Famous People with Name Renate

Renate Ida Rubinstein            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Renate Ida Rubinstein: was a German-Dutch writer, journalist and columnist.Following the Battle of the Netherlands, when Nazi Germany invaded and conquered the Netherlands in 1940, Rubinstein's father was arrested. He was murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp near the end of World War II. This event was a determining factor in Rubinstein's life and work - she is said to have spent the rest of her life searching for a father-figure, and her bond with German-British sociologist Norbert Elias has been explained by some as proof for this.

Renate Krößner            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Renate Krößner: is a German actress. She has appeared in such films as Nordkurve, Solo Sunny and Alles auf Zucker!. In television she had appeared on Tatort, Bruder Esel, Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall and Einmal Bulle, immer Bulle. For her role in Solo Sunny, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] In 1993 Krößner won a Deutscher Filmpreis Best Actress award for her work in Nordkurve.

Renate Müller            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Renate Müller: was a German singer and actress in both silent films and sound films, as well as on stage. One of the most successful actresses in German films from the early 1930s, she was courted by the Nazi Party to appear in films that promoted their ideals, but refused. Her sudden death at the age of 31 was initially attributed to epilepsy, but after the end of World War II, witnesses suggested that she had been murdered by Gestapo officers, although another theory contends that she committed suicide.[1] The true circumstances of her death remain unknown.

Renate "Reni" Erkens            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Renate "Reni" Erkens: was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fourth with the German relay team in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition.

Renate Künast            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Renate Künast: is a German politician who is chairwoman of the Alliance '90/The Greens Bundestag parliamentary group. She was the Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture from 2001 to 2005. Künast announced on 5 November 2010 that she we will be the candidate for Governing Mayor of Berlin for Alliance '90/The Greens in the Berlin state election, 2011.[1]