Raymond Patterson or Ray Patterson may refer to: Muhammad Ali (drummer) (born 1936), American jazz drummer, originally named Raymond Patterson Ray Patterson (animator) (1911–2001), American animator, producer, and director Ray Patterson (basketball) (1922–2011), American basketball player and general manager Ray Patterson (boxer), a member of the Patterson family Raymond M. Patterson (1898–1984), English writer and explorer Raymond R. Patterson (1929-2001), African-American poet