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'''René''' (born again, or reborn, in [[French language]]) is a very common [[given name]] in French-speaking countries. It comes from [[Latin]] name [[Renatus]]. René is normally, originally only a masculine name ('''Renée''' being the feminine form). But in non-Francophone countries, the habit of giving the name René to both boys and girls is now common. It sometimes surprises French speakers. In addition, both forms are used as [[surname]]s (family names), probably as a [[patronymic]].
==People==
===As a first name===
*[[Adrien René Franchet]], French botanist
*[[Alain-René Lesage]]
*[[Bernard-René de Launay]]
*[[François-René de Chateaubriand]]
*[[Frederic René Coudert, Jr.]]
*[[Jacques René de Brisay]]
*[[Jean René Constant Quoy]]
*[[Louis René Édouard]]
*[[Louis-René Beaudoin]]
*[[René & Angela]], 1980s R&B duo
*[[René Adler]]
*[[René Angélil]]
*[[René Arnoux]]
*[[René Arped Spitz]], psychiatrist and psychologist
*[[René Artois]]
*[[René Auberjonois]], American actor
*[[René Barjavel]]
*[[René Barrientos]]
*[[René Bazin]]
*[[René Benjamin]]
*[[René Berthiaume]]
*[[René Blondlot]] (Prosper-René Blondlot), French physicist
*[[René Blum (ballet)|René Blum]], French ballet choreographer
*[[René Blum (politician)|René Blum]], Luxembourgian politician
*[[René Bolf]], Czech footballer
*[[René Boylesve]]
*[[René Caillé]]
*[[René Cassin]]
*[[René Char]]
*[[René Clair]]
*[[René Clément]]
*[[René Colato Laínez]], Children's Book Writer
*[[René Coty]]
*[[René Crevel]], French writer
*[[René Dahinden]]
*[[René Daumal]], French surrealist writer
*[[René de Birague]]
*[[René de Laboulaye]]
*[[René Descartes]]
*[[René Dif]]
*[[René Doumic]]
*[[René Dreyfus]]
*[[René Dubos]]
*[[René Dumont]]
*[[René Echevarria]], television writer and producer
*[[René Eespere]]
*[[Rene Farrugia]]
*[[René Favaloro]]
*[[René Felber]], Swiss politician
*[[René Fonck]]
*[[René Fontaine]]
*[[René François Artois]]
*[[René Gagnon]], Raiser of flag, [[iwo jima]]
*[[René Girard]], French philosopher and historian
*[[René Goblet]]
*[[René Goguen]]
*[[René Goscinny]]
*[[René Goupil]]
*[[René Grousset]], French historian
*[[René Guénon]]
*[[René Gusperti]], Italian swimmer
*[[René Guyon]]
*[[René Hardy]]
*[[René Harris]]
*[[René Henriksen]]
*[[René Herse]]
*[[René Higuita]]
*[[René Highway]], Canadian dancer and actor
*[[René I of Naples]]
*[[René Iché]], French sculptor
*[[René II of Lorraine]]
*[[René Jacobs]], Flemish musician
*[[René Just Haüy]]
*[[René Laanen]]
*[[René Lacoste]]
*[[René Laënnec]]
*[[René Lalique]]
*[[René Lavand]]
*[[René Le Bossu]]
*[[René Leboeuf]]
*[[René Leibowitz]]
*[[René Leriche]]
*[[René Lévesque]], pro-independence Premier of Quebec
*[[René Leynaud]], unorthodox French Catholic poet, friend of [[Albert Camus]]
*[[René Lohse]]
*[[René Louis d’Argenson]]
*[[René Lussier]]
*[[René Magritte]]
*[[René Maheu]]
*[[René Malaise]], Swedish entomologist
*[[René Maran]]
*[[René Mayer]]
*[[René McLean]], jazz saxophonist and flautist
*[[René Moawad]]
*[[René Monteagudo]]
*[[René Morin]]
*[[René Muñoz]]
*[[René Nicolas de Maupeou]]
*[[René of Alençon]]
*[[René of Châlon]]
*[[René Pétillon]]
*[[René Piché]], former politician in Ontario, Canada
*[[René Pleven]], former French prime minister
*[[René Pottier]]
*[[René Préval]]
*[[René Rachou]], Brazilian physician, specialist in malaria
*[[René Rapin]]
*[[René Réaumur]]
*[[René Renoult]]
*[[René Richard Louis Castel]]
*[[René Robert Cavellier]]
*[[René Roch]], President of [[Fédération Internationale d'Escrime|FIE]] (governing body for fencing)
*[[Rene Russo]], American movie actress
*[[René Schneider]]
*[[René Simard]], Quebec pop singer
*[[René Stockman]]
*[[René Strickler]]
*[[René Thirifays]]
*[[René Thom]]
*[[René Thomas (France)|René Thomas]], French auto racer
*[[René van de Kerkhof]]
*[[René Vandereycken]]
*[[René Van Der Wouden]], composer and producer of electronic music
*[[René Viénet]]
*[[René Viviani]]
*[[René Voisin]]
*[[René Waldeck-Rousseau]]
*[[René Wellek]]
*[[René Worms]]
*[[René, Marquis of Elbeuf]]
*[[Renée Adorée]]
*[[Renée Cox]]
*[[Renée Estevez]]
*[[Renée Fleming]], American soprano singer
*[[Renée Geyer]]
*[[Renée Jones]]
*[[Renée Montagne]]
*[[Renée of France]]
*[[Renée Rienne]]
*[[Renée Soutendijk]]
*[[Renée Zellweger]]
*[[René-Louis Baire]]
*[[Saint-René Taillandier]]
===As a surname===
*[[France-Albert René]], former President of Seychelles
*[[Leon René]], an American music composer and songwriter
*[[Wendy Rene]], American soul singer
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==Things and places==
*[[1250 René-Lévesque]], formerly known as La Tour IBM-Marathon is a building in Québec, Canada
*[[Automobiles René Bonnet]] was a French automobile maker.
*[[Île René-Levasseur]] is a large island in the center of Lake Manicouagan in Québec, Canada.
*[[René Guyon Society]] was an American group that advocated sexual relationships with children, based on a book on ethics by René Guyon
*[[René, Sarthe]] is a commune in the French département of Loire
==Book==
*''[[René (novella)|René]]'' is a novella by [[François-René de Chateaubriand|Chateaubriand]]
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