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, sometimes spelled ''Ranee'', is a

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feminine

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. The term is the female form of the term for princely rulers in South and Southeast Asia and applies equally to the wife of a ''

Raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...

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Rana Rana may refer to: Astronomy * Rana (crater), a crater on Mars * Delta Eridani or Rana, a star People, groups and titles * Rana (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Rana (title), a histori ...

''. In some cases, British-Indian descendants are also tagged with "rani" attached to their first name.

Notable people named Rani

Rani (Pakistani actress) Rani ( Punjabi, ur, ; 8 December 1946 – 27 May 1993) was a Pakistani film and television actress. She gained success in the late 1960s when she made a hit pair with famous actor and producer Waheed Murad. She was also known as ''The Danci ...

(born December 8, 1946 – died May 27, 1993), Pakistani actress and model *

Rani Bhabani Rani Bhabani ( bn, রাণী ভবাণী) (1716–1803), also known as ''Ardhabangeshwari''(অর্ধবঙ্গেশ্বরী) and ''Natorer Rani'' or the Queen of Natore, was a Hindu zamindar during the British colonial era in ...

(born 1716 – died 1795), Indian philanthropist and zamindar *

Rani Chandra Rani Chandra (1949 – 1976), born in Kochi, Kerala, was a Malayalam film actress and winner of the Miss Kerala Title. She died in a plane crash in 1976. She acted in several landmark films such as '' Nellu'' (Malayalam, 1974), ''Bhadrakali'' ...

(born October 12, 1976), Indian actress and winner of the Miss Kerala pageant *

Rani Chatterjee Sabiha Shaikh (born 3 November 1989), known professionally as Rani Chatterjee, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Bhojpuri-language films. She is known for her roles in films like ''Sasura Bada Paisawala'', ''Sita'', ''Devra Bada ...

(born November 3, 1984), Indian actress, dancer and presenter * Rani Chitralekha Bhonsle (born February 26, 1941), Indian political and social worker *

Rani Gaidinliu Gaidinliu Pamei (26 January 1915 – 17 February 1993) popularly known as Rani Gaidinliu was a Naga people, Naga spiritual and political leader who led a revolt against British rule in India, British rule in India. At the age of 13, she joined ...

(born January 26, 1915 – died February 17, 1993), Indian activist, spiritual and political leader *

Rani Hamid Rani Hamid (born 14 July 1944) is a Bangladeshi chess player who became the country's first Woman International Master in 1985. She has become the national champion a total of 20 times. She is the current national champion crowned on the 38th Wo ...

(born 1944), Bangladeshi chess player * Rani Kamalesvaran (born 1971), an Australian singer, popular in the late 1990s * Rani Karnaa (born 1939), Indian dancer * Rani Khedira (born January 27, 1994), German footballer * Rani Mukerji (born March 21, 1978), Indian actress *

Rani Mundiasti Rani Mundiasti (born 4 October 1984) is an Indonesian badminton player. Career Mundiasti won the women's doubles at the 2006 Dutch Open (badminton), Dutch Open with Endang Nursugianti. In 2008, Mundiasti was runner-up in the women's doubles wit ...

(born October 4, 1984), Indonesian badminton player * Anita Rani Nazran (born 25 October 1977), English radio and television presenter *

Rani Price Rani Price (born Rani Ratna Khanijau 29 January 1974 in Liverpool) is a British television presenter who has presented a variety of children's shows for CBBC Channel, Disney, Channel 5 and Nickelodeon. Television career Early Days Born in Live ...

(born January 29, 1974), English television presenter *

Rani Rampal Rani Rampal (born 4 December 1994, born in Haryana) is an Indian field hockey player. At the age of 15, she was the youngest player in the national team which participated in the 2010 World Cup. She has completed her schooling but was not able ...

(born December 4, 1994), Indian field hockey player *

Rani Rashmoni Rashmoni Das, popularly known as Rani Rashmoni, also spelled as Rani Rasmani (28 September 1793 – 19 February 1861), was an Indian businesswoman, Zamindar, philanthropist and the founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata and remaine ...

(born 1793 – died 1861), Indian activist, businesswoman, philanthropist, zamindars and founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple *

Rani Sharone Rani Sharone (born 1978) is the bassist/guitarist for the band Stolen Babies. He is the twin brother of drummer Gil Sharone. In 2010, Sharone and actor Bill Moseley William Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American actor, primarily known ...

(born 1978), American bassist and guitarist *

Rani Shiromani Rani Shiromani was the queen of Karnagarh, during the British rule in India. She was a valiant leader of peasants who rebelled against the British East India Company. she played a major role in the Chuar rebellion in Midnapore. She created the fi ...

, Indian Revolutionary and Tribal Queen *

Rani Taj Rani Taj (Urdu: ) (born 3 October 1993) is a British Pakistani dhol player from Birmingham, United Kingdom. Although already well known in the Midlands, she rose to international fame in 2010 when she appeared in a viral video playing live in t ...

(born October 3, 1993), British-Pakistani dhol player *

Rani Maria Vattalil Rani Maria Vattalil (29 January 1954 – 25 February 1995) – in religious Rani Maria – was an Indian Syro Malabar religious sister and a social worker in the Franciscan Clarist Congregation who worked among the poor within the Diocese o ...

(born January 29, 1954 – died February 25, 1995), Indian catholic religious, activist and missionary social worker *

Rani Vijaya Devi Rani Vijaya Devi of Kotda-Sangani (28 August 1922 - 8 December 2005), born Maharajakumari Vijayalakshmi Ammanni, was the eldest daughter of Yuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimha Raja Wadiyar and sister of Maharaja Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar. She grew up ...

(born August 28, 1922 – died December 8, 2005), Indian princess and musician *

Rani Yahya Rani Ahmad Yahya (born September 12, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and BJJ practitioner. He won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007. He currently fights in t ...

(born September 12, 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner

Notable people named Ranee

Ranee Brylinski Ranee Kathryn Brylinski (née Gupta, born January 28, 1957) is an American mathematician known for her research in representation theory and quantum logic gates. Formerly a professor of mathematics at Pennsylvania State University, she left academi ...

(born 1957), American mathematician *

Ranee Campen Ranee Campen ( th, ราณี แคมเปน, born December 24, 1989) or nicknamed Bella (เบลล่า) is a Thai actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the television dramas such as ''Porn Prom Onlaweng'' (2013), '' ...

, Thai-British actress *

Ranee Lee Ranee Lee, CM (born October 26, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American jazz singer and musician who resides in Montreal, Quebec. She is also an actor, author, educator and television host. Referred as “''Montreal's Queen of Jazz,''� ...

(born 1942), Canadian jazz vocalist and musician *

Ranee Narah Ranee Narah (born 31 October 1965) is an Indian National Congress politician from Assam, and former Rajya Sabha MP for the state between 2016-2022. She was previously a three-term Lok Sabha MP from Lakhimpur constituency, 1998-2004 and 2009-2 ...

(born 1965), Indian politician

Notable people surnamed Rani

Devika Rani Devika Rani Choudhuri (30 March 1908 – 9 March 1994), usually known as Devika Rani, was an Indian actress who was active in Hindi films during the 1930s and 1940s. Widely acknowledged as the first lady of Indian cinema, Devika Rani ha ...

(born March 30, 1908 – died March 9, 1994), Indian actress, singer and textile designer *

Krishna Rani Krishna Rani Sarkar (Bengali: কৃষ্ণা রানী সরকার; born 1 January 2001) is a Bangladeshi women's football forward. She currently plays at the Bangladesh women's national football team and Suti V. M. Pilot Model High ...

(born 2001), Bangladeshi footballer *

Pooja Rani Puja or Pooja may refer to: Religion *Puja (Hinduism), a ritual to host, honor or of devotional worship, or one to celebrate an event *Puja (Buddhism), expressions of honour, worship and devotional attention * Puja, a wooden stick, sometimes leat ...

(born February 17, 1991), Indian boxer

Fictional characters

The Rani The Rani is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. She was played by Kate O'Mara. The Rani is a renegade Time Lord, an amoral scientist who considers everything secondary to her research; she h ...

, from the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. *

, from 2007's British science fiction television ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. * Rani, from the Disney franchise ''

Disney Fairies ''Disney Fairies'' is a Disney franchise created in 2005. The franchise is built around the character of Tinker Bell from Disney's 1953 animated film ''Peter Pan'', subsequently adopted as a mascot for the company. In addition to the fictional fa ...

''. * Rani Kapoor, from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. * The Rani of Cooch Naheen, from Salman Rushdie's novel,

Midnight's Children ''Midnight's Children'' is a 1981 novel by Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape with cover design by Bill Botten, about India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and partition. It is a postc ...

. * Rani, the leader of the Night Pride and love interest of Kion in

The Lion Guard ''The Lion Guard'' is an American animated television series developed by Ford Riley and based on Disney's 1994 film ''The Lion King''. The series was first broadcast with a television film titled ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar'' on Disney ...

Notable people named Rani

Notable people named Ranee

Notable people surnamed Rani

Fictional characters

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