(born 1947), French novelist
* Rene Russo (born 1954), American actress
* René Froger (born 1960), Dutch singer
* René Simard (born 1961), Canadian singer
* Rene Farrait (born 1967), Puerto Rican singer, member of boy band Menudo
* Rene Bitorajac (born 1972), Croatian actor
* René Juan Pérez Joglar