Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

''ruð'' meaning clearing. Ruud is also a

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 ...

masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also often short for Rudolf.

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Asbjørn Ruud Asbjørn Ruud (6 October 1919 – 26 March 1989) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Together with his brothers Birger and Sigmund he dominated international ski jumping in the 1930s. Ruud won a gold medal at the 1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ...

(1919–1986), Norwegian ski jumper *

Barrett Ruud Barrett James Ruud (born May 20, 1983) is an American football coach who serves as inside linebackers coach for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2005 ...

(born 1983), American football linebacker *

Birger Ruud Birger Johannes Ruud (23 August 1911 – 13 June 1998) was a Norwegian ski jumper and alpine skier. Career Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three w ...

(1911–1998), Norwegian ski jumper *

Bo Ruud Bo Ruud (born September 2, 1984) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Nebraska. Ruud was also a member of the ...

(born 1984), American football linebacker *

Casper Ruud Casper Ruud (; born 22 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in September 2022, making him t ...

(born 1998), Norwegian tennis player *

Christian Ruud Christian Ruud (born 24 August 1972) is a Norwegian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 39 in October 1995, reaching the fourth round of the 1997 Australian Open and the qua ...

(born 1972), Norwegian tennis player *

David Ruud David Ruud (born January 21, 1980) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden who won 2003 Speedway World Cup with Sweden and earned 6 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career Ruud signed for Poole Pirates for the 2001 Elite ...

(born 1980), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider *

Edwin Ruud Edwin Ruud (9 June 1854 – 9 December 1932) was a Norwegian-American mechanical engineer and inventor who immigrated to the United States where he designed, sold, and popularized the tankless water heater. He was the founder and President of Ru ...

(1854–1932), Norwegian-American mechanical engineer and inventor *

Espen Ruud Espen Ruud (born 26 February 1984) is a former Norwegian football defender who played mostly for Eliteserien club Odds BK. Club career He joined the Odd Grenland from local team Hei in 2003. Ruud established himself in the Odd squad by 2005. I ...

(born 1984), Norwegian football defender * Joseph Ruud (born 1981), American professional wrestler better known as (Erick) Rowan * Maria Ruud (born 1960), American politician and a member of the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

* Millard Ruud (1917–1997), legal scholar * Ole Ruud (born 1958), Norwegian conductor * Roger Ruud (born 1958), Norwegian ski jumper *

Sif Ruud Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde born Sif Einarsdotter Ruud (6 May 1916 – 15 August 2011), best known as Sif Ruud, was a Swedish film actress. Born in Stockholm to Einar Ruud and Inez Engström, she began her career in 1938, and appeared in 14 ...

(1916–2011), Swedish film actress *

Sigmund Ruud Sigmund Ruud (30 December 1907 – 7 April 1994) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Together with his brothers Birger and Asbjørn, he dominated ski jumping in the 1920s and 1930s. Career At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Sigmund earned a sil ...

(1907–1994), Norwegian ski jumper *

Tom Ruud Thomas Robert Ruud (born July 26, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). At 6'3" 223 lb, he played college football fo ...

(born 1953), American professional football player *

William Ruud William Nelson Ruud (born September 29, 1952) is an American academic and former university administrator. On May 1, 2025, he was announced as the 19th President of Carroll College located in Helena, Montana. He was previously president of Mariett ...

(born 1952), American educator, president of

University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across five colleges. The fall 2024 total enrollment was 9,283 students. The university was initially founded in 1 ...

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Adolf Rüd The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross () and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across ...

Hauptscharführer __NOTOC__ ''Hauptscharführer'' ( ) was a Nazi paramilitary rank which was used by the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) between the years of 1934 and 1945. The rank was the highest enlisted rank of the SS, with the exception of the special Waffen-SS ran ...

in the

Waffen SS The (; ) was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with volunteers and conscripts from both German-occupied Europe and unoccupied lands. ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

Jon Rud Jon Raahauge Rud (born 11 February 1986) is a Danish swimmer. He participated for the first time at the 2008 Olympics in the 200 metre freestyle and the 400 metre freestyle. In July 2007, Rud competed at the Danish Open in Aarhus, Denmark with ...

(born 1986), Danish swimmer who participated at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

Nils Johan Rud Nils Johan Rud (24 July 1908 – 7 June 1993) was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, and a magazine editor. He is particularly known for his long-term period as editor of the magazine ''Arbeidermagasinet'' / ' ...

(1908–1993), Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories children's writer, and magazine editor * Ove Rud (1923–2007), Danish film actor

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* Ruud Boffin (born 1987), Belgian footballer *

Ruud Brood Ruud Brood (born 19 October 1962) is a Dutch football manager and a former player who was most recently the manager of TOP Oss. Football career Player Brood was born in Gorinchem. After joining the Feyenoord youth academy from hometown amateur ...

(born 1962), Dutch footballer *

Ruud de Wild Rudolf Alexander de Wild (born 24 April 1969) is a Dutch radio host. He is also a former DJ, VJ (media personality), VJ and was one of the faces of the now-defunct television network Talpa (TV), Talpa. On 6 May 2002, when he worked for radio s ...

(born 1969), Dutch radio host *

Ruud Geels Geertruida Maria "Ruud" Geels (; 28 July 1948 – 18 November 2023) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s. A prolific goalscorer, ...

(1948–2023), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit (; born Rudi Dil; 1 September 1962) is a former Dutch Association football, footballer and subsequent manager. Regarded among the greatest footballers of all time, he was also noted for his Utility player#Association football, abili ...

(born 1962), Dutch footballer * Ruud Hesp (born 1965), Dutch football goalkeeper * Ruud Heus (born 1961), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Janssen Ruud Janssen (born 29 July 1959 in Tilburg) is a Dutch Fluxus and mail artist currently living in Breda in the Netherlands. Life and work Janssen studied physics and mathematics before he became active with mail art in 1980, doing several intern ...

(born 1959), Dutch blogger *

Ruud Jolie Ruud Jolie (born Rudolf Adrianus Jolie on 19 April 1976) is the lead guitarist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Early life Ruud is an only child. Growing up, he first initiated himself to music by playing the keyboards, but his pa ...

(born 1976), Dutch musician *

Ruud Kaiser Ruud Kaiser (born 26 December 1960) is a Dutch football manager, coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the coach of Helmond Sport's under-19 team. Playing career Born in Amsterdam, Kaiser began his career with his h ...

(born 1960), Dutch footballer * Ruud Kleinpaste (born 1952), New Zealand TV presenter * Ruud Knol (born 1981), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Krol Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" (or "Rudi") Krol (; born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax. He became a coach afte ...

(born 1949), Dutch footballer * Ruud Kuijten (born 1973), Belgian badminton player *

Ruud Lubbers Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers (; 7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refug ...

(1939–2018), Dutch Prime minister * Ruud Misdorp (born 1952), Dutch water polo player * Ruud Stokvis (born 1943), Dutch rower *

Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (; born 1 July 1976), commonly known as Ruud van Nistelrooy (), is a Dutch professional Association football, football manager and former player who is the current manager of EFL Championship club Leic ...

(born 1976), Dutch footballer *

Ruud Vormer Ruud Vormer (born 11 May 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, most notably for Club Brugge. Club career Early career As a youngster, Vormer played for two amateur clubs from his hometown of Hoorn, ...

(born 1988), Dutch footballer

Other

* Ruud Heating, Cooling & Water Heating, a division of Rheem Industries

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