Reed (surname)
Reed is an English-language surname.
It is commonly believed to be a nickname-derived surname referring to a person's complexion or hair being ruddy or red, as its literal meaning is the colour red. It is a variant of Reid, which refers to ruddy complexion or red hair
People with the surname include:
- A. J. Reed, American baseball player
- Adam Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Adam Reed, American voice actor
- * Adam Reed (footballer, born 1975), English footballer
- * Adam Reed (footballer, born 1991), English footballer
- Alaina Reed Hall, American actress
- Alan Reed, American voice actor
- Albert Edwin Reed, English publisher
- Albert Reed (model), American model
- Albert Reed Jr., American actor and law enforcement officer
- Sir Alec Reed, British businessman
- Alec Reed Academy, British school of Studies
- Alex Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Alexander Wyclif Reed, New Zealand author
- *James Alexander Reed, American politician
- *Julian Alexander Arnott Reed, Canadian politician
- Alfred Hamish Reed, England, emigrated to New Zealand
- Alfred Reed, US conductor and composer
- Allison Reed, American ice dancer
- Alto Reed, American saxophonist
- Alvin Reed, American football player
- Alyson Reed, American dancer
- Amanda Reed, US philanthropist widow of Simeon Gannett Reed
- Andre Reed, American football player
- Andrew Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Andrew Reed (baseball), American baseball player
- *Andrew Reed (minister), British Congregational minister and philanthropist
- *Andrew Reed (police officer), inspector in the Irish police force
- *Andrew Reed (rower), American rower
- Andy Reed (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player
- Andrew Joseph Reed or A. J. Reed, American baseball player
- Andy Reed (politician), British politician
- Ann Reed, American singer-songwriter
- Anna M. Morrison Reed, American author, lecturer, poet, and suffragist
- Arthur Reed, multiple people, including:
- *Arthur Reed (footballer, born 1894), English footballer
- *Arthur Reed (politician), British Member of Parliament for Exeter, 1931–1945
- *Arthur Reed, American longevity claimant, died aged 123 years, 292 days; see longevity claims
- *Arthur Reed (RAF officer), World War I flying ace
- *Arthur Reed (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Austin Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
- B. Mitchel Reed, US radio disc jockey
- Barry Reed (author), US trial lawyer and novelist
- Basil Reed, England cricketer and Royal Navy officer
- Betty Lou Reed, American politician
- Betty Reed, American politician
- Bill Reed, Canadian ice hockey player
- Billy Reed (footballer), Welsh footballer
- Billy Reed (baseball), American baseball player
- Bob Reed (baseball), American baseball player
- Bobby Reed (American football), American football player
- P. Booker Reed, American politician
- Brandon Reed, American politician
- Brandy Reed, American basketball player
- Brett Reed, American drummer, guitarist with Rancid
- Brett Reed (basketball), American basketball coach
- Butch Reed Bruce Franklin Reed, American wrestler
- Byron Reed, real estate agent and politician in Nebraska, US
- Caitriona Reed, American Zen Buddhist sensei
- Carlson Reed, American baseball player
- Carol Reed (weather broadcaster), "The weather girl" New York weathercaster
- Carol Reed, England film producer and director
- Caroline Keating Reed, American pianist and music teacher
- Cathy Reed, American ice dancer in Japan, sister of Chris Reed
- Chad Reed, Australian motocross rider
- Charles Manning Reed, Whig politician in Pennsylvania
- Charles N. Reed, farmer and politician in New York
- Sir Charles Reed (British politician), politician and antiquarian
- Chauncey W. Reed, American WWI veteran, lawyer and politician
- Chester Albert Reed, American ornithologist, artist and writer
- Chris Reed (figure skater), American ice skater in Japan
- Chuck Reed, American lawyer politician
- Chuck Reed (gridiron football), American football player
- Clarke Reed, American businessman and politician
- Clyde M. Reed, American politician
- Crystal Reed, American actress in Teen Wolf
- Cyril Reed, Indian cricketer in England and Malaya
- D. J. Reed, American football player
- Dan Reed, American rock musician and founder of Dan Reed Network
- Dan Reed (director), British director of Leaving Neverland
- Daniel Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Daniel Reed (actor), American stage actor, director and playwright
- *Daniel Reed (table tennis), British table tennis player
- *Daniel Reed (Canadian politician), Canadian politician
- *Daniel A. Reed (computer scientist), computer scientist, provost of University of Utah
- *Daniel A. Reed (politician), American football coach
- Darrell Reed, American football player
- Dave Reed, Texas DJ, member of duo Tritonal (band)
- Dave L. Reed, member of the Pennsylvania State House
- David Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * David Reed (American football), wide receiver with Indianapolis Colts
- * David Reed (artist), American abstract painter
- * David Reed (bishop), American Episcopal bishop
- * David Reed (comedian), British actor and comedian
- * David Reed (pioneer) pioneer in Pennsylvania
- * David Reed (Labour politician), British Labour Party MP
- * David A. Reed, American Senator from Pennsylvania, 1923–1935
- * David C. Reed, mayor of San Diego, California
- * David E. Reed, Reader's Digest editor
- * David Jay Reed, Japan-born artist in Perth, Western Australia
- * David M. Reed, American Episcopal bishop in Texas
- * David P. Reed, computer scientist, designer of user datagram protocol
- * David Vern Reed, American comics writer, known for Batman
- * David Wellington Reed, known for Murder of David Reed in US, solved in 2008
- Dean Reed, American singer and actor in East Germany, dubbed "Red Elvis"
- Dewey H. Reed, American educator and politician
- Dizzy Reed, American keyboardist with Guns N' Roses
- Dominic Reed, English cricketer
- Don Reed (American football), coach for Long Beach State 49ers
- Don Reed, American actor, writer, producer, director and comedian
- Don Collins Reed, American ethicist and historian of philosophy
- Donald Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Donald Reed (actor), Mexican-American film actor, and later, Beverly Hills video consultant
- * Donald A. Reed, founder of Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films and its Saturn Awards
- * Don Reed, American comedian
- * Donald H. Reed Jr., American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Donna Reed, American actress in It's a Wonderful Life and sitcom The Donna Reed Show
- Dorothy Reed Mendenhall, American pediatric physician, graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Doug Reed, American football defensive end with Los Angeles Rams
- Douglas Reed, British journalist, writer and anti-Zionist
- E. Ray Reed, West Virginia Republican politician
- Ed Reed, American football player with Baltimore Ravens
- Eddie Reed, American lawyer and college football coach
- Eddie Reed (baseball), American Negro league baseball player
- Edward Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Edward Reed (coach), American water polo coach
- *Edward Reed (naval architect), British naval architect and politician
- *Edward C. Reed, American veteran of War of 1812, lawyer and politician
- *Edward Cornelius Reed Jr., American federal judge
- *Edward S. Reed, American ecological psychologist and philosopher
- *Edward Tennyson Reed, British cartoonist for Punch magazine
- *T. Edward Reed, Canadian zoologist, anthropologist, and pediatrician
- Elijah W. Reed, American menhaden fishing pioneer in Virginia
- Elizabeth Armstrong Reed, American author and Orientalist scholar
- Enrique Reed, Chilean chess master
- Eric Reed (baseball), with the Florida Marlins
- Eric Reed (musician), American jazz pianist and composer
- Eric Reed (soccer player), American goalkeeper and coach
- Eugene Elliott Reed, Democrat congressman from New Hampshire
- Evelyn Reed, American communist and women's rights activist
- Francine Reed, American blues singer associated with Lyle Lovett
- Frank Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gary Reed (athlete), Canadian middle-distance runner
- Gary Reed (comics), American comic book writer and publisher
- Sir Geoffrey Reed, Australian judge and director-general of ASIO
- George Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
- Guilford Bevil Reed, Canadian medical researcher
- H. Owen Reed, American composer, conductor, and educator
- Hamilton Lyster Reed, Irish officer in British Army, VC recipient
- Harrison Reed (ice hockey), Canadian player with Hamburg Crocodiles
- Harrison Reed (politician), American editor and Governor of Florida
- Helen Reed, American educator and politician
- Helen Leah Reed, Canadian-born American writer
- Henry Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Henry Reed (American football), defensive end with New York Giants
- * Henry Reed (cricketer), played for Gloucestershire
- * Henry Reed (merchant), British merchant, philanthropist and evangelist
- * Henry Reed (musician), Appalachian fiddler and banjoist, with Alan Jabbour
- * Henry Reed (poet), British poet, translator, radio dramatist, and journalist
- * Henry Reed (Wisconsin legislator), Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- * Henry Armstrong Reed, killed at Battle of the Little Bighorn, nephew of George Armstrong Custer
- * Henry Byron Reed, English Conservative Party politician
- * Henry Hope Reed, American educator at University of Pennsylvania
- * Henry Hope Reed Jr., American architecture critic and preservationist
- * Henry Thomas Reed, American federal judge
- * Henry Reed (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings), student mentioned in Maya Angelou's autobiography
- Herbert Reed (British Army soldier), British sailor, George Cross recipient
- Howie Reed, baseball pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers
- Hub Reed, American basketball player with Los Angeles Lakers in NBA
- Ian Reed, Australian Olympic discus thrower
- Ida Lilliard Reed, religious writer and hymnwriter from West Virginia
- Irving S. Reed, American mathematician known for Reed–Solomon and Reed–Muller codes
- Isaac Reed (politician), Whig congressman from Maine
- Isaac Reed, English Shakespeare editor
- Ishmael Reed, African American poet, writer, songwriter and publisher
- J. R. Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *J. R. Reid, American basketball player
- *J. R. Reed (American football, born 1982), US, American football
- *J. R. Reed (American football, born 1996), American football safety
- *JR Reed (actor), American actor and singer
- Jack Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Jack Reed (baseball), outfielder for the New York Yankees
- *Jack Reed (Mississippi politician), American Mississippi politician
- *Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician), United States Senator
- *Jack Reed (rugby league), English player in Australia
- Jake Reed (American football), wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings
- Jake Reed (baseball), pitcher for New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles
- James Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *James Reed (defensive tackle), defensive tackle in the NFL
- *James Reed (soldier), military officer in the American Revolution
- *James A. Reed (entrepreneur), English businessman, son of Sir Alec Reed
- *James A. Reed (politician), Democratic Party politician from Missouri
- *James B. Reed, Democratic Party politician from Arkansas
- *James Sewall Reed, American Civil War cavalry officer
- Jamie Reed, British Labour Party MP
- Jamie Reed (footballer), Welsh footballer and coach
- Janet Reed, American ballerina and ballet mistress
- Jarran Reed, American football player
- Ja'seem Reed, American football player
- Jayden Reed, American football player
- Jaylen Reed, American football player
- Jeff Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Jeff Reed (baseball), American baseball catcher
- * Jeff Reed (American football), American football place kicker
- * Jeff Reed, candidate in the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
- Jennie Reed, American Olympic track cyclist
- Jennifer Clyburn Reed, American schoolteacher and businesswoman
- Jeremy Reed, American Major League baseball outfielder
- Jeremy Reed (writer), Jersey-born poet, novelist, biographer and literary critic
- Jerrick Reed II, American football player
- Jerry Reed, American singer songwriter in Country Music Hall of Fame
- Jerry Reed (baseball), American baseball pitcher
- Jim Reed (academic) Terence James Reed English scholar of German literature
- Jimmy Reed, popular US blues musician
- Jo Reed, US police killer; see Lynching of Jo Reed
- Joan Reed, English athlete and coach in the sport of curling
- Jody Reed, American second baseman and coach for Miami Marlins
- Joe Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Joe Reed (quarterback), American football quarterback
- *Joe Reed (wide receiver), American football wide receiver
- *Joe L. Reed, American educator and Democratic Party politician
- John Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *John Reed, American miner, founder of the Reed Gold Mine in North Carolina
- *John Reed Jr., American politician from Massachusetts, son of John Reed Sr.
- *John Reed Sr., American politician from Massachusetts, left Congress in 1801
- *John Reed (actor), English actor and singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
- *John Reed (animator), American animator and painter
- *John Reed (art patron), Australian critic, husband of Sunday Reed
- *John Reed (early Californian), early settler and landowner in Marin County
- *John Reed (footballer), English footballer who played primarily for Sheffield United
- *John Reed (fur trader), American fur trader
- *John Reed (journalist), American journalist and Communist activist
- *John Reed (judge), New Zealand judge
- *John Reed (novelist), American author and teacher
- *John Reed (priest), English Archdeacon of Taunton
- *John A. Reed Jr., American lawyer and judge
- *John C. Reed, American medical researcher
- *John H. Reed, American politician, 66th governor of Maine
- *John M. Reed, American college sports coach
- *John O. Reed, British anthologist and translator of African literature
- *John Oren Reed, American physicist and university dean
- *John S. Reed, American financier
- *John Shedd Reed, American chairman of Santa Fe Industries, president of Shedd Aquarium
- *John Shelton Reed, American sociologist and essayist
- *John T. Reed, American real estate investor and author
- *John W. Reed, American law professor and dean
- Johnny Reed, African American baseball player in the 1930s
- Joseph Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Joseph Reed (architect), Australian architect
- *Joseph Reed (lawyer), Pennsylvania Attorney General
- *Joseph Reed (playwright), English playwright and poet
- *Joseph Reed (politician), Continental Congressmen, aide-de-camp to George Washington
- *Joseph Haythorne Reed, British Member of Parliament
- *Joseph Rea Reed, U.S. Representative from Iowa
- *Joseph Verner Reed Jr., American banker and diplomat
- Josh Reed, American football wide receiver in the NFL
- Julia Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
- Julian Reed Julian Alexander Arnott Reed, Canadian politician
- Justin Reed, American basketball player
- Kate Reed, British long-distance runner
- Kerry Reed, American football wide receiver
- Kevin Reed, American Presbyterian author, theologian and publisher
- Kira Reed, American actress, TV host, writer, and producer
- Langford Reed, English scriptwriter of silent film era and limerick collector
- Larry Reed, US bassist with Shoot Low Sheriff
- Larry Reed (puppeteer), uses traditional Balinese shadow theatre techniques
- Laurance Reed, English Conservative Party politician and political writer
- Lawrence Reed, American economist and free-market exponent
- Leaeno Reed, American Samoan chief and politician
- Leo Reed, American labor leader
- Leon Reed, American football quarterback with Maryland Commandos
- Les Reed (football manager), English football coach, manager of Charlton Athletic
- Les Reed (songwriter), English writer of popular songs
- Lewis E. Reed, American politician in Missouri
- Lionel Reed, British athlete at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Lloyd Reed, American police officer killed in the line of duty
- Lou Reed, American musician with Velvet Underground
- Lowell Reed, research scientist and president of Johns Hopkins University
- Lucy Reed, American jazz singer in Chicago in the 1950s
- Luman Reed, American merchant and arts patron
- Luther Reed, American theater critic, screenwriter and film director
- Malik Reed, American football linebacker for Miami Dolphins in NFL
- Marcel Reed, American football player
- Mark Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Mark Reed (academic), President of St. Joseph's University
- * Mark Reed (American football), American football quarterback
- * Mark Reed (baseball), catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- * Mark Reed (figure skater), British ice dancer
- * Mark Reed (physicist), American physicist
- * Mark Reed (racing driver), American racing driver
- * Mark Reed (sculptor), British sculptor
- * Mark E. Reed, American politician in the state of Washington
- Marshall Russell Reed, American bishop of The Methodist Church
- Martin Reed, English footballer for York City
- Maxwell Reed, Irish actor in 1940s and 1950s British films
- Michael C. Reed, American mathematician
- Michael Reed (cricketer), English cricketer
- Milt Reed, American baseball middle infielder
- Myrtle Reed, American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropist
- Natina Reed, American singer and rapper
- Nikki Reed, American actress
- Nikko Reed, American football player
- Nori Reed, American comedian and writer
- Ola Belle Reed, American Appalachian folk singer
- Oliver Reed, English actor
- Orson Reed, Wisconsin pioneer
- Oscar Reed, American football running back with Minnesota Vikings
- P. Booker Reed, mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, moved to Canada
- Pam Reed, American ultramarathon runner
- Pamela Reed, American actress
- Patrick Reed, American professional golfer
- Paul Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Paul Reed (actor), American actor
- *Paul Reed (artist), American artist
- *Paul Reed (basketball), American basketball player
- *Paul Reed (writer), American writer
- *Paul Reed Smith, luthier and founder of PRS Guitars
- Pete Reed (aid worker), American aid worker
- Pete Reed, American-born British Olympic gold medalist rower
- Peter Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Peter Reed (athlete), British Olympic athlete
- * Peter Reed (criminal), Australian criminal acquitted of Russell Street Bombing
- Peyton Reed, American TV and film director
- Phil Reed, first openly gay African-American member of New York City Council
- Philip D. Reed, chief executive officer of General Electric Company
- Philip Reed (politician), US senator for Maryland
- Phillip Reed, American actor
- Preston Reed, American fingerstyle guitarist, emigrated to Scotland
- Ralph Reed, American political lobbyist, with Christian Coalition
- Ralph Reed (American Express), president of the American Express Company
- Raphew Reed Jr, American hurdler at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Rayshun Reed, American football defensive back with San Francisco 49ers in NFL
- Rex Reed, American film critic, journalist, and media personality
- Richard Reed, British businessman, entrepreneur and public speaker
- Rick Reed (advertising agent), Republican advertising agent
- Rick Reed (umpire), umpire in Major League Baseball
- Rick Reed (pitcher), pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Ricky Reed, American artist and musician
- Rob Reed, keyboardist with Welsh progressive rock band Magenta
- Robert Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Robert Reed John Robert Rietz Jr., US actor
- * Robert Reed (artist), American artist
- * Robert Reed (author), American science fiction author
- * Robert Reed (bishop), also Reade, bishop in Ireland and England
- * Robert Reed (guard), American football player
- * Robert Reed (wide receiver), American football wide receiver
- * Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir, Scottish jurist
- * Robert H. Reed, general in the United States Air Force
- * Robert P. Reed, American Roman Catholic bishop
- * Robert Rentoul Reed, American politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Robin Reed, American wrestler and wrestling coach
- Rodney Reed, American murder and rapist
- Ron Reed, known as Buddy Colt, American professional wrestler
- Ron Reed, American basketball player and Major League Baseball pitcher
- Rosalie A. Reed, US veterinarian at the Los Angeles Zoo
- Roy Reed, American journalist, wrote for The New York Times
- Roy E. Reed, Americans lawyer and Republican Party politician
- Sam Reed, American accountant and Republican Party politician
- Shanna Reed, American dancer and TV and movie actress
- Simeon Gannett Reed, American transportation businessman
- Stanley Forman Reed, American lawyer and Supreme Court judge
- Stanley Foster Reed, American entrepreneur, inventor, and publisher
- Stanley Reed (British politician), British editor of The Times of India
- Stephen Reed, American newspaper publisher and geologist
- Stephen Reed (footballer), English footballer
- Stephen R. Reed, American politician, mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Steve Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Steve Reed (baseball), American baseball player
- *Steve Reed (footballer, born 1956), English footballer
- *Steve Reed (politician), British Labour politician, MP for Croydon North
- *Steve Reed (soccer executive), president of the Canadian Soccer Association
- Steven Reed (mayor), American judge and Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama
- Steven Reed (political scientist), professor of modern government at Chuo University
- Stewart Reid, New Zealand Reform Party politician
- Stuart Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Stuart F. Reed, American politician
- * Stuart Reid (English journalist), English writer and editor
- * Stuart Reid (Scottish historical writer), writer, analyst and former soldier
- * Stuart Reid (children's book author), Scottish writer
- * Stuart Reid (rugby union), Scottish rugby player
- * Stuart Reid (politician), member of the Utah State Senate
- Sunday Reed, née Baillieu, Australian
- Susan Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Susan Reed (district attorney), former district attorney of Bexar County, Texas, U.S.
- *Susan Reed (singer), American singer, harpist, zitherist and actor
- *Susan Reed, US swimmer at synchronised swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships
- Sykes Reed, US basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh
- T. S. Reed, public servant in South Australia
- Talbot Baines Reed, English typefounder and writer for The Boy's Own Paper
- Tanoai Reed, American stuntman and actor
- Tarris Reed, American basketball player
- Taylor Reed, American gridiron football linebacker
- Tayo Reed, American dancer with The Nitro Girls, later dance instructor
- Ted Reed Ralph Edwin Reed, American baseball third baseman for the Newark Pepper
- Thell Reed, American marksman, exhibition shooter, stuntman, armorer, and movie consultant
- Theodore Reed, American film director, producer
- Theresa Greene Reed, American physician and epidemiologist
- Thomas Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Thomas Reed (architect), Danish architect
- * Thomas Reed (British Army officer), British general
- * Thomas Brackett Reed, Speaker of the House of Representatives from Maine
- * Thomas Buck Reed, senator from Mississippi
- * Thomas C. Reed, American Secretary of the Air Force and nuclear weapons designer
- * Thomas Reed (Alabama politician), Alabama civil rights leader and state politician
- * Thomas German Reed, English actor, composer, and theatrical manager
- * Thomas Sadler Reed, England emigrated to South Australia
- Timothy Davis-Reed, American film, television and theater actor, teacher of acting
- Tom Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Tom Reed (screenwriter), American screenwriter
- *Tom Reed (bishop), Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide
- *Tom Reed (American football), American football coach
- *Tom Reed (judoka), British judo player
- *Tom Reed (politician), representative for the state of New York
- Tracy Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *Tracy Reed (American actress), African American actress
- *Tracy Reed (English actress), née Pelissier
- *Tracy Reed (writer), American internet writer
- Travis Reed, American professional basketballer
- Trovon Reed, American football cornerback
- Trudie Kibbe Reed, American academic administrator
- Tucker Reed, American blogger, author, journalist and feminist activist
- Tyler Reed, multiple people, including:
- *Tyler Reed (American football), American football guard, played for Chicago Bears
- *Tyler Reed (swimmer), member of US team at 2012 FINA World Championships
- Victor Joseph Reed, Roman Catholic bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa
- Vivian Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- * Vivian Reed (musical theatre actress), African-American actress, singer, and dancer
- * Vivian Reed (silent film actress), American silent film actress
- Walt Reed, art historian and author
- Walter Reed, multiple people, including:
- * Walter Reed, known as Killah Priest, US rapper
- *Walter Reed, US Army physician and epidemiologist
- *Walter Reed (actor), American stage, film and television actor
- *Walter Reed (Canadian politician) in Quebec Legislative Assembly
- *Walter Reed (cricketer), English cricketer, brother of Albert Reed
- *Walter D. Reed, United States Air Force general
- *Walter L. Reed, U.S. Army general and son of Major Walter Reed
- Whitney Reed, American tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s
- William B. Reed (politician), mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut, US
- William Bradford Reed, American attorney, politician, diplomat, academic and journalist
- William Maxwell Reed, American teacher and author of science books for children
- William Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- *William Reed (athlete), American sprinter
- *William Reed (author), American writer of The Phantom of the Poles
- *William Reed (British colonial official), Acting Governor of North-Carolina
- *William Reed (composer), English composer, pianist and lecturer
- *William Reed (musician), Canadian organist, conductor, and composer
- *William Reed (politician), United States Representative from Massachusetts
- *William Reed (publisher), English trade magazine publisher
- *William Reed (RAF officer), British World War I flying ace
- *William B. Reed (politician), mayor of South Norwalk, oyster grower and shipper
- *William Bradford Reed, American politician and journalist
- *William Henry Reed, violinist, author of Elgar as I Knew Him
- *William L. Reed (politician), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- *William Maxwell Reed, American writer of science books for children
- *William Norman Reed, American fighter ace with Flying Tigers
- *William R. Reed, college athletics administrator in the United States
- *William Samuel Reed, Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons
- *William W. Reed, Wisconsin State Senator and Assemblyman
- Willis Reed, America professional basketball player, coach, and manager
Fictional characters
- Ellen Reed, a character who appeared in five episodes of the American TV sitcom Family Ties
- Louis Reed, a character in the film ''The Adam Project''