Ruggiero

Ruggiero or Ruggero is the Italian version of the Germanic name Roger and may refer to:

As a Surname
*Adamo Ruggiero (b. 1986), a Canadian actor
*Angela Ruggiero (b. 1980), an American hockey player
*Benjamin Ruggiero (1926-1994), a member of the New York City Mafia
*Renato Ruggiero (b. 1930), an Italian politician
*Vic Ruggiero, a musician and songwriter from New York City and has played in many ska bands

As a first name
*Ruggiero (character), a character in Ludovico Ariosto's "Orlando furioso"
*Roger of Lauria (1245–1305), an Italian admiral who was commander of the fleet of Aragon
*Ruggiero Giovannelli (1560–1625), an Italian composer of the Renaissance and Baroque eras
*Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), an Italian opera composer
*Ruggiero Ricci (b. 1918), an Italian-American violin virtuoso
*Ruggiero Rizzitelli (b. 1967), an Italian football who played in Germany

Other
*Torre di Ruggiero, 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 operain by Francesca Caccini