Raynal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Aline Marie Raynal, French botanist and botanical illustrator David Raynal (1840–1903), French politician Étienne Weill-Raynal (1887–1982), French historian, resistant, journalist and Socialist politician François Édouard Raynal (1830–1898), French sailor Frédérick Raynal, French video game designer and programmer Guillaume Thomas François Raynal (1713–1796), French writer Jean Raynal (1929–2015), French sports journalist Mathieu Raynal, French rugby union referee Maurice Raynal (1884–1954), French art critic Michel Raynal, French computer scientist Sylvain Eugène Raynal (1867–1939), French military officer