Rupert or Ruppert is an English truncation of Latin ''Rupertus'', which derives from

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

''Hruodoperht/Hruodoberht'' ('p' and 'b' are the voiceless and voiced cognates of the same consonant); which is also the source of the name

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

. Thus, "Rupert" and "Robert" are different modern forms of the same name. The Old High German form of the name evolved from Germanic Hrothi, "fame, glory" + Berht, "bright"; thus, Rupert and Robert mean "fame bright".

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* Saint Rupert of Bingen *

Rupert Boneham Rupert Frederick Boneham (; born January 27, 1964) is an American mentor for troubled teens, who became known to reality television audiences in 2003 as a contestant on '' Survivor: Pearl Islands'' where he placed eighth. He later appeared on the ...

(born 1964), American multi-time ''Survivor'' contestant * Rupert Brooke (1887–1915), English poet * Rupert Bunny (1864–1947), Australian painter *

Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon Rupert Alexander George Cambridge, Viscount Trematon (24 April 1907 – 15 April 1928) was an English-born great-grandson of Queen Victoria. Originally Prince Rupert of Teck, he and his family relinquished their German titles in 1917. As heir ap ...

(1907–1928), great-grandson of Queen Victoria * Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington (1852–1929), English Liberal MP and soldier *

Rupert Carington, 5th Baron Carrington Rupert Victor John Carington, 5th Baron Carrington JP, DL (20 December 1891 – 19 November 1938), was a British peer. Life He succeeded to the title in 1929. Carrington was the son of Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington, and Edith, daughter ...

(1891–1938), English peer, father of Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, former UK Foreign Secretary * Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington (born 1948), English businessman, son of Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, former UK Foreign Secretary *

Rupert Cawthorne Rupert Cawthorne (13 April 1879 – 1965) was an English professional association football, footballer who played as a centre half or full back (association football), full back. He played in the English Football League, Football League for Dar ...

(1879–1965), English professional footballer *

Rupert Davies Rupert Davies FRSA (22 May 191622 November 1976) was a British actor. He is best remembered for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of '' Maigret'', based on Georges Simenon's novels. Life and career Military s ...

(1916–1976), English actor * Rupert Evans (born 1977), English actor *

Rupert Everett Rupert James Hector Everett (; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film '' Another Country'' (1984) as a gay pupi ...

(born 1959), English actor * Rupert Friend (born 1981), English actor *

Rupert Gould Rupert Thomas Gould (16 November 1890 – 5 October 1948) was a lieutenant-commander in the British Royal Navy noted for his contributions to horology (the science and study of timekeeping devices). He was also an author and radio personality. ...

(1890-1948), lieutenant-commander in the British Royal Navy, scientist, author and radio personality *

Rupert Graves Rupert Simeon Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in ''A Room with a View'', '' Maurice'', '' The Madness of King George'' and '' The Forsyte Saga''. From 2010 to 2017 he star ...

(born 1963), English actor *

Rupert Gregson-Williams Rupert Gregson-Williams (born 12 October 1966) is a British composer, conductor, and record producer, best known for his film, video game, and television scores. His filmography includes ''Hotel Rwanda'', for which he was awarded the European ...

, movie score composer *

Rupert Grint Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (; born 24 August 1988) is an English actor. Grint rose to fame for his role as Ron Weasley in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, for which he was cast at age eleven, having previously acted only in school plays a ...

(born 1988), English actor * Rupert Gwynne (1873–1924), English Conservative Party politician and MP * Rupert Price Hallowes (1881–1915), World War I Victoria Cross recipient *

Rupert Hine Rupert Neville Hine (21 September 1947 – 4 June 2020) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins ...

(1947-2020), British Musician, Record Producer *

Rupert Holmes David Goldstein (born February 24, 1947), better known as Rupert Holmes, is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and " Him" (1980). ...

(born 1947), British-American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, dramatist and author. * Rupert Jeffcoat (born 1970), Scottish musician * Rupert Keegan (born 1955), English Formula One driver *

Rupert, King of Germany Rupert of the Palatinate (german: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), sometimes known as Robert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany from ...

(German: ''Ruprecht'') (1352–1410), German King * Blessed

Rupert Mayer Rupert Mayer (23 January 1876 – 1 November 1945) was a German Jesuit priest and a leading figure of the Catholic resistance to Nazism in Munich. In 1987, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II. Early life Mayer was born and grew up in Stuttg ...

(1876–1945) *

Rupert Moon Rupert Henry St. John Barker Moon (born 1 February 1968) is a former Wales international rugby union player. He played club rugby for Welsh clubs Abertillery and Neath but is most associated with Llanelli, who he captained during their unpre ...

Welsh rugby international player *

Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including ...

(born 1931), Australian-American media magnate *

Rupert Penry-Jones Rupert William Penry-Jones (born 22 September 1970) is a British actor, known for his performances as Adam Carter in '' Spooks'', Clive Reader in ''Silk'', DI Joseph Chandler in ''Whitechapel'', and Mr Quinlan in the American horror series ''The ...

(born 1970), English actor * Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley (born 1957), British hereditary peer, Member of the House of Lords

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* Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682), soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century, one of the principal commanders of

Wars of the Three Kingdoms The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of related conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities united in a personal union under Charles I. They include the 1639 to 1640 B ...

First English Civil War The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. They include the Bishops' Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, the Second English Civil War, the Anglo ...

and

Battle of Marston Moor The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639 – 1653. The combined forces of the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester and the Scottish Covenanters und ...

* Saint

Rupert of Salzburg Rupert of Salzburg (german: Ruprecht, la, Robertus, Rupertus; 660 – 710 AD) was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III. Rupe ...

* Rupert Richardson (1930-2008), American Civil Rights activist *

Rupert Sanders Rupert Miles Sanders (born 16 March 1971) is an English film director. He has directed the movies '' Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012) and '' Ghost in the Shell'' (2017). In 2021, he directed the pilot episode of the Apple TV+ science fiction ...

(born 1971), English film director *

Rupert Sandilands Rupert Renorden Sandilands (7 August 186820 April 1946) was an English international footballer who played as an outside left. Early and personal life Sandilands was born on 7 August 1868 at the vicarage in Denford, near Thrapston in Northampto ...

1868–1946), English international footballer * Rupert Scholz (born 1937), German politician who served as 9th Minister of Defence of Germany * Rupert Sheldrake (born 1942), English professor, biologist and lecturer *

Rupert Shephard Rupert Norman Shephard (12 February 1909 – 16 March 1992) was an English painter, illustrator and art teacher. Early life Shephard was born in Islington, the son of an engineer and a charity worker, who were both Quakers and keen amateu ...

(1909–1992), English painter, illustrator and art teacher * Rupert Shoobridge (1883–1962), Australian politician * Rupert Shrive (born 1965), English artist *

Rupert Simonian Rupert Simonian (born 25 January 1991) is a British actor with Canada dual citizenship who is best known for his role in Not Going Out as Nicky. Simonian's career began at the age of 11 when he was spotted by a casting agent while attending the ...

(born 1991), British actor with Canada dual citizenship * Rupert Sloman (1890–1951), New Zealand cricketer * Rupert de Smidt (1883–1986), South African cricketer * Rupert Smith, KCB, DSO & Bar, OBE, QGM (born 1943), British Army officer, author of ''The Utility of Force'' * Rupert Smith (American football) (1897–1959), American football and baseball player * Rupert Smith (novelist), American-born English author *

Rupert Soames The Hon. Rupert Christopher Soames OBE (born 18 May 1959) is a British businessman, CEO of the outsourcing company Serco. He is a grandson of Winston Churchill, a nephew of one-time Defence Secretary Duncan Sandys and his wife Diana Churchil ...

OBE (born 1959), British businessman, CEO of the outsourcing company Serco * Rupert Speir (1910–1998), British Conservative Party politician and MP * Rupert Spira, English studio potter *

Rupert Stadler Rupert Stadler (born 17 March 1963) is a German businessman and former chairman of the Vorstand (CEO) of Audi AG. He was arrested in June 2018 in connection with the Volkswagen emissions scandal. He was in custody in Germany until being released ...

(born 1963), German business executive and chairman of the Vorstand (CEO) of Audi AG * Charles Rupert Stockard (1879–1939), American anatomist and zoologist * Rupert Gordon Strutt (1912–1985), the Anglican Bishop of Stockport from 1965 to 1984 * Rupert Max Stuart (1932–2014), Indigenous Australian convicted of murder in 1959 * Rupert Svendsen-Cook (born 1990), British racing driver

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* Rupert Taylor (born 1958), professor of political studies in Johannesburg * J. Rupert Thompson (born 1964), director and producer of reality television * Rupert Thomson FRSL (born 1955), English author *

Rupert Thorneloe Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Stuart Michael Thorneloe, MBE (17 October 1969 – 1 July 2009) was a British Army officer who was killed in action on 1 July 2009 near Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. Thorneloe is the highest- ...

, MBE (1969–2009), British Army officer killed in action in Afghanistan * Timothy Rupert Thorogood (born 1962), Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands 2008–2012 *

Rupert von Trapp The Trapp Family (also known as the von Trapp Family) were a singing group formed from the family of former Austrian naval commander Georg von Trapp. The family achieved fame in their original singing career in their native Austria during the in ...

(1911–1992), eldest son of Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp * Rupert Trimmingham (1899–1985), corporal in the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War II * Wallace Rupert Turnbull (1870–1954), New Brunswick engineer and inventor *

Rupert Vansittart Rupert Nicholas Vansittart (born 10 February 1958) is an English character actor. He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters. He is best known for his role as Lord Ashfordly in the ...

(born 1958), English character actor * Rupert Wagner, German sprint canoeist * Rupert Wainwright (born 1961), English film and TV director, writer, and actor * Rupert Webb (born 1922), English cricketer * Rupert Wegerif (born 1959), Professor of Education at the University of Exeter in England * Rupert Weinstabl (1911–1953), Austrian sprint canoeist * Rupert Mearse Wells (1835–1902), speaker of the Legislature of Ontario * Rupert Wells (rugby league), South African rugby league player * Rupert Wertheim (1893–1933), Australian tennis player * Rupert Whitaker (born 1963), psychiatrist, immunologist, patient-advocate *

Rupert Wilson Wigmore Rupert Wilson Wigmore, (October 5, 1873 – April 3, 1939) was a Canadian politician. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, he was a civil engineer before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing St. John--Albert in the ...

, PC (1873–1939), Canadian politician * Rupert Wildt (1905–1976), German-American astronomer * Rupert Wilkinson (born 1938), British historian * Rupert Williamson (born 1945), furniture designer *

Rupert Wills Rupert Wills (born 20 May 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life and state football Wills was born in New Zealand, but moved to Australia with hi ...

(born 1993), Australian rules footballer *

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Rupert Anthony Wingfield-Hayes (born 1967) is a British journalist and currently the BBC's Asia Correspondent based in Taipei. He was previously the BBC's Tokyo correspondent for ten years after postings as correspondent in Beijing, Moscow and ...

(born 1967), British journalist * Rupert Worker (1896–1989), played first-class cricket in New Zealand * Rupert Wyatt (born 1972), English screenwriter, director, and producer *

Rupert Young Rupert Francis Young (born 16 May 1978) is an English actor from Lambeth, London. He portrayed Sir Leon in the BBC drama series ''Merlin''. Young's television work includes episodes of '' Doc Martin'', ''Foyle's War'', '' Hotel Babylon'', '' The ...

(born 1978), English actor

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* The Rupert family, a billionaire family from Stellenbosch, South Africa or members of that family: **

Anton Rupert Anthony Edward Rupert (4 October 1916 – 18 January 2006) was a South African businessman, philanthropist, and conservationist. He was born and raised in the small town of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape. He studied in Pretoria and ultimate ...

(1916–2006) **

Johann Rupert Johann Peter Rupert (born 1 June 1950) is a South African billionaire businessman, who is the eldest son of business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and the South Af ...

(born 1950), son of Anton Rupert * Bob Rupert (born 1931), former college basketball head coach * David Rupert (born 1951), American former FBI/British intelligence agent * Franke Rupert (1888–1971), Austrian graphic and engraver * G. G. Rupert (1847–1922), American Adventist pastor and writer * Jeff Rupert (born 1964), Yamaha performing artist, a record producer, saxophonist, professor *

Joe Rupert Joseph Frank Rupert (June 24, 1912 – February 5, 1996) was an American college football, basketball, and track and field athlete and coach at the University of Kentucky. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, and after his sporting career was ...

(1912–1996), American college football, basketball, and track athlete and coach * Michael Rupert (born 1951), American actor, singer, director and composer * Nura Rupert, Australian Aboriginal artist from north-west South Australia * Robert D. Rupert (born 1964), American philosopher and professor * Rona Rupert née Davel (1934–1995), South African author * Thierry Rupert (1977–2013), French basketball player * Wilhelm Ruppert, German Nazi SS officer and the third commandant of Warsaw concentration camp

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Rupert Baxter Rupert J. Baxter is a fictional character in the Blandings stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Often called the Efficient Baxter, he is Lord Emsworth's secretary, and an expert on many things, including Egyptian scarabs. He invariably wears his rimless s ...

, fictional character in the ''Blandings'' stories by P. G. Wodehouse *

Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a British children's comic strip character and franchise created by artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the ''Daily Express'' newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival ''D ...

, a cartoon bear created by Mary Tourtel * Rupert of Hentzau, the villainous henchman of the king's usurper, Black Michael, in Anthony Hope's novels, ''

The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in orde ...

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Rupert of Hentzau ''Rupert of Hentzau'' is a sequel by Anthony Hope to ''The Prisoner of Zenda'', written in 1895 but not published in book form until 1898. The novel was serialized in '' The Pall Mall Magazine'' and '' McClure's Magazine'' from December 1897 t ...

'' * Rupert, the squirrel in the 1950 Christmas film ''

The Great Rupert ''The Great Rupert'' is a 1950 comedy family film starring Jimmy Durante, Tom Drake and Terry Moore, produced by George Pal and directed by Irving Pichel. It is based on a story written by Ted Allan that has also been published as a children's ...

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Rupert Giles Rupert Giles is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. The character is portrayed by Anthony Stewart Head. He serves as Buffy Summers' mentor and surrogate father figure. The charac ...

, watcher on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" * Rupert Campbell-Black, the central character in the Rutshire Chronicles series by Jilly Cooper * Rupert Thorne, fictional character, a crime boss and enemy of Batman in the DC Comics universe * Rupert T. Waxflatter, the mentor of the future detective Sherlock Holmes, created for the 1985 film '' Young Sherlock Holmes'' * Rupert Pupkin, the anti-hero in the 1983 film '' The King of Comedy'' * Rupert Campion, the son of the gentleman detective

Albert Campion Albert Campion is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Margery Allingham. He first appeared as a supporting character in ''The Crime at Black Dudley'' (1929), an adventure story involving a ring of criminals ...

in Margery Allingham's eponymous series * Rupert, stuffed teddy bear owned by cartoon character Stewie Griffin (''Family Guy'') * Rupert, one of the narrator’s aliases in the 1999 film ''

Fight Club ''Fight Club'' is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is d ...

''. * Rupert, Prince of the West and protagonist of Gimlet Media's The Two Princes * Sir Rupert Murgatroyd, from Gilbert and Sullivan's ''

Ruddigore ''Ruddigore; or, The Witch's Curse'', originally called ''Ruddygore'', is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas and the tenth of fourteen comic operas written tog ...

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