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 gra ...

: Roelof, Rudolf *

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Rudolf * *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: 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 #1 ...

: Rodolf * Croatian: Rudolf * Czech: Rudolf *

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

: Rudolf * Dutch: Roelof, Rudolf, Ruud *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: Rudolph, Rodolph, Rolph *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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: 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 Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

: რუდოლფ (Rudolp) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: Rudolf, Rolf, diminutive: Rudi * Greek: 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 of the ...

: Rudolphus * Latvian: Rūdolfs, 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 Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

: 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 Count Rudolph (or Rudolf) of Ponthieu (died 866) was a son of Welf (father of Judith), Welf (also Hwelf or Welf I) by Hedwig of Bavaria, and thus a brother of Judith of Bavaria (died 843), Judith of Bavaria, wife of Louis the Pious, Emperor Louis ...

(died 866) *

Rudolph II of Burgundy Rudolph II (c. 11 July 880 – 11 July 937), a member of the Elder House of Welf, was King of Burgundy from 912 until his death. He initially succeeded in Upper Burgundy and also ruled as King of Italy from 922 to 926. In 933 Rudolph acquired the ...

(880–937) * Rudolph of France (c. 890–936), reigned 923–936 * Rudolf of Rheinfelden (1025–1080),

Duke of Swabia The Dukes of Swabia were the rulers of the Duchy of Swabia during the Middle Ages. Swabia was one of the five stem duchies of the medieval German kingdom, and its dukes were thus among the most powerful magnates of Germany. The most notable family ...

Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg Rudolph II (or Rudolph the Kind) (died 10 April 1232) was Count of Habsburg in the Aargau and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg. He was the only son of Count Albert III of Habsburg and Ita of Pfullendorf. He married Agnes of Staufen ...

(died 1232) *

Rudolf I of Germany Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany from the House of Habsburg. The first of the count-kings of Germany, he reigned from 1273 until his death. Rudolf's election marked the end of the Great Interregnum which h ...

(1218–1291) *

Rudolf II, Duke of Austria Rudolf II ( – 10 May 1290), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1282 to 1283, jointly with his elder brother Albert I, who succeeded him. Biography Rudolf II was born in Rheinfelden, Swabia, the young ...

(1270–1290) *

Rudolph I of Bohemia Rudolf I ( – 3/4 July 1307), Rudolf of Habsburg, was a member of the House of Habsburg, the King of Bohemia and titular King of Poland from 1306 until his death. He was also Duke of Austria and Styria from 1298. Early life Rudolf was the elde ...

(1281–1307) * Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1306–1353) *

Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine Rudolph (1320 – 26 August 1346), called the Valiant (''le Vaillant''), was the Duke of Lorraine from 1328 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine and Elisabeth of Austria, the daughter of Albert I of Ge ...

(1320–1346) * Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1339–1365) * Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612) * Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (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 Rudolf of Fulda (died March 8, 862) was a Benedictine monk during the Carolingian period in the 9th century. Rudolf was active at Fulda Abbey in the present-day German state of Hesse. He was one of the most distinguished scholars of his time. Many ...

, 9th-century monk, writer and theologian *

Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Cardinal-Archbishop of Olomouc (8 January 1788 – 24 July 1831), was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and an Austrian clergyman and noble. He was ...

(1788–1831), Archbishop of Olomouc and member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine *

Rudolf Baláž Rudolf Baláž (20 November 1940 in Nevoľné – 27 July 2011 in Banská Bystrica) was a Slovak Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica The Diocese of Banská Bystrica ( sk, Banskobystrická diecéza, la, Dioecesis Neosoli ...

(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 Rodolfo Graziani, 1st Marquis of Neghelli (; 11 August 1882 – 11 January 1955), was a prominent Italian military officer in the Kingdom of Italy's ''Regio Esercito'' ("Royal Army"), primarily noted for his campaigns in Africa before and during ...

, 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, General officer in the Australian Army *

Rudolf Anderson Rudolf Anderson Jr. (September 15, 1927 – October 27, 1962) was an American and United States Air Force major and pilot. He was the first recipient of the Air Force Cross, the U.S. military's and Air Force's second-highest award and decoratio ...

(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 Rudolf Nikolaus Ritter von Brudermann (from 1919 Rudolf Brudermann; 9 January 1851 Gyöngyös, Hungary – 21 January 1941 Kaltenleutgeben, Lower Austria, Austria) was an Austro-Hungarian ''General der Kavallerie'' (general of the cavalry) during ...

, 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, American World War II combat officer *

Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff (27 March 1905 – 27 January 1980) was an officer in the German Army. He attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan failed when Hitler left early, but 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 Rudolf Viest (24 September 1890, Revúca, Gömör és Kis-Hont County, Kingdom of Hungary, – 1945 ?, Flossenbürg concentration camp ?, Germany) was a Slovak military leader, member of the Czechoslovak government in exile, member of the Slova ...

, 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 Leutnant Rudolf von Eschwege was a German World War I flying ace who was a fighter pilot operating on the Macedonian front. He was credited with twenty confirmed and six unconfirmed victories.The Aerodrome website's page on EschwegRetrieved 3 Marc ...

, 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, 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 Rudolf Meister (1 August 1897 – 11 September 1958) was a German general (General der Flieger) in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 4th Air Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Me ...

, German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II *

Rudolf Maister Rudolf Maister (pen name: Vojanov; 29 March 1874 – 26 July 1934) was a Slovene military officer, poet and political activist. The soldiers who fought under Maister's command in northern Slovenia became known as "Maister's fighters" ( sl ...

(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 The Jewish skull collection was an attempt by the Nazis to create an anthropological display to showcase the alleged racial inferiority of the "Jewish race" and to emphasize the Jews' status as ''Untermenschen'' ("sub-humans"), in contrast to the G ...

project *

Rudolf Hess Rudolf Walter Richard Hess (Heß in German; 26 April 1894 – 17 August 1987) was a German politician and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany. Appointed Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler in 1933, Hess held that position unt ...

(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 ''Sicherheitsdiens ...

, 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 Rudolf Spanner (born 17 April 1895 in Metternich bei Koblenz; died 31 August 1960) was Director of the Danzig Anatomical Institute during World War II and Nazi party member (party membership ID 2733605). During the Second World War Spanner used hu ...

, Director of the Danzig Anatomical Institute during World War II who set up a process to produce soap made from human corpses *

Rudolf Rahn Rudolf Rahn (16 March 1900 – 7 January 1975) was a German diplomat who served the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. As a member of the Party, and as Plenipotentiary to the Italian Social Republic in the closing stages of the Second World War, he ...

, 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, 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 Rudolph Cartier (born Rudolph Kacser, renamed himself in Germany to Rudolph Katscher; 17 April 1904 – 7 June 1994) was an Austrian television director, Filmmaking, filmmaker, screenwriter and Film producer, producer who worked predominantly i ...

, Austrian television director, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who worked predominantly in British television, exclusively for the BBC *

Rudolf Carl Rudolf Carl (19 June 189915 January 1987) was an Austrian actor who appeared in more than 150 German language films between 1934 and 1969. He also directed two films '' Der Leberfleck'' and '' Dort in der Wachau''. Selected filmography * '' Poli ...

, 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 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 ...

, Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, film director and film producer * Rudolf "Ruud" Kleinpaste, Dutch-New Zealand naturalist and TV host *

Rudolph Schildkraut Rudolph Schildkraut (27 April 1862 – 15 July 1930) was an Austrian film and theatre actor. Life and career Schildkraut was born in Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire to a Jewish family. His parents ran a hotel. He grew up in Brăila, Rom ...

, Austrian film and theatre actor *

Rudolf Ising Rudolf Carl Ising (August 7, 1903 – July 18, 1992) was an American animator best known for collaborating with Hugh Harman to establish the Warner Bros. and MGM Cartoon studios during the early years of the golden age of American animation. In ...

, 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 Rudolf Jugert (1907–1979) was a German film director. Selected filmography * ''Film Without a Title'' (1948) * ''Hello, Fraulein!, Hallo, Fräulein!'' (1949) * ''A Day Will Come (1950 film), A Day Will Come'' (1950) * ''Nights on the Road'' (195 ...

, German film director *

Rudolf Platte Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor. Biography Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of Dortmund) the son of a merchant, his family moved to Hildesheim three years later. Rudolf left scho ...

, German actor *

Rudolf Prack Rudolf Prack (2 August 1905 – 2 December 1981) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * ''Florentine'' (1937) * ''Prinzessin Sissy'' (1939) - Prince Luitpold * '' A Mother's Love'' (1939) - Felix Pirlinger - 1922 * ''Krambambuli'' ( ...

, Austrian actor *

Rudolph Valentino Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino and nicknamed The Latin Lover, was an Italian actor based in the United States who starred ...

(1895–1926), Italian silent film actor * Rudolph Walker (born 1939), British actor *

Rudolf Noelte Rudolf Noelte (21 March 1921 – 8 November 2002) was a German film director, theater director and opera director. Filmography Film * '' The Castle'' (1968, based on '' The Castle'') Television * ''Pygmalion'' (1957, based on ''Pygmalion'') * ...

, German film director, theater director and opera director *

Rudy Wurlitzer Rudolph "Rudy" Wurlitzer (born January 3, 1937) is an American novelist and screenwriter. Wurlitzer's fiction includes '' Nog'', ''Flats'', ''Quake'', ''Slow Fade'', and ''Drop Edge of Yonder''. He is also the author of the travel memoir, ''Hard ...

(born 1937), American novelist and screenwriter *

Rudolf Bernhard Rudolf Bernhard or Rudolf Bernhard Conrath (26 March 1901 – 21 October 1962) was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions. In 1941 Berhard ...

(1901–1962), Swiss actor and theater director *

Rudolf Meinert Rudolf Meinert (1882–6 March 1943) was an Austrian screenwriter, film producer and film director, director. Meinert was born Rudolf Bürstein in Vienna, but worked for most of his career in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. He became ...

, Austrian screenwriter, film producer and director * Rudolf Hrušínský (born 1920), Czech actor * Rudolf Zehetgruber, Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor *

Ruedi Walter Rudolf "Ruedi" Walter (born Hans Rudolf Häfeli, 10 December 1916 – 16 June 1990), was a Swiss comedian, actor and radio personality usually starring in Swiss German-language cinema and television and stage productions. Early life and educati ...

(1916–1990), Swiss comedian and actor

In science and technology

Ralph H. Baer Ralph Henry Baer (born Rudolf Heinrich Baer; March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014) was a German-American inventor, game developer, and engineer. Baer's family fled Germany just before World War II and Baer served the American war effort, gain ...

(Rudolf Heinrich Baer) (1922–2014), German-American video game pioneer, inventor, engineer * Rudolf Rudy Ballieux (1930–2020), Dutch immunologist *

Rudolph Boysen Charles Rudolph Boysen (July 14, 1895 – November 25, 1950) was a California horticulturist who created the boysenberry, a hybrid between several varieties of blackberries, raspberries, and loganberries. Boysenberry Rudolph Boysen had experim ...

(1895–1950), American horticulturist, creator of the boysenberry *

Rudolf Clausius Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (; 2 January 1822 – 24 August 1888) was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founding fathers of the science of thermodynamics. By his restatement of Sadi Carnot's principle ...

, German physicist and mathematician * Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), German inventor of the diesel engine *

Rudolf Hauschka Rudolf Hauschka (born 6 November 1891 in Vienna, Austria, died 28 December 1969 in Bad Boll, Germany) was an Austrian chemist, author, inventor, entrepreneur and anthroposophist. He was the founder of the company Wala Heilmittel GmbH and Dr. Ha ...

(1891–1969), Austrian chemist, author, inventor, entrepreneur and anthroposophist *

Rudolf Leuckart Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart (7 October 1822 – 22 February 1898) was a German zoologist born in Helmstedt. He was a nephew to naturalist Friedrich Sigismund Leuckart (1794–1843). Academic career He earned his degree from the Uni ...

(1822–1898), German zoologist * Rudolf Fleischmann (1903–2002), German experimental nuclear physicist * Rudolf Kochendörffer (1911–1980), German mathematician *

Rudolf E. Kálmán Rudolf Emil Kálmán (May 19, 1930 – July 2, 2016) was a Hungarian Americans, Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor. He is most noted for his co-invention and development of the Kalman filter, a mathematical algo ...

(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 Rudolph Ernst Brünnow (February 7, 1858 in Ann Arbor, Michigan – April 14, 1917 in Bar Harbor, Maine) was a German-American orientalist and philologist. Life The son of the Berlin-born astronomer Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, Rudolph E ...

(1858–1917), German-American orientalist and philologist * Rudolph John Anderson (1879–1961), American biochemist *

Rudolph A. Marcus Rudolph Arthur Marcus (born July 21, 1923) is a Canadian-born chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems". Marcus theory, named after him, provide ...

(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 sunspots. Wolf was born in Fällanden, near Zurich. He studied at the universities of Zurich, Vienna, and Berlin. Encke ...

(1816–1893), Swiss astronomer and mathematician * Rudolf Peierls (1907–1995), British physicist *

Rudolf Wagner Rudolf Friedrich Johann Heinrich Wagner (30 July 1805 – 13 May 1864) was a German anatomist and physiologist and the co-discoverer of the germinal vesicle. He made important investigations on ganglia, nerve-endings, and the sympathetic nerves ...

(1805–1864), German anatomist and physiologist and the discoverer of the germinal vesicle

Musicians

Rudolph Isley Rudolph Bernard Isley (born April 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer-songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers. Life and career Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rudy began singing in church at a youn ...

, American singer-songwriter and one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers * Rudolf Friml, American composer and pianist *

Rudolf Baumgartner Rudolf Baumgartner (14 September 1917 – 22 March 2002) was a Swiss conductor, violinist, and music educator. In 1956 he founded the Lucerne Festival Strings chamber orchestra together with Wolfgang Schneiderhan. Life and career Born in Zuri ...

, 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 Rudolph Ganz (24 February 1877 – 2 August 1972) was a Swiss-born American pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator. Career Early career as a pianist and conductor Born in Zurich, Ganz studied cello with Friedrich Hegar and piano wi ...

, Swiss-born American pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator * Rodolfo "Fito" Páez (born 1963), Argentine singer-songwriter *

(born 1939), American singer-songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers *

Rudolf Schenker Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist and founder of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and longest-serving original member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager of the Sco ...

(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 Rudolf Ludwig Cäsar von Auerswald (1 September 1795 – 15 January 1866) was a German official who served as Prime Minister of Prussia during the Revolution of 1848. Later, during the ministry of Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern, he le ...

, 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, German lawyer and president of the Reichsbank (German central bank) during the hyperinflation of 1921–1923 *

Rudolph K. Hynicka Rudolph Kelker Hynicka (or Rud Hynicka; 6 July 1859 – 21 February 1927) was an American politician who led the Republican party in Cincinnati, Ohio, for many years during a period when politics in Cincinnati was scandal-ridden. Hynicka was also ...

, American politician who led the Republican party in Cincinnati, Ohio *

Rudolf Katz Rudolf Katz (23 November 1895 – 23 July 1961) was a German politician and judge. He was Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. Biography Katz was born in Złocieniec, Falkenburg, Farther Pomerania (modern Złocieniec, ...

, 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 Rudolf Kirchschläger, GColIH (; 20 March 1915 – 30 March 2000) was an Austrian diplomat, politician and judge. From 1974 to 1986, he served as President of Austria. Early life and education Born in Niederkappel, Upper Austria, Kirschläger ...

, Austrian diplomat, politician and judge, eighth President of Austria *

Rudolf Kjellén Johan Rudolf Kjellén (, 13 June 1864, in Torsö – 14 November 1922, in Uppsala) was a Swedish political scientist, geographer and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics". His work was influenced by Friedrich Ratzel. Along with Alexa ...

, Swedish political scientist and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics" *

Rudolf Krohne Rudolf Krohne (1876–1953) was a German jurist and politician who was a member of the German People's Party and served as transport minister between 1925 and 1927. Biography Krohne was born on 6 September 1876 in Rendsburg. In 1898 he received a ...

(1876–1953), German jurist and politician *

Rudolf Minger Rudolf Minger (13 November 1881 – 23 August 1955) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929–1940). He also was a farmer all his life. He was elected to the Federal Council on 12 December 1929 and handed over office ...

, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council * Rudolph "Rudy" Perpich, former governor of Minnesota *

Rudolph Jay Schaefer I Rudolph Jay Schaefer I (February 21, 1863 - November 9, 1923) was the president of F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company. Biography He was born on February 21, 1863, in Manhattan, New York City, to Maximilian Karl Emil Schaefer (1819–1904) and Ern ...

, 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 Rudolf Seiters (born 13 October 1937 in Osnabrück) is a German politician of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) party. From 1989–1991, he was Federal Minister for Special Affairs and the Head of the Office of the German Chancellery. From ...

, German politician of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) party * Rudolph G. 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 Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

, American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States

Dancers

Rudolf von Laban Rudolf von Laban, also known as Rudolf Laban (German; also ''Rudolph von Laban'', hu, Lábán Rezső János Attila, Lábán Rudolf; 15 December 1879 – 1 July 1958), was an Austro-Hungarian, German and British dance artist, choreographer an ...

(1879–1958), Austrian choreographer *

Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( ; Tatar/ Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев; rus, Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев, p=rʊˈdolʲf xɐˈmʲetəvʲɪtɕ nʊˈrʲejɪf; 17 March 19386 January 1993) was a Soviet ...

(1938–1993), Soviet-born dancer

Other

* Rudolf Caracciola, German racing driver *

Rudolph Contreras Rudolph Contreras (born December 6, 1962) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He also serves as Presiding Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. In Dec ...

, 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. He b ...

, Jamaican professional footballer *

, United States army officer *

Rudolf Bahro Rudolf Bahro (18 November 1935 – 5 December 1997) was a dissident from East Germany who, since his death, has been recognised as a philosopher, political figure and author. Bahro was a leader of the West German party The Greens, but became dis ...

, dissident from East Germany *

Rudolph Weaver Rudolph Weaver (April 17, 1880 – November 10, 1944) was an American architect, university professor and administrator renowned for various buildings that he designed in Florida, Idaho and Washington, many of which are academic. Early life, wo ...

, American architect, university professor and administrator *

Rudolf Dassler Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler (26 March 1898 – 27 October 1974) was a German cobbler, businessman, a member of the Nazi party and also the founder of the sportswear company Puma. He was the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler. The b ...

, 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, 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 in Philadelphia * Rudolph A. Peterson, 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 Rudolph Ackermann (20 April 1764 in Schneeberg, Electorate of Saxony – 30 March 1834 in Finchley, London) was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman. Biography He attended the Latin school in Stollberg ...

, Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman *

Rodolphe Adada Rodolphe Adada (born 24 April 1946) is a Congolese politician and diplomat. During the single-party rule of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT), he served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Mines and Energy from 1977 to 1984, as ...

, Congolese politician and diplomat *

Rodolfo Acquaviva Rodolfo Acquaviva (2 October 1550 – 25 July 1583) was an Italian Jesuit missionary and priest in India who served the court of Akbar the Great from 1580 to 1583. He was killed in 1583 and beatified in 1893. Family Rodolfo Acquaviva was the so ...

, Italian Jesuit missionary to India * Rudolph Aggrey, American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Senegal, Gambia, and Romania * Rudolf Smend, German theologian *

, 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 Rudolf Baumbach (28 September 1840 – 21 September 1905) was a German poet. Life Born in Kranichfeld in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the son of a local medical practitioner, he received his early schooling at the gymnasium of Meiningen, to which plac ...

, German poet * Rudolph A. Herold, American architect * Rudolf "Rudi" Hess, American fine art painter, sculptor and art critic, who was based in Northern California * Rudolph Loewenstein, Polish-born American psychoanalyst *

Rudolf Horn Rudolf Horn (born 8 February 1954) is a former Austrian biathlete and cross-country skier. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics, the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics. Olympic results Cross-country skiing * 1976: ** 8th, W ...

, Austrian biathlete and cross-country skier *

Rudolf Plyukfelder Rudolf Vladimirovich Plyukfelder (russian: Рудольф Владимирович Плюкфельдер, born 6 September 1928) is a retired Soviet weightlifter and weightlifting coach. As a competitor he won world titles in 1959 and 1961 and ...

, Ukrainian weightlifter *

Rudolph Hass Rudolph Gustav Hass (June 5, 1892 - October 24, 1952) was an American mail carrier and amateur horticulturist who first grew the Hass avocado, the source of 95% of California avocados grown commercially today. Life before 1925 Rudolph Gustav Ha ...

, 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 *

(1898–1974), German businessman *

Rodolphe Saadé Rodolphe Saadé (born 3 March 1970) is a Franco-Lebanese businessman. He is the chairman of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in logistics transport, and the son of its founder, Jacques Saadé. As of April 2022, his net worth was estimated at ...

(born 1970), French billionaire businessman * Rudolf Schindler, German physician and gastroenterologist * Rudolph Schindler, American architect *

Rudolph Moshammer Rudolph Moshammer (27 September 1940 – 14 January 2005) was a German fashion designer. He built a reputation for the extravagant clothes he designed and wore, and was well known in Germany's celebrity circuit. Moshammer was murdered in 2005 i ...

, German fashion designer *

Rudolf Molleker Rudolf Molleker (born 26 October 2000) is a German tennis player. Molleker achieved a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 146 on 29 July 2019 and a doubles ranking of World No. 376 on 21 March 2022. Personal information He was born i ...

, German tennis player *

Roudolphe Douala Roudolphe Douala M'bela (born 25 September 1978), known as Douala, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer. Mainly a winger he could also operate as a forward, and played professionally in five countries, mainly in Portugal. He amass ...

, 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. (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 Rudolph Nickolsburger (born 21 March 1899, Hungary; died New York, December 1969), also referred to as Nikolsburger Rezső and Rudy Nichols, was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencvárosi TC, SC Hakoah Wien and Hungary. He later emigrat ...

, Hungarian footballer * Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich, American fashion designer * Rudolf Holzapfel, Polish-born Austrian psychologist and philosopher * Rudolph Fentz, 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 Rudulph Evans (February 1, 1878 – January 16, 1960) was a sculptor. Early life Rudolph Evans was born February 1, 1878 in Washington, D.C. to Frank L. Evans, the descendant of a Quaker family, and Elizabeth J. Grimes, the daughter of Gassa ...

, sculptor from Washington, D.C., who grew up in Virginia * Rudolph Emmerich, 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 Rudolph Edward Torrini (March 31, 1923 – September 5, 2018) was an 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 ...

, 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 Rudolph John Chauncey Fisher (May 9, 1897 – December 26, 1934) was an American physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and orator. His father was John Wesley Fisher, a clergyman, his mother was Glendora Willia ...

, 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 ...

(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" * Rudolph A. Peterson, American banker who served as the President and CEO of Bank of America and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme *

Rodolfo Walsh Rodolfo Jorge Walsh (January 9, 1927 – March 25, 1977) was an Argentine writer and journalist of Irish Argentine, Irish descent, considered the founder of investigative journalism. He is most famous for his ''Carta Abierta de un Escritor a la Ju ...

, 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 Rodolphe Lemieux (November 1, 1866 – September 28, 1937) was a Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (1922–1930). Biography He was born in Montreal as the son of a Customs officer. After a ca ...

, Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada * Rudolf Pleil, German serial killer * Rudolf Spielmann (1883–1942), Austrian-Jewish chess player *

Rudolf Straeuli Rudolf August Wilkens Straeuli (born 20 August 1963 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player and coach and currently the CEO of the Lions Rugby Company. He played in the positions of flanker and Number 8, making ...

(born 1963), South African rugby player and coach * Rudolf Völler (born 1960), German football player *

Rudolf Vrba Rudolf "Rudi" Vrba (born Walter Rosenberg; 11 September 1924 – 27 March 2006) was a Slovak-Jewish biochemist who, as a teenager in 1942, was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German-occup ...

(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 Rudolf Zwirner (born 1933) is a German art dealer and gallerist. Early life He was born in 1933, the son of the phonetician . His brother, , (1929-2010) was a doctor. Career Together with his wife Ursula Reppin, he opened his first gallery in ...

(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, fictional character created by Robert L. May in 1939 *Rudolf, a character from 2016 animated film ''

Rudolf the Black Cat is a 2016 Japanese computer-animated family adventure drama film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara. It was released in Japan by Toho on August 6, 2016. Plot Rudolf is a domestic little black cat from the little town of Gifu (re ...

'' *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 r ...

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 Gergely Rudolf (; born 9 March 1985) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Rudolf was born in Nyíregyháza. Debrecen Rudolf signed a contract with the Hungarian champion Debrecen in 2007. His fi ...

(born 1985), Hungarian football player * Jack Rudolph (American football) (1938–2019), American football player *

Jacques Rudolph Jacobus Andries "Jacques" Rudolph (born 4 May 1981) is a former South African cricketer who played for Glamorgan and in South Africa with Titans. He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, a popular and renowned public school located in Pretoria. ...

(born 1981), South African cricketer *

Kyle Rudolph Kyle Daniel Rudolph (born November 9, 1989) is an American football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second r ...

(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 Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), and later played supporting roles in the films '' 50 First Dates'' ...

(born 1972), American actress and comedian *

William Rudolph William Rudolph (died 27 May 1975) was an American film technician, who received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement. Life Rudolph worked as a film technician for Paramount Pictures. At the 12th Academy Awards he received an Academy Award ...

(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 (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) Max Rudolf (June 15, 1902 — February 28, 1995) was a German conductor and music institute teacher. Rudolf was born in Frankfurt am Main, where he studied cello, piano, organ and trumpet. He was a composition student of Bernhard Sekles at the ...

(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 Rudi, born Albert Rudolph (January 24, 1928 – February 21, 1973), also known as Swami Rudrananda, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Rudi was a spiritual teacher and an antiquities entrepreneur in New York City.Swami Rudrananda udi ''Spiri ...

, 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) Paul Marvin Rudolph (October 23, 1918 – August 8, 1997) was an American architect and the chair of Yale University's Department of Architecture for six years, known for his use of reinforced concrete and highly complex floor plans. His most f ...

(1918–1997), American architect * Vernon Rudolph (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, honou ...

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 Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

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 be ...

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

Louis Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

/ 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 Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

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 Lothar is a Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish masculine given name, while Lotár is a Hungarian masculine given name. Both names are modern forms of the Germanic Chlothar (which is a blended form of ''Hlūdaz'', meaning "fame", and ...

* 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 * Justin *

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

Ahmed Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

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Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

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 ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

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