Renault is a French surname, probably originating from

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

, easily confused with ''

Renaud Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan (; born 11 May 1952 in Paris), known as Renaud, is a French singer-songwriter. With twenty-six albums to his credit, selling nearly twenty million copies, he is one of France's most popular singers. Several of h ...

'', which in French is pronounced in the same way.

Surname

Notable people with the surname Renault include: *

Ana Paula Renault Ana Paula Machado Renault (; ; born November 22, 1981) is a Brazilians, Brazilian journalist, columnist and television personality. Career Ana Paula started her television career on the sixteenth season of the hit reality show ''Big Brother Br ...

(born 1981), Brazilian journalist, columnist and TV personality *

Bernard Renault (botanist) Bernard Renault (4 March 1836, Autun – 16 October 1904) was a French paleobotanist. He was a specialist in regard to the anatomy of Carboniferous and Permian plants. In 1867 he earned his doctorate in physical sciences at Paris, followed by ...

(1836–1904), French paleobotanist *

Bernard Renault (canoeist) Bernard Renault is a French former slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He won two medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1977 and a bronze in 1981 Events ...

, French slalom canoeist * Cécile Renault (1774–1794), French woman accused of attempting to assassinate Robespierre * Fernand Renault (1865–1909), French business manager, one of the founders of the

Renault Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company curr ...

automobile company *

Francis Renault Francis Renault (born Antonio Auriemma; – May 29, 1955, New York City), also known by the stage name Auriema, was a Cross-dressing, female impersonator and vaudeville performer who performed in the United States beginning in the 1910s. Biogr ...

(1893–1955), Female impersonator and vaudeville performer *

François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault François () is a French language, French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis (given name), Francis. People with the given name * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * Voltaire, Fran ...

(1637–1716), French vice-admiral, maréchal, and nobleman *

Gilbert Renault Gilbert Renault (6 August 1904 – 29 July 1984), known by the nom de guerre Colonel Rémy, was a notable French secret agent active during the Second World War and was known under various pseudonyms such as ''Raymond'', ''Jean-Luc'', ''Morin'', '' ...

(1904–1984), French Resistance secret agent during World War II *

Henri-René Renault Henri-René Renault (June 6, 1891 – March 23, 1952) was a Canadian politician. Born in Beauceville, Quebec, Renault was mayor of Beauceville-Est from 1930 to 1933. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal member ...

(1891–1952), Canadian politician *

Jeanne Renault Jeanne St. Laurent (née Renault; October 22, 1886 – November 14, 1966) was the wife of Louis St. Laurent, the 12th Prime Minister of Canada. Biography Renault was born in Beauceville, Quebec. Her parents were Pierre-Ferdinand Renault (185 ...

Saint-Laurent (1886–1966), wife of Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada *

Louis Renault (jurist) Louis Renault (21 May 1843 – 8 February 1918) was a French jurist and educator, and the co-winner in 1907 (with Ernesto Teodoro Moneta) of the Nobel Peace Prize. Renault was born at Autun. From 1868 to 1873, Renault was professor of Roman a ...

(1843–1918), French jurist and educator, Nobel peace prize 1907 *

Louis Renault (industrialist) Louis Renault (; 12 February 1877 – 24 October 1944) was a French industrialist, one of the founders of Renault, and a pioneer of the automobile industry. Renault built one of France's largest automobile manufacturing concerns, which still ...

(1877–1944), French industrialist, one of the founders of the Renault automobile company * Marcel Renault (1872–1903), French race driver, one of the founders of the Renault automobile company * Maxime Renault (born 1990), French racing cyclist *

Mary Renault Eileen Mary Challans (4 September 1905 – 13 December 1983), known by her pen name Mary Renault ("She always pronounced it 'Ren-olt', though almost everyone would come to speak of her as if she were a French car." ), was a British writer best k ...

(1905–1983), British writer *

Philip Francois Renault Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the n ...

(before 1719–c. 1750), French explorer and courtier *

Stéphane Renault Stéphane Renault (born 1 March 1968) is a French badminton player from Barfleur. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Career In 1988, Renault won his first international title at the Portugal Internation ...

(born 1968), French badminton player *

Jean Malo-Renault Jean Malo-Renault (June 9, 1900 - August 9, 1988), was a French librarian, bibliographer, and author. Biography Jean Malo-Renault was born in Paris on 9 June 1900 into a family originating from Saint-Malo. He was the son of the pastellist, eng ...

(1900–1988), French engraver and librarian

Given name

* Renault Renaldo Duncan (1904–1980),

Duncan Renaldo Renault Renaldo Duncan (April 23, 1904 – September 3, 1980), better known as Duncan Renaldo, was a Romanian-born American actor best remembered for his portrayal of The Cisco Kid in films and on the 1950–1956 American TV series ''The Cisco Ki ...

, possibly Romanian-born American actor *

Renault Robinson Renault Alvin Robinson (September 8, 1942 – July 8, 2023) was an American police officer who served at the Chicago Police Department from 1964 to 1983. Robinson served as chairman of the Chicago Housing Authority under the leadership of former ...

, (born 1942), US police officer and chairman of Chicago Housing Authority French-language surnames French given names Given names Surnames