Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means "

born again Born again, or to experience the new birth, is a phrase, particularly in evangelicalism, that refers to a "spiritual rebirth", or a regeneration of the human spirit. In contrast to one's physical birth, being "born again" is distinctly and sepa ...

" (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 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, Croatia,

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

, Poland and Slovakia. The feminine Renate is common in German, Dutch and Norwegian. In Russia the names Renat (russian: Ренат, links=no) (usually as Rinat) and Renata (russian: Рената, links=no) are widespread among the Tatar population. The name has a spiritual meaning, i.e., to be

with baptism, i.e., from water and the

Holy Spirit In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the Universe or over his creatures. In Nicene Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is the third person of the Trinity. In Islam, the Holy Spirit acts as ...

. It was extensively adopted by early Christians in ancient Rome, due to the importance of baptism. The onomastic is Saint Renatus, a martyr, Bishop of Sorrento in the 5th century, which is celebrated on 6 October. In Persian

Mithraism Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity (''yazata'') Mithra, the Roman Mithras is linke ...

, which spread widely in the West as a religion of the soldiers and officials under the Roman Empire, 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 (1596–1650), also known as René Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician, scientist and writer *

Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus Publius (or Flavius) Vegetius Renatus, known as Vegetius (), was a writer of the Later Roman Empire (late 4th century). Nothing is known of his life or station beyond what is contained in his two surviving works: ''Epitoma rei militaris'' (also re ...

, Later Roman Empire writer (4th century) *

Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus was a fifth-century historian. He wrote a historical work of twelve volumes. It exists today only in brief fragments, a few passages having survived in chapters eight and nine of the second book of Gregory of Tours' ''D ...

, historian (5th century) *

Renatus of Châlon 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 is a ...

(1519–1544), Prince of the House of Orange * Renatus Harris (c. 1652–1724), English master organ maker

Renato

* Renato (footballer, born 1944) (Renato Cunha Valle), Brazilian retired goalkeeper * Renato (footballer, born 1957) (Carlos Renato Frederico), Brazilian retired footballer * Renato (footballer, born 1979) (Renato Dirnei Florêncio Santos), Brazilian retired footballer * Renato (footballer, born 1998) (Renato Barbosa Vischi), Brazilian footballer *

Renato Abreu Carlos Renato de Abreu (born 9 June 1978, in São Paulo), known as Renato or Renato Abreu, is a Brazilian association football centre midfielder. Specialising in free kicks and long shots, Renato was recognised by the press and fans as one of th ...

(born 1978), footballer * Renato Aragão (born 1936), Brazilian comedian and actor * Renato Archer (1922–1996), Brazilian naval officer and politician * Renato Augusto (born 1988), footballer * Renato Bartilotti (born 1976), Mexican actor *

Renato Beghe Renato William Beghe (March 12, 1933 – July 7, 2012) was a United States federal judge, judge of the United States Tax Court appointed by President George H. W. Bush. Beghe was born in Illinois, the son of Emmavve (née Frymire) and Bruno Beghe ...

(born 1933), United States Tax Court judge * Renato Birolli (1905–1959), Italian painter * Renato Borghetti (born 1963), Brazilian folk musician and composer * Renato Brunetta (born 1950), Italian economist and politician *

Renato Caccioppoli Renato Caccioppoli (; 20 January 1904 – 8 May 1959) was an Italian mathematician, known for his contributions to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, measure theory. Life a ...

(1904–1959), mathematician *

Renato Canova Renato Canova is an Italian athletics coach. Biography Renato Canova is well known for coaching Kenyan-born Qatari Saif Saaeed Shaheen (3000m steeplechase world record holder) along with a plethora of other great athletes including 10,000 meter ...

, athletics coach * Renato Capecchi, Italian opera singer * Renato Carosone, Italian pianist * Renato Cellini, Italian conductor * Renato Cesarini (born 1906), Italian-Argentine football player and coach * Renato Chiantoni, Italian actor * Renato Constantino (1919–1999), Filipino historian * Renato Corona (1948–2016), Filipino lawyer and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Renato Corsetti (born 1941), president of the World Esperanto Association *

Renato Curcio Renato Curcio (; born 23 September 1941) is the former leader of the Italian far-left organization, the Red Brigades (''Brigate Rosse''). Early life Born of an extramarital affair between Renato Zampa (brother of film director Luigi Zampa) and Jol ...

(born 1941), former leader of the Italian Red Brigades * Renato D'Aiello, Italian saxophonist *

Renato de Albuquerque Renato de Albuquerque is a Brazilian civil engineer and entrepreneur in the construction and real estate businesses. He was cofounder of a pioneering construction firm, Albuquerque & Takaoka, in 1951 alongside fellow architect and friend Yojiro ...

, Brazilian civil engineer and entrepreneur * Renato de Villa (born 1935), Filipino political figure * Renato del Prado (born 1940), Filipino actor *

Renato Dulbecco Renato Dulbecco ( , ; February 22, 1914 – February 19, 2012) was an Italian–American virologist who won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on oncoviruses, which are viruses that can cause cancer when they infect anima ...

(born 1914), virologist * Renato Gaúcho (born 1962), footballer, real name Renato Portaluppi * Renato Guttuso (1911–1987), Italian expressionist painter * Renato Janine Ribeiro, Brazilian political philosopher * Renato López (born 1983), Mexican television show host and musician * Renato Leduc Mexican poet and newspaper writer * Renato Malavasi, Italian actor * Renato Martino, Italian Cardinal Deacon * Renato Micallef (born 1951), Maltese pop singer *

Renato Migliorini Renato Helios Migliorini (June 26, 1926 in Jaú – January 16, 2008 in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil) was a Brazilian physician, biomedical scientist, biochemist and full professor of physiology at the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto of the Universit ...

, Brazilian physician and scientist * Renato Naranja, chess master *

Renato Núñez Renato Rafael Núñez (born April 4, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Balti ...

, baseball player * Renato Pagliari, of the 1980s vocal duo Renée and Renato *

Renato Pirocchi Renato Pirocchi (26 March 1933 in Notaresco – 29 July 2002 in Chieti) was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1961 Italian Grand Prix on September 10, 1961. He qualified in 29th posi ...

(1933–2002), Italian race car driver *

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 mad ...

, Italian comedian * Renato Ribeiro, Brazilian retired footballer * Renato Rosaldo, American

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...

Renato Ruggiero Renato Ruggiero (9 April 1930 – 4 August 2013) was an Italian diplomat and politician. He was Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 1995 to 1999 and briefly served as Italy's Foreign Minister in 2001. Biography Born in Naples ...

(born 1930), Italian politician *

Renato Ruiz Renato Ruíz Cortes (born May 9, 1977) is a Mexican professional wrestler better known by the ring name Averno (''Hell''). Ruíz initially worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as Rencor Latino in 1995, but did not achieve any sig ...

, Mexican professional wrestler *

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 rel ...

(born 1960–1996), Brazilian singer and composer *

Renato M. E. Sabbatini Renato Marcos Endrizzi Sabbatini (born 20 February 1947, Campinas) is a retired professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and at the State University of Campinas Institute of Biology. He received a B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences from M ...

(born 1947), Brazilian scientist and writer * Renato Salvatori, Italian movie actor *

Renato Sanches Renato Júnior Luz Sanches (; born 18 August 1997) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national football team, ...

(born 1997), Portuguese international footballer * Renato Sobral (born 1975), mixed martial arts fighter * Renato Soru (born 1957), Italian entrepreneur * Renato Tapia, Peruvian footballer * Renato Terra, Italian actor and poet * Renato Vallanzasca, notorious Milanese mobster during the 1970s. *

Renato Villalta Renato Villalta (born 3 February 1955 in Maserada sul Piave, province of Treviso) is a former professional basketball player from Italy. At a height of 2.04 m (6'8 ") tall, and a weight of 102 kg (225 lbs), he played at the power forwa ...

(born 1955), Italian basketball player * Renato Zanelli, Chilean

baritone A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. The term originates from the Greek (), meaning "heavy sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the r ...

and tenor

Other

* ''Renato'' (album), a 1962 album by Italian singer Mina * Renato, a main character in the Italian opera '' Un ballo in maschera''

Renata

* Renata Adler (born 1938), American journalist and writer * Renata Beger (born 1958), Polish politician * Renata Berkova (born 1975), Czech triathlon athlete *

Renata Borgatti Renata Borgatti''(March 2, 1894 – March 8, 1964) was an Italian classical musician who performed in Europe and the United States. Early life She was a daughter of the great Richard Wagner, Wagnerian tenor Giuseppe Borgatti (1871–1950), whose ...

(1894–1964), concert pianist * Renata Burgos (born 1982), Brazilian swimmer *

Renata Dancewicz Renata Dancewicz (born 7 February 1969 in Leszno, Poland) is a Polish actress and member of the Polish Bridge Union. In 1988 she graduated from the 1st Mikołaj Kopernik High School in Lubin. In 2006 Dancewicz danced in the Taniec z Gwiazdami (Pol ...

(born 1969), Polish actress *

Renata Katewicz Renata Katewicz (born May 2, 1965 in Kaniczki, Pomorskie) is a retired female discus thrower from Poland. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics; in 1988 and 1996. Katewicz is best known for winning the gold medal in the ...

(born 1965), Polish discus thrower * Renata Končić (born 1977), Croatian singer *

Renata Nielsen Renata Pytelewska-Nielsen is a Poland, Polish-born former Denmark, Danish long jumper. She was born on 18. May 1966 in Otwock, Mazowieckie, Poland. She participated in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. Her personal long jump record is 6.9 ...

(born 1966), Danish long jumper *

Renata Przemyk Renata Janina Przemyk (born February 10, 1966, in Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, ...

(born 1966), Polish singer-songwriter *

Renata Ruiz Renata Ruiz Pérez (born 9 May 1984) is a Chilean model. She was the winner of the contest Elite Model Look Chile 2001. In September of the same year she took part in the international contest (Nice, France), where she competed with more than 60 ...

(born 1984), Chilean model * Renata Scotto (born 1934), opera singer *

Renata Soñé Renata De Jesús Soñé Savery (born August 6, 1982, in New York City) is an American-born Dominican beauty pageant titleholder, model, and actress. She competed in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant, finishing 2nd Runner-Up after winning Miss Domin ...

, Dominican Republic beauty queen and actress * Renata Strašek (born 1972), Slovenian javelin thrower *

Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi ( , ; 1 February 1922 – 19 December 2004) was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period, and especially prominent as one of the stars of La Scala, San Carlo and, especially, the Metropolitan Opera. O ...

(1922–2004), Italian opera singer *

Renáta Tolvai Renáta Tímea "Reni" Tolvai (born 24 March 1991) is a Hungarian singer, dancer, and model. She first came to prominence in 2010 after winning the fifth season of the Hungarian show '' Megasztár''. She has gone on to win multiple awards in Hung ...

(born 1991), Romanian Hungarian singer, dancer and model *

Renata Wentzcovitch Renata M. M. Wentzcovitch is a condensed matter physicist, known for her work on simulating materials at the quantum-mechanical level, including participating in the Quantum ESPRESSO project. Her work has focused mainly on materials at extreme ...

, Brazilian condensed matter physicist *

Cecilia Renata of Austria Cecilia Renata of Austria (german: Cäcilia Renata, pl, Cecylia Renata; 16 July 1611 – 24 March 1644) was Queen of Poland as the wife of King Władysław IV Vasa. Selection and coronation Cecilia Renata was a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Fe ...

(1611–1644), Archduchess, daughter of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor * Renata, name of the band The Last Goodnight from 1995 to 2006 *

Trent Renata Trent Wiremu Kitahi Renata (born 13 May 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently is playing for Wellington in the Mitre 10 Cup. Career He started his rugby career playing at fullback for in the ITM Cup. He made his Super Rugb ...

(born 1988), New Zealand rugby player

Renat

* Renat Ataullin (born 1965), Russian footballer *

Renat Baratov Renat Rakhmetzhanovich Baratov ( ug, Renat Rahmetjan ugli baratov; russian: Ренат Рахметжанович Баратов; born 30 April 1991) is a Russian former football forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward ...

(born 1991), Russian footballer *

Renat Dadashov Renat Dadashov ( az, Renat Oleq oğlu Dadaşov, ; also spelled ''Renat Dadaschow'' in German, born 17 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Hatayspor, on loan from Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers ...

(born 1999), Azerbaijani footballer *

Renat Dubinskiy Renat Vyacheslavovich Dubinskiy (russian: Ренат Вячеславович Дубинский; born 6 May 1979) is a retired Kazakhstani professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Russian Third League in 1995 f ...

(born 1979), Kazakhstani footballer *

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 European ...

(born 1982), Russian motorcycle rider * Renat Gagity (born 1995), Russian footballer * Renat Heuberger (born 1976), Swiss businessman * Renat Kuzmin (born 1967), Ukrainian politician *

Renat Mamashev Renat Mamashev (born March 31, 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has most notably played for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik ...

(born 1983), Russian ice hockey player * Renat Mirzaliyev (born 1982), Ukrainian judoka *

Renat Mochulyak Renat Olehovych Mochulyak ( uk, Ренат Олегович Мочуляк; born 15 February 1998) is a Ukrainian professional football midfielder who last played for Livyi Bereh Kyiv. Career Mochulyak began his playing career with FC Chornom ...

(born 1998), Ukrainian footballer * Renat Nelli (1906-1982), French author *

Renat Sabitov Renat Kharisovich Sabitov (russian: Ренат Харисович Сабитов; born 13 June 1985) is a Russian football coach and a former player of Tatar origin. He is an assistant coach with FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny. Previously, he played for ...

(born 1985), Russian footballer * Renat Saidov (born 1988), Russian judoka *

Renat Sokolov Renat Alekseyevich Sokolov (russian: Ренат Алексеевич Соколов; born 3 September 1984) is a Russian https://codipher.com former professional football player. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut f ...

(born 1984), Russian footballer *

Renat Yanbayev Renat Rudolfovich Yanbayev (russian: Ренат Рудольфович Янбаев, tt-Cyrl, Ренат Рудольф улы Янбаев; born 7 April 1984) is a Russian association football official and a full-back (mostly left). He is ap ...

(born 1984), Russian footballer

As a surname

Elisabet Renat Elisabet Fritz née ''Lenström'', also known as Elisabet Renat (died 1752) was a Sweden, Swedish Business magnate, industrialist.Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013 She managed the Fritz ...

(d. 1752), Swedish industrialist *

Grace Renat Graciela Prior Marín (born in Veracruz, Mexico in 1949), better known as Grace Renat is a Mexican vedette, actress and dancer. She was one of the most popular Mexican vedettes during the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Renat was born in the Port ...

(born 1949), Mexican actress *

Johan Gustaf Renat Johan Gustaf Renat (1682–1744) was a Swedish soldier and cartographer. He is primarily known for his role in bringing detailed maps of Central Asia to Europe after close to two decades in captivity. Early career and Russian captivity Renat was ...

(1682-1744), Swedish cartographer

Renate

* Renate Blauel, music engineer, married to Elton John *

Renate Dorrestein Renate Maria Dorrestein (25 January 1954 – 4 May 2018) was a Dutch writer, journalist and feminist. She started working as a junior journalist for the Dutch magazines ''Libelle'' and ''Panorama''. During the period 1977 - 1982 she published in ...

(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 Renate Holub (born 6 October 1946) is a German political philosopher and critical social theorist living in California. She has published several books. Life Holub was born in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. After studying in Paris, Madrid, London and Rome ...

(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 Renate Müller (26 April 1906 – 7 October 1937) was a German singer and actress in both silent films and sound films, as well as on stage. One of the most successful actresses in German films from the early 1930s, she was courted by the ...

(1906–1937), German actress * Renate Schmidt (born 1943), German Social Democratic politician *

Renate Sommer Renate Sommer (born 10 September 1958) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 until 2019. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. Member of the E ...

(born 1958), German politician and Member of the European Parliament * Renate Stecher (born 1950), German athlete and Olympic champion *

Renate Tobies Renate A. Tobies (born January 25, 1947) is a German mathematician and historian of mathematics known for her biographies of Felix Klein and Iris Runge. Education and career Tobies grew up in East Germany, and studied mathematics and chemistry ...

(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 Alain-René Lesage (; 6 May 166817 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel '' The Devil upon Two Sticks'' (1707, ''Le Diable boiteux''), his comedy ''Turcaret'' (1709 ...

* Bernard-René de Launay * François-René de Chateaubriand *

Frederic René Coudert, Jr. Frederic may refer to: Places United States * Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County * Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County ** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community Other uses * Frederic (band), a Japanese r ...

Jacques René de Brisay Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

Jean René Constant Quoy Jean René Constant Quoy (10 November 1790 in Maillé, Vendée, Maillé – 4 July 1869 in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Rochefort) was a French naval surgeon, zoologist and anatomist. In 1806, he began his medical studies at the school of naval ...

* Louis René Édouard * Louis-René Beaudoin * René & Angela were an 80s R&B

duo Duo may refer to: Places *Duo, West Virginia, an unincorporated community and coal town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia *Duo, Tampere, a shopping centre in Hervanta, Tampere, Finland * DUO, a twin-tower development in Singapore Arts, enterta ...

* René Adler * René Angélil * René Arnoux * René Arped Spitz was a

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...

and

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

. * René Auberjonois *

René Auberjonois (painter) René Victor Auberjonois (18 August 1872 – 11 October 1957) was a Swiss post-impressionist painter and one of the leading Swiss artists of the 20th century. Biography Born to wealthy parents, Auberjonois lived a ''jeunesse dorée'', studying ...

* René Barjavel * René Barrientos * René Bazin * René Benjamin *

Prosper-René Blondlot Prosper-René Blondlot (3 July 1849 – 24 November 1930) was a French physicist, who in 1891 made the first measurement of the speed of radio waves, but is now mostly remembered for his "discovery" of N rays; a phenomenon that subsequently proved ...

was a French physicist * René Blum, a French ballet choreographer * René Blum, a Luxembourgian politician * René Bolf is a Czech footballer *

René Boylesve René Boylesve (14 April 1867 in La Haye-Descartes – 14 January 1926 in Paris), born René Marie Auguste Tardiveau, was a French writer and a literary critic. Biography Boylesve was orphaned early and went to school in Poitiers and Tours. ...

* René Caillié * René Cassin *

René Char René Émile Char (; 14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988) was a French poet and member of the French Resistance. Biography Char was born in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in the Vaucluse department of France, the youngest of the four children of Emile ...

* René Clair *

René Clément René Clément (; 18 March 1913 – 17 March 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Clément studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed hi ...

* René Coty * René Crevel was a French writer * René Dahinden * René Daumal was a French surrealist writer. *

René de Birague René de Birague (original name: Renato Birago; 2 February 1506 – 24 November 1583) was an Italian patrician who became a French cardinal and chancellor. Biography Born at Milan, he was the son of Giangiacomo Galeazzo Birago, ambassador o ...

* 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 Eespere (born 14 December 1953 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer. Eespere's music is noted for its spiritual dimension; he has also incorporated elements from pop music . His best-regarded works are ''Glorificatio'' (1990) and ''Two Jubila ...

* René Favaloro *

René Felber René Felber (14 March 1933 – 18 October 2020) was a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1987 to 1993. In 1992, he served as the President of Switzerland. Personal life Born 1933 in Bienne, Felber was a teacher ...

is a Swiss politician. * René Fonck * René Fontaine * René Girard is a French philosopher and historian. * René Goblet *

René Goguen 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 feminine ...

* René Goscinny * René Goupil * René Grousset was a French historian. * René Guénon *

René Gusperti René ("Spillo") Gusperti (born 18 March 1971) is an Italian former swimmer. He was a world class freestyle sprinter during the 1990s and unchallenged Italian Champion in the same years. Biography Gusperti was born in Schlanders/Silandro. He beg ...

an Italian swimmer. *

René Guyon René Charles Marie Guyon (; ; 27 May 1876 – 1963) was a French jurist, best known for having written upon the topic of sexual ethics. René Guyon was born at Sedan, Ardennes, and was involved in writing legal codes for Siam (present Thailand) a ...

René Hardy René Hardy (31 October 1911 – 12 April 1987) was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. Hardy was born in Mortrée, Orne. In spite of having rendered dedicated and valuable service as a member of the resistance group, Combat ...

* René Harris * René Henriksen *

René Herse René Louis Théodore Herse (1908–1976) was a French builder of high-quality touring, randonneur and racing bicycles. His works are sought by collectors and riders. Career Herse was born in Caen. He started working on prototype aircraft at the ...

* René Higuita *

René Highway René Highway (November 6, 1954 – October 19, 1990) was an Indigenous Canadian dancer and actor of Cree descent from Brochet, Manitoba. He was the brother of playwright Tomson Highway, with whom he frequently collaborated during their tim ...

was a Canadian dancer and actor. *

René I of Naples 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 feminine ...

* René Iché was a French sculptor. * René II of Lorraine * René Jacobs is a Flemish musician. * René Just Haüy *

René Laanen Antonius Philippus René Laanen (born 23 January 1952) is a Dutch trombone, bass trombonist. He is an artist/clinician for Michael Rath Trombones. His personal instrument is Rath R9with Rotax valves. Born in The Hague, Laanen's father Theo Laanen ...

* René Lacoste * René Laennec * René Lalique * René Lavand * René Le Bossu * René Leboeuf * René Leibowitz * René Leriche * René Lévesque *

René Lohse René Lohse, married Sachtler-Lohse (born 23 September 1973) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With partner Kati Winkler, he is the 2004 World bronze medalist and a six-time German national champion. They competed at two Winter Olymp ...

René Louis d’Argenson René (''Born again (Christianity), born again'' or ''reborn'' in French language, French) is a common given name, first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is th ...

* 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 Monteagudo Miranda (March 12, 1916 – September 14, 1973) was a Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder who played with the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators (1938, 1940, 1944) and Philadelphia Phillies (1945). Mont ...

René Morin Louis-Simon-René Morin (July 27, 1883 – July 16, 1955) was head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during World War II from 1940 to 1944, and was the first francophone and native-born Canadian to head the CBC. Born in Saint-Hyacinth ...

* René Muñoz * René Nicolas de Maupeou * René of Alençon * René of Châlon * René Pétillon *

René Piché René Louis Piché (May 5, 1931 – January 22, 2011) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1985 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Cochrane ...

is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. *

René Pleven René Pleven (; 15 April 1901 – 13 January 1993) was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (UDSR), a political party that was meant ...

was a French prime minister *

René Pottier René Pottier (5 June 1879 in Moret-sur-Loing, Seine-et-Marne – 25 January 1907 in Levallois-Perret) was a French racing cyclist. Pottier won the amateur category of the 1903 Bordeaux–Paris race before turning professional. He came seco ...

* René Préval * René Rachou was a Brazilian physician specialized in malaria * René Rapin *

René Réaumur 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 feminine ...

* René Renoult *

René Richard Louis Castel René Richard Louis Castel (6 October 1758 in Vire – 15 June 1832 in Reims) was a French poet and naturalist. The genus ''Castela ''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the gen ...

René Robert Cavellier 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 feminine ...

* Rene Russo is an American movie actress *

René Schneider General René Schneider Chereau (; December 31, 1913 – October 25, 1970) was the commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army at the time of the 1970 Chilean presidential election, when he was assassinated during a botched kidnapping attempt. He ...

* René Simard is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec *

René Stockman Brother Dr. René P. E. Stockman, F.C. (born May 13, 1954 in Assenede, Belgium) is the Superior General of the Congregation of the Brothers of Charity since 2000. He is a Belgian specialist in psychiatric caregiving. Education René Stockman studi ...

* René Strickler *

René Thirifays René Thirifays (8 October 1920–17 October 1986) was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian League with 26 goals in 1949 while playing for Sporting Charleroi. He played 13 times with the Belgium national team b ...

René Thom René Frédéric Thom (; 2 September 1923 – 25 October 2002) was a French mathematician, who received the Fields Medal in 1958. He made his reputation as a topologist, moving on to aspects of what would be called singularity theory; he became w ...

* René Thomas was a French auto racer. * René van de Kerkhof *

René Vandereycken René Vandereycken (born 22 July 1953) is a Belgian football manager and a former player. He was the head coach of the Belgium national team from 1 January 2006 to 7 April 2009. Club career Vandereycken was born in Spalbeek. He played for Clu ...

* René Viénet * René Viviani * René Voisin * René Waldeck-Rousseau *

René Wellek René Wellek (August 22, 1903 – November 10, 1995) was a Czech-American comparative literary critic. Like Erich Auerbach, Wellek was an eminent product of the Central European philological tradition and was known as a vastly erudite a ...

* 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 Renette Pauline Soutendijk (, born 21 May 1957), known professionally as Renée Soutendijk, is a Dutch actress. A gymnast in her youth, Soutendijk began her acting career in the late 1970s. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's fil ...

(born 1957), Dutch actress * Renée Zellweger (born 1969), American film actress

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575 Renate Renate (minor planet designation: 575 Renate) is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt which was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on September 19, 1905. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's pr ...

, 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 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is a multi-purpose stadium in Bologna, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Bologna F.C. 1909. The stadium was built in 1927 and holds 38,279. It has also been named Stadio Littoriale. ...

, stadium in Bologna, Italy *

Stadio Renato Curi The Stadio Renato Curi is a football stadium in the Italian city of Perugia. It is home to A.C. Perugia Calcio. The stadium is named after Renato Curi (1953–1977), who died from a heart attack during a game against Juventus on 30 October 197 ...

, a soccer stadium in Perugia, Italy *

1250 René-Lévesque 1250, boulevard René-Lévesque is a , 47-storey skyscraper in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The building was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates for IBM Canada and Marathon Realty, hence the former name "IBM-Marathon Tower". It is now named ...

, a skyscraper in Montreal, Canada * Automobiles René Bonnet, French automobile maker * René-Levasseur Island, an island in Lake Manicouagan, Quebec, Canada *

René, Sarthe René is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France. The commune ...

, a commune in Sarthe, in the department of Loire, France * ''Renatus'' (Dynazty album), 2014 {{given name de:René pt:Renato