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Rainer is the German form of the

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are al ...

''Raginheri'' (Scandinavian

Ragnar Ragnar ( non, Ragnarr ) is a masculine Germanic given name, composed of the Old Norse elements ''ragin-'' "counsel" and ''hari-'' "army". Origin and variations The Proto-Germanic forms of the compounds are "ragina" (counsel) and "harjaz" or " ...

), composed of the two elements ''ragin'' ("advice") and ''heri'' ("army"). Other variants of the name include Dutch ''

Reinier Reinier is the Dutch form of the Germanic masculine given name ''Raginheri'', composed of the two elements ''ragin'' ("advice") and ''heri'' ("army"). It is equivalent to Scandinavian ''Ragnar'', German '' Rainer'', French '' Rainier'', and Spanis ...

'', French '' Rainier'', Spanish and Italian ''Raniero''.

Notable people

Notable people with this name include:

Musicians

* Rainer Bloss (born 1946), German electronic musician *

Rainer Brüninghaus Rainer Brüninghaus (born 21 November 1949) is a German jazz pianist, composer and university teacher. Career He was born in Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany. Rainer Brüninghaus was educated in classical piano, playing from the age of nine, ...

(born 1949), German jazz musician * Rainer Nygård (born 1972), Finnish guitarist (Diablo) *

Rainer Ptacek Rainer Ptacek, also known mononymously as Rainer (June 7, 1951 – November 12, 1997), was a German-American guitarist and singer-songwriter based in Tucson, Arizona for much of his adult life. His guitar technique, which incorporated slide, f ...

(1951-1997), American guitarist

Nobility

Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria Archduke Rainer Ferdinand Maria Johann Evangelist Franz Ignaz of Austria (11 January 1827 – 27 January 1913), a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and nephew of Emperor Francis II, was an Austrian politician who served as Minister-Pres ...

(1827-1913), Austrian prime minister *

Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria Archduke Rainer of Austria (30 September 1783 – 16 January 1853) was a Viceroy of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia from 1818 to 1848. He was also an Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia. Biography Rainer was a son of Empero ...

(1783-1853), Austrian viceroy of the kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia * Archduke Rainer of Austria (1895–1930), Austrian prince imperial *

Prince Rainer of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Rainer Maria Joseph Florian Ignatius Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in German: ''Rainer Maria Joseph Florian Ignatius Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga, Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'' (4 May 1900, in Pola � ...

(1900-1945), German prince

Sportspeople

* Rainer Adrion (born 1953), German footballer and manager * Rainer Aigner (born 1967), German former footballer * Rainer Åkerfelt (born 1934), Finnish sprint canoer * Rainer Bonhof (born 1952), German footballer *

Rainer Eitzinger Rainer Eitzinger (born 26 June 1983) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He turned professional in 2003, and he achieved his career-high singles ATP ranking The Pepperstone ATP rankings are the merit-based method used by the Associ ...

(born 1983), Austrian tennis player *

Rainer Forss Rainer Forss (20 October 1930 – 2 August 2005) was a Finnish professional football forward, manager and coach. He won full, Olympic and B caps for Finland at international level and was a member of Finland's 1952 Summer Olympics squad. In add ...

(born 1930), Finnish footballer *

Rainer Nicot Rainer Nicot (born 6 June 1954) is a retired German football player. He spent five seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln, and overall ten years in the club system, including the reserves. Honours ;1. FC Köln * Bundesliga: 1977–78 * DF ...

(born 1954), German footballer *

Rainer Ohlhauser Rainer Ohlhauser (born 6 January 1941 in Dilsberg, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis) is a German former footballer who played as a striker during the 1960s and 1970s. Ohlhauser began his career with SV Sandhausen in 1958 before moving to FC Bayern Munich in 1 ...

(born 1941), German footballer *

Rainer Osselmann Rainer Osselmann (25 July 1960 – 23 April 2023) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Osselmann was born in Duisburg. His father, Friedrich Osselmann, played water polo fo ...

(born 1960), German water polo player *

Rainer Philipp Rainer Philipp (born 8 March 1950 in Bad Nauheim) is an ice hockey player who played for the West German national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Ga ...

(born 1950), German ice hockey player *

Rainer Schönfelder Rainer Schönfelder (born 13 June 1977) is an Austrian former skier who won the 2003–2004 men's World Cup slalom title. Career Born in Bleiburg, Carinthia, Austria, Schönfelder made his debut in the 1995–1996 season, finishing 115th in the ...

(born 1977), Austrian skier *

Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler (; born 25 April 1976) is a German former professional tennis player. Schüttler was the runner-up at the 2003 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. He won an Olympic silver medal in double ...

(born 1976), German tennis player *

Rainer Torres Rainer Torres Salas (born 12 January 1980) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who most recently managed Serrato Pacasmayo. Career Torres began in Academia Cantolao and Sport Boys. He moved to Europe to play for the German club ...

(born 1980), Peruvian footballer *

Rainer Zobel Rainer Zobel (born 3 November 1948) is a German football manager and former player. Playing career Zobel was born in Wrestedt. He played for FC Bayern Munich during the 1970s. Coaching career In 2005, Zobel was head coach of Persepolis F.C. in ...

(born 1948), German footballer

Other

* Rainer Arnold (born 1950), German politician *

Rainer Barzel Rainer Candidus Barzel (20 June 1924 – 26 August 2006) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the 8th President of the Bundestag from 1983 to 1984. Barzel had been the leader of his parliamentary group ...

(1924-2006), German politician *

Rainer Brüderle Rainer Brüderle (born 22 June 1945) is a German politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). He served as Minister of Economics and Transport of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1987–1998. On 28 October 2009, he was appointed Federal M ...

(born 1945), German politician *

Rainer Ludwig Claisen Rainer Ludwig Claisen (; 14 January 1851 – 5 January 1930) was a German chemist best known for his work with condensations of carbonyls and sigmatropic rearrangements. He was born in Cologne as the son of a jurist and studied chemistry at the u ...

(1851–1930), German chemist *

Rainer Fetting Rainer Fetting (born 31 December 1949 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany) is a German painter and sculptor. Rainer Fetting was one of the co-founders and main protagonists of the Galerie am Moritzplatz in Berlin, founded in the late 1970s by a group o ...

(born 1949), German painter and sculptor *

Rainer von Fieandt Berndt Rainer von Fieandt (26 December 1890 – 28 April 1972) was a Finnish banker and official without party affiliation. He was appointed as the Governor of the Bank of Finland in 1955 before being appointed by the President to form a cabinet ...

(1890–1972), Finnish banker and politician, *

Rainer Frimmel Rainer Frimmel (born 11 July 1971 in Vienna) is an Austrian director and photographer. After studying psychology in Vienna he graduated as a photographer. He has received scholarships in New York City, Paris and Rome for his photographic work. Si ...

(born 1971), Austrian film director and photographer *

Rainer Froese Rainer Froese (born 25 August 1950 in Wismar, East Germany) is a senior scientist at the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research (GEOMAR) in Kiel, formerly the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation ...

(born 1950), German marine ecologist *

Rainer Lagemann Rainer Lagemann is a German metal sculptor and photographer. He is best known for his abstract steel sculptures of the human body. Early life Lagemann was born in Düsseldorf, Germany on 14 September 1959. He attended the Albert-Einstein-Schul ...

(born 1959), German sculptor and photographer *

Rainer Langhans Rainer Langhans (born June 19, 1940 in Oschersleben) is a German writer and filmmaker who is primarily known for his membership of Kommune 1 Kommune 1 or K1 was a politically motivated commune in Germany. It was created on 12 January 1967, ...

(June 1940), German writer and filmmaker * Rainer Maria Latzke (born 1950), German artist * Rainer Lemström (1931-2007), Finnish politician * M. Rainer Lepsius (1928-2014), German sociologist * Rainer Liedtke (1943–2012), German physician, scientist and entrepreneur *

Rainer Mahlamäki Rainer Mahlamäki (born 12 June 1956) is a Finnish architect, president of the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA) from 2007 to 2011, Professor of Contemporary Architecture at the University of Oulu, and joint partner with Ilmari Lahdelma o ...

(born 1956), Finnish architect *

Rainer Masera Rainer Masera (born 6 May 1944) is an Italian academic and economist. He was the minister of budget and economic planning from 1995 to 1996. Biography Masera was born in Como on 6 May 1944. He received PhD in economics from the University of Oxf ...

(born 1944), Italian academic and economist *

Rainer Moormann Rainer Moormann (born 1950) is a German chemist and nuclear whistleblower. He grew up in Osnabrück. After finishing highschool he studied physical chemistry in Braunschweig and received a doctor's degree with Raman spectroscopic and theoretic ...

(born 1950), German chemist and nuclear whistleblower *

Rainer Nõlvak Rainer Nõlvak (born September 28, 1966) is an Estonian entrepreneur and nature protector who is the chairman of the board of the Estonian Nature Fund. Rainer Nõlvak has advocated for the Estonian energy industry to move away from oil shale and ...

(born 1966), Estonian entrepreneur and environmentalist * Rainer Offergeld (born 1937), German politician *

Rainer Ortleb Rainer Ortleb (born Gera 5 June 1944) is a German academic and politician. From October 1990 he served under Helmut Kohl as a Federal Minister for Special Affairs in Germany's first post-reunification government. In the next government, bet ...

(born 1944), German academic and politician *

Rainer Maria Rilke René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), shortened to Rainer Maria Rilke (), was an Austrian poet and novelist. He has been acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, and is widely recogni ...

(1875-1926), Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist *

Rainer Sarnet Rainer Sarnet (born March 3, 1969) is an Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the ...

(born 1969), Estonian film director * Rainer Vakra (born 1981), Estonian politician * Raniero Vanni d'Archirafi (born 1931), Italian diplomat *

Rainer Weiss Rainer "Rai" Weiss ( , ; born September 29, 1932) is an American physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. He is a professor of physics emeritus at MIT and an adjunct professor at LSU. He is best known fo ...

(born 1932), American physicist *

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's main ...

(1945-1982), German film director *

Rainer Zitelmann Rainer Zitelmann (born 14 June 1957 in Frankfurt) is a German libertarian historian, author, management consultant and real estate expert. Life Zitelmann studied history and political science at the Technical University of Darmstadt. He compl ...

(born 1957), German historian

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