Namesakes
Eirene
(a.k.a. Irene) (f) 
Characters in Greek Mythology
Irene
(f) ?-286
Saints
Irene of Thessalonica
(f) ?-304
Saints
Irene
(f) ?-379
Saints
Irene
(f) ?-653
Saints
Irene Sarantapechaina
(f) c. 752-803
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 797-802
Louise of Sweden
(middle name Irene) (f) 1889-1965
Other Royalty 1950-1965 Sweden (queen consort)
Irene Steer
(f) 1889-1977
Olympic Medalists 1912 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
Irene Adler
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1891 A Scandal in Bohemia
Irene Rich
(f) 1891-1988
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Irène Joliot-Curie
(f) 1897-1956
Nobel Prize Winners 1935 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Irene Dunne
(f) 1898-1990
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
May McAvoy
(middle name Irene) (f) 1899-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Irene Guest
(f) 1900-1970
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver/gold)
Irene Ryan
(f) 1902-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Irène Némirovsky
(f) 1903-1942
Notable Writers
Irini of Greece and Denmark
(a.k.a. Irene) (f) 1904-1974
Other Royalty 1904-1939; 1941-1943 Denmark; Greece; Croatia (princess/queen consort)
Irene Hervey
(f) 1909-1998
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alexandrine of Prussia
(middle name Irene) (f) 1915-1980
Other Royalty 1915-1980 Prussia (princess)
Irene O'Dare
(f)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1919 Irene
Katie Boyle
(middle name Irene) (f) 1926-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Capucine
(middle name Irène) (f) 1928-1990
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Irene Papas
(f) 1929-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Irene MacDonald
(f) 1931-2002
Olympic Medalists 1956 diving - springboard (bronze)
Irène Tunc
(f) 1934-1972
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Carreen O'Hara
(middle name Irene) (f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1936 Gone With the Wind
Fictional Characters from Movies 1939 Gone With the Wind
Irene of the Netherlands
(f) 1939-
Other Royalty 1939- Netherlands (princess)
Irini of Greece and Denmark
(a.k.a. Irene) (f) 1942-
Other Royalty 1942-1974; 1942- Greece; Denmark (princess)
Lois Hamilton
(middle name Irene) (f) 1943-1999
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Martha Randall
(middle name Irene) (f) 1948-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 400 m medley (bronze)
Irene
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1950 Goodnight, Irene
Irene
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1959 (storm)
Irene Cara
(f) 1959-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Irene de Kok
(f) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1992 judo (bronze)
Irene Bedard
(f) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lisa Chappell
(middle name Irene) (f) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Irene
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1971 (hurricane)
Kate Gosselin
(middle name Irene) (f) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
Irene Wilde
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1976 Irene Wilde
Sophie Hunter
(middle name Irene) (f) 1978-
Notable Filmmakers
Irene
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1981 (hurricane)
Emily VanCamp
(middle name Irene) (f) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Irene
(f) 1991-
Notable Musicians
Irene Montrucchio
(f) 1991-
Olympic Medalists 2012 synchronized swimming - team (bronze)
Irene Schouten
(f) 1992-
Notable Athletes (skating)
Christine Irene
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1994 Christine Irene
Irene
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1999 (hurricane)
Irene
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2005 (hurricane)
Irene Daniels
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Closer
Melinda Gordon
(middle name Irene) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Ghost Whisperer
Irène Verhœven
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 2006 Irène
Irene
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2011 (hurricane)
Irene
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2014 Irene