René (''

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 se ...

'' or ''reborn'' in

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) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the

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Renatus 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 ...

. René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the feminine form). In some non-Francophone countries, however, there exists the habit of giving the name René (sometimes spelled without an accent) to girls as well as boys. In addition, both forms are used as

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

s (family names). René as a first name given to boys in the

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reached its peaks in popularity in 1969 and 1983 when it ranked 256th. Since 1983 its popularity has steadily declined and it ranked 881st in 2016. René as a first name given to girls in the United States reached its peak in popularity in 1962 when it ranked 306th. The last year for which René was ranked in the top 1000 names given to girls in the United States was 1988.

Persons with the given name

* René, Duke of Anjou (1409–1480), titular king of Naples and Jerusalem *

René II, Duke of Lorraine René II (2 May 1451 – 10 December 1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1 ...

(1451–1508), grandson of René of Anjou *

René I, Viscount of Rohan René I de Rohan, (1516–1552) 18th Viscount of Rohan, Viscount and Prince de Léon, and Marquis de Blain married Isabella of Navarre daughter of jure uxoris King John III of Navarre and Catherine of Navarre, Queen of Navarre. Life René I wa ...

(1516–1552), warrior of the Italian War of 1551–1559 * René II, Viscount of Rohan (1550–1586), his huguenot son *

René Angélil René Angélil (; January 16, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager and husband of singer Celine Dion. Early life Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of ...

(1942–2016), Canadian music producer and agent *

Rene Aranda Rene Michelle Aranda, sometimes credited as Ren Aranda, (born December 6, 1990) is an American singer and actress, best known for ''Papa'' and ''Expelled''. She has won Best Actress (Silverstate Film Festival, 2018), Best Supporting Actress (LA ...

(born 1990), American actress * René Auberjonois (1940–2019), American actor * René Ballet (1928–2017), French journalist, novelist and essayist *

René Barents René Barents (born 31 December 1951) is a Dutch European Union law scholar. He has been a judge at the General Court since 19 September 2016. He previously served as a judge on the European Union Civil Service Tribunal from 2011 until 2016 Bare ...

(born 1951), Dutch judge and legal scholar *

René Bernards René Bernards (born 4 January 1953) is a Dutch cancer researcher. He is professor of molecular carcinogenesis at Utrecht University and head of the section of molecular carcinogenesis at the Netherlands Cancer Institute- Antoni van Leeuwenhoekzie ...

(born 1953), Dutch oncologist *

René Binder René Binder (born 1 January 1992) is an Austrian racing driver. He is the nephew of former Formula One driver Hans Binder, and his father, Franz, was also a racing driver. Career Binder was born in Innsbruck. He began his racing career in ...

(born 1992), Austrian racing driver *Cardinal

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 of ...

(1505–1583) *

Rene Bitorajac Rene Bitorajac (; born 2 March 1972) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in a number of Croatian and Bosnian films since the 1980s. Most notably, he starred in the 2001 Academy Award-winning Bosnian film ''No Man's Land''. He is also known for st ...

, Croatian actor *

Rene Capo Rene Capo (May 9, 1961 – July 6, 2009) was a judoka from the United States who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Capo immigrated to the United States from Cuba as a young boy. Though he ...

, Cuban-American judoka *

René Chamussy René Chamussy (15 December 1936 – 27 October 2016) was a French-Lebanese Jesuit priest and academic administrator. He was the author of several books about Lebanon. He served as the rector of the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, fro ...

(1936–2016), French-Lebanese Jesuit priest and academic administrator *

René Coty Jules Gustave René Coty (; 20 March 188222 November 1962) was President of France from 1954 to 1959. He was the second and last president of the Fourth French Republic. Early life and politics René Coty was born in Le Havre and studied at t ...

, former president of France *

René Descartes René Descartes ( or ; ; Latinized: Renatus Cartesius; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science. Ma ...

, French philosopher * Rene Farrait (born 1967), Puerto Rican singer, member of boy band Menudo *

René Favaloro René Gerónimo Favaloro (July 12, 1923 – July 29, 2000) was an Argentine cardiac surgeon and educator best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery using the great saphenous vein. Early life Favaloro was born in 19 ...

, Argentine cardiac surgeon *

René Fonck Colonel René Paul Fonck (27 March 1894 – 18 June 1953) was a French aviator who ended the First World War as the top Entente fighter ace and, when all succeeding aerial conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries are also considered, Fonc ...

, French aviator and most successful pilot in World War I *

René Frégni René Frégni (born 1947) is a French novelist. Early life Frégni was born in 1947 in Marseille. Career Frégni owned a restaurant on the main square of Manosque, which he sold after his business associate was arrested for money laundering. H ...

(born 1947), French novelist *

René de Froulay de Tessé René de Froulay, Comte de Tessé (14 May 1648 – 30 March 1725) was a French soldier and diplomat during the reign of Louis XIV and the 1715-1723 Regency. Early life René de Froulay, Comte de Tessé was born at the family home of the Chat ...

(1648–1725), French marshal * Rene Gagnon, American World War II veteran, raised the American flag during the battle of Iwo Jima *

René Goscinny René Goscinny (, ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the ''Astérix'' comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Raised largely in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he attended French schoo ...

(1926–1977), French comic book editor and writer *

René Goupil René Goupil, S.J. (15 May 1608 – 29 September 1642), was a French Jesuit lay missionary (in French "donné", "given" or "one who offers himself") who became a lay brother of the Society of Jesus shortly before his death. He was the first of ...

(1608–1642), Canadian Catholic martyr and saint *

René Guénon René Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon (15 November 1886 – 7 January 1951), also known as ''Abdalwâhid Yahiâ'' (; ''ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Yaḥiā'') was a French intellectual who remains an influential figure in the domain of metaphysics, having writte ...

(1886–1951), French metaphysician and Sufi initiate *

René Janssen René A.J. Janssen (born Roermond NL, 1959) is a Dutch University Professor of the Moleculair Materials and Nanosystems group (M2N group) within the department of Chemical engineering and Chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology. In 2013 Ja ...

(born 1959), Dutch nanotechnologist * Rene Kirby, American actor * René Kollo, German tenor * René Lamps (1915–2007), French politician *

René Lépine René G. Lépine (born October 23, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was a Canadian real estate developer and philanthropist. Lépine was the chairman of Groupe Lépine, a real estate development and investment firm he founded in 1953. He is widely consid ...

, Canadian businessman and real estate developer *

René Lévesque René Lévesque (; August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a Québécois politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to attemp ...

, Canadian journalist and politician, premier of Quebec *

René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and bound ...

, Belgian surrealist painter *

René Marqués René Marqués (October 4, 1919 – March 22, 1979) was a Puerto Rican short story writer and playwright. Early years Marqués was born, raised and educated in the city of Arecibo. He developed an interest in writing at a young age and was ...

, Puerto Rican short story writer and playwright *

René Mauriès René Mauriès (16 February 1921 – 23 May 1999Notice
on the catalog of the Rene Mederos, Cuban poster artist and graphic designer * Rene Medvešek, Croatian actor * René Mornex (1927–2022), French doctor and academic *

René Muñoz René Muñoz (February 19, 1938 – May 11, 2000) was a Cuban actor and screenwriter of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. He is most remembered for his role in the Spanish film ''Fray Escoba''. Biography He was born in Havana, Cuba bu ...

(1938–2000), Cuban actor and scriptwriter *

René Pape René Pape (born 4 September 1964) is a German operatic bass. Pape has received two Grammys, was named "Vocalist of the Year" by Musical America in 2002, "Artist of the Year" by the German opera critics in 2006, and won an ECHO award (the German ...

, German opera singer * Rene Plasencia, (born 1973) Florida House of Representatives member * René Juan Pérez Joglar (born 1978), known professionally as Residente, is a Puerto Rican rapper, writer and filmmaker * Rene Ranger (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player *

René Rast René Rast (born 26 October 1986 in Minden) is a German professional racing driver and the 2017, 2019 and 2020 DTM champion. He previously drove for Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler in Formula E from 2019 to 2021 before Audi left the sport at the end o ...

(born 1986), German racing driver *

René Reyes René Reyes (born February 21, 1978) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder and switch-hitter. He played for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Career His only MLB experience came a ...

, American baseball player *

René Robert René Paul Robert (December 31, 1948 – June 22, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Col ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

René Prêtre René Prêtre (born 1957) is a Swiss pediatric heart surgeon at the University Hospital of Lausanne. He has performed thousands of surgeries on children's hearts. Early life and education Prêtre was born into a family of farmers in the count ...

, Swiss pediatric cardiovascular surgeon *

René Reille Baron René Charles Reille-Soult-Dalmatie (4 February 1835 – 21 November 1898) was a French soldier, industrialist and politician. He came from a wealthy military family with mining interests in the south of France. He served in the army until 18 ...

(1835-1898), French soldier, industrialist, politician * René Rougeau (born 1986), American basketball player for

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

of the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

René Rozet Auguste René Rozet (1858–1939) was a French sculptor and medalist. He produced portrait medallions, portrait busts, tympanum, and statuettes. A common subject of his work was children. Biography He was born on 14 May 1858 in Paris. Rozet s ...

(1858–1939), French sculptor *

Rene Russo Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954) is an American actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model in the 1970s, appearing on magazine covers such as ''Vogue'' and ''Cosmopolitan''. She made her film debut in the 1989 comedy '' ...

, American actress *

René Simard René Claude Simard, , (born February 28, 1961) is a pop singer from Quebec. He is the older brother of Nathalie Simard. Early life Simard was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Career In 1974, René Simard was awarded the Grand Prix by Frank Sinatra a ...

, Canadian singer *

René Steinke René Steinke (born 16 November 1963 as René Dan Steinke in East Berlin, East Germany), is a German actor, best known in ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' as ''Kriminalhauptkommissar'' Tom Kranich. He appeared in the role from 199 ...

, German actor * René Thom, French mathematician *

René Toribio René Toribio (born 10 December 1912 in Lamentin, Guadeloupe; died 27 July 1990 in the same town) was a French politician and was a member of the French Senate representing Guadeloupe from 1959 to 1968. Biography Before WWII he was a teacher an ...

(1912–1990), Guadeloupean politician *

René Vydarený René Vydarený (born May 6, 1981 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently with HC České Budějovice of the Czech Extraliga. Vydarený was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey ...

, Slovakian Ice Hockey Player *

René Villa José René Villafuerte Flores (born 26 January 1997) known as René Villa, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter and model. Biography René Villa was born January 26, 1997, in Nicoya. When a kid, Villa was heavily into Carlos Rivera, Luis Fonsi, ...

, Costa Rican singer The name was also given to the French Cafe owner and war hero René Artois in popular British TV series 'Allo 'Allo.

Persons with this surname

Denise René Denise René (born Denise Bleibtreu; June 1913 – 9 July 2012) was a French art gallerist specializing in kinetic art and op art. Life and work Denise René took as her guiding principle the idea that art must invent new paths in order to exist ...

(1919–2012), French art dealer *

France-Albert René France-Albert René (; 16 November 1934 – 27 February 2019) was a Seychellois lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the second President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004. He also served as the country's 2nd Prime Minister from its in ...

(1935–2019), second President of Seychelles * Lisa Rene (1978–1994), American murder victim *

Mélanie René Mélanie René (born 1 September 1990), also known as Meylz, is a Swiss singer and songwriter. She represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song " Time to Shine". René is of Mauritian origin. Singles See also ...

(born 1990), Swiss singer * Wendy Rene (1947–2014), American soul singer and songwriter

Variants in different languages

*Renát Hungarian, Slovak *Renat

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Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

*Renato

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 ...

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 ...

*Renátus Slovak *Renatus

*René

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

, Slovak,

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 ...

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

*Röné Hungarian *Ренат

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

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