Rudy or Rudi is a masculine given name, sometimes short for Rudolf, Rudolph, Rawad,

Rudra Rudra (; sa, रुद्र) is a Rigvedic deity associated with Shiva, the wind or storms, Vayu, medicine, and the hunt. One translation of the name is 'the roarer'. In the Rigveda, Rudra is praised as the 'mightiest of the mighty'. Ru ...

, Ruairidh, or variations thereof, a nickname and a surname which may refer to:

People

Given name or nickname

*Rudolf

Rudy Andeweg Rudolf Bastiaan "Rudy" Andeweg (born 28 February 1952) is a former Professor of Empirical Political Science at Leiden University. He has written on political psychology, voting behavior, political elites, political leadership, comparative politic ...

(born 1952), Dutch political scientist *Rudolf Rudi Assauer (1944–2019), German football manager and player *Rudolf Rudy Ballieux (1930–2020), Dutch immunologist *

Rudi Carrell Rudi Carrell (born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar; 19 December 1934 – 7 July 2006) was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters and Linda de Mol, he was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in ...

(1934–2006), Dutch television entertainer * Rudy Cerami (born 1988), American football player * Rudy D'Amico (born 1940), American National Basketball Association scout, and former college and professional basketball coach *

Rudy Demotte Rudy or Rudi is a masculine given name, sometimes short for Rudolf, Rudolph, Rawad, Rudra, Ruairidh, or variations thereof, a nickname and a surname which may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Rudolf Rudy Andeweg (born 1952), Dutch poli ...

(born 1963), Belgian politician *Rudi Dil, birth name of

Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit (; born Rudi Dil; 1 September 1962) is a Dutch footballer and subsequent manager who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s as a defender, midfielder or forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all ...

(born 1962), Dutch retired football manager and player *

Rudi Dolezal Rudi Dolezal ( sl, Doležal, born 5 February 1958) is an Austrian film producer and film director best known for his music videos. He has directed and produced videos for artists such as Tom Waits, the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, M ...

(born 1958), Austrian film director and film producer *Rüdiger Rudi Dornbusch (1942–2002), German economist *Alfred Willi Rudolf

Rudi Dutschke Alfred Willi Rudolf "Rudi" Dutschke (; 7 March 1940 – 24 December 1979) was a German sociologist and political activist who, until severely injured by an assassin in 1968, was a leading charismatic figure within the West German Socialist Stu ...

(1940–1979), the most prominent spokesperson of the 1960s German student movement * Rudy Florio (born 1950), Canadian football player *Jonathan Rudy Ford (born 1994), American football player *Val

Rudy Galindo Val Joe "Rudy" Galindo (born September 7, 1969) is an American former competitive figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, he is the 1996 U.S. national champion, 1987 World Junior Champion, and 199 ...

(born 1969), American retired figure skater *

Rudi Garcia Rudi José Garcia (; ; born 20 February 1964) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr. Early life Rudi Garcia's father, José, was a Spanish expatriate who played ...

(born 1964), French football manager and former player *

Rudy Gay Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. (born August 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'8" forward played college basketball for the University of Connecticut before being d ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *Rudolf

Rudi Gernreich Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich (August 8, 1922 April 21, 1985) was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and dynamic fashion of the 1960s. He purposefully used fashio ...

(1922–1985), Austrian-born American fashion designer *Rudolph Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) former US Associate Attorney General and former Mayor of New York City * Rudy Gobert (born 1992), French basketball player *

Rudy Haddad Rudy Haddad ( he, רודי חדד; born 5 February 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Haddad is Jewish, and was born in Paris and raised in France to a family of Tunisian Jewish descent. He ...

(born 1985), French-Israeli football player *

Rudy Horn Rudy Horn (14 February 1933 – 12 October 2018) was a well-regarded juggler. Information He began at age 7 and later toured around the world. He appeared on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' four times. He retired from juggling in 1975 and became a tennis ...

(1933–2018), German juggler *

Rudy Kennedy Rudy Kennedy (born Rudi Karmeinsky October 24, 1927 – November 10, 2008) was a British rocket scientist, Holocaust survivor, and a protester for Jewish causes. He spent a substantial period of his youth in Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, Mi ...

(1927–2008), British rocket scientist and Holocaust survivor and activist *Rudolph

Rudy LaRusso Rudolph A. LaRusso (November 11, 1937 – July 9, 2004) was an American professional basketball player who was a five-time All-Star in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was nicknamed "Roughhouse Rudy." Early life LaRusso was Jewish ...

(1937–2004), American basketball player *

Rudy Linka Rudy Linka (born 29 May 1960) is a jazz guitarist from the Czech Republic. From 1975–1979, he studied classical guitar as a teenager at the Prague Conservatory and learned jazz through his mentor, Karel Velebný. After travelling to Germany ...

(born 1960), Czech-American jazz guitarist *

Rudy Pankow Rudy Pankow () is an American actor. He stars as JJ Maybank on the Netflix teen drama series ''Outer Banks''. Early life Pankow was born and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska. He began his interest in acting and production in middle school via YouTube ...

(born 1998), American actor * Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger (born 1948), American football player, motivational speaker, and inspiration for the film ''

Rudy Rudy or Rudi is a masculine given name, sometimes short for Rudolf, Rudolph, Rawad, Rudra, Ruairidh, or variations thereof, a nickname and a surname which may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Rudolf Rudy Andeweg (born 1952), Dutch poli ...

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Rudy Rupak Acharyya "Rudy" Rupak (born 14 November 1968) is a serial entrepreneur known for introducing the business of medical tourism as the founder of the world's first medical tourism company, PlanetHospital. He is also known for producing '' Snowboa ...

, Canadian serial entrepreneur *Rudolph Rudy Sikich (1921–1998), American National Football League player *Rudolf Rudi Skácel (born 1979), Czech footballer * Rudy Trouvé (born 1967), Belgian musician *Hubert

Rudy Vallée Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type. Early life Hubert Prior Vall ...

(1901–1986), American singer, actor and bandleader, one of the first modern pop stars *Rudolf

Rudi Vis Rudolf Jan Vis (4 April 1941 – 30 May 2010) was a Dutch-born British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley and Golders Green from 1997 to 2010. Early life Vis was born in 1941 in the town of Alkmaar, in th ...

(1941–2010), Dutch-born British politician and Member of Parliament *Rudolf

Rudi Völler Rudolf "Rudi" Völler (; born 13 April 1960), nicknamed "''Tante Käthe''" ("Aunt Käthe"), is a German former professional football player and manager who serves as the sporting director for Bayer Leverkusen. A forward, Völler won the FIFA W ...

(born 1960), German retired football manager and player * Rudolf Vrba (1924–2006), Slovak-Jewish biochemist, Auschwitz concentration camp escapee who co-wrote a report of the mass murders being committed there * Rudi Widodo (born 1983), Indonesian footballer *Rudolph Rudy Wiedoeft (1893–1940), American saxophonist *Preston Rudolph

Rudy York Preston Rudolph York (August 17, 1913 – February 5, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and a first baseman between and , most notably as a member of the ...

(1913–1970), American Major League Baseball player * Rudi Ying (born 1998), Chinese ice hockey player * Albert Rudolph (1928–1973), American entrepreneur and Hindu spiritual teacher

Alias or stage name

* Rudy (footballer), Angolan footballer born Carlos Wilson Cachicote da Rocha (born 1989) *

, Dutch entertainer born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar (1934–2006) * Rudy de Mérode, real name Frédéric Martin (1905–?), French collaborator in the Second World War *

Rudy Grayzell Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell (June 8, 1933 - November 26, 2019), also known as Rudy Gray, was a Rockabilly musician. He was born Rudolph Paiz Jimenez in Saspamco, Texas, and took his stage-name from his German great-grandmother. He first formed "The Bu ...

, stage name of American rockabilly musician Rudolph Paiz Jimenez (1933–2019)

Surname

* Andrzej Rudy (born 1965), Polish footballer * Florian Rudy (born 1989), German footballer * Gherasim Rudi (1907–1982), Prime Minister of the Moldovan SSR *

Henry Rudi Henry Marentius Rudi (12 March 1889 – 15 June 1970) was a Norwegian trapper and polar bear hunter. Rudi was born in Tromsø, Norway, the son of Ole Olsen Rudi (1859–1935) and Marie Wilhelmine Henriksen (1863–1934). His father had originally ...

(1889–1970), Norwegian huntsman and polar bear hunter * Joe Rudi (born 1946), American former Major League Baseball player * Michał Radziwiłł Rudy (1870–1950), German-Polish diplomat and nobleman * Mikhail Rudy (born 1953), Russian-French pianist *

Rajiv Pratap Rudy Rajiv Pratap Rudy (born 30 March 1962) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, and a Member of Parliament representing Saran (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar, India. In 2014. Rudy became the Minister of State (Independent C ...

(born 1962), Indian politician *

Ruth Rudy Ruth Corman Rudy (born January 3, 1938) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature o ...

(born 1938), American politician * Sebastian Rudy (born 1990), German footballer * Steven Rudy (born 1978), American politician and businessman

Fictional characters

* Rudy, Abby's stepbrother on ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ...

''. He is performed by Frankie Cordero. * Rudy, from ''

The Book Thief ''The Book Thief'' is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, and is his most popular book. Published in 2005, ''The Book Thief'' became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 16 mil ...

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Rudi van DiSarzio ''The Mighty Boosh'' is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Recurring characters from the The Mighty Boosh, television series, the The Mighty Boosh (radio series), radio series, and the various stage sho ...

, a psychedelic monk in ''The Mighty Boosh'' *Rudi Gunn, in the

Dirk Pitt Dirk Pitt is a fictional character created by American novelist Clive Cussler and featured in a series of novels published from 1976 to 2021. Pitt is a larger-than-life hero reminiscent of pulp magazine icon Doc Savage. Pitt is a citizen of the ...

adventure novels by novelist

Clive Cussler Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached ''The New York Times'' fiction best-seller list m ...

* Rudeus Greyrat, the main character of the Japanese light novel ''Mushoku Tensei'' * Rudy Huxtable, in the American sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' *Rudy Jones, the best-known incarnation of the

Parasite (comics) Parasite is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Each version of the character has the ability to temporarily absorb the life-energy, superpowers, and knowledge of others. The most recurring ...

, a DC Comics villain *Rudy Pipilo, a gangster in the American drama series '' The Deuce'' * Rudy Wade, in the British science fiction TV series ''Misfits'' * Rudy Wells, a scientist in the American TV series ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is re ...

'' * Rudy (''Pokémon''), in season two of the ''Pokémon'' anime *Rudy, in the 2009 animated film '' Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' *R.U.D.I, George Jetson's work computer in the animated TV series ''

The Jetsons ''The Jetsons'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, on ABC, then later aired in reruns via syndication, with new episodes produced ...

'' * Baron Rudi, in Austrian humor *Rudy Ransom, a Starfleet captain in an episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' (" Equinox (Star Trek: Voyager)") *Regular-Sized Rudy (born Rudolph Stieblitz), a supporting character in the animated series ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and t ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Film

* ''Rudy'' (film), a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh and starring Sean Astin. * '' Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story'', a 2003 American television film starring James Woods as former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.