Ruud and Rud are surnames of

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

''ruð'' meaning clearing. Ruud is also a

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masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also often short for Rudolf.

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Asbjørn Ruud Asbjørn Ruud (6 October 1919 – 26 March 1989) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Together with his brothers Birger and Sigmund he dominated international ski jumping in the 1930s. Ruud won a gold medal at the 1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ...

(1919–1986), Norwegian ski jumper *

Barrett Ruud Barrett James Ruud (born May 20, 1983) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft and also played for the Tennessee Titans, ...

(born 1983), American football linebacker *

Birger Ruud Birger Ruud (23 August 1911 – 13 June 1998) was a Norwegian ski jumper and alpine skier. Career Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world champi ...

(1911–1998), Norwegian ski jumper *

Bo Ruud Bo Ruud (born September 2, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska Cornhuskers football, Nebraska. Ruud has also b ...

(born 1984), American football linebacker *

Casper Ruud Casper Ruud (born 22 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. Ruud has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2, achieved on 12 September 2022, making him the highest-ranked Norwegian tennis player in history. He has won nine ...

(born 1998), Norwegian tennis player *

Christian Ruud Christian Ruud (born 24 August 1972) is a Norwegian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 39 in October 1995, reaching the fourth round of the 1997 Australian Open and the qua ...

(born 1972), Norwegian tennis player *

David Ruud David Ruud (born January 21, 1980''Świat Żużla'', No 2 (75) / 2008, page 25, ) is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who was won 2003 Speedway World Cup with Swedish team. Career details World Championships * Individual World Champi ...

(born 1980), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider *

Edwin Ruud Edwin Ruud (9 June 1854 – 9 December 1932) was a Norwegian-American mechanical engineer and inventor who immigrated to the United States where he designed, sold, and popularized the tankless water heater. He was the founder and President of Ruu ...

(1854–1932), Norwegian-American mechanical engineer and inventor *

Espen Ruud Espen Ruud (born 26 February 1984) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Odd. Club career He joined the Odd Grenland from local team Hei in 2003. Ruud established himself in the Odd squad by 2005. International career Ruud has 35 caps ...

(born 1984), Norwegian football defender * Joseph Ruud (born 1981), American professional wrestler better known as (Erick) Rowan *

Maria Ruud Maria Ruud (born 1961) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, t ...

(born 1960), American politician and a member of the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...

* Millard Ruud (1917–1997), legal scholar * Ole Ruud (born 1958), Norwegian conductor *

Roger Ruud Roger Ruud (born 1 October 1958) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. Career He won the 1982 New Year's competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished second overall in the Four Hills Tournament that same year. He won the Holmenkollen ski jump ...

(born 1958), Norwegian ski jumper *

Sif Ruud Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde born Sif Einarsdotter Ruud (6 May 1916 – 15 August 2011), best known as Sif Ruud, was a Swedish film actress. Born in Stockholm to Einar Ruud and Inez Engström, she began her career in 1938, and appeared in 14 ...

(1916–2011), Swedish film actress *

Sigmund Ruud Sigmund Ruud (30 December 1907 – 7 April 1994) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Together with his brothers Birger and Asbjørn, he dominated ski jumping in the 1920s and 1930s. Career At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Sigmund earned a si ...

(1907–1994), Norwegian ski jumper *

Tom Ruud Thomas Robert Ruud (born July 26, 1953, in Olivia, Minnesota) is a former professional football player, a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. At 6'3" 223 lb, he played college football for the Nebraska Cornhusk ...

(born 1953), American professional football player *

William Ruud William Nelson Ruud (born September 29, 1952) is the current and 19th president of the Marietta College. He was previously president of the University of Northern Iowa and Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ruud received his bachelor's ...

(born 1952), American educator, president of

University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UNI offers more than 90 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences and grad ...

Rud

Adolf Rüd The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of the Third Reich during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of ...

Hauptscharführer __NOTOC__ ''Hauptscharführer'' ( ) was a Nazi paramilitary rank which was used by the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) between the years of 1934 and 1945. The rank was the highest enlisted rank of the SS, with the exception of the special Waffen-SS rank ...

in the

Waffen SS The (, "Armed SS") was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with volunteers and conscripts from both occupied and unoccupied lands. The grew from th ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Jon Rud Jon Raahauge Rud (born 11 February 1986) is a Danish swimmer. He participated for the first time at the 2008 Olympics in the 200 metre freestyle and the 400 metre freestyle. In July 2007, Rud competed at the Danish Open in Aarhus, Denmark with ...

(born 1986), Danish swimmer who participated at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

Nils Johan Rud Nils Johan Rud (24 July 1908 – 7 June 1993) was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, and a magazine editor. He is particularly known for his long-term period as editor of the magazine ''Arbeidermagasinet'' / ''M ...

(1908–1993), Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories children's writer, and magazine editor *

Ove Rud Ove Rud (16 December 1923 – 21 September 2007) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 21 films between 1950 and 2000. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography * '' Blinkende lygter'' (2000) * '' Skytten'' (197 ...

(1923–2007), Danish film actor

Given name

Ruud Boffin Ruud Jorge Boffin (born 5 November 1987) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. Career Early career Born in Sint-Truiden, Boffin began his career with the youth team of Racing Genk, before ...

(born 1987), Belgian footballer *

Ruud Brood Ruud Brood (born 19 October 1962) is a Dutch football manager who last managed ADO Den Haag, and he is a former player. Football career Player Brood was born in Gorinchem. After joining the Feyenoord youth academy from hometown amateur side Uni ...

(born 1962), Dutch footballer *

Ruud de Wild Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from Old Norse ''ruð'' meaning clearing. Ruud is also a Dutch masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also ...

(born 1969), Dutch radio host *

Ruud Geels Geertruida "Ruud" Maria Geels (; born 28 July 1948) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker and attacking midfielder. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s. Career s ...

(born 1948), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit (; born Rudi Dil; 1 September 1962) is a Dutch footballer and subsequent manager who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s as a defender, midfielder or forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all t ...

(born 1962), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Hesp Rudolfus 'Ruud' Hubertus Hesp (born 31 October 1965) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Bussum, North Holland, Hesp started his career in the 1985–86 season at HFC Haarlem. He was recomme ...

(born 1965), Dutch football goalkeeper *

Ruud Heus Ruud Heus (born 24 February 1961) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left-back He is the currently assistant trainer of Jong FC Utrecht. Career Heus was born in Hoorn. On 23 April 1983, he made his Eredivisie debut with A ...

(born 1961), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Janssen Ruud Janssen (born July 29, 1959 in Tilburg) is a Dutch Fluxus and mail artist currently living in Breda in the Netherlands. Life and Work Janssen studied physics and mathematics before he became active with mail art in 1980, doing several inter ...

(born 1959), Dutch blogger *

Ruud Jolie Ruud Jolie (born Rudolf Adrianus Jolie on 19 April 1976 in Tilburg, Netherlands) is the lead guitarist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Early life Ruud is an only child. Growing up, he first initiated himself to music by playing t ...

(born 1976), Dutch musician *

Ruud Kaiser Ruud Kaiser (born 26 December 1960) is a Dutch association football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder. Playing career Born in Amsterdam, Kaiser began his career with his hometown club, Ajax, before leaving in 1980 to join Ant ...

(born 1960), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Kleinpaste Rudolf Hendrik Kleinpaste (born 23 April 1952), generally known as Ruud Kleinpaste, is a Dutch-New Zealand naturalist and host of the Animal Planet series '' Buggin' with Ruud''. Born in Djakarta, Indonesia, Kleinpaste was educated in The Neth ...

(born 1952), New Zealand TV presenter *

Ruud Knol Ruud Knol (born 13 March 1981) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre back. Club career Knol was born in Zevenaar, in the province of Gelderland and star ...

(born 1981), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Krol Rudolf ("Ruud" or "Rudi") Jozef Krol (; born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax, and he became a coach a ...

(born 1949), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Kuijten Ruud Kuijten (born 7 October 1973 in Nuenen, Netherlands) is a male right-handed badminton player from Belgium. He has won several Belgian National Badminton Championships and participated for his country in Olympic Games. Biography Born in the ...

(born 1973), Belgian badminton player *

Ruud Lubbers Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers (; 7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refu ...

(1939–2018), Dutch Prime minister *

Ruud Misdorp Rudolf Antonius "Ruud" Misdorp (born 3 July 1952) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics. On both occasions, at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, ...

(born 1952), Dutch water polo player *

Ruud Stokvis Rudolf "Ruud" Stokvis (born 24 April 1943) is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. Four years later, he won a bronze medal in the coxless pairs alongside Roel L ...

(born 1943), Dutch rower *

Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (anglicised to Van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He is currently the coach of PSV Eindhoven. A former footballer, Van Nistelrooy is often consi ...

(born 1976), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Vormer Ruud Vormer (born 11 May 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Belgian First Division A side Zulte Waregem, on loan from Club Brugge. Club career Early career Vormer started his professional career w ...

(born 1988), Dutch footballer

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* Ruud Heating, Cooling & Water Heating, a division of Rheem Industries

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