Rhea is a

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and

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. It was originally the name of Rhea, a Titan in Greek mythology.

Notable people with this name

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Rhea Anastas Rhea Anastas (born March 11, 1969, in Gloucester, Massachusetts) is an art historian, critic, curator and an associate professor at the Department of Art, University of California, Irvine. She was also one of the founding members of Orchard, an ex ...

(born 1969), American art historian *

Rhea Bailey Rhea Bailey (born 12 July 1983) is a British actress. She is the younger sister of singer Corinne Bailey Rae. Her father is Kittitian and her mother is English. She is best known for her roles as PC Mel Ryder in ''The Bill'' between 2008 and 20 ...

(born 1983), English actress * Rhea Belgrave (born 1991), Trinidadian footballer * Rhea Boyd, American paediatrician * Rhea Carmi (born 1942), Israeli artist *

Rhea Chakraborty Rhea Chakraborty (born 1 July 1992 is an Indian actress and VJ who primarily appears in Hindi films. She started her career as a VJ on MTV India. She made her acting debut with the 2012 Telugu film ''Tuneega Tuneega'' and later appeared in the ...

(born 1992), Indian actress *

Rhea Chiles Rhea May Chiles (née Grafton; December 1, 1930 – November 8, 2015) was First Lady of Florida from 1991–98 during the tenure of her husband, Governor Lawton Chiles. In 2009, she was designated a Distinguished Floridian by the Florida Ec ...

(1930–2015), First Lady of the State of Florida *

Rhea Clyman Rhea Clyman (originally spelled Kleiman; July 4, 1904–1981) was a Polish-born Canadian journalist who travelled the USSR and reported about the Holodomor. She was famously expelled from the USSR in 1932. Early life Rhea Clyman was born on July ...

(1904-1981), Canadian journalist * Rhea Dimaculangan (born 1991), Filipino volleyball player *

Rhea Durham Rhea Durham (born July 1, 1978) is an American model. She has appeared on the cover of several major fashion magazines, including French ''Vogue'', ''Marie Claire'', British and American ''ELLE''. Rhea has also walked in the 2000 and 2001 Victori ...

(born 1978), American model *

Rhea Fairbairn Rhea Fairbairn of Canada (born 15 Jan 1890; died 24 Apr 1953) was an amateur tennis player. Fairbairn, who was a member of the tennis team at the University of Toronto, reached the finals of the Canadian Championships in 1910. She finished runne ...

(1890–1953), Canadian tennis player *

Rhea Galanaki Rea Galanaki ( el, Ρέα Γαλανάκη) is a Greek author who was born in Heraklion, Crete in 1947. She studied history and archaeology at the University of Athens. She has published novels, short stories, essays and poetry books. Her six nove ...

(born 1947), Greek author *

Rhea Lydia Graham Rhea Lydia Graham (born August 11, 1952) is an American retired geologist with a background in environmental consulting and engineering geology and was made the first woman as well as African-American director of the United States Bureau of Min ...

(born 1952), American researcher *

Rhea Haines Rhea Haines (October 2, 1894 – March 12, 1964) was a silent film actress from Indiana. Biography Haines was a leading lady for the film company of actor Hobart Bosworth. She played in films with Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, and Mack Sennett. ...

(1894–1964), American actress *

Rhea Harder Rhea Harder (born 27 February 1976 in East Berlin) is a German actress, best known for appearances in various German television series. Early life Harder was born in East Berlin and grew up in East Germany, completing her abitur. She then sat tes ...

(born 1976), German actress *

Rhea Kapoor Rhea Kapoor (born 5 March 1987) is an Indian film producer. She is also the owner of the fashion line Rheson alongside her sister Sonam Kapoor. Early and personal life Kapoor is the daughter of actor Anil Kapoor and his wife Sunita, she is the ...

(born 1987), Indian producer * Rhea Kohan, American writer *

Rhea Litré Rhea Litré (born Joshua Miller on October 28, 1984) is an American drag queen, singer, songwriter, and DJ. She is a fixture in West Hollywood nightlife. Career After graduating from high school, Miller moved to Los Angeles to audition for the ...

(born 1984), American singer * Rhea Mitchell (1890–1957), American actress and screenwriter *

Rhea Moss-Christian Rhea Medine Moss-Christian (born 31 August 1974) is the executive director and former chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), the governing body for the world's largest tuna fishery, which conserves and manages fish ...

(born 1974), Marshallese alumni * Rhea Perlman (born 1948), American actress *

Rhea Pillai Rhea Pillai is an Indian model known for her works in television and advertising. In 2003, she was honored as the "Woman of the Year", along with Raveena Tandon, Anoushka Shankar and Ritu Beri, on International Women's Day for social service. ...

(born 1965), Indian model *

Rhea Raj Rhea Rajagopalan (born April 5, 2000) is an American singer, actress, songwriter and pop artist based in New York. She auditioned for ''American Idol'' in 2016 and was featured on MTV for her two covers of "New Rules" by Dua Lipa Dua Lipa ...

(born 2000), Indian-American singer * Rhea Ripley (born 1996), Australian professional wrestler * Rhea Santos (born 1979), Filipino broadcaster * Rhea Seehorn (born 1972), American actress *

Margaret Rhea Seddon Margaret Rhea Seddon (born November 8, 1947) is an American surgeon and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women in 1978, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as mission spe ...

(born 1947), American astronaut *

Rhea Sharma Rhea Sharma (born 7 August 1995) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2014 with the television series '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'' portraying Nishi Khanna. In 2016, she made her film debut ...

(born 1995), Indian television actress * Rhea G. Sikes (1922-2019), American television producer *

Rhea Silberta Rhea Silberstein (Pocahontas, Virginia, April 19, 1900 - New York City, 1959) was a Yiddish song composer and teacher of singing. Her best known songs were written with her father and teacher Herman Silberstein. Her best known song "Yohrzeit" (Her ...

(1900-1959), Yiddish composer *

Rhea Mazumdar Singhal Rhea Mazumdar Singhal (born 1982) is an Indian entrepreneur creating biodegradable disposable products. Her awards include the Nari Shakti Puraskar. Life Singhal was born in Mumbai in 1982. She was educated at Bristol, Oxford and Harvard Univer ...

(born 1980), Indian entrepreneur *

Rhea Suh Rhea Suh is a former government official who served as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget of the United States Department of the Interior from 2009 to 2014 and president of the Natural Resources Defense Council from 2015 to 2019. ...

(born 1970), American alumni *

Rhea May Taleb Rhea May Ibrahim Taleb ( ar, ريا مي ابراهيم طالب; born 20 March 2001) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Taleb joined Safa in 2019; she scored one goal and made one assist in 11 games in the ...

(born 2001), Lebanese footballer *

Rhea Tregebov Rhea Tregebov (born 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist and children's writer who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In her work as teacher and editor, she has mentored and inspired generations of Canadian poets . Her poetry is characterized by ...

(born 1953), Canadian poet, novelist, and writer *

Rhea Woltman Rhea Hurrle Woltman (November 6, 1928 – February 15, 2021) was an American pilot and one of the Mercury 13. Early life Woltman was born in Minnesota as third of six children to Ellanora and Leo Hurrle, who had a farm near South Haven. From ...

(1928-2021), American pilot

Surname

Arnt O. Rhea Arnt O. Rhea (October 10, 1852 – May 25, 1937) was an American politician, businessman, and educator. Born in Trondheim, Norway, Rhea emigrated with his parents in 1861 to Wisconsin and settled in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Rhea went ...

(1852-1937), American politician * Caroline Rhea (born 1964), stand-up comedian, television actress and host * Hortense Rhéa (1844–1899), French actress * James Rhea (1791–1812), American soldier * John Rhea (1753–1832), United States Congressman * John Stockdale Rhea (1855–1924), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky * Karen Rhea, American mathematics educator *

La Julia Rhea La Julia Rhea (March 16, 1898 – July 5, 1992) was an American operatic soprano. Biography Early life and career Rhea was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and began singing publicly at the Hill Street Baptist Church of that city, ...

(1908–92), American opera singer * Lady Rhea, a Wiccan high priestess *

Russ Rhea Russell Rhea (born July 31, 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a former television journalist best known for his reporting on Texas National Guard missions in Bosnia and Central America and is currently a public relations executive in Austin, Texas. Rh ...

(born 1962) American journalist *

Slater Rhea Slater Rhea (; ; literally: "Handsome Virtue") is an American singer, songwriter and TV personality on national TV in China. Rhea is a regular performer on Chinese music and entertainment programs, having made appearances on China Central Televis ...

, American singer-songwriter; TV performer *

Timothy Rhea Dr. Timothy Brett Rhea is director of bands and music activities at Texas A&M University. As director of bands, he leads the university band program, serves as conductor of the Texas A&M Wind Symphony, and coordinates the Fightin' Texas Aggie ...

(born 1967), American conductor, and Director of Bands at Texas A&M University * William Francis Rhea (1858–1931), U.S. Congressman from Virginia

Mythological characters

Rhea (mythology) Rhea or Rheia (; Ancient Greek: Ῥέα or Ῥεία ) is a mother goddess in ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, the Titaness daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus, himself a son of Gaia. She is the older sister ...

, a Titan in Greek mythology * Rhea Silvia, in Roman mythology the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus *

Rhea (mother of Aventinus) Aventinus was a son of Hercules and the priestess Rhea mentioned in Virgil's ''Aeneid'', Book vii. 656, as an ally of Mezentius and enemy of Aeneas (Dryden's translation): Maurus Servius Honoratus, Servius on this passage speaks of an Aventin ...

, mother of Aventinus by Hercules * Rhea or Riadh, Celtic mythological hero

Fictional characters

* Rhea of the Cöos, a character in Stephen King's ''Dark Tower'' novels * Rhea Jones, a DC comics character * Rhea (''Supergirl''), a character in the TV series ''Supergirl'' * Rhea, a character in '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses''

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