist
 * David "Puck" Rainey (born 1968), American reality TV personality
 * Darren Rainey (1962–2012), American prison inmate who died of burns from a scalding shower
 * Edward Rainey (born 1961), Scottish painter
 * Ford Rainey (1908–2005), American actor
 * Grace Rainey Rogers (1867–1943), American art collector, philanthropist
 * Henry Thomas Rainey (1860–1934), American politician
 * John W. Rainey (1880–1923), U.S. Representative from Illinois
 * John Rainey (baseball) (1864–1912), American Major League Baseball player
 * John David Rainey (born 1945), U.S. federal judge
 * Jon Douglas Rainey (born 1970), American professional thief on the reality TV show It Takes a Thief
 * Joseph Rainey (1832–1887), American politician, first African-American United States Representative and second biracial Congressman
 * Lawrence A. Rainey (1923–2002), American sheriff
 * Ma Rainey (1882–1939), American blues singer
 * Matt Rainey, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
 * Paul J. Rainey (1877–1923), American businessman, philanthropist, hunter and photographer
 * Philip Rainey (born 1959), Irish former rugby union player
 * Robert E. L. Rainey (1914–2002), American artist
 * Tanner Rainey (born 1992), American Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Wayne Rainey (born 1960), American motorcycle racer
 * William Rainey Harper (1856–1906), American academic administrator

People with the given name

 * Rainey Bennett (1907–1998), American artist and illustrator
 * Rainey Bethea (c. 1909–1936), last person to be publicly executed in the United States
 * Rainey Gaffin, 2015 and 2016 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American - see Tennessee Volunteers softball
 * Rainey Haynes (born 1964), American singer-songwriter also known simply as "Rainey"