Rein is a male
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Rein Aedma (born 1952), Estonian actor
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Rein Ahas
Rein Ahas (10 December 1966 – 18 February 2018) was an Estonian geographer and a professor at the University of Tartu.
Education
In 1991 he received his undergraduate degree in Physical Geography and Nature Conservation from the University of ...
(1966–2018), Estonian geographer and professor
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Rein Ahun (1940–2016), Estonian hammer thrower and track and field coach
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Rein Aidma (born 1950), Estonian politician
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Rein Aren (1927–1990), Estonian actor
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Rein Arjukese (1941–2018), Estonian naturalist, dissident and politician
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Rein Aun
Rein Aun (5 October 1940 – 11 March 1995) was a multitalented Estonian athlete. He competed for the Soviet Union in the decathlon at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 1964.
Aun was born in a family of five brothers and one ...
(1940–1995), Estonian decathlete
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Rein Baart
Rein Baart (born 13 April 1972 in Oosterbeek), is a Dutch former footballer.
Career
Netherlands
Baart has extensive experience playing in the Eerste Divisie in the Netherlands, having played for TOP Oss, VVV-Venlo, SV Babberich, Fortuna Si ...
(born 1972), Dutch football goalkeeper
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Rein van Duijnhoven (born 1967), Dutch football goalkeeper
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Rein Eliaser (1885–1941), Estonian lawyer and politician
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Rein Gilje (born 1959), Norwegian sprint canoeist
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Rein Haljand (born 1945), Estonian swimmer and sports pedagogue
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Rein Henriksen Rein Henriksen (17 December 1915 – 29 April 1994) was a Norway, Norwegian lawyer and industrialist.
He was born in Oslo as a son of Gustav Henriksen, Gustav Severin Henriksen. He was hired in Borregaard, Borregaard Industrier in 1947, and advance ...
(1915–1994), Norwegian lawyer and industrialist
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Rein Jan Hoekstra
Rein Jan Hoekstra (born 1941) was born in Dokkum. He graduated from the University of Groningen in 1965, majoring in Law. He has since worked as an attorney (1965–1970), Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers in 1983, and Secretary General ...
(born 1941), Dutch politician
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Rein Järvelill
Rein Järvelill (born 1966 in Uusvada, Võru County) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of IX Riigikogu.
Rein Järvelill graduated from the Estonian University of Life Sciences in 1994 with a degree in forestry. From 1994 until 1997, ...
(born 1966), Estonian politician
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Rein Karemäe (1934–2014), Estonian journalist, television presenter and politician
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Rein Kask
Rein Kask (born 12 February 1947 in Pärnu) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of VIII Riigikogu
VIII Riigikogu was the eighth legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1995 election.
Election r ...
(born 1947), Estonian politician
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Rein Kikerpill (born 1962), Estonian journalist and politician
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Rein Kilk
Rein Kilk (born on 8 March 1953 in Tartu) is an Estonian entrepreneur and sport figure.
From 1971 to 1985 he studied the law at the University of Tartu. Since 2012 he is studying literature and cultural science at the University of Tartu.
From ...
(born 1953), Estonian entrepreneur and sports figure
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Rein Lang (born 1957), Estonian politician and diplomat
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Rein Loik (born 1950), Estonian politician, mountain climber and sports figure
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Rein Oja
Rein Oja (born 26 February 1956) is an Estonian actor, film director and theatre leader.
Rein Oja was born in Tallinn. He is the older brother of actor Tõnu Oja. In 1978 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. In 1978-1997 he worked at Noor ...
(born 1956), Estonian actor and director
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Rein Otsason
Rein Otsason (24 May 1931 in Tartu, EstoniaMäeltsemees, Sulev"Rein Otsason – scientist, politician, banker (by Sulev Mäeltsemees)" ''Estonian Discussions on Economic Policy'', ''25''(1).19 September 2017 https://doi.org/10.15157/tpep.v25i1. ...
(1931–2004), Estonian banker
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Rein Ottoson (born 1953), Estonian sailing coach
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Rein Pill
Rein Pill (born on 13 January 1961 in Tallinn) is an Estonian equestrian.
Since 1979 he has been a member of Estonian national team and from 1986 to 1991 a member of Soviet team. In 1997, 2010, 2017 and 2018 he competed at FEI World Cup Jumping Fi ...
(born 1961), Estonian equestrian
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Rein Põder
Rein Põder (7 July 1943 – 23 October 2018) was an Estonian writer.
Biography
Following his 1967 graduation in Varstu, Põder studied at the University of Tartu. After three years of military service, Põder graduated with a degree in hydrol ...
(1943–2018), Estonian writer
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Rein Põldme (born 1937), Estonian rower, swimming coach and sports figure
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Rein Rannap
Rein Rannap (born 6 October 1953 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer and pianist.
Since 1968, Rannap has given numerous public piano performances.
Rannap has been active in management and composition for Ruja, Noor-Eesti and Hõim.
Pianist c ...
(born 1953), Estonian composer and pianist
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Rein Ratas (1938–2022), Estonian politician
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Rein Raud (born 1961), Estonian scholar and author
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Rein Saluri
Rein Saluri (born on 22 September 1939) is an Estonian writer and playwright.
Saluri was born in the Tammiku, Väike-Maarja Parish, Tammiku, Salla Parish (now part of Väike-Maarja Parish). In 1946, when he was seven, Saluri, along with his family ...
(1939–2023), Estonian writer
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Rein Sokk (born 1959), Estonian sports coach and track and field athlete
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Rein Suurkask (born 1968), Estonian politician
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Rein Suvi (born 1969), Estonian handball player
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Rein Taagepera (born 1933), Estonian-American political scientist and politician
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Rein Taaramäe (born 1987), Estonian road bicycle racer
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Rein Tölp
Rein Tölp (11 October 1941 – 16 April 2018) was an Estonian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an i ...
(1941–2018), Estonian middle-distance runner
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Rein Valdmaa
Rein Valdmaa (born 19 November 1960) is an Estonian athletics competitor.
He was born in Elva. In 1980 he graduated from Estonian Sports Gymnasium (TSIK).
He started his athletics exercising in 1972 in Lähte High School, coached by Harry Meier. ...
(born 1960), Estonian runner
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Rein Voog (born 1964), Estonian politician
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Rein Willems
Rein Willems (born 26 August 1945, in Geleen) was President of Shell Nederland from 2003 to 2007. Since 1969, he has held a number of positions at Shell, with postings in Singapore, Australia, the UK, the Philippines and Brazil. In addition, he ...
(born 1945), Dutch businessman
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Rein Boomsma
Reinder ("Rein") Boomsma (19 June 1879 – 27 May 1943) was a Dutch footballer, who played for Sparta and the Dutch national team.
Club career
Boomsma was born in Schagen, North Holland in 1879, and moved to Rotterdam in 1888. He started to ...
(1879–1943), Dutch footballer
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Rein Ozoline (born 1967), Australian former Olympic wrestler
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(1930–2006), Dutch orthopedic surgeon
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Rein de Waal
Reindert "Rein" Berend Jan de Waal (24 November 1904, Amsterdam – 31 May 1985, Amsterdam) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Ol ...
(1904–1985), Dutch field hockey player
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Rein Welschen
Reinier Wilhelmus "Rein" Welschen (29 August 1941 – 17 September 2013) was a Dutch politician and member of the Labour Party (PvdA).
Welschen served as an alderman of Breda from 1978 to 1987. He was a Provincial-Executive of North Brabant fro ...
(1941–2013), Dutch politician
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