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, and a cognate of the first name

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Ruotger Ruotger, also spelled Rutger, Rudger or Rudgar (died 27 January 931), was the archbishop of Trier from 915. His archdiocese at first lay within the kingdom of West Francia, but after 925 it was annexed to East Francia, an event in which Ruotger ...

(died 931), archbishop of Trier * (c.975–1050), First Duke of Cleves * (died 1075), Second Duke of Cleves * Rutger von Ascheberg (1621–1693), Swedish cavalry officer and civil servant, one of the principal commanders of

Scanian War The Scanian War ( da, Skånske Krig, , sv, Skånska kriget, german: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, ...

Rutger Backe Rutger Backe (born 14 January 1951 in Falkenberg) is a Swedish former football player and coach. He started his career in local club IF Böljan. He joined Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK in 1972, with whom he played until 1981. Backe played 207 ma ...

(born 1951), Swedish footballer *

Rutger Beke Rutger Beke (pronounced "bay-kuh") ( Halle, 8 August 1977) is a retired Belgian triathlete living in Leuven. Beke competed for the Uplace Pro Triathlon Team until he announced his retirement from professional triathlon on 31 May 2011. Rutger Be ...

(born 1977), Belgian triathlete * Rutger Bregman (born 1988), Dutch historian *

Rutger Castricum Rutger Castricum (born in The Hague on 29 May 1979) is a Dutch journalist and presenter, who was known as reporter for the PowNews television programme by the Dutch broadcaster PowNed and previously for the blog Geenstijl.Rutger Gunnarsson Johan Rutger Gunnarsson (12 February 1946 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish musician, bass guitarist, guitarist, arranger and producer. He was closely associated with the pop group ABBA. Career Gunnarsson grew up in Ledberg parish. His career began ...

(1946–2015), Swedish musician * Rutger Hauer (1944–2019), Dutch actor *

Rutger Kopland Rutger Kopland (born Rudi van den Hoofdakker) (4 August 1934, Goor – 11 July 2012, Glimmen) was a Dutch poet who gained great popularity for his "accessible, thoughtful style, his mild irony, his sentimentality" and whose collections sold over 2 ...

(1934–2012), Dutch poet and psychiatrist *

Rutger Koppelaar Rutger Koppelaar (born 1 May 1993) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carb ...

(born 1993) Dutch pole vaulter. * Rutger van Langevelt (1635–1695), Dutch mathematician, painter and architect *

Rutger Macklean Rutger Macklean (28 July 1742 – 14 January 1816) also Rutger Macklier II was a Swedish jurist, military officer, politician and land owner. He was a driving figure in the introduction of Swedish agricultural land reforms (''Enskiftet'') wh ...

(1742–1816), Swedish land reformer *

Rutger Macklier Friherre Rutger Maclean I (1688–1748) or Rutger Macklean I was an officer of Charles XII of Sweden who participated in Battle of Holowczyn, Battle of Poltava and Battle of Tobolsk in the Great Northern War. Biography He was the son of David ...

(1688–1748), Swedish army officer * Rutger McGroarty (born 2004), American ice hockey player *

Rutger B. Miller Rutger Bleecker Miller (July 28, 1805 – November 12, 1877) was a United States representative from New York. His father was Morris Smith Miller, also a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Rutger Bleecker Miller was born on July ...

(1805– 1877), member of the United States House of Representatives *

Rutger de Regt Rutger de Regt (28 November 1979) born in Zoetermeer is a Dutch designer. Biography Rutger de Regt is a furniture design graduate since 2011 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague. This is where he lives and started his design studio. I ...

(born 1979), Dutch designer * Rutger van Schaardenburg (born 1987), Dutch sailor *

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (31 October 1761 – 15 February 1825), Lord of Nyenhuis, Peckedam and Gellicum, was a Dutch jurist, ambassador and politician who served as Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic from 1805 to 1806. Education Schi ...

(1761–1825), Dutch politician, Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic *

Rutger Sernander Johan ''Rutger'' Sernander (2November 186627October 1944) was a Swedish botanist, geologist and archaeologist. He was one of the founders of the study of palynology which would later be developed by Lennart von Post, as well as a pioneer in the ea ...

(1866–1944), Swedish botanist, geologist and archaeologist *

Rutger Smith Rutger Smith (born 9 July 1981 in Groningen) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw. He is the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands ...

(born 1981), Dutch shot put and discus athlete * Rutger Stuffken (born 1947), Dutch coxswain * Rutger Velpius (c.1540–1614), Flemish printer and bookseller * Rütger Wever (1923–2010), German chronobiologist *

Rutger Worm Rutger Worm (born 1 February 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. Playing career NEC Worm started his career in the youth program, Quick 1888, in Nijmegen. He subsequently moved to the Vitesse Arnhem youth sq ...

(born 1986), Dutch footballer

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* 5886 Rutger, a Main-belt Asteroid *The Rutger-Steuben Park Historic District in New York, USA

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