Renault is a French surname, probably originating from

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...

, easily confused with ''

Renaud Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan (), known as Renaud (), born 11 May 1952, is a French singer, songwriter and actor. His characteristically 'broken' voice makes for a very distinctive vocal style. Several of his songs are popular classics in F ...

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

Surname

Notable people with the surname Renault include: * Ana Paula Renault (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 ...

(1836–1904), French paleobotanist * Bernard Renault (canoeist), French slalom canoeist * Cécile Renault (1774–1794), French woman accused of attempting to assassinate Robespierre *

Fernand Renault Fernand Renault (28 November 1864, Paris – 22 March 1909, Paris) was one of the brothers that founded Renault Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile ...

(1865–1909), French business manager, one of the founders of the

Renault Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufacture ...

automobile company * Francis Renault (1893–1955), Female impersonator and vaudeville performer *

François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ...

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

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

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

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

(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 (1 ...

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 Prize for Peace. Renault was born at Autun. From 1868 to 1873, Renault was professor of Roman ...

(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 b ...

(1877–1944), French industrialist, one of the founders of the Renault automobile company *

Marcel Renault Marcel Renault (14 May 1872 – 26 May 1903) was a French racing driver and industrialist, co-founder of the carmaker Renault. He was the brother of Louis and Fernand Renault. Renault was born in Paris; he and his brothers jointly founded t ...

(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 an English writer best ...

(1905–1983), British writer *

Philip Francois Renault Philip, also Phillip, is a male given 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 popularize ...

(before 1719–c. 1750), French explorer and courtier * Stéphane Renault (born 1968), French badminton player * Jean Malo-Renault (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 ...

, possibly Romanian-born American actor *

Renault Robinson Renault Alvin Robinson (born September 8, 1942) is an American former police officer for the Chicago Police Department, which he served 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