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Places

Rudge, Shropshire Rudge is a settlement and civil parish about 6 miles east of Bridgnorth, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 98. The parish touches those of Claverley and Worfield wit ...

, England *

Rudge, Somerset Rudge is a hamlet in the civil parish of Beckington in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. Its nearest town is Frome. Location The hamlet is located 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Westbury, Wiltshire, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of ...

, England * Rugde (Kristiansand), a neighbourhood in Kristiansand, Norway

People

Anne Rudge Anne Rudge (29 October 1761 – 1 September 1836) was a British botanical illustrator who illustrated the works of her husband, the botanist Edward Rudge and her son, the barrister and antiquary Edward John Rudge, among others.

(1761–1836), English botanist *

Antonietta Rudge Antonietta Rudge (13 June 1885 – 14 July 1974) was a Brazilian pianist of international fame. Early life Rudge was born in 1885, in São Paulo, to Anna Emília da Silva Telles and João Henrique Rudge. She was a descendant of the English sett ...

(1885–1974), Brazilian pianist *

Dale Rudge Dale Anthony Rudge (born 9 September 1963) is an English former professional footballer. Playing as a midfielder, he represented his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1980s before moving on to Preston North End, Norwegian club Djerv ...

(born 1963), English footballer * Daniel Rudge (1840–1880), English engineer *

Edward Rudge Edward Rudge (27 June 1763 – 1846) was an English botanist and antiquary. Life He was the son of Edward Rudge, a merchant and alderman of Salisbury, who possessed a large portion of the abbey estate at Evesham. He matriculated from Queen's ...

(1763–1846), English botanist and antiquary * Humphrey Rudge (born 1977), Dutch footballer * John Rudge (born 1944), English footballer and football manager * John Arthur Roebuck Rudge (1837–1903), English cinema pioneer * Lloyd Rudge (1934–1990), English cricketer *

Myles Rudge Myles Peter Carpenter Rudge (8 July 1926 – 10 October 2007) was an English songwriter, known for writing the lyrics for novelty songs. His songs " The Hole in the Ground" and "Right Said Fred" were both British Top 10 chart hits in 1962, bo ...

(1926–2007), English songwriter *

Olga Rudge Olga Rudge (April 13, 1895 – March 15, 1996) was an American-born concert violinist, now mainly remembered as the long-time mistress of the poet Ezra Pound, by whom she had a daughter, Mary. A gifted concert violinist of international repu ...

(1895–1996), American violinist *

Rudge Sisters The Rudge Sisters were British actresses and dancers from Birmingham. Their father, Henry Rudge, was a brass founder and chandelier maker. Their mother, Elizabeth, had a brief acting career in the Birmingham area. They also had two brothers wh ...

(19th century), British actresses-dancers * Will Rudge (born 1983), English cricketer

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Rudge Cup The Rudge Cup is a small enamelled bronze cup found in 1725 at Rudge, near Froxfield, in Wiltshire, England. The cup was found down a well on the site of a Roman villa. It is important in that it lists five of the forts on the western section of H ...

, found at the site of a Roman villa in Wiltshire, England * Rudge-Whitworth, a British motorcycle, wheel and automobile manufacturer *''

Barnaby Rudge ''Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty'' (commonly known as ''Barnaby Rudge'') is a historical novel by British novelist Charles Dickens. ''Barnaby Rudge'' was one of two novels (the other was ''The Old Curiosity Shop'') that Dickens publ ...

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