Rainer (given name)

Rainer is the German form of the Germanic name Raginheri (Scandinavian Ragnar), composed of the two elements ragin ("advice") and heri ("army"). Other variants of the name include Dutch Reinier, French Rainier, Spanish and Italian Raniero.

Notable people[edit]

Notable people with this name include:

Musicians[edit]

Rainer Bloss (1946–2015), German electronic musician
Rainer Brüninghaus (born 1949), German jazz musician
Rainer Nygård (born 1972), Finnish guitarist (Diablo)
Rainer Ptacek (1951–1997), American guitarist

Nobility[edit]

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[edit]

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 (born 1983), Austrian tennis player
Rainer Forss (1930–2005), 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[edit]

Rainer Arnold (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 (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 (born 1956), Finnish architect
Rainer Masera (born 1944), Italian academic and economist
Rainer Moormann (born 1950), German chemist and nuclear whistleblower
Rainer Nõlvak (born 1966), Estonian entrepreneur and environmentalist
Rainer Offergeld (born 1937), German politician
Rainer Ortleb (born 1944), German academic and politician
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist
Rainer Sarnet (born 1969), Estonian film director
Rainer Vakra (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

References[edit]

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