Rufe may refer to:

People

Rufus Travis Amis Rufus Amis (February 13, 1912 – January 12, 2007) was an American entrepreneur who served as co-founder and CEO of Aero Design and Engineering Company. The company built one of the first twin engine planes for private use in the US, the Aero C ...

(1912-2007), American entrepreneur * Rufus Rufe Clarke (1900-1983), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rufe Davis Rufus Davidson (December 2, 1908 – December 13, 1974), known as Rufe Davis, was an American actor. He appeared in over 30 films between 1937 and 1969, including 14 of the The Three Mesquiteers, Three Mesquiteers titles. Davis played railro ...

(1908-1974), American actor * James Ruffus

Rufe Gentry James Ruffus Gentry (May 18, 1918 – July 3, 1997) was an American professional baseball player, a Major League pitcher who played in all or parts of five seasons for the Detroit Tigers. A right-hander, Gentry stood tall and weighed . Minor le ...

(1918-1997), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Henry "Rufe" Johnson Henry "Rufe" Johnson (October 2, 1908 – February 4, 1974), was an American Piedmont blues guitarist, harmonica player, pianist, banjo player, singer and songwriter. On occasion he played slide guitar with a pocket knife. He finally found a la ...

(1908-1974), American Piedmont blues guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter *

Rufe Persful Rufe Persful (May 25, 1906 – May 16, 1991) was an American criminal, convicted of murder, kidnapping and robbery. He was considered one of the most dangerous criminals of his era by the authorities. Convicted of the murder and robbery of an e ...

(1906-1991), American criminal *

Wilmer R. Waters Wilmer "Rufe" Waters (October 4, 1914 – December 10, 1995) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Waters was born in West Plains, Missouri. He attended Elk Mound High School in Elk Mound, Wisconsin before attending the Univ ...

(1914-1995), American politician *

Cynthia M. Rufe Cynthia Marie Rufe (née Favata; born October 30, 1948) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rufe grad ...

(born 1948), United States District Court judge

Other uses

* Allied World War II reporting name for the

Nakajima A6M2-N The Nakajima A6M2-N (Navy Type 2 Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber) was a single-crew floatplane based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11. The Allied reporting name for the aircraft was Rufe. Design and development The A6M2-N floatplane was develo ...

Japanese floatplane * Rufe, Oklahoma, United States, an unincorporated community {{disambig Nicknames Hypocorisms