Rupert may refer to: *

Rupert (name) Rupert or Ruppert is an English truncation of Latin ''Rupertus'', which derives from Old High German ''Hruodoperht/Hruodoberht'' ('p' and 'b' are the voiceless and voiced cognates of the same consonant); which is also the source of the name Robert ...

, various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert"

Places

Canada

* Rupert, Quebec, a village *

Rupert Bay Rupert Bay is a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay, in Canada. Although the coast is part of the province of Quebec, the waters of the bay are under jurisdiction of the territory of Nunavut. Geography This bay has a width of ...

, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay *

Rupert River The Rupert River is a river in Quebec, Canada. From its headwaters in Lake Mistassini, the largest natural lake in Quebec, it flows west into Rupert Bay on James Bay. The Rupert drains an area of . There is some extremely large whitewater on ...

, Quebec *

Rupert's Land Rupert's Land (), or Prince Rupert's Land (), was a territory in British North America which comprised the Hudson Bay drainage basin. The right to "sole trade and commerce" over Rupert's Land was granted to Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), based a ...

, a former territory in British North America *

Rupert station Rupert is an elevated station on the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located on Rupert Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nearby businesses include the BC Liquor Distribution Branch ...

, metro station in the Western Canadian city Vancouver

United States

Rupert, Georgia Rupert is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 19, south-southwest of Butler. Rupert has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that prov ...

, an unincorporated community in Taylor County *

Rupert, Idaho Rupert is the county seat and largest city of Minidoka County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Burley, Idaho, Burley Burley micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,082 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 c ...

, a county seat and largest city of Minidoka County * Rupert, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Union Township, Madison County *

Rupert, Pennsylvania Rupert is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 154 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. Geography R ...

, a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County *

Rupert, Vermont Rupert is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 698 at the 2020 census. The town is home tThe Maple News a trade publication focused on the maple syrup industry, and the former Jenks Tavern, built around 1807, ...

, a town in Bennington County *

Rupert, West Virginia Rupert is a town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 881 at the 2020 census. History Cyrus A. Rupert first came to Greenbrier County, ''circa'' 1829, when he was seventeen years old. Cyrus, the seventh of elev ...

, a town in Greenbrier County

Other

* Ruperts, Saint Helena, a village in Jamestown District, Saint Helena

Fiction

* Rupert, a teddy bear owned by cartoon character

Stewie Griffin Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin is a fictional character from the animated television series ''Family Guy''. He is voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in the ...

on the television series ''Family Guy'' * Rupert, a 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' ...

'' *

Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is an English children's comic strip character and franchise created by Herbert Tourtel and illustrated by his wife, the artist Mary Tourtel, first appearing in the ''Daily Express'' newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initi ...

, a fictional British cartoon character * ''Rupert'' (TV series), an animated television series based on Rupert Bear produced in Canada in the 1990s * Rupert of Hentzau, a villainous henchman 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 o ...

'' and ''

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 ...

'' *

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 cha ...

, a watcher on the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Rupert, a fictional planet from ''

Mostly Harmless ''Mostly Harmless'' is a 1992 novel by Douglas Adams and the fifth book in the '' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series. It is described on the cover of the first edition as "The fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitch Hik ...

'', the last book in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series by Douglas Adams * Rupert Jacques von Hämsterviel, full name of Dr.

Jacques von Hämsterviel Disney's ''Lilo & Stitch'' is an American science fiction media franchise that began in 2002 with the animated film of the same name written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. The franchise, which consists of four animated films, ...

, from Disney's ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise

Other uses

Rupert (paradummy) A paradummy is a military deception device first used in World War II, intended to imitate a drop of paratroop attackers. This can cause the enemy to shift forces or fires unnecessarily, or lure enemy troops into staged ambushes. The dolls us ...