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feminine name meaning "queen" from the
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List of persons


Historical

* Elizabeth Regina (1926-2022),
Queen of the United Kingdom The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiwi ...
and 14 other
Commonwealth realm A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations whose monarch and head of state is shared among the other realms. Each realm functions as an independent state, equal with the other realms and nations of the Commonwealt ...
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Regina (concubine) Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...
, 8th century French concubine of Charlemagne *
Regina Basilier Regina Basilier (née Kleifeldt 1572–1631), was a Swedish (originally German) merchant and moneylender. She is known as a banker of king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Biography She was born in Danzig (which was then part of the Polish-Lithuani ...
(1572-1631), German-Swedish merchant banker *
Regina Protmann Regina Protmann (1552 – 18 January 1613) was a Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic religious sister. She founded the Sisters of Saint Catherine and was a pioneer in the establishment of hospitals as well as schools for girls. Her first biogra ...
(1552–1613), Prussian nun *
Regina von Siebold Regina Josepha von Siebold, née ''Henning'' (14 December 1771 – 28 February 1849), was a German physician and obstetrician, born in Geismar. She was the first woman in Germany to receive a university degree. She is buried in Darmstadt. Early ...
(1771–1849), German physician and obstetrician * Saint Regina (martyr), 3rd century French martyr


Musical artists

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Regina (singer) Regina (born Irena Jalšovec, 4 July 1965, Murska Sobota, Yugoslavia — now Slovenia) is a Slovenian singer, best known for her participation in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest. Pop workshop Regina has made 3 appearances in the Pop works ...
(born 1965), Slovenian singer *
Regina Belle Regina Elaine Belle (born July 17, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles " Baby Come to Me" (1989) and "Make It Like It Was" (1990), Belle's most notable for two hit duets, both with ...
(born 1963), American singer *
Regina Richards Regina Richards is an American pop singer born in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for her hit song "Baby Love", which reached Number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1986. "Baby Love" was her only song to chart on the Hot 100, maki ...
(born 1954), American singer *
Regina Resnik Regina Resnik (born Regina Resnick, August 30, 1922 – August 8, 2013) was an American opera singer who had an active international career that spanned five decades. She began her career as a soprano in 1942 and soon after began a lengthy and ...
(1922-2013), American operatic singer *
Regina Carter Regina Carter (born August 6, 1966) is an American jazz violinist. She is the cousin of jazz saxophonist James Carter. Early life Carter was born in Detroit and was one of three children in her family. She began piano lessons at the age of t ...
(born 1966), American jazz violinist * Regina "Queen" Saraiva (born 1978), Brazilian musician *
Regina Spektor Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (russian: Регинa Ильинична Спектор, ; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian–born American singer, songwriter, and pianist. After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in ...
(born 1980), Russian-American singer-songwriter *
Regina Todorenko Regina Petrivna Todorenko ( uk, Регіна Петрівна Тодоренко also Regina Petrovna Todorenko in russian: Регина Петровна Тодоренко; born 14 June 1990), is a Ukrainian pop-singer and television presenter. ...
(born 1990), Ukrainian singer and television presenter *
Elis Regina Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 2002), known professionally as Elis Regina (), was a Brazilian singer of MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and Pedro Mariano. She became nationally ...
(1945–1982), Brazilian singer


Actors

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Régina Badet Anne Régina Badet (9 October 1876 – 26 October 1949) was a French comedic actress, dancer, and star of the Ópera-Comique de Paris. Career Badet was first dancer with the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in 1890. She began with the Opéra-Comiqu ...
(1876-1949), French actress and dancer *
Regina King Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, ''Time'' magazine named her one ...
(born 1971), American actress *
Regina Hall Regina Lee Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Brenda Meeks in the comedy horror ''Scary Movie'' film series (2000–2006). She has since appeared in the television series '' Ally McBeal' ...
(born 1970), American actress *
Regina Taylor Regina Annette Taylor
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(born August 22, 1960) is an American
(born 1960), American actress *
Regina Cassandra Regina Cassandra (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian actress and Model who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' in 2005 and made her Telugu film debut with '' Siva Manasu ...
(born 1988), Indian film actress


Athletes

* Regina Joyce (born 1957), Irish long-distance runner *
Regina Halmich Regina Halmich (born 22 November 1976) is a German boxer. She is among the most successful female boxers of all time and helped popularise female boxing in Europe. Amateur career Halmich was German champion in kickboxing as an amateur in 1992 ...
(born 1976), German boxer *
Regina Kulikova Regina Aleksandrovna Kulikova (Russian: Регина Александровна Куликова; born 30 January 1989) is a former professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 65, which she reached in May 2010. Her ...
(born 1989), Russian tennis player


Politicians

* Regina Asamany (born 1927), Ghanaian politician * Regīna Ločmele-Luņova (born 1966), Latvian politician *
Regina Ip Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (; ' Lau; born 24 August 1950) is a Chinese politician. She is currently the Convenor of the Executive Council (ExCo) and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), as well as the founder and current chair ...
(born 1950), Hong Kong politician *
Regina Weiss Regina Weiss (born 1986) is a Michigan politician. Early life and education Weiss was born around 1986 in Chicago, Illinois. In 2009, Weiss earned a bachelor's degree from Valparaiso University in Indiana. Career Weiss has worked as a high sch ...
, American politician


Other professionals

* Regina Anderson (1901–1993), American writer *
Regina Barzilay Regina Barzilay (born 1970) is an Israeli-American computer scientist. She is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a faculty lead for artificial intelligence at the MIT Jameel Clinic. Her research interests are in natural ...
(born 1971), Israeli computer scientist *
Regina Brett Regina Brett (born May 31, 1956) is an American author, inspirational speaker, podcaster and newspaper columnist currently writing for ''The Cleveland Jewish News''. Her columns are syndicated through Jewish News Service. Brett launched the pod ...
(born 1956), American journalist *
Regina Benjamin Regina Marcia Benjamin (born October 26, 1956) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. Benjamin previously directed a n ...
(born 1956), American physician and U.S. Surgeon General * Regīna Ezera (1930–2002), Latvian writer *
Regina Jonas Regina Jonas (; German: ''Regine Jonas'';As documented by ''Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Geburtsregister; Laufendenummer 892'' which reads: "''In front of the signed registrar appeared today... Wolff Jonas... a ...
(1902–1944), the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi * Regina Lopez (1953–2019), Filipina environmentalist and philanthropist * Regina Margareten (1863–1959), Hungarian businesswoman *
Regina Martínez Pérez Regina Martínez Pérez (7 September 1963 – 28 April 2012) was a Mexican journalist and veteran crime reporter for '' Proceso'', a center-left Mexican news magazine known for its critical reporting of the social and political establishment. ...
(1963–2012), Mexican journalist * Regina Moran, Irish Engineer *
Regina Narva Regina Narva (née Rõtova; born 19 May 1970) is an Estonian chess Woman FIDE Master (2007). Biography Narva was born in Tallinn, the daughter of Estonian chess players Boris Rõtov (1937–1987) and Merike Rõtova (1936– ). In the Estonia ...
(born 1970), Estonian chess player


Fictional characters

* Regina, character in the video games ''Dino Crisis'' and ''Dino Crisis 2'' *Regina Curtis, a character in '' Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk'' *Regina George, a character in the movie ''
Mean Girls ''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler and Fe ...
'' *Regina Grier, a character on the sitcom ''
The Steve Harvey Show ''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on The WB from August 25, 1996, to February 17, 2002. It was created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan. Synopsis Steve Hightower (Steve Harvey) is a 1970s funk ...
'' *Regina Linetti, a character in ''
Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural comedy television series that aired on Fox, and later on NBC. The show aired from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for a total of eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...
'' *Regina Mills, a main character in the series ''
Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'') in storytelling in the ...
'' *Regina Phalange, an alias of
Phoebe Buffay Phoebe Buffay is one of the six main characters from the American sitcom, ''Friends''. She is created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman and portrayed by actress Lisa Kudrow. In the series' universe, Phoebe was born on February 16 and is the d ...
in the television series ''
Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
'' *Regina "Reggie" Rocket, a character in the American animated series ''
Rocket Power ''Rocket Power'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, the creators of ''Rugrats''. The series aired on Nickelodeon from August 16, 1999 to July 30, 2004. Premise ''Rocket Power'' revolves around t ...
'' *Regina Vasquez, a character in the series '' Switched at Birth'' *Regina, a character in the Spanish film ''
Volver ''Volver'' (, meaning "to go back") is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chu ...
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See also

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Regina (disambiguation) Regina (Latin for "queen") may refer to: Places Canada * Regina, Saskatchewan, the capital city of the province ** Regina (electoral district) ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina France * Régina, French Guiana, a commune United States * R ...
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Regine Regine () or Régine is a feminine given name. Regine is a German-French form of Regina, and Régine is a French form of Regina. People with the first name include: Regine * Regine Heitzer (born 1944), Austrian figure skater * Regine Hildebrandt ...


References

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