Rex (given name)

Rex, derived from the Latin word for king, is a male given name. It may refer to :

• Rex (born 1947), a gay erotic artist
• Rex Allen (1920–1999), an American actor and singer
• Rex Allen, Jr. (born 1947), an American singer and son of the above
• Rex Barney (1924–1997), an American baseball pitcher and announcer
• Rex Beach (1877–1949), an American novelist and playwright
• Rex Brothers (born 1987), American baseball player
• Rex Brown (born 1964), a former bassist of heavy metal band Pantera
• Rex Chapman (born 1967), an American basketball player
• Rex Cherryman (1897–1928), an American stage and screen actor
• Rex Connor (1907–1977), an Australian politician
• Rex D. Davis (1924–2008), a federal law enforcement officer in the United States
• Rex Eisen né Tod Rex Salvador, ex-guitarist of Murderdolls, Static-X and Dope
• Rex Gildo (1939–1999), a German singer
• Rex Goudie (born 1985), a Canadian singer and 2005 Canadian Idol runner-up
• Rex Grossman (born 1980), an American football player
• Rex Hadnot (born 1982), an American football player
• Rex Harrison (1908–1990), a British actor
• Rex Hobcroft (born 1925), Australian pianist and music administrator
• Rex Hudler (born 1960), an American baseball player
• Rex Hughes, an American basketball coach
• Rex Humbard (1919–2007), an American television evangelist
• Rex Hunt (born 1949), an Australian television and radio personality and former football player
• Rex Hunt (governor) (born 1926), a former British Governor of the Falkland Islands
• Rex Ingram, a disambiguation page
• Rex Kern (born 1949), a former American football player
• Rex Lease (1903–1966), an American actor
• Rex Lee, a disambiguation page
• Rex E. Lee (1937–1996), a former U.S. Solicitor General
• Rex Linn (born 1956), an American actor
• Rex Makin (born 1925), an English solicitor and philanthropist from Liverpool
• Rex Maughan, the founder, president and CEO of Forever Living Products and Terry Labs
• Rex Morgan, a disambiguation page
• Rex Murphy (born 1947), a Canadian commentator
• Rex Navarrete (born 1969), a Filipino American comedian
• Rex Newmark (born 1984), a British television personality
• Rex Norris, a disambiguation page
• Rex Paterson (1902–1978), a British agriculturalist
• Rex D. Pinegar (born 1931), a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1972
• Rex Reed (born 1938), an American journalist and film critic
• Rex Ryan (born 1962), an American football coach
• Rex Smith (born 1955), an American entertainer
• Rex Stout (1886–1975), an American author
• Rex Tucker (1913–1996), a British television director in the 1950s and 1960s
• Rex Tucker (American football) (born 1976), a former American football player
• Rex Wailes (1901–1986), an English engineer and historian on aspects of engineering history
• Rex Walheim (born 1962), an American astronaut
• Rex Walters (born 1970), an American basketball player and coach
• Rex Wilson (born 1960), a New Zealand long-distance runner

Fictional Characters

• Rex Raptor; a recurring character in the 4kids version of Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Rex Salazar; the main title character from the highly popular yet canceled animated show Generator Rex.