Reggie is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, usually a short form of the name

Reginald Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language meaning "king". Etymology and history The name Reginald comes from Latin meaning "king" and "ruler" symbolizing authority and leadership. It comes from combining Latin “ rex” meaning ...

(male) and Regina (female).

Men with the given name

* Reggie Bonnafon (born 1996), American football player * Reggie Brown (disambiguation), multiple people *

Reggie Bush Reginald Alfred Bush II (born March 2, 1985) is an American former professional football running back. He played college football for the USC Trojans, earning consensus All-American honors twice and winning the 2005 Heisman Trophy. Bush is wide ...

(born 1985), National Football League running back for the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...

Reggie Cleveland Reginald Leslie Cleveland (born May 23, 1948) is a Canadian former professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, Cleveland appeared in 428 games in Major League Baseball over 13 seasons (1969–81) for four teams. Born in Swift Current, ...

(born 1948), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Reggie Corrigan (born 1970), former Irish rugby union player *

Reggie Fils-Aimé Reginald Fils-Aimé ( ; born March 25, 1961) is an American businessman best known for being the President (corporate title), president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, the North American branch of the Japanese video game co ...

(born 1961), former President and COO for the North American division of

Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi ...

* Reggie Gilliam (born 1997), American football player *

Reggie Jackson Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Cal ...

(born 1946), American retired baseball player *

Reggie Johnson (disambiguation) Reggie Johnson may refer to: * Reggie Johnson (musician) (1940–2020), American jazz double bassist * Reggie Johnson (basketball, born 1957), American basketball player for the University of Tennessee * Reggie Johnson (boxer) (born 1966), Ameri ...

, multiple people *

Reggie Jones (disambiguation) Reginald, Reggie or Reg Jones may refer to: * Reginald H. Jones (1917–2003), English chairman of General Electric, 1972–1981 * Reginald Jones (artist) (1857–1920), English landscape painter *Reginald Victor Jones Reginald Victor Jones (29 ...

, multiple people * Reggie Kray (1933–2000), of the criminal

Kray twins Ronald Kray (24 October 193320 March 1995) and Reginald Kray (24 October 19331 October 2000) were English gangsters or organised crime figures and identical twin brothers from Haggerston who were prominent from the late 1950s until their arres ...

Reggie Leach Reginald Joseph Leach (born April 23, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, and Detroit Red ...

(born 1950), Canadian retired hockey player *

Reggie Lucas Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018)Reggie Mathis Reginald Levi Mathis (born March 18, 1956) is an American former professional football linebacker who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Saints in the second round of the 1 ...

(born 1956), American football player *

Reggie Miller Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise, played his entire 18-year career in the National Basketball Assoc ...

(born 1965), former basketball player for the

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

Reggie Montgomery Reginald "Reggie" Alexander Montgomery (Sep 15, 1947 – Jan 13, 2002) was an American clown, actor and director. He was best known as the first African-American clown to perform in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, though he spent o ...

(1947–2002), American actor and clown *

Reggie Perry (basketball) Reginald Jordan Perry (born March 21, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. High school career Perry attended Thomasv ...

(born 2000), American basketball player *

Reggie Redding Reggie Redding (born July 18, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player who is a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Villanova Universi ...

(born 1988), American basketballer * Reggie Redding (American football) (born 1968), American football player * Reggie Robinson (born 1997), American football player *

Reggie Roby Reginald Henry Roby (July 30, 1961 – February 22, 2005) was an American professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the Iowa ...

(1961–2005), American football punter *

Reggie Sanders Reginald Laverne Sanders (born December 1, 1967) is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He played professionally with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta ...

(born 1967), former baseball player *

Reggie Sanderson Reginald John Sanderson (born November 4, 1950) is a former American football running back who played for the Chicago Bears of National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior Universit ...

(born 1950), American football player *

Reggie Schwarz Major Reginald Oscar Schwarz (4 May 1875 – 18 November 1918), known as Reggie Schwarz, was a South African international cricketer and rugby union footballer. Early life Schwarz was born in Lee in London in 1875, the son of Robert George Sch ...

(1875–1918), South African cricketer * Reggie Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Reggie Theus Reginald Wayne Theus (born October 13, 1957) is an American basketball coach and former player. He played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a two-time NBA All-Star. He is currently the men's basketball head co ...

(born 1957), former National Basketball Association player and head coach, currently assistant coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves * Reggie Upshaw (born 1995), American basketball player in the

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Reggie Walker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Reggie Watts Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts (born March 23, 1972) is an American comedian, musician, beatboxer, and actor. His improvised musical sets are created using only his voice, a keyboard, and a looping machine. He refers to himself as a "disinfo ...

(born 1972), American comedian and musician *

Reggie Wayne Reginald Wayne (born November 17, 1978) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football f ...

(born 1978), wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts *

Reggie White (disambiguation) Reggie White Reginald Howard White (December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. White played college football for the Tennessee Vo ...

, multiple people *

Reggie Williams (disambiguation) Reggie Williams may refer to: Basketball *Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964), former basketball player in the NBA *Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1986), American basketball guard Baseball *Reggie Williams (1980s outfielder) (born 1960), ...

, multiple people *

Reggie Yates Reginald Yates (born 31 May 1983) is a British television presenter, actor, writer and director with a career spanning three decades on screen as an actor, television presenter and radio DJ. Yates played Leo Jones in ''Doctor Who'' and has wo ...

(born 1983), English DJ *

Reggie Young Reggie Grimes Young Jr. (December 12, 1936 – January 17, 2019) was an American musician who was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studio house band, The Memphis Boys, and was a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with ...

(1936–2019), lead guitarist of the American Sound Studios Band *

Reggie (wrestler) Sidney Iking Bateman (born March 13, 1993) is an American professional wrestler and former acrobat currently signed Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) under the ring name Sidney Akeem. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he worked with the ring ...

(born 1993), American professional wrestler

Women with the given name

* Reggie Baff (born 1949), American actress *

Reggie Bennett Reggie Bennett (born January 24, 1961) is an American former professional wrestler. She is best known for her work in ''joshi puroresu'' organizations such as All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Early career (1986� ...

(born 1961), American professional wrestler * Reggie de Jong (born 1964), Dutch swimmer * Reggie Gavin (born 1995), American drag queen and model *

Reggie Magloire Reggie is a given name, usually a short form of the name Reginald (male) and Regina (female). Men with the given name * Reggie Bonnafon (born 1996), American football player * Reggie Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Reggie Bush ( ...

(1964–2023), Congolese-American singer, model, and actress *

Reggie Meredith-Fitiao Reggie Meredith-Fitiao is an American Samoan artist and academic. Biography Meredith-Fitiao is considered an expert in barkcloth textile art, also known as siapo or tapa cloth. She is a professor of art at the American Samoa Community College. S ...

, American-Samoan artist and academic *

Reggie Miller (politician) Reggie Miller is an American Michigan Democratic Party, Democratic politician from Michigan. She was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from the Michigan's 31st House of Representatives district, 31st district in the 2022 Michigan ...

, American politician *

Reggie Nadelson Reggie Nadelson is an American novelist, known for writing mystery novels. Early life She was born and raised in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York. After graduating from City and Country School and Elisabeth Irwin High School in Greenwich ...

, American novelist * Reggie Sahali-Generale, Filipino politician * Reggie Sorensen (born 1974), American television personality * Reggie Twala (1908–1968), South African feminist and political activist * Reggie Wallace (1886–1978), American actress

Fictional characters

* Reggie, the turkey protagonist in the animated film ''

Free Birds ''Free Birds'' is a 2013 American animated Thanksgiving science fiction film, science fiction comedy film directed by Jimmy Hayward, who co-wrote the screenplay with the film's producer Scott Mosier. The film stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Wo ...

'' * Reggie, a character from the animated series '' Kiff'' *

Reggie (Phantasm) Reggie is a fictional character from the ''Phantasm'' franchise of horror films. In all of his appearances, Reggie has been portrayed by Reggie Bannister. Concept and creation Writer/director Don Coscarelli wrote the character of Reggie for Reggi ...

, protagonist in the Phantasm horror film series * Regina "Reggie" Abbott, protagonist in the animated series '' Twelve Forever''
Reggie the Rat
an anthropomorphic white rat created by Whygena and well known in some furry animations * Regina "Reggie" Belmont, protagonist of the 1984 film ''

Night of the Comet ''Night of the Comet'' is a 1984 American science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, and Kelli Maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into ei ...

'' * Regulus "Reggie" Black, the brother of Sirius Black in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Regina "Reggie" Fabelman, in the 2022 film ''

The Fabelmans ''The Fabelmans'' is a 2022 American coming-of-age drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tony Kushner. Loosely based on Spielberg's early life and beginnings as a filmmaker, the semi-autobiog ...

'', based on director

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg ( ; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is ...

's sister

Anne Spielberg Anne Spielberg (born December 25, 1949) is an American screenwriter and producer. Best known as the co-producer and co-writer of the screenplay for the 1988 movie ''Big'', she is the younger sister of film director Steven Spielberg. Early life ...

. * A-Train (comics) / Reggie Franklin, a superhero in the television franchise ''The Boys'' * Regina "Reggie" Lampert, in the 1963 film ''

Charade Charade or charades may refer to: Games * Charades, originally "acting charades", a parlor game Films/TV * Charade (1953 film), ''Charade'' (1953 film), an American film featuring James Mason * Charade (1963 film), ''Charade'' (1963 film), an ...

'', played by Audrey Hepburn *

Reggie Mantle Reginald "Reggie" Mantle is a fictional teenager in stories published by Archie Comics; he is introduced by writer-artist Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater in ''Jackpot Comics'' #5 (cover-dated Spring 1942). He also appears in CW's '' Riverdale'' ...

, in the Archie comics *

, from the soap opera ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

'' *

Reggie Pepper Reginald "Reggie" Pepper is a fictional character who appears in seven short stories by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Reggie is a young man-about-town who gets drawn into trouble trying to help his pals. He is considered to be an early prototyp ...

, in seven short stories by P. G. Wodehouse * Reggie Perrin, the main character in ''

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' is a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. Three series were produced from 1976 to 1979, based on a series of novels written by David Nobbs. Nobbs adapted the screenplay for the fi ...

'' novel and 1970s television series, as well as the 2000s ''

Reggie Perrin ''Reggie Perrin'' is a modern update of the 1970s BBC sitcom ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'', which starred Leonard Rossiter. The revival stars Martin Clunes and was first broadcast on 24 April 2009. Series 1 was released on DVD in Re ...

'' television series * Reggie, a character from the adult swim series based on the 2015 web series

The Jellies! ''The Jellies!'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Tyler, the Creator and Lionel Boyce for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim. The show was revamped from a series of the same name which was previously featur ...

* Reggie Peters, on the television series ''

Julie and the Phantoms ''Julie and the Phantoms'' is an American musical comedy-drama television series created by Dan Cross and David Hoge that was released via streaming on Netflix on September 10, 2020. It is based on the Brazilian television series ''Julie e os Fa ...

'' * Reggie Potter, title character of the 1983 American TV series '' Reggie'', based on the series ''The Fall and Rise of Reggie Perrin'' * Regina "Reggie" Rocket, from the animated series''

Rocket Power ''Rocket Power'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó and produced by Klasky Csupo and Nickelodeon Animation Studio for Nickelodeon. The show centers on the daily lives of Otto, Reggie, Twister ...

'' * Reggie Rowe, in the video game ''

Infamous Second Son ''Infamous Second Son'' is a 2014 action-adventure video game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. The third installment in the ''Infamous'' series, it serves as a standalone ...

Animals

Reggie (alligator) Reggie is the name of an American alligator, believed to have been raised in illegal captivity, who became feral and was sighted for two extended periods at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in the South Bay, Los Angeles area in 2005 and 2007. The ...

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