Rafaeli is a surname which means "son of Rafael". Spelling variations include Refaeli, Raphaeli, Raffaeli, and Raffaelli. The name may refer to:Bar Refaeli, Israeli model and actress Daniele Raffaeli, Italian actor Eliezer Rafaeli (1926–2018), Israeli founding President of the University of Haifa Giacomo Raffaelli (artist) (1753–1836), Italian artist Jean-François Raffaëlli (1850–1924), French painter Philip Raffaelli, British admiral Ron Raffaelli (1943–2016), American photographer Anat Rafaeli, Israeli organizational behavior researcher Sheizaf Rafaeli, Israeli computer scientist and writer Shuli Mualem-Rafaeli, Israeli politician Zvi Raphaeli (1924–2005), Israeli painter