Namesakes
René Descartes
(m) 1596-1650 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jacques Chirac
(middle name René) (m) 1932-2019
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1974-1976; 1986-1988; 1995-2007 (prime minister/president)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
(middle name René) (m) 1926-2020
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1974-1981 (president)
Rainer Maria Rilke
(a.k.a. René) (m) 1875-1926
Notable Writers
René Magritte
(m) 1898-1967
Notable Artists
François-René de Chateaubriand
(m) 1768-1848
Notable Writers
René Cassin
(m) 1887-1976
Nobel Prize Winners 1968 (peace)
René Coty
(m) 1882-1962
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1954-1959 (president)
René Goscinny
(m) 1926-1977
Notable Writers
Dominique de Villepin
(middle name René) (m) 1953-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2005-2007 (prime minister)
René Préval
(m) 1943-2017
Haitian Presidents 1996-2001; 2006-2011 (president)
Reignier of Anjou
(a.k.a. René) (m) 1409-1480
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
Other Royalty (René I) 1435-1442 Naples (king)
René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
(m) 1643-1687
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
René Clair
(m) 1898-1981
Notable Filmmakers
Candice King
(middle name Rene) (f) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
René Higuita
(m) 1966-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
René Lacoste
(m) 1904-1996
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Rene Russo
(f) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
René Auberjonois
(m) 1940-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Regina King
(middle name Rene) (f) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2019 If Beale Street Could Talk (actress)
René van de Kerkhof
(m) 1951-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
François Bayrou
(middle name René) (m) 1951-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2024- (prime minister)
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
(middle name René) (m) 1846-1904
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1899-1902 (prime minister)
René Pleven
(m) 1901-1993
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1950-1951; 1951-1952 (prime minister)
René Houseman
(m) 1953-2018
Notable Athletes (soccer)
René Mayer
(m) 1895-1972
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1953 (prime minister)
René Viviani
(m) 1863-1925
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1914-1915 (prime minister)
Jeroen Dijsselbloem
(middle name René) (m) 1966-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
René Moawad
(m) 1925-1989
Other Leaders 1989 Lebanon (president)
Aramis
(a.k.a. René) (m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1844 The Three Musketeers
Sébastien Grosjean
(middle name René) (m) 1978-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
René Goblet
(m) 1828-1905
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1886-1887 (prime minister)
René Felber
(m) 1933-2020
Swiss Presidents 1992
René Enders
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 cycling - track (bronze)
Eddy Wally
(middle name René) (m) 1932-2016
Notable Musicians
René Lorain
(m) 1900-1984
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x100 m relay (silver)
René Mourlon
(m) 1893-1977
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x100 m relay (silver)
René Tirard
(m) 1899-1977
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x100 m relay (silver)
René Goupil
(m) 1608-1642
Saints
André Barrais
(middle name René) (m) 1920-2004
Olympic Medalists 1948 basketball (silver)
René Tartara
(m) 1881-1922
Olympic Medalists 1900 swimming - 200 m team (bronze)
René Hoppe
(m) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 2006 bobsleigh (gold)
René Chocat
(m) 1920-2000
Olympic Medalists 1948 basketball (silver)
René Dérency
(m) 1925-1954
Olympic Medalists 1948 basketball (silver)
Daniel Sangouma
(middle name René) (m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Rene Bitorajac
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
René Dif
(m) 1967-
Notable Musicians
René Bauwens
(m) 1894-1959
Olympic Medalists 1920 water polo (silver)
René Cornu
(m) 1929-1986
Olympic Medalists 1948 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
René Froger
(m) 1960-
Notable Musicians
René Artois
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1982 'Allo 'Allo!
Pierre-René Rogue
(m) 1758-1796
Saints
Rene
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2020 (storm)