title: Rea (name)
text: # Rea (name)
  
  Rea (sometimes spelt Reah) is a name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
  
  ## Surname
  
  * 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
  * Joseph "Joe" Rea (born 1958), Canadian curler and coach
  * John Rea (disambiguation), several people
  * 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
  