Rudolph or Rudolf (,

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 ...

, Portuguese and ) or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is an ancient Germanic name deriving from two stems: ''Hrōþi'', ''Hruod'', ''Hróðr'' or ''Hrōð'', meaning "fame", "glory" "honour", "renown", and ''olf'' meaning "wolf" (Hrōþiwulfaz).

In other languages

Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

: Roelof, Rudolf *

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Rudolf * *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

: Ռուդոլֆ (Rudolf) * Catalan: Rodolf * Croatian: Rudolf *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

: Rudolf * Danish: Rudolf *

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

: Roelof, Rudolf, Ruud * English: Rudolph, Rodolph, Rolph *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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: Rudo, Ruudo, Ruudolf * Finnish: Ruuto, Ruutolffi *

Flemish Flemish may refer to: * Flemish, adjective for Flanders, Belgium * Flemish region, one of the three regions of Belgium *Flemish Community, one of the three constitutionally defined language communities of Belgium * Flemish dialects, a Dutch dialec ...

: Roel * French: Rodolphe, Raoul * Georgian: რუდოლფ (Rudolp) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

: Rudolf, Rolf, Rudloff, diminutive: Rudi *

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

: Ροδόλφος (Rhodólphos), Ράλλης (Rhálles) *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: רודולף (Rudolf) * Hungarian: Rudolf * Indonesian: Rudolf *

: Rodolfo *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

:ルドルフ (Rudorufu), ルド (Rudo), ルディ (Rudi) *

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

: Rudolphus * Latvian: Rūdolfs, Rūdis * Lithuanian: Rudolfas, Rudas, Rudis * Manx: Roolwer * Norwegian: Rudolf *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

: Rudolf * Portuguese: Rodolfo *

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

: Рудольф (Rudolf) *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

: Rudolf (Рудолф) * Slovak: Rudolf * Slovene: Rudolf *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

: Rodolfo * Swedish: Rudolf

Given name

Royalty and nobility

* Rudolph, Count of Ponthieu (died 866) *

Rudolph I of Burgundy Rudolph I ( – 25 October 912) was King of Upper Burgundy from his election in 888 until his death. A member of the elder Welf family, Rudolph was the son of Conrad, Count of Auxerre and Waldrada of Worms. From his father he inherited the l ...

(c. 859–912) *

Rudolph II of Burgundy Rudolph II (/885 – 12 or 13 July 937) was King of Upper Burgundy from 912 until 933, and then King of the united Kingdom of Burgundy (the polity later known as the Kingdom of Arles) from 933 until his death in 937. He was also King of Italy f ...

(880–937) *

Rudolph of France Rudolph (), sometimes called Ralph (; 890 – 14/15 January 936), was the king of West Francia (France) from 923 until his death in 936. He was elected to succeed his father-in-law, Robert I, and spent much of his reign defending his realm from ...

(c. 890–936), reigned 923–936 *

Rudolph III of Burgundy Rudolph III (, ; 970 – 6 September 1032), called the Idle or the Pious, was the king of Burgundy from 993 until his death. He was the last ruler of an independent Kingdom of Burgundy, and the last legitimate male member of the Burgundian line ...

(c. 970–1032) *

Rudolf of Rheinfelden Rudolf of Rheinfelden ( – 15 October 1080) was Duke of Swabia from 1057 to 1079. Initially a follower of his brother-in-law, the Salian emperor Henry IV, his election as German anti-king in 1077 marked the outbreak of the Great Saxon Revolt a ...

(1025–1080),

Duke of Swabia The Dukes of Swabia were the rulers of the Duchy of Swabia during the Middle Ages. Swabia was one of the five stem duchy, stem duchies of the medieval German kingdom, and its dukes were thus among the most powerful magnates of Germany. The most no ...

Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg Rudolph II (or Rudolph the Kind) (died 10 April 1232) was Count of Habsburg in the Aargau and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg. He was the only son of Count Albert III of Habsburg and Ita of Pfullendorf. He married Agnes of St ...

(died 1232) *

Rudolf I of Germany Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany of the Habsburg dynasty from 1273 until his death. Rudolf's imperial election of 1273, election marked the end of the Interregnum (Holy Roman Empire), Great Interregnum whic ...

(1218–1291) *

Rudolf II, Duke of Austria Rudolf II ( – 10 May 1290), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1282 to 1283, jointly with his elder brother Albert I, who succeeded him. Biography Rudolf II was born in Rheinfelden, Swabia, the young ...

(1270–1290) *

Rudolph I of Bohemia Rudolf I ( – 3/4 July 1307), also known as Rudolf of Habsburg, was a member of the House of Habsburg, the King of Bohemia and titular King of Poland from 1306 until his death. He was also Duke of Austria (as Rudolf III) and Styria from 1298. ...

(1281–1307) *

Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine Rudolf II "the blind" (8 August 1306 – 4 October 1353) was Count Palatine of the Rhine (see Palatinate) from 1329 to 1353. He was born in Wolfratshausen, the son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Mechtild of Nassau, daughter of King Ado ...

(1306–1353) *

Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine Rudolph (1320 – 26 August 1346), called the Valiant (''le Vaillant''), was the Duke of Lorraine from 1328 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine and Elisabeth of Austria, the daughter of King Albert ...

(1320–1346) *

Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria Rudolf IV (1 November 1339 – 27 July 1365), also called Rudolf the Founder (), was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria (self-proclaimed archduke), Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 136 ...

(1339–1365) *

Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the H ...

(1552–1612) *

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (Rudolf Franz Karl Josef; 21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) was the only son and third child of Franz Joseph I of Austria, Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was heir apparent to the imp ...

(1858–1889), son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria (died at Mayerling)

Religious figures

Rudolf of Fulda Rudolf of Fulda (died March 8, 862) was a Benedictine monk during the Carolingian period in the 9th century. Rudolf was active at Fulda Abbey in the present-day German state of Hesse. He was one of the most distinguished scholars of his time. Many ...

, 9th-century monk, writer and theologian *

Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Cardinal-Archbishop of Olomouc (8 January 1788 – 24 July 1831), was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and an Austrian clergyman and noble. He wa ...

(1788–1831), Archbishop of Olomouc and member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine *

Rudolf Baláž Rudolf Baláž (20 November 1940 in Nevoľné – 27 July 2011 in Banská Bystrica) was a Slovakia, Slovak Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica from 1990 until his death in 2011. Baláž was ordained as a Catholic priest on 23 ...

(1940–2011). Slovak Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica from 1990 until his death in 2011 * Rudolph Grossman (1867–1927), Austrian-American rabbi

Wartime figures and military leaders

* Rudolf Freiherr Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Colonel-General in the Austro-Hungarian army, the last Imperial Minister for War to the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I *

Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan (16 October 1865 – 28 August 1946), known as Viscount Kilcoursie from 1887 until 1900, was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the General St ...

, British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff *

Rodolfo Graziani Rodolfo Graziani, 1st Marquis of Neghelli ( , ; 11 August 1882 – 11 January 1955), was an Italian military officer in the Kingdom of Italy's Royal Italian Army, Royal Army, primarily noted for his campaigns in Africa before and during World Wa ...

, prominent Italian military officer in the Kingdom of Italy's Regio Esercito (Royal Army) and the Minister of National Defence of the Italian Social Republic * Rudolph B. Davila, United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the European theatre during World War II * Rudolph Bierwirth, General officer in the Australian Army *

Rudolf Anderson Rudolf Anderson Jr. (September 15, 1927 – October 27, 1962) was an American Air Force major and pilot. He was the first recipient of the Air Force Cross, the U.S. military's and Air Force's second-highest award and decoration for valor. The ...

(1927–1962), U.S. Air Force pilot and first recipient of the Air Force Cross * Rudolf von Bünau, German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and one of the chief commanders of Vienna Offensive * Rudolf von Brudermann, general of Austria-Hungary during the First World War who led the Austro-Hungarian 3rd army during the Battle of Galicia * Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany *

Rudolf Berthold Oskar Gustav Rudolf Berthold (24 March 1891 – 15 March 1920) was a German flying ace of World War I. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—16 of them while flying one-handed. In postwar Germany, Berthold organized a ''Freikor ...

(1891–1920), German World War I air ace * Rudolph Douglas Raiford, American World War II combat officer *

Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff (27 March 1905 – 27 January 1980) was an officer in the German Army. As a Wehrmacht intelligence officer, he attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan failed w ...

, German army officer who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943, leader of the unit, soldiers of which discovered the mass graves of the Soviet-perpetrated Katyn massacre *

Rudolf Schmundt Rudolf Schmundt (13 August 1896 – 1 October 1944) was a German officer and adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Between 1942 and 1944, he was chief of the German Army Personnel Office. Schmundt was injured during the 20 July 1944 assassination attempt o ...

, German officer in the Wehrmacht and adjutant to Adolf Hitler during World War II, later tried to unsuccessfully assassinate Hitler *

Rudolf Viest Rudolf Viest (24 September 1890 – 1945) was a Slovak military leader, member of the Czechoslovak government in exile, member of the Slovak National Council and the commander of the 1st Czechoslovak army during the Slovak National Uprising. He ...

, Slovak military leader, commander of the 1st Czechoslovak army during the Slovak National Uprising *

Rudolf Frank Rudolf Frank (19 August 192027 April 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviation, military aviator during World War II, a night fighter fighter ace, ace credited with 45 enemy aircraft shot down in 183 combat missions. All of his victories ...

, German Luftwaffe military aviator and night fighter ace during World War II * Rudolf von Eschwege, German World War I flying ace who was the German Empire's only fighter pilot operating on the Macedonian Front *

Rudolf Veiel Rudolf Veiel (10 December 1883 – 19 March 1956) was a German general ('' General der Panzertruppe'') during World War II. Career Veiel joined the army 1904, and was commissioned as an officer in 1905, serving in the Württemberg cavalry du ...

, German Panzer general during World War II, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Greece *

Rudolf Sieckenius Rudolf Alexander Karl Wilhelm Sieckenius (18 August 1896 – 29 April 1945) was a German Generalmajor during World War II who commanded the 16 Panzer Division during Operation Avalanche (Salerno Landings) in September 1943. Despite his widely ac ...

, German Generalmajor during World War II, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Berlin * Rudolf von Slatin, Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in Sudan * Rudolf Jordan, Nazi Gauleiter in Halle-Merseburg and Magdeburg-Anhalt *

Hans-Rudolf Rösing Hans-Rudolf Rösing (28 September 1905 – 16 December 2004) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and later served in the Bundesmarine of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, of Nazi ...

, German U-boat commander in World War II * Rudolph Hiemstra, South African Air Force commander *

Rudolf Schmidt Rudolf Schmidt (12 May 1886 – 7 April 1957) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 2nd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leav ...

, general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II *

Rodolfo P. Hernández Rodolfo "Rudy" Pérez Hernández (April 14, 1931 – December 21, 2013) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor — America's highest military decoration — for his actions on May 31, 1951, during the UN May–June 195 ...

, United States Army soldier *

Rudolf Perešin Rudolf Perešin (25 March 1958 – 2 May 1995) was a Croatian fighter pilot serving in the Yugoslav Air Force (JRZ) during the 1991–95 Croatian War of Independence who defected to the Croatian side in October 1991, by flying his MiG-21 fighter ...

, Croatian fighter pilot serving in the Yugoslav Air Force (JRZ) during Croatian War of Independence * Rudolf Toussaint, German army officer, one of the principal commanders of Prague uprising *

Rudolf Meister Rudolf Meister (1 August 1897 – 11 September 1958) was a German general (General der Flieger) in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 4th Air Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Me ...

, German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II *

Rudolf Maister Rudolf Maister (pen name: Vojanov; 29 March 1874 – 26 July 1934) was a Slovene officer (armed forces), military officer, poet and activism, political activist. The soldiers who fought under Maister's command in northern Slovenia became k ...

(1874–1934) Slovene military officer, poet and political activist, one of the leading perpetrators of Marburg's Bloody Sunday, one of the principal commanders of Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia

Nazis

Rudolf Diels Rudolf Diels (16 December 1900 – 18 November 1957) was a German civil servant and first head of the Gestapo from 1933–34. He obtained the rank of SS-''Oberführer'' and was a protégé of Hermann Göring. Diels was forced from the Gestapo ...

, German Nazi SS official and Director of German secret police Gestapo from 1933 to 1934 *

Rudolf Brandt Rudolf Hermann Brandt (2 June 1909 – 2 June 1948) was a German Schutzstaffel, SS officer from 1933–45 and a civil servant. A lawyer by profession, Brandt was the Personal Administrative Officer to ''Reichsführer-SS'' (''Persönlicher Referen ...

(1909–1948), German Nazi SS officer and leader of the Jewish skull collection project *

Rudolf Hess Rudolf Walter Richard Hess (Heß in German; 26 April 1894 – 17 August 1987) was a German politician, Nuremberg trials, convicted war criminal and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, Germany. Appointed Deputy Führer ( ...

(1894–1987), Deputy Führer in Nazi Germany, one of the leaders of Beer Hall Putsch, best known for his solo flight to Scotland *

Rudolf Höss Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss (also Höß, Hoeß, or Hoess; ; 25 November 1901 – 16 April 1947) was a German SS officer and the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II, he w ...

(1900–1947), German Nazi first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp * Rudolf Lange, Nazi German SS officer and one of the major perpetrators of the Holocaust, commander of Salaspils concentration camp, one of the leading perpetrators of Jelgava massacre and Rumbula massacre * Rudolf Spanner, Director of the Danzig Anatomical Institute during World War II who set up a process to produce soap made from human corpses * Rudolf Rahn, Nazi German politician and Plenipotentiary to the Italian Social Republic

Multi-fields

Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (; 27 or 25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed clairvoyant. Steiner gained initial recognition at the end of the nineteenth century ...

, Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist

Literature

* Rudolf G. Binding, German writer and supporter of Hitler *

Rūdolfs Blaumanis Kārlis Rūdolfs Leonīds Blaumanis (1 January 1863 – 4 September 1908) was a Latvian writer, journalist and playwright. He is a renowned writer in Latvian history and a master of Literary realism, realism. The building of a flat in Riga that ...

, Latvian writer, journalist and playwright, considered one of the greatest writers in Latvian history and particularly a master of realism *

Rudolf Christoph Eucken Rudolf Christoph Eucken (; ; 5 January 184614 September 1926) was a German philosopher. He received the 1908 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his earnest search for truth, his penetrating power of thought, his wide range of vision, a ...

(1846–1926), German philosopher * Rudolf Fischer, German writer * Rudolf Löwenstein, German writer *

Rudolf Arapović Rudolf Arapović (December 8, 1937 – August 3, 2007) was a Croatian writer and dissident who was born in the Central Bosnian town of Busovača and died near Samobor. Biography As a young child, he found himself in the Bleiburg Tragedy, w ...

(1937–2007), Croatian Writer and Dissident

Movie industry

Rudolph Anders Rudolph Anders (December 17, 1895 – March 27, 1987) was a German character actor who came to the United States after the rise of Hitler, and appeared in numerous American films in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Biography He was born Rudol ...

, American actor * Rudolph Sternad, American art director and production designer *

Rudolf Buitendach Rudolf Buitendach (or Rudolf B.) is a South African born film director and editor. Works Buitendach's short film ''Indoor Fireworks'', produced by Sleevemonkey Films, was the world's first fully uncompressed film shot on the Viper filmstream ca ...

, South African born film director and editor *

Rudolph Cartier Rudolph Cartier (born Rudolph Kacser, renamed himself in Germany to Rudolph Katscher; 17 April 1904 – 7 June 1994) was an Austrian television director, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who worked predominantly in British television, excl ...

, Austrian television director, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who worked predominantly in British television, exclusively for the BBC *

Rudolf Carl Rudolf Carl (19 June 189915 January 1987) was an Austrians, Austrian actor who appeared in more than 150 German language films between 1934 and 1969. He also directed two films ''Der Leberfleck'' and ''Dort in der Wachau''. Selected filmography * ...

, Austrian actor * Rudolf Christians, German actor * Rudolf Icsey (1905–1986), Hungarian cinematographer * Rodolfo "Rudy" Mancuso, American actor, Internet personality and musician most notable for his comedic videos on YouTube and previously on Vine *

Rudolf Martin Rudolf Martin (born 31 July 1967) is a German actor working mainly in the United States. He first appeared in off-Broadway productions and then moved on to extensive TV and film work. He has made guest appearances on numerous hit television seri ...

, German actor working mainly in the United States * Rudolph Mate, Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, film director and film producer * Rudolf "Ruud" Kleinpaste, Dutch-New Zealand naturalist and TV host * Rudolph Schildkraut, Austrian film and theatre actor *

Rudolf Ising Rudolf Carl "Rudy" Ising ( ; August 7, 1903 – July 18, 1992) was an American animator best known for collaborating with Hugh Harman to establish the Warner Bros. and MGM Cartoon studios during the early years of the golden age of American a ...

, member of the American animation team Harman and Ising, known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios and creating the Looney Tunes *

Rudolf Jugert Rudolf Jugert (1907–1979) was a German film director. Selected filmography * ''Film Without a Title'' (1948) * ''Hello, Fraulein!, Hallo, Fräulein!'' (1949) * ''A Day Will Come (1950 film), A Day Will Come'' (1950) * ''Nights on the Road'' (195 ...

, German film director * Rudolph G. Kopp (1887–1972), Austrian composer *

Rudolf Platte Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor. Biography Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of Dortmund) the son of a merchant, his family moved to Hildesheim three years later. Rudolf left scho ...

, German actor *

Rudolf Prack Rudolf Prack (2 August 1905 – 2 December 1981) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * ''Florentine'' (1937) * ''Prinzessin Sissy'' (1939) - Prince Luitpold * '' A Mother's Love'' (1939) - Felix Pirlinger - 1922 * ''Krambambuli'' ( ...

, Austrian actor *

Rudolph Valentino Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino and nicknamed The Latin Lover, was an Italian actor who starred in several well-known sile ...

(1895–1926), Italian silent film actor *

Rudolph Walker Rudolph Malcolm Walker CBE (born 28 September 1939) is a Trinidadian-British actor, best known for his roles as Bill Reynolds in ''Love Thy Neighbour'' (1972–1976) and Constable Frank Gladstone in '' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995–1996), as wel ...

(born 1939), British actor *

Rudolf Noelte Rudolf Noelte (21 March 1921 – 8 November 2002) was a German film director, theater director and opera director. Filmography Film * '' The Castle'' (1968, based on '' The Castle'') Television * ''Pygmalion'' (1957, based on '' Pygmalion'') ...

, German film director, theater director and opera director *

Rudy Wurlitzer Rudolph "Rudy" Wurlitzer (**Rudy Wurlitzer** born January 3, 1937) is an American novelist and screenwriter. Wurlitzer's fiction includes '' Nog'', ''Flats'', ''Quake'', ''Slow Fade'', and ''Drop Edge of Yonder''. He is also the author of the t ...

(born 1937), American novelist and screenwriter *

Rudolf Bernhard Rudolf Bernhard or Rudolf Bernhard Conrath (26 March 1901 – 21 October 1962) was a Switzerland, Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions. I ...

(1901–1962), Swiss actor and theater director *

Rudolf Meinert Rudolf Meinert (1882 – 6 March 1943) was an Austrian screenwriter, film producer and film director, director. Meinert was born Rudolf Bürstein in Vienna, but worked for most of his career in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. He bec ...

, Austrian screenwriter, film producer and director *

Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský (17 October 1920 – 13 April 1994) was a Czech actor. He was one of the most popular Czech actors. Many of his movies such as ''The Good Soldier Švejk'', '' The Cremator'' or '' Capricious Summer'' are considered classics of ...

(1920–1994), Czech actor *

Rudolf Zehetgruber Rudolf Zehetgruber (16 September 1926 – 2 July 2023) was an Austrian film director and producer, screenwriter and actor who directed 17 films between 1960 and 1985. He was most known for writing and directing the yellow Volkswagen beetle Sup ...

(1926–2023), Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor * Ruedi Walter (1916–1990), Swiss comedian and actor

In science and technology

Ralph H. Baer Ralph Henry Baer (born Rudolf Heinrich Baer; March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014) was a German-born American inventor, game developer, and engineer. Baer's Jewish family fled Germany just before World War II and Baer served the American war ...

(Rudolf Heinrich Baer) (1922–2014), German-American video game pioneer, inventor, engineer * Rudolf Rudy Ballieux (1930–2020), Dutch immunologist *

Rudolph Boysen Charles Rudolph Boysen (July 14, 1895 – November 25, 1950) was an American horticulturist who created the boysenberry, a hybrid between several varieties of blackberries, raspberries, and loganberries. Boysenberry Boysen had experimented with ...

(1895–1950), American horticulturist, creator of the boysenberry *

Rudolf Clausius Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (; 2 January 1822 – 24 August 1888) was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founding fathers of the science of thermodynamics. By his restatement of Sadi Carnot's principle ...

, German physicist and mathematician *

Rudolf Diesel Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (, ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German inventor and mechanical engineer who invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him. Early life and education Diesel was born on 1 ...

(1858–1913), German inventor of the diesel engine *

Rudolf Erren Rudolf Arnold Erren (15 August 1899 – death date unknown) was a German engineer and inventor who did important work on the use of hydrogen fuels in the early 20th century. He had several patents, developed the Erren engine, and his work was "app ...

(1899-unk.), German hydrogen-engine pioneer * Rudolf Hauschka (1891–1969), Austrian chemist, author, inventor, entrepreneur and anthroposophist *

Rudolf Leuckart Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart (7 October 1822 – 22 February 1898) was a German zoologist born in Helmstedt. He was a pioneer of parasitology research and was widely known for developing a series of illustrated wall charts for use in zo ...

(1822–1898), German zoologist *

Rudolf Fleischmann Rudolf Fleischmann (1 May 1903 – 3 February 2002) was a German experimental nuclear physicist from Erlangen, Bavaria. He worked for Walther Bothe at the Physics Institute of the University of Heidelberg and then at the Institute for Physics ...

(1903–2002), German experimental nuclear physicist * Rudolf Kochendörffer (1911–1980), German mathematician *

Rudolf E. Kálmán Rudolf Emil Kálmán (May 19, 1930 – July 2, 2016) was a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor. He is most noted for his co-invention and development of the Kalman filter, a mathematical algorithm that is widely ...

(1930–2016), Hungarian-born American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor of the Kalman filter *

Rudolf Jaenisch Rudolf Jaenisch (born on April 22, 1942) is a professor of biology at MIT and a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He is a pioneer of transgenic science, in which an animal’s genetic makeup is altered. Jaenisc ...

(born 1942), German biologist, Professor of Biology at MIT and a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research *

Rudolf Ernst Brünnow Rudolph Ernst Brünnow (February 7, 1858 in Ann Arbor, Michigan – April 14, 1917 in Bar Harbor, Maine) was a German-American orientalist and philologist. Life The son of the Berlin-born astronomer Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, Rudolph E ...

(1858–1917), German-American orientalist and philologist * Rudolph John Anderson (1879–1961), American biochemist *

Rudolph A. Marcus Rudolph Arthur Marcus (born July 21, 1923) is a Canadian-born American chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems". Marcus theory, named after hi ...

(born 1923), Canadian Nobel Prize-winning chemist * Rudolf Robert Maier (1824–1888), German pathologist *

Rudolf Simek Rudolf Simek (born 21 February 1954) is an Austrian philologist and religious studies scholar who is Professor and Chair of Ancient German and Nordic Studies at the University of Bonn. Simek specializes in Germanic studies, and is the author ...

(born 1954), Austrian Germanist and philologian *

Rudolf Jakob Camerarius Rudolf Jakob Camerarius or Camerer (12 February 1665 – 11 September 1721) was a German botanist and physician. Life Camerarius was born at Tübingen, and became professor of medicine and director of the botanical gardens at Tübingen in 1687 ...

(1665–1721), German botanist *

Rudolf Virchow Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow ( ; ; 13 October 18215 September 1902) was a German physician, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician. He is known as "the father of modern pathology" and as the founder o ...

(1821–1902), German physician and biologist *

Rudolf Wolf Johann Rudolf Wolf (7 July 1816 – 6 December 1893) was a Swiss astronomer and mathematician best known for his research on sunspots. Wolf was born in Fällanden, near Zurich. He studied at the universities of Zurich, Vienna, and Berlin. Encke ...

(1816–1893), Swiss astronomer and mathematician *

Rudolf Peierls Sir Rudolf Ernst Peierls, (; ; 5 June 1907 – 19 September 1995) was a German-born British physicist who played a major role in Tube Alloys, Britain's nuclear weapon programme, as well as the subsequent Manhattan Project, the combined Allied ...

(1907–1995), British physicist *

Rudolf Wagner Rudolf Friedrich Johann Heinrich Wagner (30 July 1805 – 13 May 1864) was a German anatomist and physiologist and the co-discoverer of the germinal vesicle. He made important investigations on ganglia, nerve-endings, and the sympathetic nerve ...

(1805–1864), German anatomist and physiologist and the discoverer of the germinal vesicle

Musicians

Rudolf Friml Charles Rudolf Friml"Mrs. Rudolf Friml to Receive Divorce"
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(1879–1972), American composer and pianist * Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss conductor and violinist *

Rudolf Bing Sir Rudolf Bing, KBE (January 9, 1902 – September 2, 1997) was an Austrian-born British opera impresario who worked in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, including as General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City f ...

(1902–1997), Austrian-American opera impresario * :fr:Rodolphe Burger, French composer *

Rudolf Friml Charles Rudolf Friml"Mrs. Rudolf Friml to Receive Divorce"
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(1879–1972), composer of operettas, musicals songs and piano pieces, and a pianist * Rudolph Ganz, Swiss-born American pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator * Rodolfo "Fito" Páez (born 1963), Argentine singer-songwriter *

Rudolph Isley Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley (April 1, 1939 – October 11, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter and Christian minister and one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers. Life and career Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley was born on April 1, ...

(1939–2023), American singer-songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers *

Rudolf Schenker Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist, founder and leader of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm and lead guitarist, primary songwriter and the sole constant member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager ...

(born 1948), German guitarist and founding member of heavy metal band Scorpions * Rudolph Lewis, British bass-baritone * Rudolf Fischer, German musician *

Wage Rudolf Supratman Wage Rudolf Soepratman (''Wage Soepratman'' in the old orthography, commonly known as W. R. Supratman; 9 March 1903 – 17 August 1938) was an Indonesian journalist and songwriter who wrote both the lyrics and melody of the national anthem ...

(1903–1938), Indonesian songwriter, and the composer who wrote both the melodies and lyric of the anthem Indonesia Raya *Rudolf Kuki (1944 - 2013), violin and guitar player from Slovakia *Rudolf Kuki (born 1971), oboe, saxophone and piano player from Slovakia *Rudolf Kuki (born 2006), singer, pianist and Hammond organist from Slovakia

Political figures

* Rudolf Anschober (born 1960), Austrian politician *

Rudolf von Auerswald Rudolf Ludwig Cäsar von Auerswald (1 September 1795 – 15 January 1866) was a German official who served as Prime Minister of Prussia during the Revolution of 1848. Later, during the ministry of Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern, h ...

, German official who served as Prime Minister of Prussia during the Revolution of 1848 * Rudolph "Rudy" Boschwitz, American politician and former Independent-Republican United States Senator from Minnesota * Rudolf "Rudy" Andeweg, Dutch political scientist *

Rudolph Blankenburg Rudolph Blankenburg (February 16, 1843 – April 12, 1918) was an American businessman and manufacturer, who became a politician. He was elected mayor of Philadelphia, leading a reform administration from 1911 to 1916. He wrote commentaries on p ...

, businessman and manufacturer, who became a politician and elected mayor of Philadelphia *

Rudolf Buttmann Rudolf Hermann Buttmann (4 July 1885 – 25 January 1947) was a German lawyer and politician who was Ministerial Director of the Department for Cultural Policy from 1933 to 1935, and a member of the Nazi Party. He was Director of the Bavarian Sta ...

, German politician and diplomat * Rudolf Engelhard (born 1950), German politician * Rudolph "Rudy" Giuliani (born 1944), American lawyer, businessman, former politician, and public speaker, Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001 *

Rudolf Gnägi Rudolf Gnägi (3 August 1917 – 20 April 1985) was a Swiss politician who was President of the Swiss Confederation in 1971 and 1976 and a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1966 to 1979. Career He was elected to the Federal Council of S ...

, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council * Rudolf E. A. Havenstein, German lawyer and president of the Reichsbank (German central bank) during the hyperinflation of 1921–1923 * Rudolph K. Hynicka, American politician who led the Republican party in Cincinnati, Ohio * Rudolf Katz, German politician and judge * Rudolph King, American politician who served as member of Massachusetts House of Representatives *

Rudolf Kirchschläger Rudolf Kirchschläger, GColIH (; 20 March 1915 – 30 March 2000) was an Austrian diplomat, politician and judge. From 1974 to 1986, he served as the president of Austria. Early life and education Born in Niederkappel, Upper Austria, Kirschl ...

, Austrian diplomat, politician and judge, eighth President of Austria *

Rudolf Kjellén Johan Rudolf Kjellén (, 13 June 1864, in Torsö – 14 November 1922, in Uppsala) was a Swedish political scientist, geographer and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics". His work was influenced by Friedrich Ratzel. Along with ...

, Swedish political scientist and politician who first coined the term "geopolitics" *

Rudolf Krohne Rudolf Krohne (1876–1953) was a German jurist and politician who was a member of the German People's Party and served as transport minister between 1925 and 1927. Biography Krohne was born on 6 September 1876 in Rendsburg. In 1898 he received ...

(1876–1953), German jurist and politician * Rudolf Minger, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council * Rudolph "Rudy" Perpich, former governor of Minnesota * Rudolph Jay Schaefer I, president of F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company * Rudolf Scharping, German politician (SPD) and sports official who served as 12th Minister of Defence of Germany * Rudolf Seiters, German politician of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) party * Rudolph G. Tenerowicz, American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan * Rudolf "Rudi" Vis, Dutch-born British politician and Member of Parliament

Middle name

* Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr., president of Walgreens and the chairman of the board * Gerald Rudolph Ford, American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States

Dancers

* Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Austrian choreographer *

Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 19386 January 1993) was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is widely regarded as the preeminent male ballet dancer of his generation as well as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all ...

(1938–1993), Soviet-born dancer

Other

* Rodolph Austin, Jamaican professional footballer * Rudolf Bahro, dissident from East Germany *

Rudolf Caracciola Otto Wilhelm Rudolf Caracciola (30 January 1901 – 28 September 1959) was a German racing driver.Bolsinger and Becker (2002), p. 63 He won the European Championship (auto racing), European Drivers' Championship, the pre-1950 equivalent of the m ...

, German racing driver *

Rudolph Contreras Rudolph Contreras (born December 6, 1962) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He served as Presiding Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2021 to ...

, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia * Rudolph "Rudy" J. Castellani Jr., American professor of pathology and Director of Neuropathology at the University of Maryland *

Rudolf Dassler Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler (29 April 1898 – 27 October 1974) was a German cobbler, inventor, member of the Nazi Party, businessman and founder of the sportswear company Puma. He was the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler. The bro ...

, German Businessman known for German Sportswear Company Puma * Rudolph B. Davila, United States army officer *

Rudolf Hrubý Rudolf Hrubý (14 April 1954 – 14 December 2023) was a Slovak businessman and investor. He was a co-founder and long-term CFO of the software company ESET. Biography Early life Rudolf Hrubý was born on 14 April 1954 in Dubnica nad Vá ...

(1954-2023), Slovak businessman * Rudolph Weaver, American architect, university professor and administrator * Rudolf "Rudi" Assauer, German football manager and player *Rudolf Abel, the alias of

Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher Rudolf Ivanovich Abel () was the alias of William August Fisher (11 July 1903 – 15 November 1971), a Soviet intelligence officer, created to alert his Soviet KGB handlers when Fisher was arrested in the USA on charges of espionage by the FBI ...

(1903–1971), a Russian spy * Rudolf Amelunxen, German politician of the Zentrum and the 1st Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia *

Rudolf Minkowski Rudolph Minkowski (born Rudolf Leo Bernhard Minkowski ; ; May 28, 1895 – January 4, 1976) was a German-American astronomer. Biography Minkowski was the son of Marie Johanna Siegel and physiologist Oskar Minkowski. His uncle was Hermann Min ...

, American astronomer *

Rudolf Dreikurs Rudolf Dreikurs (February 8, 1897, ViennaMay 25, 1972, Chicago) was an Austrian psychiatrist and educator who developed psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, ...

, Austrian psychiatrist and educator * Rudolf "Rudi" Dutschke, spokesperson of the 1960s German student movement * Rudolf "Rudi" Fischer, Swiss racing driver * Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, Mexican American boxer, poet, and political activist *Rudolph Walton, American merchant after whom was named Rudolph Walton School in Philadelphia * Rudolph A. Peterson, American banker who served as the President and CEO of Bank of America and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme * Rudolph A. Seiden, American chemist and a Zionist activist *

Rudolph Ackermann Rudolph Ackermann (20 April 1764 in Stollberg, Electorate of Saxony – 30 March 1834 in Finchley, London) was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman. Biography He attended the Latin school in Stollberg, ...

, Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman *

Rodolphe Adada Rodolphe Adada (born 24 April 1946) is a Congolese politician and diplomat. During the single-party rule of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT), he served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Mines and Energy from 1977 to 1984, as ...

, Congolese politician and diplomat * Rodolfo Acquaviva, Italian Jesuit missionary to India * Rudolph Aggrey, American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Senegal, Gambia, and Romania *

Rudolf Smend Rudolf Smend (November 5, 1851 – December 27, 1913)--"the Elder"-- was a German theologian born in Lengerich, Westphalia. He was an older brother to theologian Julius Smend (1857–1930), and the father of Carl Friedrich Rudolf Smend (1882–1 ...

, German theologian *

, Canadian-born chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems * Rudolf Robert Maier, German pathologist * Rudolph "Bingo" Kampman, Canadian ice hockey defenceman in the NHL * Rudolf Baumbach, German poet * Rudolph A. Herold, American architect * Rudolf "Rudi" Hess, American fine art painter, sculptor and art critic, who was based in Northern California *

Rudolph Loewenstein Rudolph Maurice Loewenstein (January 17, 1898 – April 14, 1976) was an American psychoanalyst who practiced in Germany, France, and the United States. Biography Loewenstein was born in Łódź, Congress Poland, Poland (then in the Russian Em ...

, Polish-born American psychoanalyst * Rudolf Horn, Austrian biathlete and cross-country skier * Rudolf Plyukfelder, Ukrainian weightlifter * Rudolph Hass, American developer of the Hass avocado, the source of 95% of California avocados grown commercially today * Rudolf Fischer, Romanian historian * Rudolf Rocker, German anarchist writer and activist *

(1898–1974), German businessman *

Rodolphe Saadé Rodolphe Saadé (; ; born 3 March 1970) is a Franco-Lebanese businessman. He is the chairman of the CMA CGM, CMA CGM Group, a world leader in logistics transport, and the son of its founder, Jacques Saadé. As of April 2024, his net worth was e ...

(born 1970), French billionaire businessman * Rudolf Schindler, German physician and gastroenterologist * Rudolph Schindler, American architect *

Rudolph Moshammer Rudolph Moshammer (27 September 1940 – 14 January 2005) was a German fashion designer. He built a reputation for the extravagant clothes he designed and wore, and was well known in Germany's celebrity circuit. Moshammer was murdered in 2005 i ...

, German fashion designer *

Rudolf Molleker Rudolf Molleker (born 26 October 2000) is a German tennis player. Molleker achieved a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 146 on 29 July 2019 and a doubles ranking of world No. 376 on 21 March 2022. Personal information He was born in ...

, German tennis player *

Roudolphe Douala Roudolphe Douala M'bela (born 25 September 1978), known as Douala, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer. Mainly a winger he could also operate as a forward, and played professionally in five countries, mainly in Portugal. He amas ...

, Cameroonian retired footballer *

Rudolf Wittkower Rudolf Wittkower (22 June 1901 – 11 October 1971) was a British art historian specializing in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture, who spent much of his career in London, but was educated in Germany, and later moved to the Unit ...

, American art historian * Rudolph Koenig, German physicist * Rudolf Geiger, German meteorologist and climatologist * Rudolf Tombo Jr. (1875–1914), American philologist *

Rudolf Ziegler Rudolf Ziegler (born 27 November 1957) is a German rowing coxswain (rowing), coxswain. He competed in the Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair, men's coxed pair event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. References External links

, German rowing coxswain * Rudolph Nickolsburger, Hungarian footballer * Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich, American fashion designer * Rudolf Holzapfel, Polish-born Austrian psychologist and philosopher * Rudolph Fentz, focal character of "I'm Scared", a 1952 science fiction short story by Jack Finney, which was later reported as a real person in an urban legend * Rudolph "Rudy" Hatfield, American-Filipino retired professional basketball player * Rudulph Evans, sculptor from Washington, D.C., who grew up in Virginia * Rudolph Emmerich, German bacteriologist noted for his advances against cholera and his co-invention of the first antibiotic drug Pyocyanase with Oscar Löw * Rudolf von Alt, Austrian landscape and architectural painter * Rudolph "Rudy" Sikich, American National Football League player *

Rudolf Otto Rudolf Otto (25 September 1869 – 7 March 1937) was a German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist. He is regarded as one of the most influential scholars of religion in the early twentieth century and is best known fo ...

, German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist * Rudolph Edward Torrini, American artist best known for his sculptures, wood carvings and bronze public monuments in the St. Louis area, including "The Immigrants", "The Union Soldier," and "Martin Luther King" * Rudolf "Rudi" Skácel, Czech footballer *

, Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect and esotericist * Rudolph Fisher, African-American physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and orator * Rudolph "Rudy" Johnson, former American football player who played for San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ...

(NFL) *

Rudolf Wanderone Rudolf Walter Wanderone (Birth name, né Rudolf Walter Wanderon Jr.; January 19, 1913 – January 15, 1996), Includes three photos of his grave marker; provides birth and death dates, and legal surname spelling. Provides surname spelling wi ...

, American professional billiards player, also known as "Minnesota Fats" * Rudolph A. Peterson, American banker who served as the President and CEO of Bank of America and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme *

Rodolfo Walsh Rodolfo Jorge Walsh (January 9, 1927 – March 25, 1977) was an Argentine writer and journalist of Irish descent, considered the founder of investigative journalism in Argentina. He is most famous for his '' Open Letter from a Writer to the Milit ...

, Argentine writer and journalist of Irish descent, considered the founder of investigative journalism, known for his Open Letter from a Writer to the Military Junta *

Rodolphe Lemieux Rodolphe Lemieux (; November 1, 1866 – September 28, 1937) was a Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (1922–1930). Biography He was born in Montreal as the son of a Customs officer. After a car ...

, Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada * Rudolf Pleil, German serial killer *

Rudolf Spielmann Rudolf Spielmann (5 May 1883 – 20 August 1942) was a Jewish-Austrian chess master of the romantic school, and chess writer. Career Spielmann was born in 1883, second child of Moritz and Cecilia Spielmann, and had a younger brother Edgar, an ...

(1883–1942), Austrian-Jewish chess player *

Rudolf Straeuli Rudolf August Wilkens Straeuli (born 20 August 1963) is a South African rugby union administrator, and a former player and coach. He is currently the CEO of the Lions Rugby Company. He played in the positions of flanker and Number 8, making 1 ...

(born 1963), South African rugby player and coach * Rudolf Völler (born 1960), German football 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-Canadian professor of pharmacology and Jewish escapee of the Auschwitz concentration camp * Rudolf Poch, Austrian doctor, anthropologist, and ethnologist * Rudolph "Rudy" LaRusso (1927–2004), American basketball player * Rudolph Arvid Peterson (1904–2003), former president and CEO of Bank of America * Rudolf Zistler, Austro-Hungarian socialist and lawyer * Preston Rudolph "Rudy" York, American Major League Baseball player *Rudolph Wurlitzer (1831–1914) German American businessman, founder of

The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...

* :de:Rudolf Wacker, Austrian painter * Rudolf Zwirner (born 1933), German art dealer *

Rudolf Koch Rudolf Koch (20 November 1876 – 9 April 1934) was a German type designer, professor, and a master of lettering, calligraphy, typography and illustration. Commonly known for his typefaces created for the Klingspor Type Foundry, his most widely ...

(1876–1934), German type designer * Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández y Farrés, Spanish basketball player * Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman, South African rugby union player

Fictional

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on C ...

, fictional character created by Robert L. May in 1939 *Rudolf, a character from 2016 animated film '' Rudolf the Black Cat'' *Rudolf, Emperor of Rigel in the game

Fire Emblem is a Video games in Japan, Japanese fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. First produced and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, the series currently con ...

*Rudolph "Lightning" Jackson, a character from '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' *Rudolph "Rudy" Holiday, a character in the 2018 role-playing video game ''

Deltarune ''Deltarune'' is an episodic role-playing video game in development by Toby Fox as a follow-up to his 2015 video game ''Undertale''. In the game, the player controls a human teenager, Kris, who is destined to save the world together with Susie ...

'' *Rudolph "Regular Sized Rudy" Stieblitz, a character in the animated television 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 ...

Surname

Athletes

* Ernie Rudolph (1909–2003), American baseball pitcher *

Gergely Rudolf Gergely Rudolf (; born 9 March 1985) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Rudolf was born in Nyíregyháza. Debrecen Rudolf signed a contract with the Hungarian champion Debrecen in 2007. His ...

(born 1985), Hungarian football player * Jack Rudolph (American football) (1938–2019), American football player * Jacques Rudolph (born 1981), South African cricketer * Kyle Rudolph (born 1989), American football player * Mason Rudolph (American football) (born 1995), American football player *

Mason Rudolph (golfer) Edgar Mason Rudolph (May 23, 1934 – April 18, 2011) was an American professional golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour. Early years and amateur career Rudolph was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. He won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 1950. In ...

(1934–2011), American golfer * Nils Rudolph (born 1965), German freestyle swimmer * Travis Rudolph (born 1995), American football player *

Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame polio as a child and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her succes ...

(1940–1994), American Olympic athlete

In film and television

Alan Rudolph Alan Steven Rudolph (born December 18, 1943) is an American film director and screenwriter. Early life Rudolph was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Oscar Rudolph (1911–1991), a television director and actor, and his wife. Care ...

(born 1943), American film director and screenwriter *

Maya Rudolph Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). During her tenure on the show, she appeared in supporting roles in ...

(born 1972), American actress and comedian *

William Rudolph William Rudolph (died 27 May 1975) was an American film technician, who received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement. Life Rudolph worked as a film technician for Paramount Pictures. At the 12th Academy Awards he received an Academy Award ...

(died 1975), American film technician

In science and technology

Arthur Rudolph Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996) was a German rocket engineer who was a leader of the effort to develop the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany. After World War II, the United States government's Office of Strategic Servic ...

(1906–1996), German rocket scientist who helped develop the V-2 and the Saturn V *

Emanuel David Rudolph Emanuel David "Rudy" Rudolph (9 September 1927, Brooklyn – 22 June 1992, Columbus, Ohio) was a botanist, lichenologist, and historian of botany. He was "the first botanist to conduct diverse experiments on the total biology of lichens in both ...

(1927–1992), American botanist, lichenologist, and historian of botany

In music

* Anna Lemmer Badenhorst Rudolph (1924-1995), South African composer and author * Jean-Joseph Rodolphe (1730–1812), French horn player, violinist and composer. * Max Rudolf (conductor) (1902–1995), German conductor who spent most of his career in the United States *

Kevin Rudolf Kevin Winston Rudolf (born February 17, 1983) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his 2008 debut single " Let It Rock" (featuring Lil Wayne), which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...

(born 1983), American musician, singer-songwriter and music producer

Other

* Albert Rudolph, birth name of Swami Rudrananda, American entrepreneur and spiritual teacher *

Eric Rudolph Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966), also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American domestic terrorist convicted of a series of bombings across the Southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injur ...

(born 1966), American serial murderer and terrorist * Julia Ann Rudolph (c. 1820–c. 1890), American photographer * Paul Rudolph (architect) (1918–1997), American architect * Vernon Rudolph (1915–1973), American businessman, founder of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc

References

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