Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Aramis (a.k.a. René) 1844 The Three Musketeers 
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
René Artois 1982 'Allo 'Allo!
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
7 prime ministers, 2 presidents, 1 prime minister/president
(prime minister) René Goblet 1886-1887
(prime minister) Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau (middle name René) 1899-1902
(prime minister) René Viviani 1914-1915
(prime minister) René Pleven 1950-1951; 1951-1952
(prime minister) René Mayer 1953
(president) René Coty 1954-1959
(president) Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (middle name René) 1974-1981
(prime minister/president) Jacques Chirac (middle name René) 1974-1976; 1986-1988; 1995-2007
(prime minister) Dominique de Villepin (middle name René) 2005-2007
(prime minister) François Bayrou (middle name René) 2024-
Haitian Presidents:
1 president
(president) René Préval 1996-2001; 2006-2011
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 storm
Storm Rene 2020
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 peace
(peace) René Cassin 1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
5 actors
René Auberjonois 1940-2019
Rene Russo 1954-
Regina King (middle name Rene) 1971-
Rene Bitorajac 1972-
Candice King (middle name Rene) 1987-
Notable Artists:
1 painter
René Magritte 1898-1967
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer, 2 tennis
(tennis) René Lacoste 1904-1996
(soccer) René van de Kerkhof 1951-
(soccer) René Houseman 1953-2018
(soccer) René Higuita 1966-
(tennis) Sébastien Grosjean (middle name René) 1978-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle 1643-1687
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
René Clair 1898-1981
Notable Musicians:
3 singers
Eddy Wally (middle name René) 1932-2016
René Froger 1960-
René Dif 1967-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician/philosopher
René Descartes 1596-1650
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Jeroen Dijsselbloem (middle name René) 1966-
Notable Writers:
2 authors, 1 author/poet
François-René de Chateaubriand 1768-1848
Rainer Maria Rilke (a.k.a. René) 1875-1926
René Goscinny 1926-1977
Olympic Medalists:
7 silver, 4 bronze, 1 gold
(bronze) René Tartara 1900 swimming - 200 m team
(silver) René Mourlon 1920 4x100 m relay
(silver) René Bauwens 1920 water polo
(silver) René Tirard 1920 4x100 m relay
(silver) René Lorain 1920 4x100 m relay
(silver) André Barrais (middle name René) 1948 basketball
(silver) René Chocat 1948 basketball
(silver) René Dérency 1948 basketball
(bronze) René Cornu 1948 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Daniel Sangouma (middle name René) 1988 4x100 m relay
(gold) René Hoppe 2006 bobsleigh
(bronze) René Enders 2008; 2012 cycling - track
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Regina King (middle name Rene) 2019 If Beale Street Could Talk
Other Leaders:
1 president
President René Moawad 1989 Lebanon
Other Royalty:
1 king
René I 1435-1442 Naples
Saints:
1 blessed, 1 saint
Saint René Goupil 1608-1642
Blessed Pierre-René Rogue 1758-1796
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Reignier of Anjou (a.k.a. René) Henry VI (1)
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
René Felber 1992