Ruffner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Clark L. Ruffner
General Clark Louis Ruffner (January 12, 1903 – July 26, 1982) was a senior officer in the United States Army who served in World War II and the Korean War.
Military career
Ruffner was born January 12, 1903, in Buffalo, New York, and graduated ...
(1903–1982), U.S. Army general
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Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr.
Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr. (August 26, 1926 – August 13, 2014) was an American publisher who is known as the founder of Gale Research.
He died August 12, 2014, at the age of 87.
Publishing career
Ruffner founded Gale Research in 1954 while wo ...
(1926–2014), American publisher
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Ginny Ruffner
Ginny Ruffner (born 1952) is a pioneering American glass artist based in Seattle, Washington. She is known for her use of the lampworking (or flameworking) technique and for her use of borosilicate glass in her painted glass sculptures.
Many of ...
(born 1952), American glass artist
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Henry Ruffner
Henry Ruffner (January 16, 1790 – December 17, 1861), was an educator and Presbyterian minister, who served as president of Washington College (now Washington and Lee University). Although a slaveholder (and whose family had long owned slaves), ...
(1790–1861), American educator and Presbyterian minister
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Mason Ruffner (born 1947), American blues and rock singer, guitarist and songwriter
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Paul Ruffner (1948–2022), American basketball player
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Viola Ruffner
Viola Knapp Ruffner (1812–1903) was a teacher, schoolteacher and became the second wife of General Lewis Ruffner, a salt and coal mine owner and community leader in Kanawha County, West Virginia. She played a role in the personal developmen ...
(1812–1903), American schoolteacher
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