Ruffini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alessandro "Sandro" Ruffini (1889–1954), Italian actor and voice actor
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Angelo Ruffini
Angelo Ruffini (Pretare of Arquata del Tronto; 1864–1929) was an Italian histologist and embryologist.
He studied medicine at the University of Bologna, where beginning in 1894 he taught classes in histology. In 1903 he attained the chair of e ...
(1864–1929), Italian histologist and embryologist
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Attilio Ruffini (1924–2011), Italian politician
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Ernesto Ruffini
Ernesto Ruffini (19 January 1888 – 11 June 1967) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Palermo from 1945 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
Biography
Ruffini was ...
(1888–1967), Archbishop of Palermo
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Frederick Ernst Ruffini (1851-1885), American architect
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Giovanni Ruffini
Giovanni Ruffini (1807 in Genoa – 1881) was an Italian writer and patriot of the early 19th century. He is chiefly known for having written the draft of the libretto of the opera ''Don Pasquale'' for its composer Gaetano Donizetti.
''Don Pasq ...
(1807–1881), Italian poet and librettist
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Giulano Ruffini
Giulano Ruffini (born 1945) is a French art collector who has discovered a number of paintings that have been authenticated as being by old masters but some of which are suspected to be forgeries.
Investigation started in 2014.
Painter Lino Fron ...
(born 1945), French art collector
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Joseph Ruffini (1690 - 1749), Italian-Austrian painter
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Luca Ruffini (born 1997), Italian footballer
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Oscar Ruffini (1858-1957), American architect
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Paolo Ruffini
Paolo Ruffini (Valentano, 22 September 1765 – Modena, 10 May 1822) was an Italian mathematician and philosopher.
Education and Career
By 1788 he had earned university degrees in philosophy, medicine/surgery and mathematics. His works inclu ...
(1765–1822), Italian mathematician and philosopher
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Paolo Ruffini (actor)
Paolo Ruffini (born 26 November 1978, in Livorno) is an Italian actor, film director and presenter.
Life
Ruffini was born in Livorno in 1978, he made his debut in show business by participating in commercials and in Paolo Virzì's film Ovo ...
(born 1978), Italian actor and presenter
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Patrick Ruffini
Patrick Ruffini is a Republican Party pollster and political strategist in the United States. He founded Engage, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based political media firm, and now runs the political research and intelligence firm, Echelon Insights
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, Republican Party pollster and political strategist
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Remo Ruffini (businessman)
Remo Ruffini (born August 1961) is an Italian billionaire businessman, the chairman and CEO of the fashion company Moncler. He controls Ruffini Partecipazioni Srl that owns 19.3% of Moncler.
Early life
Remo Ruffini is the son of Gianfranco Ruff ...
(born 1961), Italian billionaire businessman
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Silvia Ruffini (1475–1561), Italian noble woman and mistress of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
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Simone Ruffini
Simone Ruffini (born 7 December 1989) is an Italian swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming. He won the gold medal in the Men's 25 km open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships ...
(born 1989), Italian swimmer
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Stefano Ruffini
Stefano Ruffini (Rome, 14 June 1963 – Naples, 7 December 2006) was an Italian singer and voice actor. He performed songs of Grazia Di Michele "Canto bolero" (1988) and "Si chiama Helene" (1989) at the Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Mus ...
(1963–2006), Italian singer and voice actor
See also
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Eugen Ruffínyi (1846–1924), Slovak mining engineer and amateur speleologist; the original family name was probably "Ruffini"
{{surname, Ruffini
Italian-language surnames