Rea (name)

Rea (sometimes spelt Reah) is a name. Notable people and characters with the name include:

Surname

 * Alexander Rea (1858–1924), British archaeologist in India
 * Alexander Rea (organist) (1830–1909), English clergyman and Australian musician
 * Andrew Rea (born 1987), American culinary YouTube personality and filmmaker
 * Baron Rea, a peerage of the United Kingdom
 * Walter Russell Rea, 1st Baron Rea (1873–1948)
 * Philip Russell Rea, 2nd Baron Rea (1900–1981)
 * (John) Nicolas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea (1928–2020)


 * Carleton Rea (1861–1946), British mycologist
 * Chris Rea (born 1951), British singer-songwriter
 * Colin Rea (born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher
 * Flick Rea, English Liberal Democrat politician
 * George Rea (1894–1978), American banker and university president
 * Gino Rea (born 1989), British motorcycle racer
 * Herald Rea Cox (H. R. Cox) (1907–1986), American bacteriologist
 * Jackie Rea (1921–2013), Northern Irish snooker player
 * James F. Rea (b. 1937), American politician
 * James Rea Benson (1807–1885), Canadian businessman and politician from Ontario
 * Joe Rea (curling) (born 1958), Canadian curler and coach
 * John Rea (disambiguation), several people
 * John Rea (artistic director) (born 1967), American composer and artistic director
 * John Rea (composer) (born 1944), Canadian classical music composer
 * John Rea (footballer) (1868–1944), Welsh footballer
 * John Rea (horticulturalist) (died 1681), English garden writer
 * John Rea (musician), Irish hammered dulcimer player
 * John Rea (papyrologist) (born 1933), British papyrologist and academic
 * John Rea (politician) (1755–1829), United States politician
 * John Rea (snooker player) (born 1951), Scottish snooker player
 * John Andrew Rea (1848–1941), American journalist and politician
 * John Huntington Rea (1909–1968), American actor, stage name John Ridgely
 * John Patterson Rea (1840–1900), Minnesota judge


 * Johnny Rea, motorcycle racer
 * Jonathan Rea (born 1987), Northern Irish motorcycle racer
 * Neill Rea (born 1971), New Zealand actor
 * Paul Rea (born 1968), American radio and television reporter from Georgia
 * Peggy Rea (1921–2011), American actress
 * Russell Rea (1846–1916), British ship-owner and politician
 * Samuel Rea (1855–1929), American railroad executive
 * Sean Rea (born 2002), Canadian soccer player
 * Silvia Dimitrova Rea (born 1970), Bulgarian painter
 * Stephen Rea (born 1946), Irish actor
 * Steven Rea, American film critic
 * Thomas Rea (1929–2016), American dermatologist
 * Tony Rea (born 1966), Australian rugby league coach
 * Virginia Rea, American singer
 * William Rea (ironmaster) (1662–1750?), partner or manager of English ironworks
 * William Rea (real estate magnate) (1912–2006), of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Rea

 * Rea Brändle (1953–2019), Swiss journalist
 * Rea Carey (born 1966), American human rights activist
 * Rea Garvey (born 1973), Irish singer
 * Rea Hraski (born 1992), Croatian sportswoman
 * Rea Irvin (1881–1972), American graphic artist
 * Rea Leakey (1915–1999), British officer
 * Rea Lenders (born 1980), Dutch trampoline gymnast
 * Rea Lest-Liik (born 1990), Estonian actress
 * Rea Mauranen (born 1949), Finnish television actress
 * Rea Mészáros (born 1994), Hungarian handball player
 * Rea Pittman (born 1993), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Rea Ann Silva (born 1961), American creator
 * Rea Tajiri (born 1958), Japanese–American filmmaker
 * Rea Wilmshurst (1941–1996), Canadian literary editor

Reah

 * Reah Whitehead (1883-1972), one of the first female lawyers in Washington state

Single name

 * Rea', aka Australian rapper Reason
 * r e a (artist) (born 1962), Aboriginal Australian artist

Fictional characters

 * Princess Rea, in Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1950 play Romulus der Große ("Romulus the Great")
 * Rea Masaki (正木 玲亜), in the Tenchi Muyo! series and only a character in the OVA continuity
 * T'Rea, a Vulcan priestess on Star Trek, mother of Sybok
 * Rhea Silvia (also written as Rea Silvia), and also known as Ilia), the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, said to have founded the city of Rome