Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

''ruð'' meaning clearing. Ruud is also a Dutch masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also often short for Rudolf.

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Asbjørn Ruud Asbjørn Ruud (6 October 1919 – 26 March 1989) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Together with his brothers Birger and Sigmund he dominated international ski jumping in the 1930s. Ruud won a gold medal at the 1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ...

(1919–1986), Norwegian ski jumper * Barrett Ruud (born 1983), American football linebacker *

Birger Ruud Birger Johannes Ruud (23 August 1911 – 13 June 1998) was a Norwegian ski jumper and alpine skier. Career Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three w ...

(1911–1998), Norwegian ski jumper * Bo Ruud (born 1984), American football linebacker *

Casper Ruud Casper Ruud (; born 22 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in September 2022, making him t ...

(born 1998), Norwegian tennis player * Christian Ruud (born 1972), Norwegian tennis player *

David Ruud David Ruud (born January 21, 1980) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden who won 2003 Speedway World Cup with Sweden and earned 6 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career Ruud signed for Poole Pirates for the 2001 Elite ...

(born 1980), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider * Edwin Ruud (1854–1932), Norwegian-American mechanical engineer and inventor * Espen Ruud (born 1984), Norwegian football defender * Joseph Ruud (born 1981), American professional wrestler better known as (Erick) Rowan * Maria Ruud (born 1960), American politician and a member of the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

* Millard Ruud (1917–1997), legal scholar * Ole Ruud (born 1958), Norwegian conductor * Roger Ruud (born 1958), Norwegian ski jumper *

Sif Ruud Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde born Sif Einarsdotter Ruud (6 May 1916 – 15 August 2011), best known as Sif Ruud, was a Swedish film actress. Born in Stockholm to Einar Ruud and Inez Engström, she began her career in 1938, and appeared in 14 ...

(1916–2011), Swedish film actress * Sigmund Ruud (1907–1994), Norwegian ski jumper * Tom Ruud (born 1953), American professional football player * William Ruud (born 1952), American educator, president of

University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across five colleges. The fall 2024 total enrollment was 9,283 students. The university was initially founded in 1 ...

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Adolf Rüd The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross () and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across ...

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in the

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during

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* Jon Rud (born 1986), Danish swimmer who participated at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

* Nils Johan Rud (1908–1993), Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories children's writer, and magazine editor * Ove Rud (1923–2007), Danish film actor

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* Ruud Boffin (born 1987), Belgian footballer * Ruud Brood (born 1962), Dutch footballer *

Ruud de Wild Rudolf Alexander de Wild (born 24 April 1969) is a Dutch radio host. He is also a former DJ, VJ (media personality), VJ and was one of the faces of the now-defunct television network Talpa (TV), Talpa. On 6 May 2002, when he worked for radio s ...

(born 1969), Dutch radio host *

Ruud Geels Geertruida Maria "Ruud" Geels (; 28 July 1948 – 18 November 2023) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s. A prolific goalscorer, ...

(1948–2023), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit (; born Rudi Dil; 1 September 1962) is a former Dutch Association football, footballer and subsequent manager. Regarded among the greatest footballers of all time, he was also noted for his Utility player#Association football, abili ...

(born 1962), Dutch footballer * Ruud Hesp (born 1965), Dutch football goalkeeper * Ruud Heus (born 1961), Dutch footballer * Ruud Janssen (born 1959), Dutch blogger *

Ruud Jolie Ruud Jolie (born Rudolf Adrianus Jolie on 19 April 1976) is the lead guitarist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Early life Ruud is an only child. Growing up, he first initiated himself to music by playing the keyboards, but his pa ...

(born 1976), Dutch musician * Ruud Kaiser (born 1960), Dutch footballer * Ruud Kleinpaste (born 1952), New Zealand TV presenter * Ruud Knol (born 1981), Dutch footballer * Ruud Krol (born 1949), Dutch footballer * Ruud Kuijten (born 1973), Belgian badminton player *

Ruud Lubbers Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers (; 7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refug ...

(1939–2018), Dutch Prime minister * Ruud Misdorp (born 1952), Dutch water polo player * Ruud Stokvis (born 1943), Dutch rower *

Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (; born 1 July 1976), commonly known as Ruud van Nistelrooy (), is a Dutch professional Association football, football manager and former player who is the current manager of EFL Championship club Leic ...

(born 1976), Dutch footballer * Ruud Vormer (born 1988), Dutch footballer

Other

* Ruud Heating, Cooling & Water Heating, a division of Rheem Industries

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