Rani (Sanskrit: राणी, romanized: Rāṇī) is a female title, equivalent to queen, for royal or princely rulers in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It translates to 'queen' in English. It is also a Sanskrit Hindu feminine given name. The term applies equally to a queen regnant as well as a wife of a Raja/Rai or Rana
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Notable people named Rani
Rani (Pakistani actress) (born December 8, 1946 – died May 27, 1993), Pakistani actress and model
Rani Bhabani (born 1716 – died 1795), Indian philanthropist and zamindar
Rani Chandra (born October 12, 1976), Indian actress and winner of the Miss Kerala pageant
Rani Chatterjee (born November 3, 1984), Indian actress, dancer and presenter
Rani Chitralekha Bhonsle (born February 26, 1941), Indian political and social worker
Rani Gaidinliu (born January 26, 1915 – died February 17, 1993), Indian activist, spiritual and political leader
Rani Hamid (born 1944), Bangladeshi chess player
Rani Kamalesvaran (born 1971), an Australian singer, popular in the late 1990s
Rani Karnaa (born 1939), Indian dancer
Rani Khedira (born January 27, 1994), German footballer
Rani Mukerji (born March 21, 1978), Indian actress
Rani Mundiasti (born October 4, 1984), Indonesian badminton player
Anita Rani Nazran (born 25 October 1977), English radio and television presenter
Rani Price (born January 29, 1974), English television presenter
Rani Rampal (born December 4, 1994), Indian field hockey player
Rani Rashmoni (born 1793 – died 1861), Indian activist, businesswoman, philanthropist, zamindars and founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Rani Sharone (born 1978), American bassist and guitarist
Rani Shiromani, Indian Revolutionary and Tribal Queen
Rani Taj (born October 3, 1993), British-Pakistani dhol player
Rani Maria Vattalil (born January 29, 1954 – died February 25, 1995), Indian catholic religious, activist and missionary social worker
Rani Vijaya Devi (born August 28, 1922 – died December 8, 2005), Indian princess and musician
Rani Yahya (born September 12, 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
Notable people named Ranee
Ranee Brylinski (born 1957), American mathematician
Ranee Campen, Thai-British actress
Ranee Lee (born 1942), Canadian jazz vocalist and musician
Ranee Narah (born 1965), Indian politician
Notable people surnamed Rani
Devika Rani (born March 30, 1908 – died March 9, 1994), Indian actress, singer and textile designer
Krishna Rani (born 2001), Bangladeshi footballer
Pooja Rani (born February 17, 1991), Indian boxer
Fictional characters
The Rani, from the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who.
Rani Chandra, from 2007's British science fiction television The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Rani, from the Disney franchise Disney Fairies.
Rani Kapoor, from the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
The Rani of Cooch Naheen, from Salman Rushdie's novel, Midnight's Children.
Rani, the leader of the Night Pride and love interest of Kion in The Lion Guard.