Reed (surname)

Reed

variations on red
Origin
Language	English
Meaning	literally, the colour red. It is a variant of Reid, which refers to ruddy complexion or red hair
Other names
Variant form	Read

Reed is an English-language surname.

It is commonly believed to be a nickname-derived surname referring to a person's complexion or hair being ruddy or red, as its literal meaning is the colour red. It is a variant of Reid, which refers to ruddy complexion or red hair^{[1][better source needed]}

People with the surname include:

• A. J. Reed (born 1993), American baseball player
• Adam Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Adam Reed (born 1970), American voice actor
  • Adam Reed (footballer, born 1975), English footballer
  • Adam Reed (footballer, born 1991), English footballer
• Alaina Reed Hall (1946–2009), American actress
• Alan Reed (1907–1977), American voice actor
• Albert Edwin Reed (1846–1920), English publisher
• Albert Reed (model) (born 1985), American model
• Albert Reed Jr. (1910–1986), American actor and law enforcement officer
• Sir Alec Reed (1934–2025), British businessman
• Alec Reed Academy, British school of Studies
• Alex Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Alexander Wyclif Reed (1908–1979), New Zealand author
  • James Alexander Reed (1861–1944), American politician
  • Julian Alexander Arnott Reed (1936–2022), Canadian politician
• Alfred Hamish Reed (1875–1975), England, emigrated to New Zealand
• Alfred Reed (1921–2005), US conductor and composer
• Allison Reed (born 1994), American ice dancer
• Alto Reed (1948–2020), American saxophonist
• Alvin Reed (born 1944), American football player
• Alyson Reed (born 1958), American dancer
• Amanda Reed (1832–1904), US philanthropist widow of Simeon Gannett Reed
• Andre Reed (born 1964), American football player
• Andrew Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Andrew Reed (baseball), American baseball player
  • Andrew Reed (minister) (1787–1862), British Congregational minister and philanthropist
  • Andrew Reed (police officer) (1837–1914), inspector in the Irish police force
  • Andrew Reed (rower), American rower
• Andy Reed (rugby union) (born 1969), Scottish rugby union player
• Andrew Joseph Reed or A. J. Reed (born 1993), American baseball player
• Andy Reed (politician) (born 1964), British politician
• Ann Reed (born 1954), American singer-songwriter
• Anna M. Morrison Reed (1849/50-1921), American author, lecturer, poet, and suffragist
• Arthur Reed, multiple people, including:
  • Arthur Reed (footballer, born 1894) (1894–?), English footballer
  • Arthur Reed (politician) (1881–1961), British Member of Parliament for Exeter, 1931–1945
  • Arthur Reed (1860–1984), American longevity claimant, died aged 123 years, 292 days; see longevity claims
  • Arthur Reed (RAF officer) (1898–?), World War I flying ace
  • Arthur Reed (Australian footballer) (1883–1951), Australian rules footballer
• Austin Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
• B. Mitchel Reed (born "Burton Mitchel Goldberg" 1926–1983), US radio disc jockey
• Barry Reed (author) (1927–2002), US trial lawyer and novelist
• Basil Reed (1895–1968), England cricketer and Royal Navy officer
• Betty Lou Reed (1927–2011), American politician
• Betty Reed (1941–2022), American politician
• Bill Reed (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player
• Billy Reed (footballer) (1928–2003), Welsh footballer
• Billy Reed (baseball) (1922–2005), American baseball player
• Bob Reed (baseball) (born 1945), American baseball player
• Bobby Reed (American football) (born 1939), American football player
• P. Booker Reed (1842–1913), American politician
• Brandon Reed (born 1980), American politician
• Brandy Reed (born 1977), American basketball player
• Brett Reed (born 1972), American drummer, guitarist with Rancid
• Brett Reed (basketball) (born 1972), American basketball coach
• Butch Reed Bruce Franklin Reed (1954–2021), American wrestler
• Byron Reed (1821–1891), real estate agent and politician in Nebraska, US
• Caitriona Reed (born 1949), American Zen Buddhist sensei
• Carlson Reed (born 2002), American baseball player
• Carol Reed (weather broadcaster) (c. 1925–1970), "The weather girl" New York weathercaster
• Carol Reed (1906–1976), (male) England film producer and director
• Caroline Keating Reed (died 1954), American pianist and music teacher
• Cathy Reed (born 1987), American ice dancer in Japan, sister of Chris Reed
• Chad Reed (born 1982), Australian motocross rider
• Charles Manning Reed (1803–1871), Whig politician in Pennsylvania
• Charles N. Reed (1837–1926), farmer and politician in New York
• Sir Charles Reed (British politician) (1819–1881), politician and antiquarian
• Chauncey W. Reed (1890–1956), American WWI veteran, lawyer and politician
• Chester Albert Reed (1876–1912), American ornithologist, artist and writer
• Chris Reed (figure skater) (born 1989), American ice skater in Japan
• Chuck Reed (born 1948), American lawyer politician
• Chuck Reed (gridiron football) (born 1970), American football player
• Clarke Reed (1928–2024), American businessman and politician
• Clyde M. Reed (1871–1949), American politician
• Crystal Reed (born 1985), American actress in Teen Wolf
• Cyril Reed (1906–1991), Indian cricketer in England and Malaya
• D. J. Reed (born 1996), American football player
• Dan Reed (born 1963), American rock musician and founder of Dan Reed Network
• Dan Reed (director) (born 1964), British director of Leaving Neverland
• Daniel Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Daniel Reed (actor) (1892–1978), American stage actor, director and playwright
  • Daniel Reed (table tennis) (born 1989), British table tennis player
  • Daniel Reed (Canadian politician) (1858–1935), Canadian politician
  • Daniel A. Reed (computer scientist), computer scientist, provost of University of Utah
  • Daniel A. Reed (politician) (1875–1959), American football coach
• Darrell Reed (born 1965), American football player
• Dave Reed, Texas DJ, member of duo Tritonal (band)
• Dave L. Reed (born 1978), member of the Pennsylvania State House
• David Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • David Reed (American football) (born 1987), wide receiver with Indianapolis Colts
  • David Reed (artist) (born 1946), American abstract painter
  • David Reed (bishop) (1927–2023), American Episcopal bishop
  • David Reed (comedian) (born 1982), British actor and comedian
  • David Reed (pioneer) (1747–1824) pioneer in Pennsylvania
  • David Reed (Labour politician) (1945–2017), British Labour Party MP
  • David A. Reed (1880–1953), American Senator from Pennsylvania, 1923–1935
  • David C. Reed (1847–1938), mayor of San Diego, California
  • David E. Reed (1927–1990), Reader's Digest editor
  • David Jay Reed (born 1950), Japan-born artist in Perth, Western Australia
  • David M. Reed (born 1957), American Episcopal bishop in Texas
  • David P. Reed (born 1952), computer scientist, designer of user datagram protocol (UDP)
  • David Vern Reed (1924–1989), American comics writer, known for Batman
  • David Wellington Reed (1972–1985), known for Murder of David Reed in US, solved in 2008
• Dean Reed (1938–1986), American singer and actor in East Germany, dubbed "Red Elvis"
• Dewey H. Reed (1897–1966), American educator and politician
• Dizzy Reed (born 1963), American keyboardist with Guns N' Roses
• Dominic Reed (born 1990), English cricketer
• Don Reed (American football) (1920–2012), coach for Long Beach State 49ers
• Don Reed (born 1959), American actor, writer, producer, director and comedian
• Don Collins Reed, American ethicist and historian of philosophy
• Donald Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Donald Reed (actor) (1901–1973), Mexican-American film actor, and later, Beverly Hills video consultant
  • Donald A. Reed (1935–2001), founder of Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films and its Saturn Awards
  • Don Reed (born 1959), American comedian
  • Donald H. Reed Jr. (born 1933), American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives
• Donna Reed (1921–1986), American actress in It's a Wonderful Life and sitcom The Donna Reed Show
• Dorothy Reed Mendenhall (1874–1964), American pediatric physician, graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Doug Reed (born 1960), American football defensive end with Los Angeles Rams
• Douglas Reed (1895–1976), British journalist, writer and anti-Zionist
• E. Ray Reed (1891–1970), West Virginia Republican politician
• Ed Reed (born 1978), American football player with Baltimore Ravens
• Eddie Reed (1901–1960), American lawyer and college football coach
• Eddie Reed (baseball) (1929–2009), American Negro league baseball player
• Edward Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Edward Reed (coach), American water polo coach
  • Edward Reed (naval architect) (1830–1906), British naval architect and politician
  • Edward C. Reed (1793–1883), American veteran of War of 1812, lawyer and politician
  • Edward Cornelius Reed Jr. (1924–2013), American federal judge
  • Edward S. Reed (1954–1997), American ecological psychologist and philosopher
  • Edward Tennyson Reed (1860–1933), British cartoonist for Punch magazine
  • T. Edward Reed, Canadian zoologist, anthropologist, and pediatrician
• Elijah W. Reed (1827–1888), American menhaden fishing pioneer in Virginia
• Elizabeth Armstrong Reed (1842–1915), American author and Orientalist scholar
• Enrique Reed (1915–1958), Chilean chess master
• Eric Reed (baseball) (born 1980), with the Florida Marlins
• Eric Reed (musician) (born 1970), American jazz pianist and composer
• Eric Reed (soccer player) (born 1983), American goalkeeper and coach
• Eugene Elliott Reed (1866–1940), Democrat congressman from New Hampshire
• Evelyn Reed (1905–1979), American communist and women's rights activist
• Francine Reed (born 1947), American blues singer associated with Lyle Lovett
• Frank Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
• Fred Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gary Reed (athlete) (born 1981), Canadian middle-distance runner
• Gary Reed (comics) (1956–2016), American comic book writer and publisher
• Sir Geoffrey Reed (1892–1970), Australian judge and director-general of ASIO
• George Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
• Guilford Bevil Reed (1887–1955), Canadian medical researcher
• H. Owen Reed (1910–2014), American composer, conductor, and educator
• Hamilton Lyster Reed (1869–1931), Irish officer in British Army, VC recipient
• Harrison Reed (ice hockey) (born 1988), Canadian player with Hamburg Crocodiles
• Harrison Reed (politician) (1813–1899), American editor and Governor of Florida
• Helen Reed (1864–1936), American educator and politician
• Helen Leah Reed (1861/62 - 1926), Canadian-born American writer
• Henry Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Henry Reed (American football) (born 1948), defensive end with New York Giants
  • Henry Reed (cricketer) (1892–1963), played for Gloucestershire
  • Henry Reed (merchant) (1806–1880), British merchant, philanthropist and evangelist
  • Henry Reed (musician) (1884–1968), Appalachian fiddler and banjoist, with Alan Jabbour
  • Henry Reed (poet) (1914–1986), British poet, translator, radio dramatist, and journalist
  • Henry Reed (Wisconsin legislator), Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Henry Armstrong Reed (1858–1876), killed at Battle of the Little Bighorn, nephew of George Armstrong Custer
  • Henry Byron Reed (1855–1896), English Conservative Party politician
  • Henry Hope Reed (1808–1854), American educator at University of Pennsylvania
  • Henry Hope Reed Jr. (1915–2013), American architecture critic and preservationist
  • Henry Thomas Reed (1846–1924), American federal judge
  • Henry Reed (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings), student mentioned in Maya Angelou's autobiography
• Herbert Reed (British Army soldier) (Henry Herbert Reed, 1911–1941), British sailor, George Cross recipient
• Howie Reed (1936–1984), baseball pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers
• Hub Reed (1936–2024), American basketball player with Los Angeles Lakers in NBA
• Ian Reed (1927–2020), Australian Olympic discus thrower
• Ida Lilliard Reed (1865–1951), religious writer and hymnwriter from West Virginia
• Irving S. Reed (1923–2012), American mathematician known for Reed–Solomon and Reed–Muller codes
• Isaac Reed (politician) (1809–1887), Whig congressman from Maine
• Isaac Reed (1742–1807), English Shakespeare editor
• Ishmael Reed (born 1938), African American poet, writer, songwriter and publisher
• J. R. Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • J. R. Reid (born 1968), American basketball player
  • J. R. Reed (American football, born 1982), US, American football
  • J. R. Reed (American football, born 1996), American football safety
  • JR Reed (actor) (born 1967), American actor and singer
• Jack Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Jack Reed (baseball) (1933–2022), outfielder for the New York Yankees
  • Jack Reed (Mississippi politician) (1924–2016), American Mississippi politician
  • Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician) (born 1949), United States Senator
  • Jack Reed (rugby league) (born 1988), English player in Australia
• Jake Reed (American football) (born 1967), wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings
• Jake Reed (baseball) (born 1992), pitcher for New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles
• James Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • James Reed (defensive tackle) (born 1977), defensive tackle in the NFL
  • James Reed (soldier) (c. 1723–1807), military officer in the American Revolution
  • James A. Reed (entrepreneur) (born 1963), English businessman, son of Sir Alec Reed
  • James A. Reed (politician) (1861–1944), Democratic Party politician from Missouri
  • James B. Reed (1881–1935), Democratic Party politician from Arkansas
  • James Sewall Reed (1832–1864), American Civil War cavalry officer
• Jamie Reed (born 1973), British Labour Party MP
• Jamie Reed (footballer) (born 1987), Welsh (soccer )footballer and coach
• Janet Reed (1916–2000), American ballerina and ballet mistress
• Jarran Reed (born 1992), American football player
• Jayden Reed (born 2000), American football player
• Jaylen Reed (born 2003), American football player
• Jeff Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Jeff Reed (baseball) (born 1962), American baseball catcher
  • Jeff Reed (American football) (born 1979), American football place kicker
  • Jeff Reed, candidate in the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
• Jennie Reed (born 1978), American Olympic track cyclist
• Jennifer Clyburn Reed, American schoolteacher and businesswoman
• Jeremy Reed (born 1981), American Major League baseball outfielder
• Jeremy Reed (writer) (born 1951), Jersey-born poet, novelist, biographer and literary critic
• Jerrick Reed II (born 2000), American football player
• Jerry Reed (1937–2008), American singer songwriter in Country Music Hall of Fame
• Jerry Reed (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball pitcher
• Jim Reed (academic) Terence James Reed (born 1937) English scholar of German literature
• Jimmy Reed (1925–1976), popular US blues musician
• Jo Reed (killed 1875), US police killer; see Lynching of Jo Reed
• Joan Reed (born 1952), English athlete and coach in the sport of curling
• Jody Reed (born 1962), American second baseman and coach for Miami Marlins
• Joe Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Joe Reed (quarterback) (born 1948), American football quarterback
  • Joe Reed (wide receiver) (born 1998), American football wide receiver
  • Joe L. Reed (born 1938), American educator and Democratic Party politician
• John Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • John Reed, American miner, founder of the Reed Gold Mine in North Carolina
  • John Reed Jr. (1781–1860), American politician from Massachusetts, son of John Reed Sr.
  • John Reed Sr. (1751–1831), American politician from Massachusetts, left Congress in 1801
  • John Reed (actor) (1916–2010), English actor and singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
  • John Reed (animator) (1908–1992), American animator and painter
  • John Reed (art patron) (1901–1981), Australian critic, husband of Sunday Reed
  • John Reed (early Californian) (1805–1843), early settler and landowner in Marin County
  • John Reed (footballer) (born 1972), English footballer who played primarily for Sheffield United
  • John Reed (fur trader) (died 1814), American fur trader
  • John Reed (journalist) (1887–1920), American journalist and Communist activist
  • John Reed (judge) (1864–1955), New Zealand judge
  • John Reed (novelist) (born 1969), American author and teacher
  • John Reed (priest) (born 1951), English Archdeacon of Taunton
  • John A. Reed Jr. (1931–2015), American lawyer and judge
  • John C. Reed (born 1958), American medical researcher
  • John H. Reed (1921–2012), American politician, 66th governor of Maine
  • John M. Reed (c. 1881–1934), American college sports coach
  • John O. Reed (1929–2012), British anthologist and translator of African literature
  • John Oren Reed (1856–1916), American physicist and university dean
  • John S. Reed (born 1939), American financier
  • John Shedd Reed (1917–2008), American chairman of Santa Fe Industries, president of Shedd Aquarium
  • John Shelton Reed (born 1942), American sociologist and essayist
  • John T. Reed, American real estate investor and author
  • John W. Reed (1918–2018), American law professor and dean
• Johnny Reed, African American baseball player in the 1930s
• Joseph Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Joseph Reed (architect) (c. 1823–1890), Australian architect
  • Joseph Reed (lawyer) (1772–1846), Pennsylvania Attorney General
  • Joseph Reed (playwright) (1723–1787), English playwright and poet
  • Joseph Reed (politician) (1741–1785), Continental Congressmen, aide-de-camp to George Washington
  • Joseph Haythorne Reed (1828–1858), British Member of Parliament
  • Joseph Rea Reed (1835–1925), U.S. Representative from Iowa
  • Joseph Verner Reed Jr. (1937–2016), American banker and diplomat
• Josh Reed (born 1980), American football wide receiver in the NFL
• Julia Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
• Julian Reed Julian Alexander Arnott Reed (1936–2022), Canadian politician
• Justin Reed (born 1982), American basketball player
• Kate Reed (born 1982), British long-distance runner
• Kerry Reed (born 1984), American football wide receiver
• Kevin Reed (born 1955), American Presbyterian author, theologian and publisher
• Kira Reed (born 1971), American actress, TV host, writer, and producer
• Langford Reed (1878–1954), English scriptwriter of silent film era and limerick collector
• Larry Reed, US bassist with Shoot Low Sheriff
• Larry Reed (puppeteer) (born 1944), uses traditional Balinese shadow theatre techniques
• Laurance Reed (born 1937), English Conservative Party politician and political writer
• Lawrence Reed (born 1953), American economist and free-market exponent
• Leaeno Reed (1918 - 1974), American Samoan chief and politician
• Leo Reed (1939–2022), American labor leader
• Leon Reed, American football quarterback with Maryland Commandos
• Les Reed (football manager) (born 1952), English football coach, manager of Charlton Athletic
• Les Reed (songwriter) (1935–2019), English writer of popular songs
• Lewis E. Reed (born 1962), American politician in Missouri
• Lionel Reed (1883–1957), British athlete at the 1908 Summer Olympics
• Lloyd Reed (1961–2015), American police officer killed in the line of duty
• Lou Reed (1942–2013), American musician with Velvet Underground
• Lowell Reed (1886–1966), research scientist and president of Johns Hopkins University
• Lucy Reed (1921–1998), American jazz singer in Chicago in the 1950s
• Luman Reed (1787–1836), American merchant and arts patron
• Luther Reed (1888–1961), American theater critic, screenwriter and film director
• Malik Reed (born 1996), American football linebacker for Miami Dolphins in NFL
• Marcel Reed, American football player
• Mark Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Mark Reed (academic), President of St. Joseph's University
  • Mark Reed (American football) (born 1959), American football quarterback
  • Mark Reed (baseball) (born 1986), catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Mark Reed (figure skater), British ice dancer
  • Mark Reed (physicist) (1955–2021), American physicist
  • Mark Reed (racing driver) (born 1969), American racing driver
  • Mark Reed (sculptor) (born 1971), British sculptor
  • Mark E. Reed (1866–1933), American politician in the state of Washington
• Marshall Russell Reed (1891–1973), American bishop of The Methodist Church
• Martin Reed (born 1978), English footballer for York City
• Maxwell Reed (1919–1974), Irish actor in 1940s and 1950s British films
• Michael C. Reed (born 1942), American mathematician
• Michael Reed (cricketer) (born 1988), English cricketer
• Milt Reed (1890–1938), American baseball middle infielder
• Myrtle Reed (1874–1911), American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropist
• Natina Reed (1980–2012), American singer and rapper
• Nikki Reed (born 1988), American actress
• Nikko Reed (born 2003), American football player
• Nori Reed, American comedian and writer
• Ola Belle Reed (1916–2002), American Appalachian folk singer
• Oliver Reed (1938–1999), English actor
• Orson Reed (1809–c.1890), Wisconsin pioneer
• Oscar Reed (born 1944), American football running back with Minnesota Vikings
• P. Booker Reed (1842–1913), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, moved to Canada
• Pam Reed (born 1961), American ultramarathon runner
• Pamela Reed (born 1949), American actress
• Patrick Reed (born 1990), American professional golfer
• Paul Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Paul Reed (actor) (1909–2007), American actor
  • Paul Reed (artist) (1919–2015), American artist
  • Paul Reed (basketball) (born 1999), American basketball player
  • Paul Reed (writer) (1956–2002), American writer
  • Paul Reed Smith (born 1956), luthier and founder of PRS Guitars
• Pete Reed (aid worker) (1989–2023), American aid worker
• Pete Reed (born 1981), American-born British Olympic gold medalist rower
• Peter Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Peter Reed (athlete) (born 1943), British Olympic athlete
  • Peter Reed (criminal), Australian criminal acquitted of Russell Street Bombing
• Peyton Reed (born 1964), American TV and film director
• Phil Reed (1949–2008), first openly gay African-American member of New York City Council
• Philip D. Reed (1899–1989), chief executive officer of General Electric Company
• Philip Reed (politician) (1760–1829), US senator for Maryland
• Phillip Reed (1908–1996), American actor
• Preston Reed (born 1955), American fingerstyle guitarist, emigrated to Scotland
• Ralph Reed (born 1961), American political lobbyist, with Christian Coalition
• Ralph Reed (American Express) (1890–1968), president of the American Express Company
• Raphew Reed Jr (born 1985), American hurdler at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
• Rayshun Reed (born 1981), American football defensive back with San Francisco 49ers in NFL
• Rex Reed (born 1938), American film critic, journalist, and media personality
• Richard Reed (born 1973), British businessman, entrepreneur and public speaker
• Rick Reed (advertising agent) (1953–2022), Republican advertising agent
• Rick Reed (umpire) (1950–2020), umpire in Major League Baseball
• Rick Reed (pitcher) (born 1964), pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Ricky Reed (born Eric Burton Frederic in 1982), American artist and musician
• Rob Reed, keyboardist with Welsh progressive rock band Magenta
• Robert Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Robert Reed John Robert Rietz Jr. (1932–1992), US actor
  • Robert Reed (artist) (1938–2014), American artist
  • Robert Reed (author) (born 1956), American science fiction author
  • Robert Reed (bishop), also Reade (died 1415), bishop in Ireland and England
  • Robert Reed (guard) (1943–2009), American football player
  • Robert Reed (wide receiver) (born 1975), American football wide receiver
  • Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir (born 1956), Scottish jurist
  • Robert H. Reed (1929–2017), general in the United States Air Force
  • Robert P. Reed (born 1959), American Roman Catholic bishop
  • Robert Rentoul Reed (1807–1864), American politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• Robin Reed (1899–1978), American wrestler and wrestling coach
• Rodney Reed (born 1967), American murder and rapist
• Ron Reed, known as Buddy Colt (1936–2021), American professional wrestler
• Ron Reed (born 1942), American basketball player and Major League Baseball pitcher
• Rosalie A. Reed (born 1945), US veterinarian at the Los Angeles Zoo
• Roy Reed (1930–2017), American journalist, wrote for The New York Times
• Roy E. Reed (1877–1943), Americans lawyer and Republican Party politician
• Sam Reed (born 1941), American accountant and Republican Party politician
• Shanna Reed (born 1955), American dancer and TV and movie actress
• Simeon Gannett Reed (1830–1895), American transportation businessman
• Stanley Forman Reed (1884–1980), American lawyer and Supreme Court judge
• Stanley Foster Reed (1917–2007), American entrepreneur, inventor, and publisher
• Stanley Reed (British politician) (1872–1969), British editor of The Times of India
• Stephen Reed (1801–1877), American newspaper publisher and geologist
• Stephen Reed (footballer) (born 1985), English footballer
• Stephen R. Reed (1949–2020), American politician, mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• Steve Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Steve Reed (baseball) (born 1965), American baseball player
  • Steve Reed (footballer, born 1956), English footballer
  • Steve Reed (politician) (born 1963), British Labour politician, MP for Croydon North
  • Steve Reed (soccer executive), president of the Canadian Soccer Association
• Steven Reed (mayor) (born 1973/74), American judge and Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama
• Steven Reed (political scientist) (born 1947), professor of modern government at Chuo University
• Stewart Reid (1867–1952), New Zealand Reform Party politician
• Stuart Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Stuart F. Reed (1866–1935), American politician
  • Stuart Reid (English journalist) (born 1943), English writer and editor
  • Stuart Reid (Scottish historical writer) (born 1954), writer, analyst and former soldier
  • Stuart Reid (children's book author), Scottish writer
  • Stuart Reid (rugby union) (born 1970), Scottish rugby player
  • Stuart Reid (politician), member of the Utah State Senate
• Sunday Reed, née Baillieu (1905–1981), Australian
• Susan Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Susan Reed (district attorney) (born 1950), former district attorney of Bexar County, Texas, U.S.
  • Susan Reed (singer) (1926–2010), American singer, harpist, zitherist and actor
  • Susan Reed, US swimmer at synchronised swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships
• Sykes Reed (1904–1972), US basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh
• T. S. Reed (Thomas Sadler Reed, 1818–1914), public servant in South Australia
• Talbot Baines Reed (1852–1893), English typefounder and writer for The Boy's Own Paper
• Tanoai Reed (born 1974), American stuntman and actor
• Tarris Reed (born 2003), American basketball player
• Taylor Reed (born 1991), American gridiron football linebacker
• Tayo Reed (born 1973), American dancer with The Nitro Girls, later dance instructor
• Ted Reed Ralph Edwin Reed (1890–1959), American baseball third baseman for the Newark Pepper
• Thell Reed, American marksman, exhibition shooter, stuntman, armorer, and movie consultant
• Theodore Reed (1887–1959), American film director, producer
• Theresa Greene Reed (1923–2017), American physician and epidemiologist
• Thomas Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Thomas Reed (architect) (1817–1878), Danish architect
  • Thomas Reed (British Army officer) (1796–1883), British general
  • Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the House of Representatives from Maine
  • Thomas Buck Reed (1787–1829), senator from Mississippi
  • Thomas C. Reed (1934–2024), American Secretary of the Air Force and nuclear weapons designer
  • Thomas Reed (Alabama politician), Alabama civil rights leader and state politician
  • Thomas German Reed (1817–1888), English actor, composer, and theatrical manager
  • Thomas Sadler Reed (1818–1914), England emigrated to South Australia
• Timothy Davis-Reed, American film, television and theater actor, teacher of acting
• Tom Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Tom Reed (screenwriter) (1901–1961), American screenwriter
  • Tom Reed (bishop) (1902–1995), Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide
  • Tom Reed (American football) (1945–2022), American football coach
  • Tom Reed (judoka) (born 1986), British judo player
  • Tom Reed (politician) (born 1971), representative for the state of New York
• Tracy Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Tracy Reed (American actress) (born 1949), African American actress
  • Tracy Reed (English actress), née Pelissier (1942–2012)
  • Tracy Reed (writer), American internet writer
• Travis Reed (born 1979), American professional basketballer
• Trovon Reed (born 1990), American football cornerback
• Trudie Kibbe Reed, American academic administrator
• Tucker Reed (born 1989), American blogger, author, journalist and feminist activist
• Tyler Reed, multiple people, including:
  • Tyler Reed (American football) (born 1982), American football guard, played for Chicago Bears
  • Tyler Reed (swimmer) (born 1988), member of US team at 2012 FINA World Championships
• Victor Joseph Reed (1905–1971), Roman Catholic bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa
• Vivian Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Vivian Reed (musical theatre actress), African-American actress, singer, and dancer
  • Vivian Reed (silent film actress) (1894–1989), American silent film actress
• Walt Reed (1917–2005), art historian and author
• Walter Reed, multiple people, including:
  • Walter Reed (born 1970), known as Killah Priest, US rapper
  • Walter Reed (1851–1902), US Army physician and epidemiologist
  • Walter Reed (actor) (1916–2001), American stage, film and television actor
  • Walter Reed (Canadian politician) (1869–1945) in Quebec Legislative Assembly
  • Walter Reed (cricketer) (1839–1880), English cricketer, brother of Albert Reed
  • Walter D. Reed (1924–2022), United States Air Force general
  • Walter L. Reed (1877–1956), U.S. Army general and son of Major Walter Reed
• Whitney Reed (1932–2015), American tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s
• William B. Reed (politician) (1833–1909), mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut, US
• William Bradford Reed (1806–1876), American attorney, politician, diplomat, academic and journalist
• William Maxwell Reed (1871–1962), American teacher and author of science books for children
• William Reed (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • William Reed (athlete) (born 1970), American sprinter
  • William Reed (author) (1830–1920), American writer of The Phantom of the Poles
  • William Reed (British colonial official) (c. 1670–1728), Acting Governor of North-Carolina
  • William Reed (composer) (1910–2002), English composer, pianist and lecturer
  • William Reed (musician) (1859–1945), Canadian organist, conductor, and composer
  • William Reed (politician) (1776–1837), United States Representative from Massachusetts
  • William Reed (publisher) (1830–1920), English trade magazine publisher
  • William Reed (RAF officer) (1896–?), British World War I flying ace
  • William B. Reed (politician) (1833–1909), mayor of South Norwalk (1891–1893), oyster grower and shipper
  • William Bradford Reed (1806–1876), American politician and journalist
  • William Henry Reed (1876–1942), violinist, author of Elgar as I Knew Him
  • William L. Reed (politician) (1866–?), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
  • William Maxwell Reed (1871–1962), American writer of science books for children
  • William Norman Reed (1917–1944), American fighter ace with Flying Tigers
  • William R. Reed (c. 1915–1971), college athletics administrator in the United States
  • William Samuel Reed (1864–1941), Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • William W. Reed (1825–1916), Wisconsin State Senator and Assemblyman
• Willis Reed (1942–2023), America professional basketball player, coach, and manager

Fictional characters

• Ellen Reed, a character who appeared in five episodes of the American TV sitcom Family Ties
• Louis Reed, a character in the film The Adam Project

See also

• Red (nickname)
• Redd (given name)
• Redd (surname)
• Reade (name), given name and surname
• Rhead
• Read (surname)
• Reid (disambiguation)

Notes

1. Citation: Bardsley, 1901.