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Reed also denotes the stem itself that is used for making the roofs of houses. See thatching.

A reed is also a thin strip of material which vibrates to make music, often made from the stem of the reed plant. See reed (music).

Reed College is located in Portland, Oregon.

Reed is the name of some places in the United States of America including

• Reed, Arkansas
• Reed, Maine

People whose surname is or was Reed include:

• Alfred Reed -- American composer
• Carol Reed -- British film director
• David P. Reed -- telecommunications expert, creator of Reed's law
• Donna Reed -- American actress
• Fred ReedFred Reed is a columnist for The Washington Times. A former marine, Reed is a streety police writer, an occasional terrified war correspondent, and an aficionado of raffish bars. His often satirical and opinionated columns are released weekly. Reed notes -- American journalist
• Fred ReedFred Reed is a columnist for The Washington Times. A former marine, Reed is a streety police writer, an occasional terrified war correspondent, and an aficionado of raffish bars. His often satirical and opinionated columns are released weekly. Reed notes -- British poet
• Henry ReedHenry Reed ( February 22, 1914 December 8, 1986) was a British poet, translator, radio dramatist and journalist. He was born in Birmingham and educated at a local grammar school, followed by Birmingham University. At university he associated with W. Auden -- British poet and journalist
• Ishmael ReedIshmael Reed (b. 1938) is an American poet, essayist and novelist. Reed is one of the best-known African American writers of his generation, and along with Amiri Baraka is one of the most controversial (and politically left-wing). His work consistently sa -- American poet, novelist and scholar
• Jimmy ReedJimmy Reed ( September 6, 1925 August 29, 1976) was a United States blues singer, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. He was born in Dunleith, Mississippi in 1925, learning the harmonica and guitar from Eddie Taylo -- American blues singer
• John ReedJohn "Jack" Silas Reed ( 1887 1920), journalist and activist, famous for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution called Ten Days that Shook the World''. He was the husband of the writer and feminist Louise Bryant and was the subject of a 1981 m -- American journalist
  * John Reed -- longtime principal comedian of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
• John Reed Sr. , John Reed Jr. -- U.S. politicians, father and son
• John F. Reed -- U.S. politician, senator
• John Shedd Reed -- former head of Santa Fe Industries
• John Shepard Reed -- former head of CitibankCitibank was founded in 1812 as City Bank of New York''. In 1894 it became the largest bank in the United States. In 1902 it began expanding internationally and became the first major US bank to establish a foreign department. By 1930 it became the larges and chairman of the New York Stock ExchangeThe New York Stock Exchange NYSE is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. The NYSE is operated by the not-for-profit corporation New York Stock Exchange, Inc, with its main building located at 18 Broad Street, at the corner of Wall Street, in N
• Lawrence Reed -- president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy
• Loy Reed -- American singer and songwriter
• Peyton Reed -- American film director
• Robert Reed -- American actor
• Thomas Brackett Reed -- American politician