# 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

## Given name
### 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, Masaki Reia), 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