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, and a cognate of the first name

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Ruotger Ruotger may refer to: * Ruotger of Trier, archbishop () * Ruotger of Cologne (), biographer *, bishop of Brandenburg () See also * Rutger, the given name {{hndis ...

(died 931), archbishop of Trier * ( – 1050), First Duke of Cleves * (died 1075), Second Duke of Cleves *

Rutger von Ascheberg Count Rutger von Ascheberg (2 June 1621 – 17 April 1693), also known as Roger von Ascheberg was a Sweden, Swedish soldier born in Courland, an officer and civil servant who served as Lieutenant General in 1670, General in 1674, Swedish Field Mar ...

(1621–1693), Swedish cavalry officer and civil servant, one of the principal commanders of

Scanian War The Scanian War (; ; ; ) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Electorate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg and Swedish Empire, Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish ...

* Rutger Backe (born 1951), Swedish footballer * Rutger Beke (born 1977), Belgian triathlete *

Rutger Bregman Rutger Christiaan Bregman (born 26 April 1988) is a Dutch popular historian and author. He has published four books on history, philosophy, and economics, including '' Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World'', which has been trans ...

(born 1988), Dutch historian * Rutger Castricum (born 1979), Dutch journalist and presenter *

Rutger Fuchs ''Friherre'' Rutger Fuchs (2 April 1682 – 10 April 1753) was a Swedish army officer and politician who served as Governor of Stockholm from 1739 until his death in 1753. A soldier during the Great Northern War, Fuchs is best remembered for hi ...

(1682–1753), Swedish military leader *

Rutger Gunnarsson Johan Rutger Gunnarsson (12 February 1946 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish musician, bass guitarist, guitarist, arranger and producer. He was closely associated with the pop group ABBA. Career Gunnarsson grew up in Ledberg parish. His career be ...

(1946–2015), Swedish musician and guitarist *

Rutger Hauer Rutger Oelsen Hauer (; 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor, with a career that spanned over 170 roles across nearly 50 years, beginning in 1969. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century. H ...

(1944–2019), Dutch actor *

Rutger Kopland Rutger Kopland (born Rudi van den Hoofdakker) (4 August 1934, Goor Goor () is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located about west of Enschede. Goor received city rights in 1263. Goor was a separate municipality until 2001, ...

(1934–2012), Dutch poet and psychiatrist * Rutger Koppelaar (born 1993), Dutch pole vaulter * Rutger van Langevelt (1635–1695), Dutch mathematician, painter and architect *

Rutger Macklean Rutger Macklean (28 July 1742 – 14 January 1816) also Rutger Macklier II was a Swedish jurist, military officer, politician and land owner. He was a driving figure in the introduction of Swedish agricultural land reforms ('' Enskiftet'') ...

(1742–1816), Swedish land reformer *

Rutger Macklier Friherre Rutger Maclean I (1688–1748) or Rutger Macklean I was an officer of Charles XII of Sweden who participated in Battle of Holowczyn, Battle of Poltava and Battle of Tobolsk in the Great Northern War. Biography He was the son of David ...

(1688–1748), Swedish army officer *

Rutger McGroarty Rutger McGroarty (born March 30, 2004) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 14th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2022 NHL entr ...

(born 2004), American ice hockey player * Rutger B. Miller (1805–1877), member of the United States House of Representatives *

Rutger de Regt Rutger de Regt (28 November 1979) born in Zoetermeer is a Dutch designer. Biography Rutger de Regt is a furniture design graduate since 2011 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague. This is where he lives and started his design studio. I ...

(born 1979), Dutch designer * Rutger van Schaardenburg (born 1987), Dutch sailor *

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck Rutger Jan, Count Schimmelpenninck (31 October 1761 – 15 February 1825), Lord of Nyenhuis, Peckedam and Gellicum, was a Dutch jurist, ambassador and politician who served as Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic from 1805 to 1806. Histori ...

(1761–1825), Dutch politician, Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic * Rutger Sernander (1866–1944), Swedish botanist, geologist and archaeologist *

Rutger Smith Rutger Smith (born 9 July 1981 in Groningen) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw. He is the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlan ...

(born 1981), Dutch shot put and discus throw athlete * Rutger Stuffken (1947–2023), Dutch coxswain *

Rutger Velpius Rutger Velpius (around 1540–1614/15) was a 16th- and 17th-century printer and bookseller. He was the first printer in the city of Mons, Belgium, Mons, and later became printer to the court in Brussels. His career coincided closely with the first ...

( – 1614/1615), Flemish printer and bookseller *

Rütger Wever Rütger Wever was a German scientist, known for his significant contributions to the field of Chronobiology, including some of the first experiments on humans in time isolated environments. Time isolation experiments Rütger Wever's research foc ...

(1923–2010), German chronobiologist *

Rutger Worm Rutger Worm (born 1 February 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. Playing career NEC Worm started his career in the youth program, Quick 1888, in Nijmegen. He subsequently moved to the Vitesse Arnhem youth sq ...

(born 1986), Dutch footballer * Rutger Szymanski (born 1995), Dutch linguist

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* 5886 Rutger, a Main-belt Asteroid *The Rutger-Steuben Park Historic District in New York, USA