Namesakes
Raynerius Inclusus
(a.k.a. Rainer) (m) ?-1237 
Saints
Rainer Maria Rilke
(m) 1875-1926
Notable Writers
Rainer von Fieandt
(m) 1890-1972
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1957-1958 (prime minister)
Jorma Valkama
(middle name Rainer) (m) 1928-1962
Olympic Medalists 1956 long jump (bronze)
Rainer Weiss
(m) 1932-
Nobel Prize Winners 2017 (physics)
Reinhard Mey
(a.k.a. Rainer) (m) 1942-
Notable Musicians
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
(m) 1945-1982
Notable Filmmakers
Notable Writers
Rainer Philipp
(m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1976 ice hockey (bronze)
Rainer Strohbach
(m) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1980 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)
Rainer Osselmann
(m) 1960-2023
Olympic Medalists 1984 water polo (bronze)
Rainer Hoppe
(m) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1984 water polo (bronze)
Rainer Henkel
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)