Ruff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alex Ruff (born 1974), Canadian politician
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Charles Ruff (1939–2000), American lawyer
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Howard Ruff, American financial adviser
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Jason Ruff
Jason C. Ruff (born January 27, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Career
Ruff was the third pick, 96th overall selection of the St. Louis Blues in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. The following year, he was part of the WHL Ea ...
(born 1970), Canadian hockey player
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Leon Ruff
Dartanyon Ruffin is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE where he performed under the ring name Leon Ruff, and was a one-time NXT North American Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Evolve (2018–2020) ...
(born 1996), American professional wrestler
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Lindy Ruff
Lindy Cameron Ruff (born February 17, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach who is the head coach for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ruff was previously the head coach of the Dallas Stars of the NHL, and al ...
(born 1960), Canadian hockey coach
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Matt Ruff
Matt may refer to:
*Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt
*In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance)
*Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...
(born 1965), American author
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Michelle Ruff (born 1967), American voice actress
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Otto Ruff
Otto Ruff (12 December 1871 – 17 September 1939) was a German chemist.
Life
Otto Ruff was born in Schwäbisch Hall, Württemberg. After becoming a pharmacist under the supervision of Carl Magnus von Hell (known from the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky ...
(1871–1939), German chemist
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Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff (born 10 February 1958) is a German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been described as "a master of edited and reimagined images".
Ruff shares a studio on Düsseldorf's Hansaallee, with fellow German ...
(born 1958), German photographer
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Willie Ruff
Willie Henry Ruff Jr. (born September 1, 1931) is an American jazz musician, specializing in the French horn and double bass, and a music scholar and educator, primarily as a Yale professor from 1971 to 2017.
Personal life
He was born in Sheff ...
(born 1931), American hornist and bassist
Surnames from given names
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