Rudyard may refer to:
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Rudyard, Mississippi
Rudyard is an unincorporated community located near U.S. Route 61 in Coahoma County, Mississippi
Coahoma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,151. Its county seat is Clark ...
, United States, an unincorporated community
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Rudyard, Montana
Rudyard is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. The population was 258 at the 2010 census.
The community was established as a switching station on the Great Northern Railway. The ...
, United States, a census-designated place
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Rudyard Township, Michigan
Rudyard Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,370.
History
Rudyard is an unincorporated community within the township located on M-48, near I-75. T ...
, United States
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Rudyard, Staffordshire
Rudyard is a lakeside village in the county of Staffordshire, England, west of Leek and on the shore of Rudyard Lake. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Horton.
The Rudyard railway station was opened by the Nor ...
, England, a village
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Rudyard Lake
Rudyard Lake is a reservoir in Rudyard, Staffordshire, located north-west of the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was constructed in the late 18th century to feed the Caldon Canal. During the 19th century, it was a popular destination for day ...
, in Rudyard, Staffordshire, a reservoir
Given names
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Harald Rudyard Engman
Harald Rudyard Engman (1903-1968) was a Danish artist, painter. Above all, he is remembered for his fierce use of satire in criticizing and resisting the German occupation of Denmark during World War II.
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Biography
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(1903–1968), Danish artist, painter
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Rudyard Griffiths
Rudyard Griffiths (born 1970) is a Canadian author, television broadcaster, and philanthropic adviser. He has been a columnist at the ''National Post,'' ''Toronto Star'' and The Hub and a television anchor on CTV News Channel and the Business ...
(born 1970), TV anchor
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Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
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(1865–1936), English author and poet
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Rudyard Spencer
Rudyard "Ruddy" Spencer, (born 23 February 1944) is a Jamaican former politician. A member of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Spencer was first appointed to the Senate of Jamaica in 1993. Spencer was also a member of parliament for South East ...
(born 1944), Jamaican politician and Minister of Health
Surnames
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Benjamin Rudyard
Sir Benjamin Rudyerd or Rudyard (1572 – 31 May 1658) was an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648. He was also a colonial investor who was one of the incorporators of the Providence ...
(1572–1658), an English poet and politician
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Carol Rudyard (1922–2021), English-Australian visual artist
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John Rudyard
John Rudyard (frequently seen as Rudyerd) (1650-c. 1718) was contracted to build the second Eddystone Lighthouse, following the destruction of the original building in the Great Storm of 1703. He was neither an architect nor professional engineer, ...
(1650-c.1718), second builder of the Eddystone Lighthouse (1708)
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Thomas Rudyard
Thomas Rudyard (1640 – buried 2 November 1692) was a Quaker lawyer in London before moving to America and being appointed deputy governor of East Jersey and the first Attorney General of the English Province of New York, the predecessor posit ...
(1640–1692), first deputy governor of East New Jersey
See also
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Ridyard, a surname derived from Rudyard, Staffordshire
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