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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 also ...

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

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'', Spanish and Italian ''Raniero''.

Notable people

Notable people with this name include:

Musicians

Rainer Bloss Rainer Bloss (also Rainer Blos or Rainer Bloß; 1946 – 10 December 2015) was a German electronic musician. He collaborated with electronic composer Klaus Schulze in the 1980s to produce several albums, including '' Audentity'' (1981), '' Aphri ...

(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, a ...

(born 1949), German jazz musician *

Rainer Nygård Rainer Nygård (born 1972) is a Finland, Finnish guitar player and singer for the band Diablo (band), Diablo. He was born in Kalajoki but now resides in Tampere. He is a forming member of Diablo and is responsible for most of the song writing for ...

(born 1972), Finnish guitarist (Diablo) * Rainer Ptacek (1951-1997), American guitarist

Nobility

* Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria (1827-1913), Austrian prime minister * Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria (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 (1900-1945), German prince

Sportspeople

Rainer Adrion Rainer Adrion (born 10 December 1953) is a German football manager and former defender. Coaching career Adrion was head coach of SpVgg Unterhaching on two occasions. The first stint was from July 1991 to May 1993 and the second stint was from ...

(born 1953), German footballer and manager *

Rainer Aigner Rainer Aigner (born 4 September 1967) is a German former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, ...

(born 1967), German former footballer * Rainer Åkerfelt (born 1934), Finnish sprint canoer *

Rainer Bonhof Rainer Bonhof (born 29 March 1952) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder or wing-back. He was known for his occasional bursts upfield and his fierce shot. He was a key player for the 1974 West Germa ...

(born 1952), German footballer * Rainer Eitzinger (born 1983), Austrian tennis player * Rainer Forss (born 1930), Finnish footballer * Rainer Nicot (born 1954), German footballer * Rainer Ohlhauser (born 1941), German footballer * Rainer Osselmann (born 1960), German water polo player * Rainer Philipp (born 1950), German ice hockey player * Rainer Schönfelder (born 1977), Austrian skier * Rainer Schüttler (born 1976), German tennis player * Rainer Torres (born 1980), Peruvian footballer * Rainer Zobel (born 1948), German footballer

Other

Rainer Arnold Rainer Arnold (born 21 June 1950) is a German politician and member of the SPD. Political career Arnold was first elected a member of the German Bundestag in the 1998 federal election. During his time in parliament, he was a member of the Defe ...

(born 1950), German politician * Rainer Barzel (1924-2006), German politician * Rainer Brüderle (born 1945), German politician * Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851–1930), German chemist * Rainer Fetting (born 1949), German painter and sculptor * Rainer von Fieandt (1890–1972), Finnish banker and politician, * Rainer Frimmel (born 1971), Austrian film director and photographer * Rainer Froese (born 1950), German marine ecologist * Rainer Lagemann (born 1959), German sculptor and photographer * Rainer Langhans (June 1940), German writer and filmmaker *

Rainer Maria Latzke Rainer Maria Latzke (born 28 December 1950) is a German artist working in the field of ''trompe-l'œil'' and mural painting. He taught at the Utah State University and is founder of the Institute of Frescography. Latzke is Honorary Professor o ...

(born 1950), German artist *

Rainer Lemström Kaarlo Rainer Lemström (23 August 1931, Loppi - 18 May 2007) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1972 to 1975, representing the Finnish Rural Party The Finnish Rural Party ( fi, Suomen maaseudun puolue ...

(1931-2007), Finnish politician *

M. Rainer Lepsius M. Rainer Lepsius (8 May 1928 – 2 October 2014) was a German sociologist. A particular interest was in the work of Max Weber: he was prominent among the co-compilers of the (eventually) 47 volume edition of the Complete Works of Weber. Life ...

(1928-2014), German sociologist *

Rainer Liedtke Rainer Kurt Liedtke (16 September 1943 – 15 September 2012) was a German physician, scientist and entrepreneur who specialised in the theory and practice of biomedical information systems and medical innovation, and new therapies of pain, stres ...

(1943–2012), German physician, scientist and entrepreneur * Rainer Mahlamäki (born 1956), Finnish architect * Rainer Masera (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 theoretica ...

(born 1950), German chemist and nuclear whistleblower * Rainer Nõlvak (born 1966), Estonian entrepreneur and environmentalist *

Rainer Offergeld Rainer Offergeld (born 26 December 1937) is a German politician. He was minister of Economic Cooperation from 1978 to 1982. Offergeld was mayor of Lörrach Lörrach () is a town in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to th ...

(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, b ...

(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 (born 1969), Estonian film director *

Rainer Vakra Rainer Vakra (born 10 March 1981 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician. He has been a member of XII and XIII Riigikogu. In 2002 he graduated from Tallinn University in environmental management. From 2005 to 2011 he was the elder of Nõmme D ...

(born 1981), Estonian politician * Raniero Vanni d'Archirafi (born 1931), Italian diplomat * Rainer Weiss (born 1932), American physicist * Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982), German film director * Rainer Zitelmann (born 1957), German historian

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