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

Rudra Rudra (/ ɾud̪ɾə/; ) 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". Rudra ...

Ruairidh Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the /''Ruaidhrí'' and /''Ruaraidh'' and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", composed ...

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

People

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*Rudolf Rudy Andeweg (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 ...

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

Rudy Demotte Rudy W.G. Demotte (born 3 June 1963 in Ronse) is a Belgian socialist politician who served as the 12th Minister-President of Wallonia (2007–2014), replacing Elio Di Rupo, one month after a historical defeat of the socialists in the federal ...

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

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 retired football manager and player *

Rudi Dolezal Rudi Dolezal (, 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, Michael Jacks ...

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

Rudi Dutschke Alfred Willi Rudolf 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 Socialist Students Union (SDS) in ...

(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 currently the head coach of the Belgium national team. Garcia began his professional career with Lille, and went on to have stints ...

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

Rudy Gay Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. (born August 17, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward, he played college basketball for the UConn Huskies before being selected eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *Rudolf

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

(1922–1985), Austrian-born American fashion designer *Rudolph

Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Giuliani ( , ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and Disbarment, disbarred lawyer who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney ...

(born 1944) former US Associate Attorney General and former Mayor of New York City *

Rudy Gobert Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel ( , ; born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Utah Jazz who acquired him during the 2013 NBA d ...

(born 1992), French basketball player *

Rudy Haddad Rudy Haddad (; born 5 February 1985) is a French-Israeli 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 is a ...

(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, ...

(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 Czech jazz guitarist. Biography From 1975 to 1979, he studied classical guitar as a teenager at the Prague Conservatory and learned jazz through his mentor, Karel Velebný. After travelling to Germany in 198 ...

(born 1960), Czech-American jazz guitarist *

Rudy Pankow Rudy Pankow (; born August 12, 1998) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as JJ Maybank on the Netflix teen drama series ''Outer Banks''. Early life Rudy Pankow was born and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska. His p ...

(born 1998), American actor *

Rudy Ruettiger Daniel Eugene Ruettiger (born August 23, 1948) is an American motivational speaker and author who played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. His early life and career at Notre Dame were the inspiration for the 1993 film '' Rudy ...

(born 1948), American football player, motivational speaker, and inspiration for the film ''Rudy'' *Rudolph

Rudy Sikich Rudolph H. Sikich (February 12, 1921 – January 4, 1998) was an American professional football tackle who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Brooklyn Tigers in the fourth r ...

(1921–1998), American National Football League player *Rudolf

Rudi Skácel Rudolf Skácel (; born 17 July 1979) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped at international level by the Czech Republic. He was generally deployed as a left sided midfield player but proved himself to be ...

(born 1979), Czech footballer *

Rudy Trouvé Rudy Trouvé (born 28 January 1967) is a Belgian musician. In the early nineties, he founded the Heavenhotel record label and released dozens of records since. Between 1993 and 1995 he was part of Deus, quitting the band in favour of focusing ...

(born 1967), Belgian musician * Rudy Turk (1927–2007), American museum director, curator, painter *Hubert

Rudy Vallée Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, saxophonist, bandleader, actor, and entertainer. He was the first male singer to rise from local radio broadcasts in New York Ci ...

(1901–1986), American singer, actor and bandleader, one of the first modern pop stars *Rudolf Rudi Vis (1941–2010), Dutch-born British politician and Member of Parliament *Rudolf

Rudi Völler Rudolf "Rudi" Völler (; born 13 April 1960) is a German professional football manager and former player, who is currently the director of the Germany national team. In Germany, he is nicknamed "Tante Käthe" ("Aunt Kathy"), a name bestowed upon ...

(born 1960), German retired football manager and player *

Rudolf Vrba Rudolf Vrba (born Walter Rosenberg; 11 September 1924 – 27 March 2006) was a Slovak-Jewish biochemist who, as a teenager in 1942, was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German-occupied Pol ...

(1924–2006), Slovak-Jewish biochemist, Auschwitz concentration camp escapee who co-wrote a report of the mass murders being committed there *

Rudi Widodo Rudi Widodo (born 13 July 1983, in Pati Regency, Pati) is an Indonesian former Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. Honours Country honors ;Indonesia * Indonesian Independence Cup: 2008 Indon ...

(born 1983), Indonesian footballer *Rudolph

Rudy Wiedoeft Rudolph Cornelius Wiedoeft (January 3, 1893 – February 18, 1940) was an American saxophonist whose compositions and solos on recordings helped popularize the instrument. Biography Born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of German immigrants, at a ...

(1893–1940), American saxophonist *Preston Rudolph Rudy York (1913–1970), American Major League Baseball player *

Rudi Ying Ying Rudi (; born August 16, 1998) is a Chinese professional ice hockey player currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Born in China, Ying first played hockey in ...

(born 1998), Chinese ice hockey player * Albert Rudolph (1928–1973), American entrepreneur and Hindu spiritual teacher

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Jan Bytnar Jan Roman Bytnar, ''nom de guerre'' "Rudy" (''Ginger'') (born 6 May 1921, Kolbuszowa, Poland – died 30 March 1943, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish scoutmaster, a member of Polish scouting anti-Nazi resistance, and a lieutenant in the Home Army du ...

, ''nom de guerre'' Rudy (1921–1943), Polish resistance fighter *

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

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* Andrzej Rudy (born 1965), Polish footballer *

Florian Rudy Florian Rudy (born January 7, 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for SV Heimstetten. He is the brother of Sebastian Rudy. Career Rudy played as a youth for four of southwest Germany's top clubs (V ...

(born 1989), German footballer *

Gherasim Rudi Gherasim Rudi (4 March 1907 – 26 June 1982) also Russified as Gerasim Yakovlevich Rud () was a Moldavian SSR politician and member of the Moldovan resistance during World War II. Rudi was born in Sărăței, Rîbnița District. He died on 2 ...

(1907–1982), Prime Minister of the Moldovan SSR * Henry Rudi (1889–1970), Norwegian huntsman and polar bear hunter *

Joe Rudi Joseph Oden Rudi (born September 7, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder between and , most prominently as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won th ...

(born 1946), American former Major League Baseball player * Michał Radziwiłł Rudy (1870–1950), German-Polish diplomat and nobleman *

Mikhail Rudy Mikhail Rudy (: born 3 April 1953) is a French pianist, who has won several awards for his recordings including the Grand Prix du disque. Life and career Rudy was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where his family had been deported by the Soviet reg ...

(born 1953), Russian-French pianist *

Rajiv Pratap Rudy Rajiv Pratap Rudy (born 30 March 1962) is an Indian politician from Bihar. He is a four-time Member of Parliament representing Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2023, he won from Saran (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar. Earlier, he won three times in ...

(born 1962), Indian politician * Ruth Rudy (born 1938), American politician *

Sebastian Rudy Sebastian Rudy (born 28 February 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender. He began his senior career at VfB Stuttgart in 2008 before moving to TSG Hoffenheim in 2010, where he spent a majority of ...

(born 1990), German footballer *

Steven Rudy Steven Jack Rudy (born August 9, 1978) is an American politician and agribusiness owner who has served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2005. He represents Kentucky's 1s ...

(born 1978), American politician and businessman

Fictional characters

* Rudy, Abby's stepbrother on ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, 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 Worksh ...

'' * Rudy, from ''

The Book Thief ''The Book Thief'' is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, set in Nazi Germany during World War II. Published in 2005, ''The Book Thief'' became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and s ...

'' * Rudi van DiSarzio, 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 th ...

adventure novels by Clive Cussler *

Rudeus Greyrat is the main protagonist of Rifujin na Magonote's novel series ''Mushoku Tensei''. An unnamed 34-year-old Japanese hikikomori is kicked out by his siblings following his parents' death and his absence in their parent's funeral. Upon some self-in ...

, the main character of the Japanese light novel ''Mushoku Tensei'' *

Rudy Huxtable Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable is a fictional character who appears on the American sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992). Portrayed by actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, Rudy is the youngest child of Cliff Huxtable, Cliff and Clair Huxtable. Fi ...

, 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 iteration of the character has the ability to temporarily absorb the life force, attributes, memories, and superpowers of anyone through ...

, a DC Comics villain *Rudy Pipilo, a gangster in the American drama series '' The Deuce'' *Rudy Tabootie, in the animated series ''

ChalkZone ''ChalkZone'' is an American animated television series created by Bill Burnett and Larry Huber for Nickelodeon. The series follows Rudy Tabootie, an elementary school student who discovers a box of magic chalk that allows him to draw portals ...

'' *

Rudy Wade Rudy Wade is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama ''Misfits (TV series), Misfits'', portrayed by Joe Gilgun. After Robert Sheehan, who played Nathan Young, announced his departure, it was announced a new ch ...

, 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 being seriously injured in a NASA test f ...

'' * 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 produc ...

'' * Baron Rudi, in Austrian humor *Regular-Sized Rudy (born Rudolph Stieblitz), a supporting character in the animated series ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...

'' * Rudy Cooper- Aka Brian Moser (Dexter) Apperears as the main antagonist of season 1 of Dexter. *Rudy, A boy in Frankfurt who plays a barrel organ in the street, he is friend of clara and Heidi in the

Heidi (2015 TV series) ''Heidi'' is an animated children's television series, based on the 1881 novel ''Heidi'' by Johanna Spyri. The original television series from 2007 was a Swiss-French-Italian-Australian co-production in 27 episodes of 26 minutes. A "remake" (ra ...

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