Ranieri

Ranieri is an Italian surname and Given name originated from the masculine Germanic given name Ragnar (Old Norse Ragnarr).

Surname

• Teodorico Ranieri (b. unknown, d. 1306), Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Massimo Ranieri (born 1951), Italian pop singer and actor
• Claudio Ranieri (born 1951), Italian professional football player and manager
• Nik Ranieri, animator at Walt Disney Studios
• Jeff Ranieri (born 1978), American meteorologist
• Lewis Ranieri (born 1947), American bond trader, pioneer of securitization

Given name

• Rainerius (c. 1117–c. 1160), Saint Ranieri, pisan saint.
• Renier of Montferrat (1162–1183), son-in-law of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos. In Italian, Ranieri del Monferrato.
• Rainier, Marquess of Montferrat (c. 1084-1135), Ranieri I del Monferrato or Marchesato del Monferrato, ruler of the state of Montferrat in north-west Italy from about 1100 to his death.