René (name)
René is a male given name , which also occurs as a family name .
Origin and meaning of the name
- French, from Latin Renatus (= the born again; re = again; natus = born); the French feminine form of the name is Renée .
Name days
- Catholic Memorial Day: October 6th
- Czech Republic: November 28th
variants
- male: René, Rene, Renne, Renato , Renatus , Renéu, Reneij, Renier
- female: Renée, Renate , Renee, Renette , Renae
Name bearer
- René (Renatus) I (1409–1480), titular king of Naples and Jerusalem, duke of Bar and Lorraine etc.
- René (Renatus) II (1451–1508), Duke of Lorraine
- René (Alençon) (1454–1492), Duke of Alençon and Count of Le Perche
- René Adler (* 1985), German soccer player
- René Le Bègue (photographer) (1857–1914), French photographer
- René Le Bègue (racing driver) (1914–1946), French racing car driver
- René Böttcher (* 1979), German actor, director, theater pedagogue, school director and artistic director
- René Carol (1920–1978), German pop singer
- René Deltgen (1909–1979), Luxembourg actor
- René Descartes (1596–1650), also Renatus Cartesius, French philosopher, mathematician and natural scientist
- René Dreux (1891–1980), French racing car driver
- René Favaloro (1923-2000), Argentine heart surgeon
- René Felix (* 1990), Austrian soccer player
- René Gerth (* 1972), German biathlete
- René Giessen (* 1944), German composer
- René Girard (1923–2015), French cultural anthropologist and philosopher
- René Goscinny (1926–1977), comic book author, inventor of Asterix
- René Hall (1903–1988), American guitarist, arranger and songwriter
- René Hanriot (1867–1925), French racing car driver and aviation pioneer
- René Harder (* 1971), German director, author, actor and professor of drama
- René Herms (1982–2009), German athlete
- René Kiener (* 1938), Swiss ice hockey goalkeeper
- René de Knyff (1865–1954), French racing driver and chairman of the CSI motorsport association
- René Kollo (* 1937), German tenor (chamber singer)
- Peter René Körner (1921–1989), German actor
- René Lego (1764–1794), French priest and martyr
- René Lehner (* 1955), Swiss comic artist and book author
- René Magritte (1898–1967), Belgian surrealist painter
- René Nan (≈1932–2015), French jazz drummer
- René Oltmanns (* 1979), German actor
- René Pitter (* 1989), Austrian soccer player
- René Pollesch (* 1962), German playwright and director
- René Rivera (* 1983), American baseball player
- René Rydlewicz (* 1973), German soccer player
- René Scheibli (1936–2010), Swiss actor
- René Schnitzler (* 1985), German soccer player
- René Schulthoff (* 1972), German journalist, reporter and editor
- René Steinke (* 1963), German actor
- René Stüssi (* 1978), Swiss ice hockey player
- René Summer (* 1987), Austrian soccer goalkeeper
- René Sydow (* 1980), German writer, cabaret artist, actor and director
- René Vietto (1914–1988), French racing cyclist
- René Villadsen (* 1986), Danish handball player
- René Wedeward (* 1976), German actor and theater educator
- René Weiler (* 1973), Swiss football player and coach
- René Weller (* 1953), German boxer
- René Zia (* 1991), Austrian soccer player
Name bearer
- Rene Russo (* 1954), American film actress
family name
- Anna Schoen-René (1864–1942), German-American opera singer (soprano) and vocal teacher
- Denise René (1913–2012), French art dealer
- France-Albert René (1935–2019), Seychellois President
- Googie René (1927–2007), American pianist
- Henri René (1906–1993), American jazz and entertainment musician
- James Rene (* 1986), football player (Turks and Caicos Islands)
- Maureen René (* 1933), British pop singer
- Mélanie René (* 1990), Swiss singer
- Norman René (1951–1996), American film and theater director and film producer
- Roy Rene (1891–1954), Australian comedian and actor
- Wendy Rene (1947-2014), American soul singer