Rainey is a name of British-Irish origin. People with the surname Anson Rainey (born 1930), 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" See also Meredith Rainey-Valmon (born 1968), American runner East African cheetah, also known as Rainey's cheetah in honor of Paul J. Rainey Raney, a surname Ranney (disambiguation)