Ruffins
Ruffins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Kermit Ruffins (born 1964), American musician, singer, composer, and actor *Moqut Ruffins (born 1984), American football player *Reynold Ruffins (1930–2021), American artist See also *Ruffin (other) *Ruffini Ruffini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alessandro "Sandro" Ruffini (1889–1954), Italian actor and voice actor * Angelo Ruffini (1864–1929), Italian histologist and embryologist *Attilio Ruffini (1924–2011), ...

Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964) is an American jazz trumpeter, singer, composer, and actor from New Orleans. He has been influenced by Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan and says that the highest note he can hit on trumpet is a high C. He often accompanies his songs with his own vocals. Most of his bands perform New Orleans jazz standards though he also composes many of his own pieces. Jon Pareles of ''The New York Times'' wrote, "Mr. Ruffins is an unabashed entertainer who plays trumpet with a bright, silvery tone, sings with off-the-cuff charm and never gets too abstruse in his material." Early life He started playing trumpet in 8th grade at Lawless Junior High School in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. He attended Joseph S. Clark High School in the 6th Ward and St Peter Claver Church in Tremé. In high school, he played a little bit of classical music at the behest of a strict band teacher. He developed an appreciation for cooking from his grandmother, observing her mo ...
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Moqut Ruffins
Moqut Ruffins (April 6, 1984 – August 16, 2022) was an American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University. He has also been a member of the Lakeland Thunderbolts, Laredo Lobos, Lubbock Renegades, Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings, New Orleans VooDoo, Pittsburgh Power, San Antonio Talons and Washington Valor. Early years Ruffins was born in Monterey, California. He played high school football at Middletown High School South in Middletown Township, New Jersey and helped the team win Central Jersey Group 3 titles in 2000 and 2001. College career Ruffins played for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from 2002 to 2005. He accumulated career totals of 79 tackles, nine tackles for a loss and three sacks. He earned First Team All- WAC honors his senior season in 2005 after recording 38 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles. Ruffins was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Week in October 2005 after sacking quarterback ...
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Reynold Ruffins
Reynold Dash Ruffins (August 5, 1930– July 11, 2021) was an American painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. With Milton Glaser, Edward Sorel, and Seymour Chwast, Ruffins founded Push Pin Studios in 1954. An illustrator of more than twenty children's books, Ruffins is known for his "stylistic versatility, vibrant colors, and penchant for fanciful creatures."Zipes, Jack. ''Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature'' (Oxford University Press, 2006). He has had many solo exhibitions and been part of group show exhibitions at Paris' Musée du Louvre, and in Milan, Bologna, and Tokyo. Biography Ruffins attended the High School of Music & Art in New York City and Cooper Union. While still a student at Cooper Union he, Seymour Chwast, Milton Glaser, and Edward Sorel, formed Design Plus, a short-lived studio. After graduation the collaborative partnership evolved and in 1954, he co-founded Push Pin Studios with fellow Cooper graduates Glaser, Sorel, and Chwast. In 1963, after ...
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Ruffin (other)
Ruffin may refer to: People *Ruffin (name), list of people with the name Places *Riffa, Bahrain, formerly known in English as Ruffin *Ruffin, North Carolina *Ruffin, South Carolina See also * Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (born 1991), American basketball player * Ruffins * Rufin Rufin is a surname and a male given name. Notable people with this name include: Given name * Rufin Anthony (1940–2016), Pakistani Roman Catholic bishop * Rufin Molomadan (born 1967), Central African Republic cyclist * Rufin Oba (born 1976), Co ...