Rees ( ) is a very common

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name that traces back to the ancient

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known as the

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. The surname was first recorded in

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, and is derived from the personal name

Rhys Rhys or Rhŷs is a popular Welsh given name (usually male) that is famous in Welsh history and is also used as a surname. It originates from Deheubarth, an old region of South West Wales, with famous kings such as Rhys ap Tewdwr. It is pronounc ...

. Rhys is very common in Wales, and some parts of England. Rees is also a

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surname. Notable individuals named Rees include the following: *

Abraham Rees Abraham Rees (1743 – 9 June 1825) was a Welsh nonconformist minister, and compiler of ''Rees's Cyclopædia'' (in 45 volumes). Life He was the second son of Esther, daughter of Abraham Penry, and her husband Lewis Rees, and was born in ...

(1743–1825), compiler of ''Rees's Cyclopaedia'' and a botanist * Alan Rees, British Formula One driver * Albert E. Rees (1921–1992) American economist, presidential adviser, and Princeton provost. * Albert E. Rees (actor) 19th-century comic opera actor * Aneurin Rees (1858–1932), Wales rugby union international *

Angharad Rees Angharad Mary Rees, The Hon. Mrs David McAlpine, CBE (16 July 1944 – 21 July 2012) was a British actress, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume d ...

(1949–2012), British actress *

Billy Rees William Rees (10 March 1924 – 27 July 1996) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international. Career Rees was born in Pwllcarn Terrace, Blaengarw. He had been working as a coal miner while playing amateur football for Carn Rovers ...

(1924–1996), Welsh international footballer *

Brinley Rees Brinley Roderick Rees (27 December 1919 – 21 October 2004) was a Welsh academic. He wrote extensively on Classics, particularly the study of the Greek language. His early work was devoted to Greek papyri; a later publication was devoted to ...

(1919–2004), British classicist * Celia Rees, British author *

Clive Rees Clive Frederick William Rees (born 6 October 1951 in Singapore) is a former Wales, Welsh rugby union player. He won thirteen cap (sport), caps as left wing for Wales national rugby union team, Wales between 1973 and 1983. Clive Rees's rugby car ...

, Wales and British Lions rugby union international * Conway Rees (1870–1932), Welsh rugby union international * Coralie Clarke Rees (1908–1972), an Australian author *

Dai Rees David James Rees, (31 March 1913 – 15 November 1983) was one of the Britain's leading golfers either side of the Second World War. The winner of many prestigious tournaments in Britain, Europe and farther afield, Rees is best remembered as ...

(born 1913), Welsh golfer * Dai Rees (scientist) (born 1936), British biochemist and science administrator * Dan Rees (rugby), Welsh international rugby player * David Rees (disambiguation), several people *

Don Rees Dr. Donald Rees (B.Sc. Ph.D. D.I.C. A.R.C.S.) was warden of Hugh Stewart Hall in the University of Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – Un ...

, warden of Hugh Stewart Hall in the University of Nottingham for 29 years *

Eleri Rees Eleri Mair Rees (''née'' Morgan; born 7 July 1953) is a Welsh judge. Since 18 June 2012, she has been the Resident Judge of Cardiff Crown Court and Recorder of Cardiff. She has been a circuit judge since 2002. She was called to the bar in 1 ...

(born 1953), Welsh judge *

Elgan Rees Harold Elgan Rees (born 5 January 1954) is a Welsh former international rugby union player. Rugby career Rees toured with the British & Irish Lions to New Zealand in 1977, when he had yet to be capped by Wales, and South Africa in 1980 and at ...

, Wales and British Lions rugby union international *

Elmer Rees Elmer Gethin Rees, (19 November 1941 – 4 October 2019) was a Welsh mathematician with publications in areas ranging from topology, differential geometry, algebraic geometry, linear algebra and Morse theory to robotics. He held the post of Dire ...

, British geometer *

Fernando Rees Fernando Rees (born January 4, 1985) is a retired Brazilian racecar driver. He started his career racing with go-karts back in 1993 at age 8. Fernando made his international single-seaters' debut in 2001, his endurance racing debut in 2007, ...

(born 1985), Brazilian auto racing driver *

Gareth Rees (disambiguation) Gareth Rees may refer to: *Gareth Rees (cricketer) (born 1985), Welsh cricketer *Gareth Rees (motorsport commentator) (born 1969), Welsh motorsport commentator *Gareth Rees (rugby union) Gareth Lloyd Rees (born 30 June 1967) is a Canadian former ...

, multiple people, including: **

Gareth Rees (cricketer) Gareth Peter Rees (born 8 April 1985) is a Welsh cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler who plays for Glamorgan. Rees was born in Swansea. He represented Wales U17s at rugby and was a prominent member of the ...

(born 1985), Welsh cricketer **

Gareth Rees (motorsport commentator) Gareth Rees (born 12 November 1969) is a Welsh motorsport commentator. He has commentated on a wide variety of series, including Champ Car, IndyCar, the World Series, Formula 3000, Euro 3000, DTM and GP2. Rees has worked for both British Eur ...

(born 1969), Welsh motorsport commentator **

Gareth Rees (rugby union) Gareth Lloyd Rees (born 30 June 1967) is a Canadian former international rugby union footballer who played at fly-half and full back positions. Rees played for several British club sides, including Wasps and Harlequins. He won 55 caps for Canada ...

(born 1967), former Canadian rugby player *

Gavin Rees Gavin Rees (born 10 May 1980) is a retired Welsh former professional boxing world champion who competed from 1998 to 2014. He held the WBA super lightweight title from 2007 to 2008 and challenged once for the WBC lightweight title in 2013. ...

(born 1980), Welsh professional boxer *

Geraint Rees Geraint Ellis Rees is Vice- Provost of research, innovation & global engagement at University College London (UCL). Previously he served as Dean of the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences, UCL Pro-Provost (Academic Planning), Pro-Vice-Provost (AI) and ...

, British neurologist and neuroscientist *

Goronwy Rees Goronwy Rees (29 November 1909 – 12 December 1979) was a Welsh journalist, academic and writer. Background Rees was born in Aberystwyth, where his father was minister of the Tabernacle Calvinistic Methodist Church. The family later moved t ...

(1909–1979), Welsh journalist, academician, memoirist, and Soviet spy * Jason Rees, Welsh footballer * Jean Rees (1914–2004), British artist * Jeremy Rees (1937–2003), British arts administrator *

Jerry Rees Jerry W. Rees (born November 15, 1956) is an American film director and animator, best known for the Emmy-nominated animated film ''The Brave Little Toaster'' (1987) and creating many of the visual effects for the cult classic ''Tron'' (1982). E ...

, U.S. animator and film director * John Rees (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

John Rees (activist) John Rees (born 1957) is a British political activist, academic, journalist and writer who is a national officer of the Stop the War Coalition, and founding member of ''Counterfire''. He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, Uni ...

(born 1957), British political activist and writer **

John Rees (journalist) John Herbert Rees is a Great Britain, British Right-wing politics, right-wing journalist and government informant resident in the United States. He was active in the Western Goals Foundation and the John Birch Society. Biography Rees was born i ...

, American journalist ** Sir

John David Rees Sir John David Rees, 1st Baronet, (16 December 1854 – 2 June 1922) was a colonial administrator in British India and subsequently a Member of Parliament at Parliament of the United Kingdom, Westminster. Biography He was educated at Chel ...

(1854–1922), colonial administrator in British India and Member of Parliament **

John Rees (musician) John Thomas Rees (14 November 1857 – 14 October 1949) was a Welsh musician and composer who was notable for winning a prize at the National Eisteddfod in 1895. John Thomas Rees was born 14 November 1857 at Llwynbedw. The son of Thomas and Han ...

(1857–1949), Welsh musician **

John Rawlings Rees John Rawlings Rees, (25 June 1890 – 11 April 1969), also known as 'Jack' or 'J.R.', was a British civilian and military psychiatrist. Early life Born in Leicester to the Methodist minister Reverend Montgomery Rees and his wife Catharine Mi ...

(1890–1969), British psychiatrist *

Idwal Rees John Idwal Rees (25 July 1910 – 31 August 1991) was a Welsh international rugby union centre who played club rugby for Swansea and Cambridge University. He was capped 14 times for Wales captaining the team on two occasions. Personal history Re ...

(1910–1991), Wales rugby union captain * Ivor Rees (1893–1967), Welsh soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Katie Rees Katherine Nicole "Katie" Rees (born August 11, 1984) is an American former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Nevada USA, Miss Nevada USA 2007. She was to compete in the Miss USA 2007 pageant, but was dethroned in December 2006 fol ...

, a former American beauty queen *

Laurence Rees Laurence Rees (born 1957) is an English historian. He is a BAFTA winning historical documentary filmmaker and a British Book Award winning author of several books about Adolf Hitler, the Nazis and the atrocities committed, especially by them, ...

, (born 1957), British historian, author and documentary filmmaker *

Leighton Rees Leighton Thomas Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He is best known as the first BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Championship and was a former Wor ...

(born 1940), Welsh darts player * Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees (1884–1955), Welsh World War I flying ace *

Lloyd Rees Lloyd Frederic Rees (17 March 18952 December 1988) was an Australian landscape painter who twice won the Wynne Prize for his landscape paintings. Most of Rees's works are preoccupied with depicting the effects of light and emphasis is placed o ...

(1895–1988), Australian landscape painter *

Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: (born 23 June 1942) is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist. He is the fifteenth Astronomer Royal, ...

(born 1942), British Astronomer Royal *

Matt Rees Matthew Beynon Rees is a Welsh novelist and journalist. He is the author of The Palestine Quartet, a series of crime novels about Omar Yussef, a Palestinian sleuth, and of historical novels and thrillers. He is the winner of a Crime Writers Ass ...

, (born 1967) Welsh novelist *

Matthew Rees Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the ...

, Wales and British Lions rugby union international *

Merlyn Rees Merlyn Merlyn-Rees, Baron Merlyn-Rees, (né Merlyn Rees; 18 December 1920 – 5 January 2006) was a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament from 1963 until 1992. He served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1974–197 ...

(1920–2006), British Labour party politician and minister * Milsom Rees (1866–1952), Welsh surgeon *

Nathan Rees Nathan Rees () (born 12 February 1968) is a former Australian politician who served as the 41st Premier of New South Wales and parliamentary leader of the New South Wales division of the Labor Party from September 2008 to December 2009. Rees wa ...

, (born 1968) Australian politician with the Labor Party, and Premier of New South Wales *

Nigel Rees Nigel Rees (born 5 June 1944 near Liverpool) is an English writer and broadcaster, known for devising and hosting the Radio 4 panel game '' Quote... Unquote'' (1976–2021) and as the author of more than fifty books, mostly works of reference on ...

(born 1944), English writer and broadcaster * Nigel Rees (footballer) (born 1953), Welsh footballer *

Norman J. Rees Norman John Rees, ( – February 29, 1976) was an Italian-American petroleum engineering, oil engineer who was an agent for Soviet intelligence, then became a double agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. Rees committed suicide when a ...

(c. 1906 – 1976), double agent for USSR and FBI * Peter Rees (1926–2008), British Conservative party politician *

Paul Rees Paul Rees (born 20 April 1986) is a British racing driver. Rees is currently competing in the 2016 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. He has previously competed in the FIA Formula Two Championship The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a second-tier s ...

(born 1986), British racing driver * Robert Rees (disambiguation), several people * Ronnie Rees, Welsh international footballer *

Roger Rees Roger Rees (5 May 1944 – 10 July 2015) was a Welsh actor and director, widely known for his stage work. He won an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his performance as the lead in ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby''. He also rece ...

(1944–2015), Welsh actor * Ronnie Rees (born 1944), Welsh footballer * Stuart Rees, director of the Sydney Peace Foundation * Thomas Rees (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

Thomas Rees (Unitarian minister) Thomas Rees (17771 August 1864), Welsh Nonconformist divine, was a Unitarian minister and scholar. Rees was educated at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen. He entered the Unitarian ministry in 1807 at the Newington Green Unitarian Church, L ...

(1777–1864), Welsh Unitarian minister and scholar ** Thomas Rees (Twm Carnabwth) (c. 1806–1876; also known as Twm Carnabwth), Welsh leader of the Rebecca Riots **

Thomas Rees (Congregational minister) Thomas Rees (13 December 1815 – 29 April 1885) was a Welsh Congregational minister, who wrote a history of nonconformism. He was twice elected chairman of the Union of Welsh Independents. Early life The son of Thomas Rees and his wife Hannah ...

(1815–1885), Welsh Congregationalist minister ** Thomas Ifor Rees (1890–1977), Welsh diplomat and translator **

Tom Rees (rugby union) Thomas Rees (born 11 September 1984) is an ex-international rugby union footballer who played flanker for London Wasps and represented England at senior, Under-21, Under-19, Under-18 and Under-16 levels as well as sevens. He announced his ...

(born 1984), English rugby union player ** Tommy Rees (1904–1968), Welsh dual-code rugby player **

Thomas Wynford Rees Major General Thomas Wynford Rees, (12 January 1898 – 15 October 1959) was a Welsh officer in the British Indian Army during the First World War, the interwar years and the Second World War Early life and military career The son of the Rever ...

(1898–1959), British soldier in the British Indian Army * William Rees (disambiguation), several people

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