Raoul is a French variant of the male given name Ralph or Rudolph, and a cognate of Raul. Raoul may also refer to: Given name Raoul Berger, American legal scholar Raoul Bova, Italian actor Radulphus Brito (Raoul le Breton, died 1320), grammarian See Lament for the Makaris for Roull of Corstorphin and Roull of Aberdene; fifteenth-century poets Raoul de Godewaersvelde, French singer Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy; also known as Raoul, Duke of Burgundy (and later king of the Franks), son of Richard of Autun Raoul Heertje, Dutch stand-up comedian Raoul Moat, English fugitive and gunman at the centre of the 2010 Northumbria Police manhunt Raoul of Turenne or Saint-Raoul, archbishop of Bourges, 840–866 Raoul (founder of Vaucelles Abbey) or Saint Raoul Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish humanitarian Raoul Walsh (1887–1980), film director Raoul, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Surname Raoul (Byzantine family), Byzantine aristocratic family of Norman descent Alexios Raoul, Byzantine general Theodora Raoulaina (c. 1240–1300), Byzantine noblewoman, nun and scholar Étienne Fiacre Louis Raoul (1815–1852), French naval surgeon and naturalist Fanny Raoul (1771-1833), French feminist writer, journalist, philosopher and essayist; younger sister of Jean-Marie Raoul Jean-Marie Raoul (1766–1837), French lawyer, musician Kwame Raoul (b. 1964), American politician and 42nd Attorney General of Illinois Fictional characters Viscount Raoul de Chagny, character in The Phantom of the Opera Bushman (character) (full name Raoul Bushman), a Marvel Comics character Raoul Duke, a recurring character and author surrogate of writer Hunter S. Thompson Raoul, one of the main characters of the 2010 animation A Monster in Paris Raoul CaRoule from the 2011 animated film Cars 2 Raoul Silva, the main antagonist in the 2012 film Skyfall, played by Javier Bardem Raoul Robideux, one of the main characters of the French–Canadian web series Tetes a Claques Raoul Diop, son of protagonist Assane Diop in the Netflix French TV series Lupin Places Raoul, Georgia, United States Raoul Island in the Pacific Ocean Other Raoul and the Kings of Spain, a 1995 studio album by British group Tears for Fears "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" (song), the title track from the album "Raoul" (song), a 2006 single by indie band The Automatic Raoul (EP), an EP by The Automatic See also Raul, a cognate of this name French masculine given names