Ruggero (), the Italian equivalent of

Roger Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

, may refer to: * Ruggero I of Sicily (1031–1101) Norman king of Sicily *

Ruggero Berlam Ruggero Berlam (20 September 1854 – 22 October 1920) was an Austrian architect. Born in Trieste (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), he followed in the family tradition, as his father Giovanni Andrea had already stood out as architect w ...

(1854–1920), Italian architect *

Ruggero Bonghi Ruggero Bonghi (20 March 1826 – 22 October 1895) was an Italian scholar, writer and politician. Ruggero Bonghi was born in Naples and after being widowed his mother remarried in 1840 to Saverio Baldacchini, a major influence on Bonghi. Exi ...

(1826–1895), Italian scholar, writer and politician *

Ruggero Borghi Ruggero Borghi (born 13 June 1970 in Cantù) is a former Italian professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTeam Domina Vacanze in 2005. Palmares ;1994 :2nd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;1998 :8th Trofeo Matteotti ;2000 :1st ...

(born 1970), former Italian professional road bicycle racer *

Ruggero Cobelli Ruggero (de) Cobelli (5 April 1838 – 5 September 1921) was an Italian entomologist who specialised in Orthoptera, Hemiptera and Hymenoptera. Born in Rovereto and the brother of Giovanni Cobelli, Ruggero Cobelli was a physician. His collection o ...

(1838–1921), Italian entomologist *

Ruggero Deodato Ruggero Deodato (born 7 May 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and sometime actor. His career has spanned a wide-range of genres including peplum, comedy, drama, poliziottesco and science fiction, yet he is perhaps best known f ...

(born 1939), controversial Italian film director, actor and screenwriter, best known for directing horror films *

Ruggero Ferrario Ruggero Ferrario (7 October 1897 – 5 April 1976) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling. He won a gold medal in team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp (with Arnaldo Carli, Franco Giorgetti and Pr ...

(born 1897), Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling *

Ruggero J. Aldisert Ruggero John Aldisert (November 10, 1919 – December 28, 2014) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Early life and education Born November 10, 1919, in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, to Italia ...

(born 1919), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit *

Ruggero Leoncavallo Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo ( , , ; 23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Although he produced numerous operas and other songs throughout his career it is his opera '' Pagliacci'' (1892) that remained h ...

(1857–1919), Italian opera composer *

Ruggero Luigi Emidio Antici Mattei Ruggero Luigi Emidio Antici Mattei (23 March 1811, Recanati, Marche — 21 April 1883) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Latin Patriarch of Constantinople from 1866 to 1875, and was elevated to the cardinalat ...

(1811–1883), Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *

Ruggero Maccari Ruggero Maccari (28 June 1919 – 8 May 1989) was an Italian screenwriter. Specially known by his collaboration with film director and screenwriter Ettore Scola. He wrote Commedia all'italiana films such as ''The Easy Life'', '' Brutti spor ...

(1919–1989), Italian screenwriter *

Ruggero Maregatti Ruggero Maregatti (July 14, 1905 – October 20, 1963) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Biography He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4x100 metre relay where he ...

(1905–1963), Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres *

Ruggero Marzoli Ruggero Marzoli (born 2 April 1976, in Spoltore) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer. After a previous four-month ban in 1999, Marzoli was banned for six months in 2008, after being considered guilty for the attempted use of prohibited ...

(born 1976), Italian professional road bicycle racer *

Ruggero Mastroianni Ruggero Mastroianni (7 November 1929 – 9 September 1996) was an Italian film editor. In his obituary of Mastroianni, critic Tony Sloman described him as "arguably, the finest Italian film editor of his generation." Born in Turin, he was the b ...

(1929–1996), Italian film editor *

Ruggero Oddi Ruggero Oddi (July 20, 1864 – March 22, 1913) was an Italian physiologist and anatomist who was a native of Perugia. He is most well known for the Sphincter of Oddi, which was named after him. Biography He studied medicine at Perugia, Universi ...

(1864–1913), Italian physiologist and anatomist *

Pier Ruggero Piccio Lieutenant General Count Pier Ruggero Piccio (27 September 1880 – 30 July 1965) was an Italian aviator and the founding Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force. With 24 victories during his career, he is one of the principal Italian air aces o ...

(1880–1965), Italian aviator and the founding Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force *

Ruggero Raimondi Ruggero Raimondi (born 3 October 1941) is an Italian bass-baritone opera singer who has also appeared in motion pictures. Life and career Early training and career Ruggero Raimondi was born in Bologna, Italy, during World War II. His voice mat ...

(born 1941), Italian Bass-Baritone opera singer and sometime screen actor *

Ruggero Santilli Ruggero Maria Santilli (born September 8, 1935) is an Italo-American nuclear physicist. Mainstream scientists dismiss his theories as fringe science. Biography Ruggero Maria Santilli was born September 8, 1935) in Capracotta. He studied physics ...

(born 1935), Italian-American physicist and a proponent of fringe theories *

Ruggero Verity Ruggero Verity or Roger Verity (20 May 1883 – 4 March 1959) was an Anglo-Italian entomologist who specialised in butterflies and a physician. Life Roger Verity was born in Florence on 20 May 1883, the elder son of Richard Henry Manners Verity ...

, Italian entomologist who specialised in butterflies

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