Mexican soccer player Rafael Marquez named his daughter Rafaela, which I think is really pretty.

Rafaela Ottiano, Italian-born character actress. (Russian Rita in "She Done Him Wrong" and Lillian, the housekeeper, in "Topper Returns.")

Rafaela Lopes Silva is a Brazilian judoka. She won a gold medal at the 2013 World Judo Championships and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the –57 kg weight division. Currently, she occupies the graduation third sergeant in the Navy of Brazil and integrates the Center of Physical Education Admiral Nunes, the Military Sports Department.