Rainier (name)
The name Rainier (/rəˈnɪər/ or /reɪˈnɪər/; French: [ʁɛnje], a French form of Rainer) may refer to
Given name:
- Reginar II, Count of Hainaut (890–932), also written Rainier II
- Rainier, Margrave of Tuscany, Margrave of Tuscany from 1014 to 1027
- Rainier, Marquess of Montferrat (c. 1084 – 1135)
- Saint Rainier (c. 1117 – c. 1160), Pisan saint
- Renier of Montferrat (1162–1183), son-in-law of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos
- Several princes of Monaco, all of the House of Grimaldi:
- Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes (1267–1314)
- Rainier II, Lord of Monaco (14th century)
- Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1923–2005)
Surname:
- Peter Rainier (1741–1808), a British naval leader
- Priaulx Rainier (1903–1986), South African-British composer
Fiction:
- Charles Rainier, main character in Random Harvest by James Hilton
- Rainier Wolfcastle, an action hero star in the Simpsons
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