Arts and Music

• Irene Cara (born 1959)

  American actress and singer.

  • 1983 Grammy winner for best female vocal performance, for ''''Flashdance...What a Feeling'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
• ''Goodnight Irene''
  • A 1950 hit recorded by The Weavers; words and music by Huddie Ledbetter and John A. Lomax (see list of Names in Song titles)
• ''Irene''
  • Words by Joseph McCarthy, music by Harry Tierney (see list of Names in Song titles)
• Irene Rice Pereira (born 1907, died 1971)

  American painter.

  • Painted untitled geometric abstractions (see list of 20th-century Modern Artists)

Leadership

• Irene Bailey Baker (born 1901, died 1994)
  • Representative, R-Tennessee, 1964-1965 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
• Irene
  • Ruler of the Byzantine Empire in the 8th century (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Irene
  • Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)
  • Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
• Irene Osborne
  • 1954 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
• Irene Saez
  • 1981 Miss Universe titleholder, representing Venezuela (see list of Miss Universe Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Irène Joliot-Curie (born 1897, died 1956)

  French physicist. Daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie.

  • 1935 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry with her husband, Frédéric (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
  • Working jointly with her husband, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, artificially produced radioactive elements by bombarding other elements with alpha particles (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
• Irene Ayako Uchida (born 1917)

  Canadian geneticist.

  • An expert on Down Syndrome and other chromosomal irregularities (see list of Biological Scientists)

Stage and Screen

• Irene Arranga

  American actress.

  • Portrayed Mary Johnson (see list of Actors on ''Welcome Back, Kotter'')
• Irene Dunne (born 1898, died 1990)

  American actress.

  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • 1985 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Irene Harvey
  • Portrayed by Lynne Moody (see list of Characters on ''Roots'')
• Irene Hervey
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Irene

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Julie Kurnitz (see list of Characters in the film Radio Days)
• Irene Jacob (born 1966)

  Swiss actress.

  • Winner of the 1991 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, for The Double Life of Véronique (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Winners)
• Irene Lorenzo

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Betty Garrett (see list of Characters on ''All in the Family'')
• Irene Rich (born 1897, died 1988)

  American actress.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Irene Vernon
  • Portrayed Louise Tate from 1964-66 (see list of Actors on ''Bewitched'')
• Irene Worth (born 1916)

  American actress.

  • Two-time Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Play: 1965, for Tiny Alice; 1976, for Sweet Bird of Youth (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Play)

The Literary World

• Irene Hunt
  • 1967 Newbery Medal winner, for Up a Road Slowly (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)