Ruggiero () is an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

spelling variant of the name

Ruggero Ruggero (), the Italian equivalent of Roger, may refer to: *Roger I of Sicily, Ruggero I of Sicily (1031–1101) Norman king of Sicily *Ruggero J. Aldisert (1919–2014), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit *Ruggero ...

, a version of the Germanic name

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

, and may refer to: As a surname *

Adamo Ruggiero Adamo Angelo Ruggiero (born June 9, 1986) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Marco Del Rossi in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Career Ruggiero has been acting since the age of seven or eight. He has starred in many plays inclu ...

(born 1986), Canadian actor *

Angela Ruggiero Angela Marie Ruggiero (born January 3, 1980) is an American former ice hockey Defenceman (ice hockey), defenseman, gold medalist, and four-time Olympian. She was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2010 to 2018 and served as a ...

(born 1980), American hockey player *

Angelo Ruggiero Angelo Salvatore Ruggiero Sr. (; July 29, 1940 – December 4, 1989), also known as "Quack Quack", was an American gangster. He was a member of the Gambino crime family and a friend of John Gotti's. After Gotti became leader of the family he ma ...

(1940–1989), Member of the New York City Mafia *

Benjamin Ruggiero Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero (April 19, 1926 – November 24, 1994) was an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family. He is well known for his friendship and mentorship of FBI undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone, who Ruggiero knew as Donnie ...

(1926–1994), member of the New York City Mafia *

Deb Ruggiero Deborah L. "Deb" Ruggiero (born April 2, 1958) is an American radio personality and politician from Jamestown, Rhode Island. A Democrat, she served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 74th district, which contains all ...

(born 1958), radio personality and politician from Rhode Island * Giuseppe Ruggiero (born 1993) Italian footballer *Joseph S. Ruggiero, better known under his stage name

Joey Powers Joseph S. "Joe" Ruggiero (December 7, 1934 – January 20, 2017), who performed as Joey Powers, was an American pop singer and songwriter whose record "Midnight Mary" reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early January 1964. Powers ha ...

(1934–2017), American singer and songwriter *

Paolo Ruggiero Paolo Ruggiero (born 26 September 1957) is a General in the Italian Army who served as Allied Command Transformation, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation of NATO from 19 July 2019 to 7 July 2022 when he was replaced by General Chris Ba ...

(born 1957), Italian general and member of NATO supreme command * Renato Ruggiero (1930–2013), Italian politician * Richard S. Ruggiero (1944–2014), New York politician * Salvatore Ruggiero (1945–1982), New York City Mafia associate and older brother of Angelo Ruggiero *

Vic Ruggiero Victor "Vic" Ruggiero, (also known as Rugaroo, Bad Vic or Lord Sluggo) is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in reggae, blues, ska and rocksteady bands since the early 1990s, including The Slackers, Stubborn ...

, musician and songwriter from New York City As a given name *

Ruggiero (character) Ruggiero (often translated Rogero in English) is a leading character in the Italian romantic epics ''Orlando Innamorato'' by Matteo Maria Boiardo and '' Orlando Furioso'' by Ludovico Ariosto. Ruggiero had originally appeared in the twelfth-cen ...

, character in Ludovico Ariosto's ''Orlando furioso'' *

Roger of Lauria Roger of Lauria (''c''. 1245 – 17 January 1305), was a Calabrian knight who served the Crown of Aragon as admiral of the Aragonese navy during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. He was probably the most successful and talented naval tacticia ...

, in Italian known as Ruggero or Ruggiero di Lauria (1245–1305), Italian admiral who was commander of the fleet of Aragon *

Ruggiero Giovannelli Ruggiero Giovannelli (c. 1560 – 7 January 1625) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance music, Renaissance and early Baroque music, Baroque eras. He was a member of the Roman School, and succeeded Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, ...

(1560–1625), Italian composer of the Renaissance and Baroque eras *

Ruggiero Leoncavallo Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Throughout his career, Leoncavallo produced numerous operas and songs but it is his 1892 opera ''Pagliacci'' that remained his lasting co ...

(1857–1919), Italian opera composer *

Ruggiero Ricci Ruggiero Ricci (24 July 1918 – 5 August 2012) was an American violinist known for performances and recordings of the works of Paganini. Biography He was born in San Bruno, California, the son of Italian immigrants who first named him Woodr ...

(1918–2012), Italian-American violin virtuoso *

Ruggiero Rizzitelli Ruggiero Rizzitelli (; born 2 September 1967) is an Italian former Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Due to his goalscoring ability, he was given the nickname "Rizzi-gol" by the fans. Clu ...

(b. 1967), Italian football who played in Germany Other *

Torre di Ruggiero Torre di Ruggiero ( Calabrian: ) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The town has numerous award-winning restaurants and wineries, and is known for its royal family where a vast majorit ...

, a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy * Ruggiero (music), a musical scheme which is at times harmonic and at times melodic *

La liberazione di Ruggiero ''La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina'' (''En.'' "The Liberation of Ruggiero from the island of Alcina") is a comic opera in four scenes by Francesca Caccini, first performed 3 February 1625 at the Villa di Poggio Imperiale in Florenc ...

, a 1625 comic opera by Francesca Caccini *''Ruggiero'', an opera by

Johann Adolf Hasse Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a co ...

(1771) *''Ruggiero'', a character in the opera

Alcina ''Alcina'' (Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis, HWV 34) is a 1735 opera by George Frideric Handel. Handel used the libretto of ''L'isola di Alcina'', a work set to music in 1728 in Rome by Riccardo Broschi, which he had acquired a year later during his t ...

of Georg Friedrich Händel.

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