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Renouf

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Renouf is a family name of Norman origin.[1] The name derives from the Norse settlement of Normandy, from the Old Norse words 'ragn' (council, advisor) and 'ulf' (wolf).

People with this name include:

  • Alan Renouf (1919–2008), former senior Australian Government official
  • Brent Renouf (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
  • Edith Renouf (1864-1956), philanthropist from Guernsey
  • Émile Renouf (1845–1894), French painter and draughtsman
  • Frank Renouf (1918–1998), New Zealand tycoon and husband successively of Susan and Michèle Renouf
  • George Renouf (1878–1961), Canadian politician
  • L. P. W. Renouf (1887–1968), Irish biologist
  • Michèle Renouf (born 1946), former Australian-born advertising actress, third wife of Frank Renouf, and defender of Holocaust deniers' legal rights
  • Nora Renouf (died 1934), British pharmaceutical chemist
  • Peter le Page Renouf (1822–1897), British Egyptologist
  • Steve Renouf (born 1970), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Susan Renouf (born 1940), Australian socialite and second wife of Frank Renouf
  • Timothy Renouf (1989-present), British Actor
  • W. C. Renouf (1868–1954), British Indian Civil Service

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