Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62243 persons found

René Char

b. 1907

French poet and resistance member (1907–1988)

René Clair

b. 1898

French filmmaker and writer (1898–1981)

René Cogny

René Depestre

b. 1926

Haitian-French poet (born 1926)

René Desmaison

René Dif

b. 1967

Danish musician and actor

René Favaloro

b. 1923

Argentine cardiac surgeon (1923–2000)

René Felber

Swiss politician (1933–2020)

René Froger

b. 1960

Dutch singer

René Girard

French anthropologist and philosopher (1923–2015)

René Goblet

French politician

René Goscinny

b. 1926

French comic book writer (1926–1977)

René Goupil

b. 1608

French Jesuit lay brother, missionary and martyr (1608–1642)

René Guénon

b. 1886

French intellectual (1886–1951)

René Higuita

b. 1966

Colombian footballer (born 1966)

René II, Duke of Lorraine

b. 1451

Duke of Lorraine from 1473 to 1508

Rene Krhin

b. 1990

Slovenian footballer (born 1990)

René Lacoste

b. 1904

French tennis player (1904–1996)

René Laennec

French physician (1781–1826)

René Le Grevès

b. 1910

French cyclist

René Lepage de Sainte-Claire

René Lépine

Canadian businessman (1929–2012)

René Lévesque

b. 1922

Premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985

René Magritte

Belgian painter (1898–1967)