Ruffo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Noble house of
Ruffo di Calabria The House of Ruffo di Calabria is the name of an ancient, one of the most prominent and longest-standing Italian noble families. History It was already one of the seven most important houses of the Kingdom of Naples.Fabrizio Ruffo Fabrizio Dionigi Ruffo (16 September 1744 – 13 December 1827) was an Italian cardinal and politician, who led the popular anti-Jacobin '' Sanfedismo'' movement (whose members were known as the ''Sanfedisti''). Biography Ruffo was born at San ...
(1744–1827), Italian cardinal *
Fulco Ruffo di Calabria Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda (12 August 1884 – 23 August 1946) was an Italian World War I flying ace and senator of the Kingdom from 1934 until his death. He was the father of Paola, Queen of the Belgi ...
(1884–1946), Italian World War I flying ace * Giordano Ruffo (1200-1256), Italian nobleman and early writer on equestrian medicine * Paola Ruffo di Calabria (born 1937), queen consort of Belgium *
Tommaso Ruffo Tommaso Ruffo (1663 – 1753) was an Italian Cardinal, who had been archbishop of Ferrara. Life He was born in Naples, son of Carlo Ruffo, 3rd Duke of Bagnara. He was educated at La Sapienza University, becoming a doctor of canon and civil ...
(1663–1753), Italian cardinal * Polissena Ruffo (1400–1420), princess of Calabria

Others

* Albert J. Ruffo (1908–2003), American politician * Andrée Ruffo, Canadian judge * Antonio Ruffo (1610s–1678), Sicilian politician, nobleman, patron, and collector *

Armand Garnet Ruffo Armand Garnet Ruffo (born in Chapleau, Ontario) is a Canadian scholar, filmmaker, writer and poet of Anishinaabe-Ojibwe ancestry. He is a member of the Chapleau (Fox Lake) Cree First Nation. Life Since receiving degrees from York University, the ...

(born 1955), Canadian scholar, filmmaker, writer and poet *

Bruno Ruffo Bruno Ruffo (9 December 1920 – 10 February 2007 ) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer born in Verona. He won three Grand Prix World Championships. In 1949 he won the inaugural 250cc World Championship riding for the Italian Moto ...

(1920–2007), Italian motorcycle road racer * Dennis Ruffo, Canadian music promoter *

Ernesto Ruffo Appel Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 25 June 1952) is a Mexican politics, politician, who served as the 10th governor of Baja California from 1989 to 1995. A member of the National Action Party (Mexico), National Action Party (PAN), Ruffo was the first List ...

(born 1952), American-born governor of Baja California * John Ruffo (born 1954), American business executive *

Johnny Ruffo John Patrick Ruffo (8 March 1988 – 10 November 2023) was an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, and television presenter. He rose to prominence after finishing in third place on the third season of '' The X Factor Austra ...

(1988–2023), Australian singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and television presenter *

Leonora Ruffo Leonora Ruffo (13 January 1936 – 25 May 2007) was an Italian film actress. Career Born in Rome as Bruna Bovi, the daughter of Angelo Bovi, basketball coach of Ginnastica Roma, Italian Championship pluri-winner, Ruffo failed to obtain the main ...

(1935–2007), Italian film actress *

Marco Ruffo Marco Ruffo (), also known as Marco Fryazin (), was an Italian architect active in Moscow in the 15th century. The Fryazin title originates from the old Russian word ''фрязь'' (fryaz), derived from ''frank'', that was used to denote people ...

, Italian architect * Pietro Ruffo (born 1978), Italian artist *

Titta Ruffo Titta Ruffo (9 June 1877 – 5 July 1953), born as Ruffo Cafiero (double forename) Titta, was an Italian operatic baritone who had a major international singing career. Known as the "Voce del leone" ("voice of the lion"), he was greatly admi ...

(1877–1953), Italian baritone *

Victoria Ruffo María Victoria Eugenia Guadalupe Martínez del Río Moreno-Ruffo (born May 31, 1962) better known as Victoria Ruffo is a Mexican actress notable for her roles in telenovelas. Biography 1980s Ruffo began her acting career in 1980, starrin ...

(born 1962), Mexican actress *

Vincenzo Ruffo Vincenzo Ruffo (c. 1508 – 9 February 1587) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the composers most responsive to the musical reforms suggested by the Council of Trent, especially in his composition of masses, and as suc ...

(c. 1508–1587), Italian composer of the Renaissance

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