Renan

Renan is a name present in Portuguese, Spanish, French, Turkish and Breton as an alternative form of Ronan. It may refer to:

People

Arts

• Ary Renan (1857–1900), French painter and activist
• Emile Renan (1913–2001), American operatic bass-baritone and stage director
• Ernest Renan (1823–1892), French philosopher and writer
• Henriette Renan (1811-1861), French writer
• Sergio Renán (1933–2015), Argentine actor, director, and screenwriter
• Renán Almendárez Coello (born 1953), Honduran-American radio broadcaster
• Renan Demirkan (born 1955), Turkish–German writer and actress
• Renan Luce (born 1980), Breton singer and songwriter

Sports

• Renan Barão (born 1987), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter
• Renan Dal Zotto (born 1960), Brazilian volleyball player
• Renan Lavigne (born 1974), French squash player
• Renan Öztürk (born 1980), Turkish-American climber

Association football defenders

• Diego Renan (born 1990), Brazilian defender
• Renan Boufleur (born 1990), Brazilian defender
• Renán Calle (born 1976), Ecuadorian defender
• Renan Fonseca (born 1990), Brazilian defender
• Renan (footballer, born 1996), full name Renan dos Santos Paixao, Brazilian defender
• Renan (footballer, born 2002), full name Renan Victor da Silva, Brazilian defender

Association football forwards

• Renán Addles (born 1989), Panamanian forward
• Renan Marques (born 1983), Brazilian striker
• Renan (footballer, born 2001), full name Renan Pereira Muniz Oliveira, Brazilian forward
• Renan Oliveira (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian forward

Association football goalkeepers

• Renan (footballer, born January 1985), full name Renan Brito Soares, Brazilian goalkeeper
• Renan (footballer, born 1984), full name Renan da Silva Moura, Brazilian goalkeeper
• Renan (footballer, born 1989), full name Renan dos Santos, Brazilian goalkeeper
• Renan Rocha (born 1987), Brazilian goalkeeper
• Renan Ribeiro (born 1990), Brazilian goalkeeper
• Renan (footballer, born December 1990), full name Renan Soares Reuter, Brazilian goalkeeper

Association football midfielders

• Bruno Renan (born 1991), Brazilian midfielder
• Renan (footballer, born May 1985), full name Marcos Renan de Mattos Ceschin, Brazilian midfielder
• Renan (footballer, born April 1990), full name Marcos Renan Oliveira Santana, Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Areias (born 1998), Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Bressan (born 1988), Brazilian midfielder
• Renan (footballer, born 1988), full name Renan Cardoso Domingues, Brazilian midfielder
• Renan (footballer, born 1987), full name Renan da Silva Costa, Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Foguinho (born 1989), Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Garcia (born 1986), Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Oliveira (footballer, born 1989), full name Renan Henrique Oliveira Vieira, Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Miranda (born 1986), Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Paulino (born 1995), Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Silva (born 1989), Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Soares (born 1989), Brazilian midfielder for U.D. Oliveirense
• Renan Teixeira (born 1985), Brazilian midfielder
• Renan Wagner (born 1991), Brazilian midfielder

Others

• Renan Calheiros (born 1955), Brazilian politician
• Renán Elías (1915–1941), Peruvian aviator
• Renan Inestroza (born 1965), Honduran politician
• Renán Rodríguez (1912–1999), Uruguayan journalist and politician

Places

• Renan, Switzerland, a village in the canton of Berne
• Renan, Virginia, United States
• Saint-Renan, a commune in the Finistère department of France

Other uses

• Renan Airways, a defunct Moldovan airline

See also

• French cruiser Ernest Renan, in service 1906–1931
• Musée de la Vie Romantique, a French museum once known as Musée Renan-Scheffer