Ruggiero () is an Italian spelling variant of the name

Ruggero Ruggero (), the Italian equivalent of Roger, may refer to: *Ruggero I of Sicily (1031–1101) Norman king of Sicily *Ruggero Berlam (1854–1920), Italian architect * Ruggero Bonghi (1826–1895), Italian scholar, writer and politician * Ruggero ...

, a version of the Germanic name

Roger Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ...

, and may refer to: As a surname *

Adamo Ruggiero Adamo Angelo Ruggiero (born June 9, 1986) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Marco Del Rossi in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Career Ruggiero has been acting since the age of seven or eight. He has starred in many plays inclu ...

(born 1986), Canadian actor * Angela Ruggiero (born 1980), American hockey player *

Angelo Ruggiero Angelo "Quack Quack" Ruggiero Sr. (; July 29, 1940 – December 4, 1989) was a member of the Gambino crime family and a friend of John Gotti's. Once Gotti became leader of the family he made Ruggiero a caporegime. Although he showed little org ...

(1940–1989), Member of the New York City Mafia * Benjamin Ruggiero (1926–1994), member of the New York City Mafia * Deb Ruggiero (born 1958), radio personality and politician from Rhode Island * Giuseppe Ruggiero (born 1993) Italian footballer *Joseph S. Ruggiero, better known under his stage name

Joey Powers Joseph S. "Joe" Ruggiero (December 7, 1934 – January 20, 2017), who performed as Joey Powers, was an American former pop singer and songwriter whose record "Midnight Mary" reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot 100 i ...

(1934–2017), American singer and songwriter *

Paolo Ruggiero Paolo Ruggiero (born 26 September 1957, in Naples) is a General in the Italian Army and current Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia. Military career Ruggiero joined the military in the 1970's. He reached the rank ...

(born 1957), Italian general and member of NATO supreme command * Renato Ruggiero (1930–2013), Italian politician *

Richard S. Ruggiero Richard Salvador Ruggiero (September 20, 1944 – July 24, 2014) was an American politician from New York. Life He was born on September 20, 1944, in Utica, Oneida County, New York the son of Thomas J. Ruggiero and Theresa F. (Passalacqua) Ruggi ...

(1944–2014), New York politician * Salvatore Ruggiero (1945–1982), New York City Mafia associate and older brother of Angelo Ruggiero *

Vic Ruggiero Victor "Vic" Ruggiero, (also known as Rugaroo, Bad Vic or Lord Sluggo) is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in reggae, blues, ska and rocksteady bands since the early 1990s, including The Slackers, Stubbor ...

, musician and songwriter from New York City As a given name *

Ruggiero (character) Ruggiero (often translated Rogero in English) is a leading character in the Italian romantic epics ''Orlando Innamorato'' by Matteo Maria Boiardo and ''Orlando Furioso'' by Ludovico Ariosto. Ruggiero had originally appeared in the twelfth-centur ...

, character in Ludovico Ariosto's ''Orlando furioso'' *

Roger of Lauria Roger of Lauria (''c''. 1245 – 17 January 1305) was a Neapolitan admiral in Aragonese service, who was the commander of the fleet of the Crown of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. He was probably the most successful and talent ...

, in Italian known as Ruggero or Ruggiero di Lauria (1245–1305), Italian admiral who was commander of the fleet of Aragon * Ruggiero Giovannelli (1560–1625), Italian composer of the Renaissance and Baroque eras *

Ruggiero Leoncavallo Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo ( , , ; 23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Although he produced numerous operas and other songs throughout his career it is his opera ''Pagliacci'' (1892) that remained his ...

(1857–1919), Italian opera composer *

Ruggiero Ricci Ruggiero Ricci (24 July 1918 – 5 August 2012) was an American violinist known for performances and recordings of the works of Paganini. Biography He was born in San Bruno, California, the son of Italian immigrants who first named him Woodrow ...

(1918–2012), Italian-American violin virtuoso * Ruggiero Rizzitelli (b. 1967), Italian football who played in Germany Other *

Torre di Ruggiero Torre di Ruggiero ( Calabrian: ) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy. A lovey town, with numerous award-winning restaurants and wineries, the region is best known for its royal family ...

, a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy * Ruggiero (music), a musical scheme which is at times harmonic and at times melodic * La liberazione di Ruggiero, a 1625 comic opera by Francesca Caccini *''Ruggiero'', an opera by

Johann Adolf Hasse Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a co ...

(1771) *''Ruggiero'', a character in the opera

Alcina ''Alcina'' ( HWV 34) is a 1735 opera seria by George Frideric Handel. Handel used the libretto of ''L'isola di Alcina'', an opera that was set in 1728 in Rome by Riccardo Broschi, which he acquired the year after during his travels in Italy. ...

of Georg Friedrich Händel.

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