Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
origin which means " born again" (natus = born). In
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
,
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
and
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
it exists in masculine and feminine forms: Renato and Renata. In French they have been translated to
René
René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus.
René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the femin ...
and
Renée
Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French/Latin feminine given name.
Renée is the female form of René, with the extra –e making it feminine according to French grammar. The name Renée is the French form of t ...
. Renata is a common female name in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
,
Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, capit ...
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
and
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
. The feminine Renate is common in German,
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
and
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
. In Russia the names Renat (russian: Ренат, links=no) (usually as Rinat) and Renata (russian: Рената, links=no) are widespread among the
Tatar
The Tatars ()Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different
population.
The name has a spiritual meaning, i.e., to be born again with
baptism
Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost ...
, i.e., from water and the Holy Spirit. It was extensively adopted by early Christians in
ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC ...
, due to the importance of baptism. The
onomastic
Onomastics (or, in older texts, onomatology) is the study of the etymology, history, and use of proper names. An '' orthonym'' is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study.
Onomastics can be helpful in data mining, ...
is
Saint Renatus
Saint Renatus ( Italian: ''San Renato'', French: ''Saint-René'') is the name of a French and an Italian saint of the Catholic Church who is claimed to be the same person. There are different stories of two saints with by the name Renatus, who wer ...
, a
martyr
A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...
,
Bishop of Sorrento
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia ( la, Archidioecesis Surrentina-Castri Maris o Stabiensis) in Campania, has existed in its current form since 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples, having lost ...
in the 5th century, which is celebrated on 6 October.
In
Persia
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
n Mithraism, which spread widely in the West as a religion of the soldiers and officials under the
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...
, persons initiated into its mysteries were designated ''renatus'' (with the meaning of '' regenerated'').
With a completely different origin, the name "Renata" is a New Zealand Maori transliteration of the name "Leonard", and is a male's name.
People
Many noted people have this forename:
Renatus
*
Renatus Cartesius
Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means " born again" (natus = born). In Italian, Portuguese and Spanish it exists in masculine and feminine forms: Renato and Renata. In French they have been translated to René and Renée. Renata i ...
House of Orange
The House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: ''Huis van Oranje-Nassau'', ) is the current reigning house of the Netherlands. A branch of the European House of Nassau, the house has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands ...
*
Renatus Harris
Renatus Harris (c. 1652 - 1724) was an English master organ maker in England in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
During the period of the Commonwealth, in the mid-seventeenth century, Puritans controlled the country and or ...
(c. 1652–1724), English master organ maker
Renato
*
Renato (footballer, born 1944)
Renato Cunha Valle (born December 5, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro), better known as ''Renato'', is a former football (soccer), footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
He played for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamen ...
(Renato Cunha Valle), Brazilian retired goalkeeper
*
Renato (footballer, born 1957)
Carlos Renato Frederico (born 21 February 1957), best known as Renato, is a former association footballer who played as an offensive midfielder.
Club career
In his career, Renato played for clubs Guarani (1975–1980), São Paulo (1980–1984 ...
Renato (footballer, born 1979)
Renato Dirnei Florêncio Santos (born 15 May 1979), known simply as Renato, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
A central midfielder with good heading ability in spite of a small frame, he played most of his professional career in Spa ...
Renato (footballer, born 1998)
Renato Barbosa Vischi (born 30 May 1998) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Japanese side Pouso Alegre Futebol Clube
Pouso Alegre Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Pouso Alegre, is a Brazilian professional c ...
Renato Aragão
Antônio Renato Aragão (born January 13, 1935), nicknamed Didi, is a Brazilian comedian actor, producer, filmmaker, TV presenter, singer and writer. He is best known as Didi, because of his leading role in the television series ''Os Trapalhões ...
(born 1936), Brazilian comedian and actor
*
Renato Archer
Renato Bayma Archer da Silva (10 July 1922 – 20 June 1996) was a Brazilian naval officer and politician. The Centro de Pesquisas Renato Archer (CenPRA), a federal R&D center located in Campinas, state of São Paulo, is named in his honour.
A ...
(1922–1996), Brazilian naval officer and politician
*
Renato Augusto
Renato Soares de Oliveira Augusto (born 8 February 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Corinthians. From 2011 to 2018, he played for the Brazil national team, scoring ...
(born 1988), footballer
*
Renato Bartilotti
Mario Renato Bartilotti Rodríguez (born June 11, 1976, in Villahermosa, Tabasco) is a Mexican actor.
Life
After enrolling in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística (CEA), Renato Bartilotti began his career as an actor in the telenovela ''M ...
(born 1976), Mexican actor
* Renato Beghe (born 1933), United States Tax Court judge
*
Renato Birolli
Renato Birolli (10 December 1905 – 3 May 1959) was an Italian painter.
Biography
Birolli was born at Verona to a family of industrial workers. In 1923 he moved to Milan where he formed an avantguardist group with artists such as Renato Guttuso ...
(1905–1959), Italian painter
*
Renato Borghetti
Renato Borghetti (born July 23, 1963 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian folk musician and composer.
He works in many genres including traditional styles from his home state of Rio Grande do Sul, other styles of Brazilian music like samba, and in ...
(born 1963), Brazilian folk musician and composer
*
Renato Brunetta
Renato Brunetta (born 15 May 1950) is an Italian economist and politician.
He was the Minister of Public Administration and Innovation from 8 May 2008 to 16 November 2011 in the Berlusconi government, and he is, once again, the minister for P ...
(born 1950), Italian economist and politician
* Renato Caccioppoli (1904–1959), mathematician
* Renato Canova, athletics coach
*
Renato Capecchi
Renato Capecchi (born Cairo, November 6, 1923; died Milan, June 30, 1998) was an Italian baritone, actor, and opera director.
He sang in the Italian premiere of Shostakovich's '' The Nose'' and Prokofiev's ''War and Peace'', and in the world p ...
, Italian opera singer
*
Renato Carosone
Renato Carosone (; born Renato Carusone; 3 January 1920 – 20 May 2001) was an Italian musician.
He was a prominent figure of the Italian music scene in the second half of the 20th century. He was also a modern performer of the so-called ' ...
, Italian pianist
*
Renato Cellini
Renato Cellini (; April 24, 1912 – March 25, 1967) was an Italian opera conductor. His father was Ezio Cellini, who was a stage director who worked with Arturo Toscanini.
Metropolitan Opera
Cellini went to the United States in 1947, w ...
, Italian conductor
*
Renato Cesarini
Renato Cesarini (; 11 April 1906 – 24 March 1969) was an Italian-Argentine football player and coach who most notably played for Juventus in Italy as a midfielder or forward. He was a dual international footballer and played for both the Ar ...
(born 1906), Italian-Argentine football player and coach
*
Renato Chiantoni
Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978.
Born in Brescia, the son of the stage actor Amedeo, Chiantoni debuted on stage entering several drama and revue comp ...
, Italian actor
*
Renato Constantino
Renato Constantino (March 10, 1919 – September 15, 1999) was a Filipino historian known for being part of the leftist tradition of Philippine historiography. Apart from being a historian, Constantino was also engaged in foreign service, working ...
(1919–1999), Filipino historian
*
Renato Corona
Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona (October 15, 1948 – April 29, 2016) was a Filipino judge who was the 23rd chief justice of the Philippines from 2010 to 2012. He served as an associate justice after being appointed by President Gloria ...
(1948–2016), Filipino lawyer and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
*
Renato Corsetti
Renato Corsetti (born 29 March 1941) is an Italian Esperantist who served as President of the Universal Esperanto Association between 2001 and 2007. Born in Rome, Corsetti supports the idea that the people of the world should be able to communic ...
(born 1941), president of the World Esperanto Association
* Renato Curcio (born 1941), former leader of the Italian Red Brigades
*
Renato D'Aiello
Renato D'Aiello is an Italian saxophonist who lives in the United Kingdom.
Albums
''Like Someone in Love'' was recorded with Damon Brown and features seven songs, among them well-known titles like Like Someone in Love and I Remember You (1941 s ...
, Italian saxophonist
* Renato de Albuquerque, Brazilian civil engineer and entrepreneur
*
Renato de Villa
Renato "Rene" Salud de Villa (born July 20, 1935) is a Filipino former police and military officer and government official. He served as Chief of Philippine Constabulary, Director-General of the Integrated National Police, and Chief of Staff of ...
(born 1935), Filipino political figure
*
Renato del Prado
Renato del Prado (January 26, 1940 – November 1, 2013) was a Filipino film actor.
Early life
Born Renato Natividad-Mateo on March 17, 1940 in Manila.
Personal life
He was married with 6 children. His youngest son, Janus is also both a film an ...
(born 1940), Filipino actor
* Renato Dulbecco (born 1914), virologist
*
Renato Gaúcho
Renato Portaluppi (born 9 September 1962), known as Renato Gaúcho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is currently in charge of Grêmio.
Formerly a right winger, Renato is known for his wins at the Intercontin ...
(born 1962), footballer, real name Renato Portaluppi
*
Renato Guttuso
Renato Guttuso (26 December 1911 – 18 January 1987) was an Italian painter and politician. His best-known works include ''Flight from Etna'' (1938–39), ''Crucifixion'' (1941) and ''La Vucciria'' (1974). Guttuso also designed for the theatre ( ...
(1911–1987), Italian expressionist painter
*
Renato Janine Ribeiro
Renato Janine Ribeiro is a Brazilian people, Brazilian full professor of ethics and political philosophy at the University of São Paulo. As of April 6, 2015, he was named Ministry of Education (Brazil), Minister of Education of Brazil in the cabi ...
, Brazilian political philosopher
*
Renato López
Renato López Uhthoff (March 11, 1983 – November 23, 2016) was a Mexican television presenter, actor and musician.
Early life
He was born in 1983 in Mexico City, but at an early age his family took him to the United States, where he lived in Mi ...
(born 1983), Mexican television show host and musician
*
Renato Leduc
Renato Leduc (November 16, 1897 – August 2, 1986) was a Mexican poet and journalist.
Biography
Leduc, son of a French father and a Mexican mother, served as a signalist in Pancho Villa's ''División del Norte'',Renato Malavasi
Renato Malavasi (8 August 1904 – 7 October 1998) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1985.
Selected filmography
* '' The Golden Vein'' (1928)
* '' The Song of Love'' (1930)
* '' Lowered Sails'' (1931)
* ' ...
, Italian actor
*
Renato Martino
Renato Raffaele Martino (born 23 November 1932) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since 2003. He has been the longest serving cardinal deacon, the cardinal protodeacon, since June 2014. He served for more ...
, Italian Cardinal Deacon
*
Renato Micallef
Renato Micallef (born 19 November 1951) is a Maltese pop singer. His full name is Nazzareno Alessandro Micallef Garrett. Renato has been active in the Maltese music scene since the age of 12.
Renato has toured North America, Australia and the ...
(born 1951), Maltese pop singer
* Renato Migliorini, Brazilian physician and scientist
*
Renato Naranja
Renato Naranja (born September 24, 1940) is an International Master of chess from the Philippines.
He is Philippine Junior Champion in 1958 and Philippine Adult Champion in 1965. In 1959, he placed 9th in world junior championship U20 in Münc ...
, chess master
* Renato Núñez, baseball player
* Renato Pagliari, of the 1980s vocal duo
Renée and Renato
Renée and Renato were a female/male vocal duo, who had a UK number-one hit in December 1982 with " Save Your Love". The follow-up single " Just One More Kiss" peaked at No. 48. Their third single, "Jesus Loves Us All", failed to reach the UK Si ...
Renato Pozzetto
Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer.
Biography
Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from Milan and grew up in the town of Gemonio (in the Province of Varese). After graduation, he made ...
, Italian comedian
*
Renato Ribeiro
Renato Eduardo de Oliveira Ribeiro (born 28 April 1985), known as Renato Ribeiro, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Biography
Born in Belo Horizonte, Renato Ribeiro started his career at Atlético Minei ...
, Brazilian retired footballer
*
Renato Rosaldo
Renato Rosaldo (born 1941) is an American cultural anthropologist. He has done field research among the Ilongots of northern Luzon, Philippines, and he is the author of ''Ilongot Headhunting: 1883–1974: A Study in Society and History'' (1980) ...
Renato Russo
Renato Russo (born Renato Manfredini, Jr., March 27, 1960 – October 11, 1996) was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the alternative rock band Legião Urbana. A Brazilian film depicting his life and career was rele ...
(born 1960–1996), Brazilian singer and composer
* Renato M. E. Sabbatini (born 1947), Brazilian scientist and writer
*
Renato Salvatori
Renato Salvatori (20 March 1933 – 27 March 1988) was an Italian actor.
Born in Seravezza, Province of Lucca, Salvatori began his career in his teens playing juvenile, romantic roles. After working with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Ro ...
, Italian movie actor
* Renato Sanches (born 1997), Portuguese international footballer
*
Renato Sobral
Renato da Cunha Sobral (; born 7 September 1975), also known as "Babalu", is a retired Brazilian Luta Livre submission grappler, mixed martial artist, and was the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. Sobral previously fought in the Ult ...
(born 1975), mixed martial arts fighter
*
Renato Soru
Renato Soru (born 6 August 1957) is an Italian politician and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the internet service company Tiscali, based in Cagliari. ''Forbes'' listed Soru as one of the world's richest people, with a net worth of over $4 bi ...
(born 1957), Italian entrepreneur
*
Renato Tapia
Renato Fabrizio Tapia Cortijo (born 28 July 1995) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Celta Vigo and the Peru national team as a defensive midfielder.
Club career Youth career
Born in Lima, Peru, Tapia started hi ...
, Peruvian footballer
*
Renato Terra
Renato Terra (26 July 1922 in Naples – 28 November 2010 in Rome) had a career working in film as an actor, and has appeared in over 80 movies. In 1977 he retired to become a poet.
Young, he attended the Experimental Center of Cinematography in ...
, Italian actor and poet
*
Renato Vallanzasca
Renato Vallanzasca Costantini (; born 4 May 1950) is a notorious Italian mobster from Milan who was a powerful figure in the Milanese underworld during the 1970s.
Following numerous robberies, kidnappings, murders, and many years as a fugitive, ...
, notorious Milanese mobster during the 1970s.
* Renato Villalta (born 1955), Italian basketball player
*
Renato Zanelli
Renato Zanelli (April 1, 1892 – March 25, 1935) was an Italian-Chilean operatic baritone and later tenor, particularly associated with heroic Italian and German roles, notably Verdi's Otello.
Biography
Renato Zanelli, nom d'art of Renato Z ...
tenor
A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wide ...
Other
* ''Renato'' (album), a 1962 album by Italian singer Mina
* Renato, a main character in the Italian opera ''
Un ballo in maschera
''Un ballo in maschera'' ''(A Masked Ball)'' is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, '' Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué''.
Th ...
''
Renata
*
Renata Adler
Renata Adler (born October 19, 1938) is an American author, journalist, and film critic. Adler was a staff writer-reporter for ''The New Yorker'', and in 1968–69, she served as chief film critic for ''The New York Times''. She is also a write ...
(born 1938), American journalist and writer
*
Renata Beger
Renata Lidia Beger (born 18 July 1958, in Silno, Pomeranian Voivodeship) is a Polish politician, a prominent member of the populism, populist political party Samoobrona and a member of the Sejm (lower chamber of the Polish parliament) between 2001 ...
(born 1958), Polish politician
*
Renata Berkova
Renata is an Italian, Polish, Tatarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Germanian, Sweden, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Czech, and Lithuanian feminine given name. See Renatus.
In Francophone countries there is a cognate name Renée.
The following people ...
Renata Burgos
Renata de Oliveira Burgos (born January 3, 1982 in Jaú, São Paulo) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She represented her native country in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing 1 ...
(born 1982), Brazilian swimmer
* Renata Dancewicz (born 1969), Polish actress
* Renata Katewicz (born 1965), Polish discus thrower
*
Renata Končić
Renata Končić (born 17 September 1977), known professionally by her stage name Minea, is a Croatian pop singer and television presenter.
Early life
Končić was born in Zagreb, where her career is based. She recorded 7 albums from 1995 to 200 ...
(born 1977), Croatian singer
* Renata Nielsen (born 1966), Danish long jumper
* Renata Przemyk (born 1966), Polish singer-songwriter
* Renata Ruiz (born 1984), Chilean model
*
Renata Scotto
Renata Scotto (born 24 February 1934) is an Italian soprano and opera director.
Recognized for her sense of style, her musicality, and as a remarkable singer-actress, Scotto is considered one of the preeminent singers of her generation.
Since ...
(born 1934), opera singer
* Renata Soñé, Dominican Republic beauty queen and actress
*
Renata Strašek
Renata Strašek (born April 8, 1972, in Celje) is a retired female javelin thrower from Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordere ...
(born 1972), Slovenian javelin thrower
* Renata Tebaldi (1922–2004), Italian opera singer
* Renáta Tolvai (born 1991), Romanian Hungarian singer, dancer and model
* Renata Wentzcovitch, Brazilian condensed matter physicist
* Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611–1644), Archduchess, daughter of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
* Renata, name of the band
The Last Goodnight
The Last Goodnight was an American alternative rock/pop band from Enfield, Connecticut. Their major label debut, '' Poison Kiss'', was released on 28 August 2007. The first single from the album, " Pictures of You", became a pop radio hit in the s ...
from 1995 to 2006
* Trent Renata (born 1988), New Zealand rugby player
Renat Gafurov
Renat Zaytunovich Gafurov (russian: Ренат Зайтунович Гафуров) (born October 8 1982) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Russia, who was a member of Russia national team.
Career
Gafurov won 2009 Individual Europea ...
(born 1982), Russian motorcycle rider
*
Renat Gagity
Renat Muradovich Gagity (russian: Ренат Мурадович Гагиты; born 20 March 1995) is a Russian association football, football player who plays for Erovnuli Liga 2 club FC Merani Martvili, Merani Martvili.
Club career
He made his p ...
(born 1995), Russian footballer
*
Renat Heuberger
Renat Heuberger (born 18 December 1976) is the co-founder and CEO of South Pole, a carbon finance consultancy. He has been engaged as a social entrepreneur in the fields of sustainability, climate change and renewable energies since 1999.
Befor ...
(born 1976), Swiss businessman
*
Renat Kuzmin
Renat Raveliyovych Kuzmin ( uk, Ренат Равелійович Кузьмін, born 12 July 1967) is First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine (2010-2013), State Counselor of Justice 1st class, public servant 1st rank.
In the 2019 Ukrainian p ...
(born 1967), Ukrainian politician
* Renat Mamashev (born 1983), Russian ice hockey player
*Renat Mirzaliyev (born 1982), Ukrainian judoka
*Renat Mochulyak (born 1998), Ukrainian footballer
*Renat Nelli (1906-1982), French author
*Renat Sabitov (born 1985), Russian footballer
*Renat Saidov (born 1988), Russian judoka
*Renat Sokolov (born 1984), Russian footballer
*Renat Yanbayev (born 1984), Russian footballer
As a surname
*Elisabet Renat (d. 1752), Swedish industrialist
*Grace Renat (born 1949), Mexican actress
*Johan Gustaf Renat (1682-1744), Swedish cartographer
Renate
*Renate Blauel, music engineer, married to Elton John
*Renate Dorrestein (born 1954), Dutch writer, journalist and feminist
*Renate Gebhard (born 1977), Italian jurist and politician
*Renate Götschl (born 1975), Austrian alpine skier
*Renate Groenewold (born 1976), Dutch speed skater
*Renate Holub (born 1946), political philosopher and social theorist
*Renate Klein (born 1945), Australian writer, publisher and feminist health activist
*Renate Künast (born 1955), German Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, 2001–2005
*Renate Loll, Dutch physicist
*Renate Müller (1906–1937), German actress
*Renate Schmidt (born 1943), German Social Democratic politician
*Renate Sommer (born 1958), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
*Renate Stecher (born 1950), German athlete and Olympic champion
*Renate Tobies (born 1947), German historian of mathematics
*Renate von Natzmer (1898–1935), German noble lady convicted of spying and treason
*Silvia Renate Bernadotte (born 1943), Queen consort of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
*Renate Aschauer-Knaup (born 1948), German singer (Amon Düül II)
René
*Adrien René Franchet was a French botanist.
*Alain-René Lesage
*Bernard-René de Launay
*François-René de Chateaubriand
*Frederic René Coudert, Jr.
*Jacques René de Brisay
*Jean René Constant Quoy
*Louis René Édouard
*Louis-René Beaudoin
*René & Angela were an 80s R&B Duet (music), duo
*René Adler
*René Angélil
*René Arnoux
*René Arped Spitz was a psychiatrist and psychologist.
*René Auberjonois
*René Auberjonois (painter)
*René Barjavel
*René Barrientos
*René Bazin
*René Benjamin
*René Blondlot, Prosper-René Blondlot was a French physicist
*René Blum (ballet), René Blum, a French ballet choreographer
*René Blum (politician), René Blum, a Luxembourgian politician
*René Bolf is a Czech footballer
*René Boylesve
*René Caillié
*René Cassin
*René Char
*René Clair
*René Clément
*René Coty
*René Crevel was a French writer
*René Dahinden
*René Daumal was a French surrealist writer.
*René de Birague
*René de Laboulaye
*René Descartes
*René Dif
*René Doumic
*René Dreyfus
*René Dubos
*René Dumont
*René Dupéré is a composer from Quebec.
*René Echevarria is a television writer and producer.
*René Eespere
*René Favaloro
*René Felber is a Swiss politician.
*René Fonck
*René Fontaine
*René Girard is a French philosopher and historian.
*René Goblet
*René Goguen
*René Goscinny
*René Goupil
*René Grousset was a French historian.
*René Guénon
*René Gusperti an Italian swimmer.
*René Guyon
*René Hardy
*René Harris
*René Henriksen
*René Herse
*René Higuita
*René Highway was a Canadian dancer and actor.
*René I of Naples
*René Iché was a French sculptor.
*René II of Lorraine
*René Jacobs is a Flemish musician.
*René Just Haüy
*René Laanen
*René Lacoste
*René Laennec
*René Lalique
*René Lavand
*René Le Bossu
*René Leboeuf
*René Leibowitz
*René Leriche
*René Lévesque
*René Lohse
*René Louis d’Argenson
*René Lussier
*René Magritte
*René Maheu
*René Malaise was a Swedish entomologist
*René Maran
*René Mayer
*René McLean is a jazz saxophonist and flutist.
*René Moawad
*René Monteagudo
*René Morin
*René Muñoz
*René Nicolas de Maupeou
*René of Alençon
*René of Châlon
*René Pétillon
*René Piché is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.
*René Pleven was a French prime minister
*René Pottier
*René Préval
*René Rachou was a Brazilian physician specialized in malaria
*René Rapin
*René Réaumur
*René Renoult
*René Richard Louis Castel
*René Robert Cavellier
*Rene Russo is an American movie actress
*René Schneider
*René Simard is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec
*René Stockman
*René Strickler
*René Thirifays
*René Thom
*René Thomas (France), René Thomas was a French auto racer.
*René van de Kerkhof
*René Vandereycken
*René Viénet
*René Viviani
*René Voisin
*René Waldeck-Rousseau
*René Wellek
*René Worms
*René, Marquis of Elbeuf
*René-Louis Baire
*Saint-René Taillandier
As a surname
*France-Albert René (born 1935), President of Seychelles, 1977–2004
Renée
*Renée of France (1510–1574), daughter of Louis XII, King of France
*Renée Adorée (1898–1933), French-American actress
*Renée Cox, artist and photographer
*Renée Estevez (born 1967), American actress, daughter of actor Martin Sheen
*Renée Fleming (born 1959), American soprano singer
*Renée Geyer (born 1953), Australian singer
*Renée Jones (born 1958), American actress
*Renée Montagne, radio journalist
*Renee O'Connor (born 1971), American actress
*Renée Richards (born 1934), American ophthalmologist, tennis player, transwoman
*Renée Rienne, fictional character on the television series ''Alias''
*Renée Soutendijk (born 1957), Dutch actress
*Renée Zellweger (born 1969), American film actress
Rinat
Other
*575 Renate, a minor planet orbiting the Sun
*Hermes & Renato, a Brazilian comedy troupe established in 1999
*Renate, Lombardy, a commune in Italy
*Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, stadium in Bologna, Italy
*Stadio Renato Curi, a soccer stadium in Perugia, Italy
*1250 René-Lévesque, a skyscraper in Montreal, Canada
*Automobiles René Bonnet, French automobile maker
*René-Levasseur Island, an island in Lake Manicouagan, Quebec, Canada
*René, Sarthe, a commune in Sarthe, in the department of Loire, France
*Renatus (Dynazty album), ''Renatus'' (Dynazty album), 2014
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