# 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 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