# Renault (name)

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**Renault** is a French surname, probably originating from [Brittany](/source/Brittany),[citation needed] easily confused with *[Renaud](/source/Renaud_(name))*, which in French is pronounced in the same way.

## Surname

Notable people with the surname Renault include:

- [Ana Paula Renault](/source/Ana_Paula_Renault) (born 1981), Brazilian journalist, columnist and TV personality
- [Bernard Renault (botanist)](/source/Bernard_Renault_(botanist)) (1836–1904), French paleobotanist
- [Bernard Renault (canoeist)](/source/Bernard_Renault_(canoeist)), French slalom canoeist
- [Cécile Renault](/source/C%C3%A9cile_Renault) (1774–1794), French woman accused of attempting to assassinate Robespierre
- [Fernand Renault](/source/Fernand_Renault) (1865–1909), French business manager, one of the founders of the [Renault](/source/Renault) automobile company
- [Francis Renault](/source/Francis_Renault) (1893–1955), American female impersonator and vaudeville performer
- [François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Louis_de_Rousselet,_Marquis_de_Ch%C3%A2teaurenault) (1637–1716), French vice-admiral, maréchal, and nobleman
- [Gerardo Renault](/source/Gerardo_Renault) (1929–2026), Brazilian lawyer and politician
- [Gilbert Renault](/source/Gilbert_Renault) (1904–1984), French Resistance secret agent during World War II
- [Henri-René Renault](/source/Henri-Ren%C3%A9_Renault) (1891–1952), Canadian politician
- [Jeanne Renault](/source/Jeanne_Renault) Saint-Laurent (1886–1966), wife of Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada
- [Louis Renault (jurist)](/source/Louis_Renault_(jurist)) (1843–1918), French jurist and educator, Nobel peace prize 1907
- [Louis Renault (industrialist)](/source/Louis_Renault_(industrialist)) (1877–1944), French industrialist, one of the founders of the Renault automobile company
- [Marcel Renault](/source/Marcel_Renault) (1872–1903), French race driver, one of the founders of the Renault automobile company
- [Maxime Renault](/source/Maxime_Renault) (born 1990), French racing cyclist
- [Mary Renault](/source/Mary_Renault) (1905–1983), British writer
- [Michel Renault](/source/Michel_Renault) (1927–1993), French ballet dancer and teacher
- [Philip Francois Renault](/source/Philip_Francois_Renault) (before 1719–c. 1750), French explorer and courtier
- [Pierre Renault](/source/Pierre_Renault) (1697-1777), French colonial administrator in India.
- [Stéphane Renault](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Renault) (born 1968), French badminton player
- [Jean Malo-Renault](/source/Jean_Malo-Renault) (1900–1988), French engraver and librarian

## Given name

- Renault Renaldo Duncan (1904–1980), [Duncan Renaldo](/source/Duncan_Renaldo), possibly Romanian-born American actor
- [Renault Robinson](/source/Renault_Robinson) (born 1942), US police officer and chairman of Chicago Housing Authority

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