Gender:
Origin:
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2880 famous people named Rene found on Wikipedia.
49377 male, 21725 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
929-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
256-th in year 1983
Used in: English
René (born again or reborn in French) is a common first name in both French-speaking and Spanish-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus.
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 surnames (family names).
René as a first name given to boys in the United States reached its peaks in popularity in 1969 and 1983 when it ranked 256th. Since 1983 its popularity has been continuously in decline and it ranked 772nd in 2013.
Renée as a first name given to girls in the United States reached its peak in popularity in 1967 when it ranked 62nd. Since then its popularity has been continuously declining.
French form of Renatus: reborn, born again.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | René Angélil | 1942 | Canadian singer/manager |
2 | René Descartes | 1596 | French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist |
3 | Rene Russo | 1954 | Actress, model |
4 | René Magritte | 1898 | Belgian surrealist artist |
5 | René Laennec | 1781 | French physician, inventor of stethoscope |
6 | René Auberjonois | 1940 | American film, television, and theater actor |
7 | René Higuita | 1966 | Colombian footballer |
8 | René Lacoste | 1904 | French tennis player |
9 | René Goguen | 1983 | Canadian professional wrestler |
10 | René Redzepi | 1977 | Danish chef |
11 | René Dif | 1967 | Danish musician and actor |
12 | René Weller | 1953 | German entrepreneur and boxer |
13 | René Goscinny | 1926 | French comic book artist and author |
14 | Chris Rene | 1982 | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
15 | Rene Gube | American actor | |
16 | René Guénon | 1886 | French metaphysician |
17 | Rene Gagnon | 1925 | United States Marine |
18 | René Lévesque | 1922 | Quebec politician |
19 | René Meulensteen | 1964 | Dutch football manager |
20 | Rene Bond | 1950 | American pornographic actress |
21 | René Lalique | 1860 | French glass designer |
22 | René Préval | 1943 | President of Haiti |
23 | René van Kooten | 1972 | Dutch actor and singer |
24 | René Adler | 1985 | German footballer |
25 | Rene Kirby | 1955 | American actor |
26 | Rene Krhin | 1990 | Slovenian footballer |
27 | René of Anjou | 1409 | King of Naples |
28 | René Strickler | 1962 | Argentine actor |
29 | Rene Enriquez | 1962 | American mobster |
30 | René Coty | 1882 | 17° President of the French Republic. |
31 | Rene Rivkin | 1944 | Australian fraudster |
32 | René van 't Hof | 1956 | Dutch actor |
33 | Rene Rancourt | 1939 | American singer |
34 | Rene Requiestas | 1957 | Filipino comedian |
35 | René Morizur | 1944 | French saxophonist |
36 | René Arnoux | 1948 | French racecar driver |
37 | René Clair | 1898 | French filmmaker and writer |
38 | René Liu | 1970 | Taiwanese singer and actress |
39 | René Bourque | 1981 | Canadian ice hockey player |
40 | Rene Ranger | 1986 | New Zealand rugby union player |
41 | René Marik | 1970 | German actor and puppeteer |
42 | Rene Gilmartin | 1987 | Footballer |
43 | Rene Naufahu | 1970 | New Zealand actor |
44 | René Fonck | 1894 | French flying ace |
45 | René Enríquez | 1933 | American actor |
46 | René Favaloro | 1923 | Argentine physician |
47 | René Rivera | 1983 | Baseball player from Puerto Rico |
48 | René Barrientos | 1919 | President of Bolivia |
49 | France-Albert René | 1935 | President of Seycheles |
50 | René Kindermann | 1975 | German television presenter and journalist |
51 | René Laloux | 1929 | Animator, Film director, Screenwriter |
52 | René Weiler | 1973 | Footballer and football manager |
53 | René Artois | ||
54 | René García | 1970 | Mexican actor |
55 | René Cassin | 1887 | French jurist |
56 | René Guy Cadou | 1920 | French poet |
57 | René Girard | 1954 | French footballer |
58 | René Zagger | 1973 | British actor |
59 | René van de Kerkhof | 1951 | Dutch footballer |
60 | René Manzor | 1959 | French screenwriter |
61 | René Frydman | 1943 | |
62 | René Bousquet | 1909 | French police chief |
63 | René II, Duke of Lorraine | 1451 | Duke of Lorraine |
64 | René Clément | 1913 | Film director |
65 | René Caron | 1926 | Canadian actor |
66 | Wendy Rene | 1947 | American singer |
67 | René Thom | 1923 | Mathematician |
68 | René Chateau | 1940 | French publisher |
69 | Rene Cayetano | 1934 | Filipino politician |
70 | René Spitz | 1887 | Austrian-American psychoanalyst |
71 | René Moore | 1959 | African American musician, singer and songwriter |
72 | René Schneider | 1913 | Chilean general |
73 | René Gude | 1957 | Dutch philosopher |
74 | René Ifrah | 1972 | American actor |
75 | René Casados | 1961 | Mexican actor |
76 | René van Collem | 1961 | |
77 | René Gruau | 1909 | Italian artist |
78 | René Char | 1907 | 20th-century French poet |
79 | René Heinersdorff | 1963 | German actor |
80 | René Elizondo, Jr. | 1962 | American dancer and songwriter |
81 | Robert Bédard | 1932 | Canadian professional wrestler |
82 | René Echevarria | American screenwriter and producer | |
83 | René Sanson | 1910 | French lawyer and politician |
84 | René Chamussy | 1936 | French-Lebanese priest |
85 | René Ruello | 1949 | French business owner and association football player |
86 | René Ricard | 1946 | American art critic |
87 | René Eidams | 1989 | German darts player |
88 | René Caillié | 1799 | French explorer |
89 | René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur | 1683 | French scientist |
90 | René Simard | 1961 | Canadian singer |
91 | René Aubry | 1956 | French composer |
92 | René Slováčková | 1977 | Czech actress and publicist |
93 | René Daumal | 1908 | French poet and writer |
94 | René Balcer | 1954 | Screenwriter, producer and director |
95 | René Moawad | 1925 | Politician |
96 | René Dubos | 1901 | American microbiologist |
97 | René C. Jäggi | 1948 | Swiss businessperson and entrepreneur |
98 | René Pape | 1964 | Operatic bass |
99 | René Bertrand | 1971 | Argentinian actor |
100 | René Pfister | 1974 | German journalist |
101 | Rene Farrait | 1967 | Puerto Rican musician |
102 | René van Vooren | 1931 | Dutch actor |
103 | René Viviani | 1862 | Prime Minister of France |
104 | René Saffirio | 1955 | Chilean politician |
105 | René Goupil | 1608 | French Jesuit lay brother and missionary |
106 | René Rast | 1986 | Racing driver for Audi in the World Endurance Championship |
107 | René Muñoz | 1938 | Cuban actor and screenwriter |
108 | René Drucker Colín | 1937 | |
109 | René Shuman | 1967 | Dutch singer, record producer, guitarist and composer |
110 | René Marie | 1955 | American jazz singer and songwriter |
111 | Rene Lachemann | 1945 | American baseball player and coach |
112 | René Barjavel | 1911 | French writer |
113 | Rene Syler | 1963 | American journalist |
114 | René Schuurmans | 1964 | Dutch singer |
115 | René Pleven | 1901 | French politician |
116 | René Ribière | 1922 | French politician |
117 | René Blum | 1878 | French theatre impressario |
118 | René Robert | 1948 | Canadian ice hockey player |
119 | René Wellek | 1903 | Czech literature reviewer |
120 | René van Zinnicq Bergman | 1963 | Dutch actor |
121 | Rene Saguisag | 1939 | Filipino politician |
122 | René Monclova | 1965 | American actor |
123 | René Goulaine de Laudonnière | 1542 | French Huguenot explorer |
124 | René Crevel | 1900 | French writer involved with the surrealist movement |
125 | Jacynthe René | 1973 | Brazilian actress |
126 | Rene Lavan | 1968 | Cuban-American actor |
127 | Rene Howe | 1986 | Footballer |
128 | René Jacobs | 1946 | Belgian (Flemish) countertenor and conductor |
129 | Leon René | 1902 | American composer |
130 | Rene Rodrigezz | 2000 | Austrian disc jockey and record producer |
131 | René Marqués | 1919 | Puerto Rican activist and writer |
132 | René Henriksen | 1969 | Danish footballer |
133 | Rene Villanueva | 1954 | Filipino writer |
134 | René Mathis | Fictional character in the James Bond films Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace | |
135 | René Girier | 1919 | French gangster and writer |
136 | René of Châlon | 1519 | Prince of Orange |
137 | René Houseman | 1953 | Argentine footballer |
138 | Rene Portland | 1953 | American basketball player-coach |
139 | René Leibowitz | 1913 | French composer and conductor |
140 | René Baer | 1887 | French poet |
141 | René Froger | 1960 | Dutch singer |
142 | René Clausen | 1953 | American conductor |
143 | René Arrieu | 1924 | French actor |
144 | Rene Pinochet | 1977 | |
145 | René Steinke | 1963 | German actor |
146 | René Belbenoît | 1899 | French criminal and writer |
147 | Rene Garcia | 1974 | American politician |
148 | René Fasel | 1950 | Swiss ice hockey player |
149 | René Kaës | 1936 | French psychologist |
150 | Rene Caovilla | 1938 | Italian fashion designer |
151 | René Cardona Jr. | 1939 | Mexican actor and director |
152 | René Philombe | 1930 | Cameroonian poet (1930-2001) |
153 | René de Chambrun | 1906 | French lawyer |
154 | René Mayer | 1895 | French politician Prime Minister of France |
155 | René Bader | 1922 | Swiss footballer |
156 | René Benko | 1977 | Businessman; CEO and Chairman of Signa Holding |
157 | Rene Tosoni | 1986 | Canadian baseball player |
158 | René Burri | 1933 | Swiss photographer |
159 | Rene Bitorajac | 1972 | Croatian actor |
160 | Rene L. Moreno | 1969 | American actor |
161 | René Kollo | 1937 | German opera singer |
162 | Roy Rene | 1891 | Australian actor |
163 | Rene Toft Hansen | 1984 | Danish handball player |
164 | René Joly | 1946 | French singer |
165 | René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou | 1714 | French politician |
166 | René Duguay-Trouin | 1673 | French pirate |
167 | René Mella | 1926 | French singer |
168 | René Hardy | 1911 | French resistance member |
169 | René Schützenberger | 1860 | French painter |
170 | René Bouloc | 1944 | French actor |
171 | René Vandereycken | 1953 | Belgian football player and coach |
172 | René Chapus | French jurist | |
173 | René Dawn-Claude | 1983 | German voice actor |
174 | René Binder | 1992 | Austrian racing driver |
175 | Rene Rooze | 1969 | Dutch martial artist |
176 | René Prêtre | 1957 | Swiss pediatric surgeon and cardiac surgeon |
177 | René Verreth | 1940 | Belgian actor |
178 | René Just Haüy | 1743 | French mineralogist |
179 | René Hall | 1903 | American musician |
180 | René Koch | 1945 | German make-up artist |
181 | René Simões | 1952 | Brazilian footballer and manager |
182 | Ralph René | 1993 | American writer |
183 | René Tebbel | 1969 | |
184 | René Resciniti de Says | 1951 | French political activist (1951-2012) |
185 | René Cogny | 1904 | French general |
186 | René Le Fort | 1869 | French surgeon |
187 | René Beeh | 1886 | Alsatian draughtsman and painter |
188 | René Desaeyere | 1947 | Belgian footballer |
189 | René Quinton | 1866 | French academic |
190 | René Stadtkewitz | 1965 | German politician |
191 | René Prioux | 1879 | French general |
192 | Rene Kink | 1956 | Australian rules footballer |
193 | René Monse | 1968 | German boxer |
194 | René van Asten | 1950 | Dutch actor |
195 | René Decastelo | 1973 | Czech publicist and writer |
196 | René Depestre | 1926 | Haitian writer |
197 | René Oltmanns | 1979 | German actor |
198 | René Lenoir | 1927 | French politician |
199 | Mélanie René | 1990 | Swiss singer |
200 | René van der Gijp | 1961 | Dutch footballer |