Rea (name)
Rea is a name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
Surname
- Alexander Rea, British archaeologist in India
- Alexander Rea (organist), English clergyman and Australian musician
- Andrew Rea, American culinary YouTube personality and filmmaker
- Baron Rea, a peerage of the United Kingdom
- Bradley Rea, English professional boxer
- Carleton Rea, British mycologist
- Chris Rea, British rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Chris Rea (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player
- Christopher G. Rea, literary and cultural historian and academic
- Colin Rea, American professional baseball pitcher
- Emma Amy Rea, British mycologist
- Flick Rea, English Liberal Democrat politician
- Florence P. Rea, American composer
- George Rea, American banker and university president
- Gino Rea, British motorcycle racer
- Herald Rea Cox, American bacteriologist
- Jackie Rea, Northern Irish snooker player
- James F. Rea, American politician
- James Rea Benson, Canadian businessman and politician from Ontario
- Joe Rea (curling), Canadian curler and coach
- John Rea (disambiguation), several people
- Johnny Rea, motorcycle racer
- Jonathan Rea, Northern Irish motorcycle racer
- Neill Rea, New Zealand actor
- Paul Rea, American radio and television reporter from Georgia
- Peggy Rea, American actress
- Russell Rea, British ship-owner and politician
- Samuel Rea, American railroad executive
- Sean Rea, Canadian soccer player
- Silvia Dimitrova Rea, Bulgarian painter
- Stephen Rea, Irish actor
- Steven Rea, American film critic
- Thomas Rea, American dermatologist
- Tony Rea, Australian rugby league coach
- Virginia Rea, American singer
- William Rea (ironmaster), partner or manager of English ironworks
- William Rea (real estate magnate), of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Given name
Rea
- Rea Brändle, Swiss journalist
- Rea Carey, American human rights activist
- Rea Garvey, Irish singer
- Rea Hraski, Croatian sportswoman
- Rea Irvin, American graphic artist
- Rea Leakey, British officer
- Rea Lenders, Dutch trampoline gymnast
- Rea Lest-Liik, Estonian actress
- Rea Mauranen, Finnish television actress
- Rea Mészáros, Hungarian handball player
- Rea Pittman, Australian rugby league footballer
- Rea Ann Silva, American creator
- Rea Tajiri, Japanese–American filmmaker
- Rea Wilmshurst, Canadian literary editor
Reah
- Reah Whitehead, one of the first female lawyers in Washington state
Single name
- Rea', aka Australian rapper Reason
- r e a (artist), Aboriginal Australian artist
Fictional characters
- Princess Rea, in Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1950 play Romulus der Große
- Rea Masaki, 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, the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, said to have founded the city of Rome