Renate

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Renate is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Renatus. It is common in German, Dutch and Norwegian. Notable people with the given name include: *Renate Aschauer-Knaup (born 1948), German singer (Amon Düül II) *Renate Blauel, music engineer, formerly married to Elton John *Renate den Hollander (born 1977), Dutch politician *Renate Dorrestein (1954–2018), Dutch writer, journalist and feminist *Renate Gebhard (born 1977), Italian jurist and politician *Renate Götschl (born 1975), Austrian alpine skier *Renate Groenewold (born 1976), Dutch speed skater *Renate Hellwig (born 1940), German politician *Renate Holub (born 1946), German political philosopher and social theorist *Renate Kamener (1933–2009), Australian educator *Renate Klein (born 1945), Australian writer, publisher and feminist health activist *Renate Künast (born 1955), German Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, 2001–2005 *Renāte Lāce (1943–1967), Latvian track and field athlete *Renate Loll (born 1962), Dutch physicist *Renate Müller (1906–1937), German actress *Renate Prince (born 1929), German-New Zealand architect *Renate Reinsve, (born 1987), Norwegian actress *Renate Schmidt (born 1943), German Social Democratic politician *Renate Sommer (born 1958), German politician and Member of the European Parliament *Renate Stecher (born 1950), German athlete and Olympic champion *Rena…

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1. date of birth: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357812862