Rea (name)

Rea 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 (born 1928)
• Carleton Rea (1861–1946), British mycologist
• Chris Rea (born 1951), English singer-songwriter
• Colin Rea (born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher
• 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)
• Jonathan Rea (born 1987), Northern Irish motorcycle racer
• Paul Rea (born 1968), American radio and television reporter from Georgia
• Peggy Rea (1921–2011)[1], American actress
• Russell Rea (1846–1916), British ship-owner and politician
• Samuel Rea (1855–1929), American railroad executive
• Silvia Dimitrova Rea (born 1970), Bulgarian painter
• Stephen Rea (born 1946), Irish actor
• Steven Rea, American film critic
• Thomas Rea ((929–2016), American dermatologist
• Tony Rea, (born 1966), Australian rugby league coach
• Virginia Rea, American singer
• William Rea (ironmaster) (1662–1750?), partner or manager of important English ironworks
• William Rea (real estate magnate) (1912–2006), of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Given name

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

Fictional characters

• Princess Rea, a character in Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1950 play Romulus der Große ("Romulus the Great")
• Rea Masaki (正木 玲亜, Masaki Reia), a fictional character 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, who founded the city of Rome