Rudolph or Rudolf (french: Rodolphe, Italian, Portuguese and es, Rodolfo) or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is an ancient Germanic name deriving from two stems: ''Hrōþi'', ''Hruod'', ''Hróðr'' or ''Hrōð'', meaning "fame", "glory" "honour", "renown", and ''olf'' meaning "wolf"(Hrōþiwulfaz).

In other languages

Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans g ...

: Roelof, Rudolf * Albanian: Rudolf * * Armenian: Ռուդոլֆ (Rudolf) *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

: Rodolf *

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

: Rudolf * Czech: Rudolf * Danish: Rudolf * Dutch: Roelof, Rudolf, Ruud * English: Rudolph, Rodolph, Rolph * Estonian: Rudo, Ruudo, Ruudolf * Finnish: Ruuto, Ruutolffi *

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium ...

: Roel *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Rodolphe, Raoul * Georgian: რუდოლფ (Rudolp) * German: Rudolf, Rolf, diminutive: Rudi *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Ροδόλφος (Rhodólphos), Ράλλης (Rhálles) *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: רודולף (Rudolf) * Hungarian: Rudolf * Italian: Rodolfo * Japanese:ルドルフ (Rudorufu), ルド (Rudo), ルディ (Rudi) *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

: Rudolphus * Latvian:

Rūdolfs Rūdolfs is a Latvian language, Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of the English given name Rudolph (name), Rudolph and may refer to: *Rūdolfs Balcers (born 1997), Latvian ice hockey player *Rūdolfs Bārda (1903–1991), Latvian footballer ...

, Rūdis *

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

: Rudolfas, Rudas *

Manx Manx (; formerly sometimes spelled Manks) is an adjective (and derived noun) describing things or people related to the Isle of Man: * Manx people **Manx surnames * Isle of Man It may also refer to: Languages * Manx language, also known as Manx ...

: Roolwer * Norwegian: Rudolf * Polish: Rudolf * Portuguese: Rodolfo * Russian: Рудольф (Rudolf) *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: Rudolf (Рудолф) * Slovak: Rudolf * Slovene: Rudolf * Spanish: Rodolfo *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Rudolf

Given name

Royalty and nobility

* Rudolph, Count of Ponthieu (died 866) * Rudolph II of Burgundy (880–937) * Rudolph of France (c. 890–936), reigned 923–936 * Rudolf of Rheinfelden (1025–1080), Duke of Swabia * Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg (died 1232) * Rudolf I of Germany (1218–1291) * Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270–1290) * Rudolph I of Bohemia (1281–1307) * Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1306–1353) * Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (1320–1346) *

Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria Rudolf IV (1 November 1339 – 27 July 1365), also called Rudolf the Founder (german: der Stifter), was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria (self-proclaimed archduke), Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as co ...

(1339–1365) * Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612) *

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria en, Rudolph Francis Charles Joseph , caption = Rudolf in 1887 , spouse = , issue = Elisabeth Marie, Princess Otto of Windisch-Graetz , house = Habsburg-Lorraine , father = Franz Joseph I of Austria , moth ...

(1858–1889), son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria (died at Mayerling)

Religious figures

* Rudolf of Fulda, 9th-century monk, writer and theologian * Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788–1831), Archbishop of Olomouc and member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine * Rudolf Baláž (1940–2011). Slovak Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica from 1990 until his death in 2011 *

Rudolph Grossman Rudolph Grossman (July 24, 1867 – September 22, 1927) was an Austrian-born Jewish-American rabbi. Life Grossman was born on July 24, 1867 in Vienna, Austria, the son of Rabbi Ignaz Grossmann and Nettie Rosenbaum. His brother was Rabbi Louis Gros ...

(1867–1927), Austrian-American rabbi

Wartime figures and military leaders

* Rudolf Freiherr Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Colonel-General in the Austro-Hungarian army, the last Imperial Minister for War to the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I * Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff * Rodolfo Graziani, prominent Italian military officer in the Kingdom of Italy's Regio Esercito (Royal Army) and the Minister of National Defence of the Italian Social Republic *

Rudolph B. Davila Rudolph B. Davila (April 27, 1916 – January 26, 2002), born in El Paso, Texas, was a United States Army officer, of Spanish-Filipino descent, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Italy during World War II. He was the only person o ...

, United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the European theatre during World War II *

Rudolph Bierwirth Lieutenant general (Australia), Lieutenant General Rudolph Bierwirth, (30 January 1899 – 27 November 1993) was career officer in the Australian Army who served in many senior positions, and rose to General Officer rank in the 1950s. Early li ...

, General officer in the Australian Army * Rudolf Anderson (1927–1962), U.S. Air Force pilot and first recipient of the Air Force Cross * Rudolf von Bünau, German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and one of the chief commanders of Vienna Offensive * Rudolf von Brudermann, general of Austria-Hungary during the First World War who led the Austro-Hungarian 3rd army during the Battle of Galicia *

Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German field marshal in the ''Heer'' (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, Rundstedt entered the ...

, German field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany * Rudolf Berthold (1891–1920), German World War I air ace *

Rudolph Douglas Raiford Rudolph Douglas Raiford was a decorated World War II combat officer who trained and commanded the United States 92nd Infantry Division (United States), Infantry Buffalo Division in Italy. Raiford served for five years in the European Theatre, lea ...

, American World War II combat officer * Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, German army officer who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943, leader of the unit, soldiers of which discovered the mass graves of the Soviet-perpetrated Katyn massacre * Rudolf Schmundt, German officer in the Wehrmacht and adjutant to Adolf Hitler during World War II, later tried to unsuccessfully assassinate Hitler * Rudolf Viest, Slovak military leader, commander of the 1st Czechoslovak army during the Slovak National Uprising *

Rudolf Frank Rudolf Frank (19 August 192027 April 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 45 enemy aircraft shot down in 183 combat missions. All of his victories were claimed over the Western ...

, German Luftwaffe military aviator and night fighter ace during World War II * Rudolf von Eschwege, German World War I flying ace who was the German Empire's only fighter pilot operating on the Macedonian Front * Rudolf Veiel, German Panzer general during World War II, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Greece * Rudolf Sieckenius, German Generalmajor during World War II, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Berlin *

Rudolf von Slatin Major-General Rudolf Anton Carl Freiherr von Slatin, Geh. Rat, (7 June 1857, in Ober Sankt Veit, Hietzing, Vienna – 4 October 1932, in Vienna) was an Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan. Early life Rudolf Carl Slatin was ...

, Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in Sudan * Rudolf Jordan, Nazi Gauleiter in Halle-Merseburg and Magdeburg-Anhalt * Hans-Rudolf Rösing, German U-boat commander in World War II *

Rudolph Hiemstra General Rudolph Christiaan Hiemstra (10 March 191226 July 2007) was a South African Air Force commander who served as Commandant General of the South African Defence Force. Military career Hiemstra joined the South African Air Force in 1931. ...

, South African Air Force commander *

Rudolf Schmidt Rudolf Schmidt (12 May 1886 – 7 April 1957) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 2nd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leav ...

, general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II *

Rodolfo P. Hernández Rodolfo Pérez "Rudy" Hernández (April 14, 1931 – December 21, 2013) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor — America's highest military decoration — for his actions on May 31, 1951, during the UN May–June 1951 ...

, United States Army soldier * Rudolf Perešin, Croatian fighter pilot serving in the Yugoslav Air Force (JRZ) during Croatian War of Independence * Rudolf Toussaint, German army officer, one of the principal commanders of Prague uprising * Rudolf Meister, German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II * Rudolf Maister (1874–1934) Slovene military officer, poet and political activist, one of the leading perpetrators of Marburg's Bloody Sunday, one of the principal commanders of Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia

Nazis

* Rudolf Diels, German Nazi SS official and Director of German secret police Gestapo from 1933 to 1934 *

Rudolf Brandt Rudolf Hermann Brandt (2 June 1909 – 2 June 1948) was a German SS officer from 1933–45 and a civil servant. A lawyer by profession, Brandt was the Personal Administrative Officer to ''Reichsführer-SS'' (''Persönlicher Referent vom Reichsf ...

(1909–1948), German Nazi SS officer and leader of the Jewish skull collection project * Rudolf Hess (1894–1987), Deputy Führer in Nazi Germany, one of the leaders of Beer Hall Putsch, best known for his solo flight to Scotland * Rudolf Höss (1900–1947), German Nazi first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp *

Rudolf Lange Rudolf Lange (18 April 1910 – 23 February 1945) was a German SS functionary and police official during the Nazi era. With the invasion of the Soviet Union, he served in ''Einsatzgruppe A'' before becoming a commander in the ''Sicherheitsdienst ...

, Nazi German SS officer and one of the major perpetrators of the Holocaust, commander of Salaspils concentration camp, one of the leading perpetrators of Jelgava massacre and Rumbula massacre * Rudolf Spanner, Director of the Danzig Anatomical Institute during World War II who set up a process to produce soap made from human corpses * Rudolf Rahn, Nazi German politician and Plenipotentiary to the Italian Social Republic

Multi-fields

* Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist

Literature

Rudolf G. Binding Rudolf Georg Binding (13 August 1867 – 4 August 1938) was a German writer. He was born in Basel, Switzerland, and died in Starnberg. He studied medicine and law before joining the Hussars. On the outbreak of the First World War, Bin ...

, German writer and supporter of Hitler * Rudolph Blaumanis, Latvian writer, journalist and playwright, considered one of the greatest writers in Latvian history and particularly a master of realism * Rudolf Fischer, German writer *

Rudolph Löwenstein Rudolph or Rudolf may refer to: People * Rudolph (name), the given name including a list of people with the name Religious figures * Rudolf of Fulda (died 865), 9th century monk, writer and theologian * Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788� ...

, German writer

Movie industry

Rudolph Anders Rudolph Anders (December 17, 1895 – March 27, 1987) was a German character actor who came to the United States after the rise of Hitler, and appeared in numerous American films in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Biography He was born Rudo ...

, American actor * Rudolph Sternad, American art director and production designer *

Rudolf Buitendach Rudolf Buitendach (or Rudolf B.) is a South African born film director and editor. Works His short ''Indoor Fireworks'' produced by Sleevemonkey Films was the world's first fully uncompressed film shot on the legendary Viper filmstream camera an ...

, South African born film director and editor * Rudolph Cartier, Austrian television director, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who worked predominantly in British television, exclusively for the BBC * Rudolf Carl, Austrian actor * Rudolf Christians, German actor * Rodolfo "Rudy" Mancuso, American actor, Internet personality and musician most notable for his comedic videos on YouTube and previously on Vine * Rudolf Martin, German actor working mainly in the United States * Rudolph Mate, Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, film director and film producer * Rudolf "Ruud" Kleinpaste, Dutch-New Zealand naturalist and TV host * Rudolph Schildkraut, Austrian film and theatre actor * Rudolf Ising, member of the American animation team Harman and Ising, known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios and creating the Looney Tunes * Rudolf Jugert, German film director * Rudolf Platte, German actor * Rudolf Prack, Austrian actor * Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926), Italian silent film actor *

Rudolph Walker Rudolph Malcolm Walker (born 28 September 1939) is a Trinidadian-British actor, known for his sitcom roles as Bill Reynolds in '' Love Thy Neighbour'' (1972–76) and Constable Frank Gladstone in '' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995–96). Since 200 ...

(born 1939), British actor * Rudolf Noelte, German film director, theater director and opera director * Rudy Wurlitzer (born 1937), American novelist and screenwriter * Rudolf Bernhard (1901–1962), Swiss actor and theater director * Rudolf Meinert, Austrian screenwriter, film producer and director * Rudolf Hrušínský (born 1920), Czech actor * Rudolf Zehetgruber, Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor * Ruedi Walter (1916–1990), Swiss comedian and actor

In science and technology

* Ralph H. Baer (Rudolf Heinrich Baer) (1922–2014), German-American video game pioneer, inventor, engineer * Rudolf Rudy Ballieux (1930–2020), Dutch immunologist * Rudolph Boysen (1895–1950), American horticulturist, creator of the boysenberry * Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician * Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), German inventor of the diesel engine * Rudolf Hauschka (1891–1969), Austrian chemist, author, inventor, entrepreneur and anthroposophist * Rudolf Leuckart (1822–1898), German zoologist * Rudolf Fleischmann (1903–2002), German experimental nuclear physicist *

Rudolf Kochendörffer Rudolf Paul Joachim Kochendörffer (21 November 1911 in Pankow – 23 August 1980 in Dortmund) was a German mathematician who was a Professor of mathematics in the University of Rostock specialising in algebra, Group theory and theory ...

(1911–1980), German mathematician * Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930–2016), Hungarian-born American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor of the Kalman filter * Rudolf Jaenisch (born 1942), German biologist, Professor of Biology at MIT and a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research * Rudolf Ernst Brünnow (1858–1917), German-American orientalist and philologist *

Rudolph John Anderson Rudolph John Anderson (1879–1961) was an American biochemist and a United States Army officer. Biography Early life Rudolph Anderson was born in 1879 in Haina, Sweden. At the age of 13, he moved to Boston where he attended an English grammar ...

(1879–1961), American biochemist * Rudolph A. Marcus (born 1923), Canadian Nobel Prize-winning chemist *

Rudolf Robert Maier Rudolf Robert Maier (9 April 1824 – 7 November 1888) was a German pathologist who was a native of Freiburg im Breisgau. He studied medicine at the University of Freiburg, where one of his instructors was orthopedist Louis Stromeyer (1804–1876) ...

(1824–1888), German pathologist * Rudolf Simek (born 1954), Austrian Germanist and philologian *

Rudolf Jakob Camerarius Rudolf Jakob Camerarius or Camerer (12 February 1665 – 11 September 1721) was a German botanist and physician. Life Camerarius was born at Tübingen, and became professor of medicine and director of the botanical gardens at Tübingen in 1687 ...

(1665–1721), German botanist * Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902), German physician and biologist *

Rudolf Wolf Johann Rudolf Wolf (7 July 1816 – 6 December 1893) was a Swiss astronomer and mathematician best known for his research on sunspot Sunspots are phenomena on the Sun's photosphere that appear as temporary spots that are darker than the s ...

(1816–1893), Swiss astronomer and mathematician * Rudolf Peierls (1907–1995), British physicist * Rudolf Wagner (1805–1864), German anatomist and physiologist and the discoverer of the germinal vesicle

Musicians

* Rudolph Isley, American singer-songwriter and one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers * Rudolf Friml, American composer and pianist * Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss conductor and violinist * Rudolf Bing (1902–1997), Austrian-American opera impresario * :fr:Rodolphe Burger, French composer * Rudolf Friml (1879–1972), composer of operettas, musicals songs and piano pieces, and a pianist * Rudolph Ganz, Swiss-born American pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator * Rodolfo "Fito" Páez (born 1963), Argentine singer-songwriter * Rudolph Isley (born 1939), American singer-songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers * Rudolf Schenker (born 1948), German guitarist and founding member of heavy metal band Scorpions * Rudolph Lewis, British bass-baritone * Rudolf Fischer, German musician * Wage Rudolf Supratman (born 1903), Indonesian songwriter, and the composer who wrote both the melodies and lyric of the anthem Indonesia Raya

Political figures

Rudolf Anschober Rudolf Anschober (born 21 November 1960) is an Austrian politician of the The Greens – The Green Alternative, Green Party who served as Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, Minister of Social Affairs, Health, ...

(born 1960), Austrian politician * Rudolf von Auerswald, German official who served as Prime Minister of Prussia during the Revolution of 1848 * Rudolph "Rudy" Boschwitz, American politician and former Independent-Republican United States Senator from Minnesota * Rudolf "Rudy" Andeweg, Dutch political scientist *

Rudolph Blankenburg Rudolph Blankenburg (February 16, 1843 – April 12, 1918) was an American businessman and manufacturer, who became a politician and elected mayor of Philadelphia, leading a reform administration from 1911 to 1916. Biography Blankenburg was bor ...

, businessman and manufacturer, who became a politician and elected mayor of Philadelphia * Rudolf Buttmann, German politician and diplomat * Rudolph "Rudy" Giuliani (born 1944), American lawyer, businessman, former politician, and public speaker, Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001 *

Rudolf Gnägi Rudolf Gnägi (3 August 1917 – 20 April 1985) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1966–1979). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 8 December 1965 and handed over office on 31 December 1979. He ...

, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council *

Rudolf E. A. Havenstein Rudolf E. A. Havenstein (10 March 1857 – 20 November 1923) was a German lawyer and president of the Reichsbank (German central bank) during the hyperinflation of 1921–1923. Havenstein was born in Meseritz (Międzyrzecz), Province of Posen ...

, German lawyer and president of the Reichsbank (German central bank) during the hyperinflation of 1921–1923 * Rudolph K. Hynicka, American politician who led the Republican party in Cincinnati, Ohio * Rudolf Katz, German politician and judge *

Rudolph King Rudolph Francis King (November 2, 1887 – September 10, 1961) was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1937 to 1944 and was House Speaker from 1943 to 1944. Born in Horton Bluff, N ...

, American politician who served as member of Massachusetts House of Representatives * Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian diplomat, politician and judge, eighth President of Austria * Rudolf Kjellén, Swedish political scientist and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics" * Rudolf Krohne (1876–1953), German jurist and politician * Rudolf Minger, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council * Rudolph "Rudy" Perpich, former governor of Minnesota * Rudolph Jay Schaefer I, president of F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company * Rudolf Scharping, German politician (SPD) and sports official who served as 12th Minister of Defence of Germany * Rudolf Seiters, German politician of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) party *

Rudolph G. Tenerowicz Rudolph Gabriel Tenerowicz (June 14, 1890 – August 31, 1963) was an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1943. Early life Tenerowicz ...

, American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan * Rudolf "Rudi" Vis, Dutch-born British politician and Member of Parliament

Middle name

Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. (March 4, 1906 – February 10, 2007) was the president of Walgreens from 1939 until 1963 and the chairman of the board from 1963 until 1976. Biography He was born on March 4, 1906, in Chicago, Illinois, to Charles ...

, president of Walgreens and the chairman of the board * Gerald Rudolph Ford, American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States

Dancers

* Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Austrian choreographer * Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Soviet-born dancer

Other

* Rudolf Caracciola, German racing driver * Rudolph Contreras, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia * Rudolph "Rudy" J. Castellani Jr., American professor of pathology and Director of Neuropathology at the University of Maryland *

Rodolph Austin Rodolph William Austin (born 1 June 1985) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is renowned as a tough tackling central midfielder who can play in attacking and central midfield as well as a central defender. ...

, Jamaican professional footballer *

, United States army officer * Rudolf Bahro, dissident from East Germany * Rudolph Weaver, American architect, university professor and administrator * Rudolf Dassler, German Businessman known for German Sportswear Company Puma * Rudolf "Rudi" Assauer, German football manager and player *Rudolf Abel, the alias of Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher (1903–1971), a Russian spy *

Rudolf Amelunxen Rudolf Amelunxen (30 June 1888 – 21 April 1969) was a German politician of the Deutsche Zentrumspartei, Zentrum and the 1st Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia between 23 August 1946 and 17 June 1947. He was born in Cologne and di ...

, German politician of the Zentrum and the 1st Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia *

Rudolf Minkowski Rudolph Minkowski (born Rudolf Leo Bernhard Minkowski ; ; May 28, 1895 – January 4, 1976) was a German-American astronomer. Biography Minkowski was the son of Marie Johanna Siegel and physiologist Oskar Minkowski. His uncle was Hermann Mi ...

, American astronomer * Rudolf Dreikurs, Austrian psychiatrist and educator * Rudolf "Rudi" Dutschke, spokesperson of the 1960s German student movement * Rudolf "Rudi" Fischer, Swiss racing driver *

Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales (June 18, 1928 – April 12, 2005) was a Mexican-American boxer, poet, political organizer, and activist. He was one of many leaders for the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. The Crusade for Justice was an urban ...

, Mexican American boxer, poet, and political activist *Rudolph Walton, American merchant after whom was named

Rudolph Walton School The Rudolph Walton School is a historic school building located in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. History and ar ...

in Philadelphia *

Rudolph A. Peterson Rudolph Arvid Peterson (December 6, 1904 – December 2, 2003) was an American banker who served as the President and CEO of Bank of America and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. Background Peterson was born into a family ...

, American banker who served as the President and CEO of Bank of America and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme *

Rudolph A. Seiden Rudolph A. Seiden (August 13, 1900 in Langenwang, Styria, Austria – June 12, 1965 in Kansas City, USA) was an American chemist of Austrian origin and a Zionist activist. Seiden was born in Austria. In 1935, he and his late wife, Juliette Seiden ...

, American chemist and a Zionist activist * Rudolph Ackermann, Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman * Rodolphe Adada, Congolese politician and diplomat * Rodolfo Acquaviva, Italian Jesuit missionary to India *

Rudolph Aggrey Orison Rudolph Aggrey (July 24, 1926 – April 6, 2016) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Senegal, The Gambia, Gambia, and Romania. Aggrey was born in 1926 in Salisbury, North Carolina as the youngest of ...

, American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Senegal, Gambia, and Romania * Rudolf Smend, German theologian * Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian-born chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems *

, German pathologist * Rudolph "Bingo" Kampman, Canadian ice hockey defenceman in the NHL * Rudolf Baumbach, German poet *

Rudolph A. Herold Rudolph A. Herold (1870-April 24, 1926) was an architect based in Sacramento, California. Career "The architect for the building, Rudolph Herold, was a prominent Sacramento region designer who completed an impressive number of works in Northern ...

, American architect * Rudolf "Rudi" Hess, American fine art painter, sculptor and art critic, who was based in Northern California *

Rudolph Loewenstein Rudolph Maurice Loewenstein (January 17, 1898 – April 14, 1976) was an American psychoanalyst who practiced in Germany, France, and the United States. He was married to Marie-Elisabeth Schmitt, with who he had two daughters, Dominique Theres ...

, Polish-born American psychoanalyst * Rudolf Horn, Austrian biathlete and cross-country skier * Rudolf Plyukfelder, Ukrainian weightlifter * Rudolph Hass, American developer of the Hass avocado, the source of 95% of California avocados grown commercially today * Rudolf Fischer, Romanian historian * Rudolf Rocker, German anarchist writer and activist * Rudolf Dassler (1898–1974), German businessman * Rodolphe Saadé (born 1970), French billionaire businessman * Rudolf Schindler, German physician and gastroenterologist * Rudolph Schindler, American architect * Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer * Rudolf Molleker, German tennis player * Roudolphe Douala, Cameroonian retired footballer * Rudolf Wittkower, American art historian *

Rudolph Koenig Karl Rudolph Koenig (26 November 18322 October 1901) was born in Königsberg of Prussia. Koenig was a businessman, instrument maker, and Germany, German physicist, chiefly concerned with Acoustics, acoustic phenomena. He was best known for design ...

, German physicist * Rudolf Geiger, German meteorologist and climatologist *

Rudolf Tombo Jr. Rudolf Tombo Jr. (October 24, 1875 – May 21, 1914) was a German-born American philologist who was associate professor of Germanic languages at Columbia University. Biography Rudolf Tombo Jr. was born in Barmen, Germany, on October 24, 1875. His ...

(1875–1914), American philologist *

Rudolf Ziegler Rudolf Ziegler (born 27 November 1957) is a German rowing coxswain. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 198 ...

, German rowing coxswain * Rudolph Nickolsburger, Hungarian footballer * Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich, American fashion designer * Rudolf Holzapfel, Polish-born Austrian psychologist and philosopher *

Rudolph Fentz Rudolph Fentz (also spelled as Rudolf Fenz) is the focal character of "I'm Scared", a 1951 science fiction short story by Jack Finney, which was later reported as an urban legend as if the events had truly happened. The story tells of a 19th-cen ...

, focal character of "I'm Scared", a 1952 science fiction short story by Jack Finney, which was later reported as a real person in an urban legend * Rudolph "Rudy" Hatfield, American-Filipino retired professional basketball player * Rudulph Evans, sculptor from Washington, D.C., who grew up in Virginia *

Rudolph Emmerich Dr. Rudolph (Rudolf) Emmerich (29 September 1856– 15 November 1914) was a German bacteriologist noted for his advances against cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium ''Vibrio cholerae''. S ...

, German bacteriologist noted for his advances against cholera and his co-invention of the first antibiotic drug Pyocyanase with Oscar Löw * Rudolf von Alt, Austrian landscape and architectural painter * Rudolph "Rudy" Sikich, American National Football League player * Rudolf Otto, German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist * Rudolph Edward Torrini, American artist best known for his sculptures, wood carvings and bronze public monuments in the St. Louis area, including "The Immigrants", "The Union Soldier," and "Martin Luther King" * Rudolf "Rudi" Skácel, Czech footballer * Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect and esotericist * Rudolph Fisher, African-American physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and orator * Rudolph "Rudy" Johnson, former American football player who played for San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...

(NFL) *

Rudolf Wanderone Rudolf Walter Wanderone ( né Rudolf Walter Wanderon Jr.; January 19, 1913 – January 15, 1996), Includes three photos of his grave marker; provides birth and death dates, and legal surname spelling. Provides surname spelling without the t ...

, American professional billiards player, also known as "Minnesota Fats" *

, American banker who served as the President and CEO of Bank of America and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme * Rodolfo Walsh, Argentine writer and journalist of Irish descent, considered the founder of investigative journalism, known for his Open Letter from a Writer to the Military Junta * Rodolphe Lemieux, Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada *

Rudolf Pleil Rudolf Pleil (7 July 1924 – 18 February 1958) was a German serial killer known as ''Der Totmacher'' (literally: "The Deadmaker"). He was convicted of killing a salesman and nine women, but claimed to have killed 25 people. Many of his crimes t ...

, German serial killer * Rudolf Spielmann (1883–1942), Austrian-Jewish chess player * Rudolf Straeuli (born 1963), South African rugby player and coach * Rudolf Völler (born 1960), German football player * Rudolf Vrba (1924–2006), Slovak-Canadian professor of pharmacology and Jewish escapee of the Auschwitz concentration camp * Rudolf Poch, Austrian doctor, anthropologist, and ethnologist * Rudolph "Rudy" LaRusso (1927–2004), American basketball player * Rudolph Arvid Peterson (1904–2003), former president and CEO of Bank of America *

Rudolf Zistler Dr. Rudolf Zistler or Cistler (1886–1960) was an Austro-Hungarian socialist and lawyer, most known for having defended members of Young Bosnia on trial for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Zistler moved to Sarajevo af ...

, Austro-Hungarian socialist and lawyer * Preston Rudolph "Rudy" York, American Major League Baseball player *Rudolph Wurlitzer (1831–1914) German American businessman, founder of The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company * :de:Rudolf Wacker, Austrian painter * Rudolf Zwirner (born 1933), German art dealer * Rudolf Koch (1876–1934), German type designer * Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández y Farrés, Spanish basketball player * Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman, South African rugby union player

Fictional

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on ...

, fictional character created by Robert L. May in 1939 *Rudolf, a character from 2016 animated film '' Rudolf the Black Cat'' *Rudolf, Emperor of Rigel in the game Fire Emblem *Rudolph "Lightning" Jackson, a character from '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' *Rudolph "Rudy" Holiday, a character in the 2018 role-playing video game '' Deltarune'' *Rudolph "Regular Sized Rudy" Stieblitz, a character in the animated television series ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob and Linda and their three children, Tina, Gene, and Louise—who ...

Surname

Athletes

Ernie Rudolph Ernest William Rudolph (February 13, 1909 – January 13, 2003) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in seven games, all in relief, for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945. The 36-year-old rookie right-hander stood and weighed . Rudolph is ...

(1909–2003), American baseball pitcher * Gergely Rudolf (born 1985), Hungarian football player *

Jack Rudolph (American football) John Lawrence Rudolph (March 21, 1938 – June 23, 2019) was an American football player who played linebacker for six seasons in the American Football League (AFL), first for the Boston Patriots and then for the Miami Dolphins. Rudolph was an ...

(1938–2019), American football player * Jacques Rudolph (born 1981), South African cricketer * Kyle Rudolph (born 1989), American football player * Mason Rudolph (American football) (born 1995), American football player * Mason Rudolph (golfer) (1934–2011), American golfer *

Nils Rudolph Nils Rudolph (born 18 August 1965 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He is best known for winning th ...

(born 1965), German freestyle swimmer *

Travis Rudolph Travis Deonte James Rudolph (born September 15, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida State, and has previously played for the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins of the National Fo ...

(born 1995), American football player * Wilma Rudolph (1940–1994), American Olympic athlete

In film and television

* Alan Rudolph (born 1943), American film director and screenwriter * Maya Rudolph (born 1972), American actress and comedian * William Rudolph (died 1975), American film technician

In science and technology

* Arthur Rudolph (1906–1996), German rocket scientist who helped develop the V-2 and the Saturn V *

Emanuel David Rudolph Emanuel David "Rudy" Rudolph (9 September 1927, Brooklyn – 22 June 1992, Columbus, Ohio) was a botanist, lichenologist, and historian of botany. He was "the first botanist to conduct diverse experiments on the total biology of lichens in both ...

(1927–1992), American botanist, lichenologist, and historian of botany

In music

Jean-Joseph Rodolphe Jean-Joseph Rodolphe (14 October 1730 – 12 August 1812) was a French horn player, violinist and composer. Life Born in Strasbourg, Rodolphe was a pupil of Jean-Marie Leclair in Paris. He travelled to Parma in 1754 and to Stuttgart in 1761, whe ...

(1730–1812), French horn player, violinist and composer. * Max Rudolf (conductor) (1902–1995), German conductor who spent most of his career in the United States * Kevin Rudolf (born 1983), American musician, singer-songwriter and music producer

Other

* Albert Rudolph, birth name of Swami Rudrananda, American entrepreneur and spiritual teacher * Eric Rudolph (born 1966), American serial murderer and terrorist * Julia Ann Rudolph (c. 1820–c. 1890), American photographer * Paul Rudolph (architect) (1918–1997), American architect *

Vernon Rudolph Vernon Carver Rudolph (June 30, 1915 – August 16, 1973) was an American businessman who founded Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.

(1915–1973), American businessman, founder of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc

Names with a similar meaning

The name's first element, *Hrōþi, can also be found in: *

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, h ...

Roger Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ...

, Roland, Roderick, Roman,

Rose A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can b ...

Rodney Rodney may refer to: People * Rodney (name) * Rodney (wrestler), American professional wrestler Places ;Australia * Electoral district of Rodney, a former electoral district in Victoria * Rodney County, Queensland ;Canada * Rodney, Ontario, a ...

Other names also meaning "fame", "glory", "praise", "honour": * Stephen / Steven * Louis / Lewis /

Ludwig Ludwig may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ludwig (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Ludwig (surname), including a list of people * Ludwig Ahgren, or simply Ludwig, American YouTube live streamer and co ...

Raymond Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ...

* Tim / Timothy * Michael *

Sonny Sonny is a common nickname and occasional given name. Often it can be a derivative of the English word "Son", a name derived from the Ancient Germanic element *sunn meaning "sun", a nickname derived from the Italian name Salvatore (especially in N ...

* Lothar * Waldemar/ Vladimir *

Morgan Morgan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend * Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin * Morgan (singer), ...

Neil Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. A ...

/ Niles / Nolan *

Gustav Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media *Primeval (film), ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film *Gustav (film series), ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hu ...

* Justin * Joseph * Ahmed / Hamid /

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...

Ottomar Ottomar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It is derived from Audamar, a name comprised from the elements *aud, meaning wealth, and *mari, meaning fame. Other variant of the name is Othmar. The name may refer fo: * Ottomar Anschütz (1 ...

Othmar Othmar, also spelled Otmar or Ottmar, is a masculine German given name, derived from the Germanic name ''Audamar'', from the elements ''aud'' "wealth, prosperity" and ''mar'' "fame". Notable people with the name include: *Saint Othmar *Othmar Am ...

/ Omar

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