Famous People with Name Renard

Simon Renard            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Simon Renard: was an advisor of the Emperor Charles V and his son Philip II of Spain, overlords of the County of Burgundy and Counts of Burgundy. He was ambassador of Spain in France and England. In England, he organized the marriage of the queen Mary Tudor with the future king of Spain Phillip II.

Alexandre Charles Albert Joseph Renard            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Alexandre Charles Albert Joseph Renard: was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon. He was ordained on July 12, 1931 in Lille. He taught at Marcq College, Baraeul from 1933-1936, and then taught at the seminary of Haubourdin until 1938. He continued his teaching through the Second World War at the Catholic University of Lille until 1943, and also did pastoral work in the diocese of Lille until 1947.

Gaston Renard            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Gaston Renard: was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Damien Renard            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Damien Renard: is a French orienteering competitor. He has received silver medals with the French relay team in both world championships and European championships.

André Renard            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

André Renard: was the leader of an important tendency in the Walloon tradeunionism.André Renard was member of the Consultative Committee, similar, in the European Coal and Steel Community, to the Economic and Social Committee. He was even president of this Committee (1954–1955). By 1955, he tried to push for more social and economical competences for the Committee (prices and wage setting, investment...) in the field of social harmonization in general. But he failed.