Canadian journalist and politician, premier of Quebec René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter René Marqués, Puerto Rican short story writer and playwright René Mauriès (1921–1999), French journalist, reporter and writer Rene Mederos, Cuban poster artist and graphic designer Rene Medvešek, Croatian actor René Mornex (1927–2022), French doctor and academic René Muñoz (1938–2000), Cuban actor and scriptwriter René Pape, German opera singer Rene Plasencia, (born 1973) Florida House of Representatives member René Juan Pérez Joglar (born 1978), known professionally as Residente, is a Puerto Rican rapper, writer and filmmaker Rene Ranger (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player René Rast (born 1986), German racing driver René Reyes, American baseball player René Robert, Canadian ice hockey player René Prêtre, Swiss pediatric cardiovascular surgeon René Reille (1835-1898), French soldier, industrialist, politician René Rougeau (born 1986), American basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League René Rozet (1858–1939), French sculptor Rene Russo, American actress René Simard, Canadian singer René Steinke, German actor René Thom, French mathematician René Toribio (1912–1990), Guadeloupean politician René Vydarený, Slovakian Ice Hockey Player René Villa, Costa Rican singer The name was also given to the French Cafe owner and war hero René Artois in popular British TV series 'Allo 'Allo. Persons with this surname Denise René (1919–2012), French art dealer France-Albert René (1935–2019), second President of Seychelles Lisa Rene (1978–1994), American murder victim Mélanie René (born 1990), Swiss singer Wendy Rene (1947–2014), American soul singer and songwriter Variants in different languages Renát Hungarian, Slovak Renat Catalan, Polish Renato Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Renátus Slovak Renatus Latin René Czech, French, German, Slovak, Spanish, Dutch, Danish Röné Hungarian Ренат Russian References French masculine given names