Rufus (Roman cognomen)

Rufus (Roman cognomen)

Rufus is a Roman cognomen borne by a number of individuals, including:

* Publius Sulpicius Rufus, politician and general of the 2nd century BC
* Publius Rutilius Rufus, politician, general and historian of the 2nd century BC
* Servius Sulpicius Rufus, orator of the 1st century BC
* Lucius Varius Rufus, poet of the 1st century BC
* Valgius Rufus, poet of the 1st century BC
* Musonius Rufus, Roman Stoic philosopher of the 1st century
* Marcus Caelius Rufus, politician of the 1st century BC
* Lucius Virginius Rufus, politician and general of the 1st century
* Quintus Curtius Rufus, historian of the 1st century|1st or 2nd century
* Calvisius Rufus, governor of Britain in the 3rd century


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