Rui is a Portuguese male first name, also spelled Ruy. It has the same origin as

Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...

and Rodrick.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Rui
/ref> It is also a unisex name in Japan. Notable people with the name include: *

Ruy de Carvalho Ruy de Carvalho GCM (born 1 March 1927) is a Portuguese actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...

(born 1927), Portuguese actor *

Rui Barbosa Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira (5 November 1849 – 1 March 1923), also known as Rui Barbosa, was a Brazilian polymath, diplomat, writer, jurist, and politician. Born in Salvador, Bahia, and a distinguished and staunch defender of civil liberties and ...

(1849–1923), Brazilian diplomat, writer, jurist, and politician * Rui Campos (1922–2002), Brazilian footballer * Rui Correia (born 1967), Portuguese football goalkeeper *

Rui Costa Rui Manuel César Costa (; born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who is the 34th president of sports club S.L. Benfica. He also succeeded Luís Filipe Vieira as president of the club's SAD board of directors. ...

(born 1972), Portuguese football midfielder * Rui da Gracia (born 1985), Spanish-born naturalized Equatoguinean football defender, known mononymously as Rui * Rui de Figueiredo (1929–2013), professor, engineer and mathematician *

Rui de Pina Rui (or Ruy) de Pina (1440–1522) was a Portuguese chronicler. Biography Rui (or Ruy) de Pina was a native of Guarda. He acted as secretary of the embassy sent by King John II of Portugal to Castile in the spring of 1482, and in the followin ...

(1440–1521), Portuguese chronicler * Rui Falcão (born 1943), Brazilian politician * Rui Faria (born 1979), Portuguese football coach * Rui Gomes (disambiguation), several people * Rui Jorge Faria Azevedo (born 19/80), Portuguese football goalkeeper * Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (born 1986), Portuguese cyclist *, Japanese basketball player *

Rui Jordão Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão (; 9 August 1952 – 18 October 2019) was a Portuguese footballer. His professional career was spent mostly with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting CP. One of the most prolific strikers i ...

(1952-2019), Portuguese football striker *

Rui Jorge Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira (born 27 March 1973), known as Rui Jorge, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of the Portugal national under-21 team. In a 15-year professional career he ...

(born 1973), Portuguese football back *

Rui Machado Rui Machado (born April 10, 1984, in Faro) is a Portuguese retired professional tennis player who is regarded as one of the best Portuguese players of all time. In October 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking at 59, at the time ...

(born 1984), Portuguese tennis player * Rui Machida (born 1993), Japanese basketball player * Rui Monteiro (born 1977), Cape Verde-born Dutch footballer * Rui Nereu (born 1986), Portuguese football goalkeeper *

Rui Oliveira Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira (born 5 September 1996) is a Portuguese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He competed in the scratch event at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. His twin brother, Ivo Oliveira, is also an in ...

(born 1996), Portuguese cyclist *

Rui Patrício Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício (; born 15 February 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A team Roma and the Portugal national team. He is often nicknamed "São Patrício" (''Saint Patrício'') for ...

(born 1988), Portuguese football goalkeeper *

Rui Rio Rui Fernando da Silva Rio (born 6 August 1957) is a Portuguese economist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He was the Mayor of Porto from 2002 to 2013. Between 2018 and 2022, he was President of the PSD and Leader of the Opp ...

(born 1957), Portuguese politician and former Mayor of Porto (Presidente da Câmara Municipal) * Rui Sasaki (born 1984), glass artist from Japan * Rui Soares (born 1993), Portuguese squash player *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Rui Veloso Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso ComIH (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called "The father of Portuguese rock" (Portuguese: ''O pai do rock português''), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portugues ...

(born 1957), Portuguese musician. Known to be the father of Portuguese Rock'n Roll

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