List of Famous people named Irene

Irene Lozano Domingo is a Spanish writer, journalist, and politician, currently serving as President of the Consejo Superior de Deportes and Secretary of State for Sports of Spain.

Irene Montalà is a Spanish actress born in the district of Nou Barris of Barcelona. She is the daughter of Mercè Montalà. She studied interpretation with Txiki Berrando and Manuel Lillo. She has also studied dancing and singing. Her mother tongues are Spanish and Catalan, although she has also studied English and French. She started as an actress in series Poblenou (TV3). In 2001, she starred in the film Fausto 5.0. In 2002, she participated in the series ''Por Palabras'' like Barbara which in the end it wasn't finished. In 2004 she appeared in an episodic way in the series Cuéntame como pasó, where she played the role of Mila. Three years later she returned to television in the series Telecinco Cientific RIS, which wasn't renewed because of the public indexes. In 2008, she played Monica in Herederos, on La 1, a successful series on the public channel, in which she starred alongside well-known actors like:: Concha Velasco or Carme Elías. These are only a few of the series in which she has participated. The list also includes: Mirall trencat, where she played the role of Sofia, the daughter of the protagonist and Mar de Fons, where she played the role of Judit, the "evil" of the series among others.

Irene Paredes Hernández is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team.

Irène Frain is a French novelist, journalist, and historian. She is a founding member of the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society.

Irene Wan Bik-ha is a Hong Kong actress, singer and producer.

Irene Cara Escalera known professionally as Irene Cara, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Cara sang and co-wrote the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling", for which she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984. Cara is also known for playing the role of Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame". Prior to her success with Fame, Cara portrayed the title character Sparkle Williams in the original 1976 musical drama film Sparkle.

Irene Wosikowski was a German political activist (KPD). After 1933 she continued with her political activity in Germany till 1935. The next two years were spent in Moscow after which, as instructed by the party, she moved to Paris which had become one of two de facto capitals for the exiled German Communist Party. She worked on political education and publishing till 1940 when she was placed in the Gurs internment camp. After her escape she joined the Résistance. Living "underground" (unregistered) she managed to remain at liberty till July 1943, despite the intensely dangerous nature of much of her resistance work, which included approaching German soldiers and engaging in "political" discussions to try and persuade them to face up to the accelerating savagery of the Shoah. Following her arrest Wosikowski was subjected to a sustained programme of torture and taken back to Germany where she was executed at Plötzensee on the edge of Berlin.

Irene Yolanda Ravache Paes de Melo is a Brazilian film, stage, and television actress. In 2008, she was nominated for an International Emmy Award for her role in Eterna Magia.

Irene Mihalic is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens from Gelsenkirchen. A police officer, Mihailic has been a member of the Bundestag since 2013 and domestic policy spokeswoman for the Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group since 2016.

Irene Visedo Herrero is a Spanish actress who became popular in Spain for her performance as Inés Alcántara in the TV series Cuéntame cómo pasó.