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

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