This is one in the series of articles titled First Names First and it is all for pure entertainment! We present a chronological list of persons with their first name here, and your task is to pick one. Then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and to see what if anything he or she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Spend a couple of minutes of your life with this. Lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us – let them!

This time it is all about Rachel/Rachael!
Rachel Carson* marine biologist/author/conversationist - Springvale, PA USA (1907)

Rachel Gurney* actress – Buckinghamshire, England (1920)

Rachel Ward* actress/director/screenwriter – Cornwell, Oxfordshire, England (1957)

Rachel Weisz* actress – London, England (1970)
Rachel Maddow* television host/political commentator - Castro Valley, CA USA (1973)
Rachel Dolezal* civil rights activist - Lincoln County, Montana, USA (1977)
Rachel McAdams* actress – London, Ontario CAN (1978) - pic
Rachel Corrie* activist/diarist - Olympia, Washington, USA (1979)

Rachael Carpani* actress (McLeod’s Daughters) – Sydney, Australia (1980)
Rachel Scott* first victim of the Columbine High School massacre - Denver, Colorado USA (1981)

Updated 3.3.2021