Ruffo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Noble house of
Ruffo di Calabria
The House of Ruffo di Calabria is one of the longest-standing noble families in Italy. It was already one of the seven most important houses of the Kingdom of Naples;Fabrizio Ruffo (1744–1827), Italian cardinal
* Fulco Ruffo di Calabria (1884–1946), Italian World War I flying ace
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Giordano Ruffo Giordano Ruffo or Jordanus Ruffus ( fl. 1200-1256) was an Italian nobleman known for one of the oldest works in veterinary medicine dealing with the horse and its diseases ''De Medicina Equorum''.
Ruffo was born in Calabria around 1200 in a noble f ...
(1200-1256), Italian nobleman and early writer on equestrian medicine
* Paola Ruffo di Calabria (born 1937), queen consort of Belgium
* Tommaso Ruffo (1663–1753), Italian cardinal
* Polissena Ruffo (1400–1420), princess of Calabria
Andrée Ruffo Andrée Ruffo is a former Quebec judge named to the Bench in 1987.
She faced numerous disciplinary hearings in the past, to the point where her legal fees, paid by the province, have totaled more than $1 million.
She was reprimanded after one epis ...
, Canadian judge
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Antonio Ruffo
Antonio Ruffo (1610 or 1611 - 16 June 1678) was an important Sicilian politician, nobleman, patron and collector from the Ruffo di Calabria family. He was probably born in Castle Bagnara or Messina and died in Messina.
His collections included ...
(1610s–1678), Sicilian politician, nobleman, patron, and collector
* Armand Garnet Ruffo (born 1955), Canadian scholar, filmmaker, writer and poet
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Bruno Ruffo
Bruno Ruffo (9 December 1920 – 10 February 2007 ) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer born in Verona. He won three Grand Prix World Championships.
In 1949 he won the inaugural 250cc World Championship riding for the Italian Moto ...
(1920–2007), Italian motorcycle road racer
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Dennis Ruffo
Dennis Ruffo is a Canadian music promoter, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
History
Dennis Ruffo commenced his music promotion career in the 1970s in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada booking smaller venues. In 1982, he was hired as its general manager b ...
, Canadian music promoter
* Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 1952), American-born governor of Baja California
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John Ruffo
John Ruffo (born November 26, 1954) is an American former business executive, white-collar criminal and confidence man, who in 1998 was convicted in a scheme to defraud many US and foreign banking institutions of over 350 million US dollars. Th ...
(born 1954), American business executive
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Johnny Ruffo
John Patrick Ruffo (born 8 March 1988) is an Australian singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and television presenter notable for being a finalist on the The X Factor (Australia season 3), third season of ''The X Factor (Australian TV series), The ...
(1988–2023), Australian singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and television presenter
* Leonora Ruffo (1935–2007), Italian film actress
* Marco Ruffo, Italian architect
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Pietro Ruffo
Pietro Ruffo (born 1978) is an Italian contemporary artist.
Life and work
Originally introduced to art by his grandfather, Ruffo became an artist's apprentice at the age of fourteen, working for two years before setting up his own studio in the c ...
(born 1978), Italian artist
* Titta Ruffo (1877–1953), Italian baritone
* Victoria Ruffo (born 1962), Mexican actress
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Vincenzo Ruffo
Vincenzo Ruffo (c. 1508 – 9 February 1587) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the composers most responsive to the musical reforms suggested by the Council of Trent, especially in his composition of masses, and as suc ...
(c. 1508–1587), Italian composer of the Renaissance
See also
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Rufo (surname) Rufo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Antonio Gómez Rufo (born 1954), Spanish writer
* Christopher Rufo (born 1984), American conservative activist
* Robert Rufo, American jurist and politician
See also
* Rufo (given name ...