Rudolph

Rudolph

Rudolph or Rudolf ( _fr. Rodolphe, Italian and _es. Rodolfo) is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is a Germanic name deriving from 2 stems. One being "Rod" or "Hrôdh", meaning "fame", and "olf" meaning "wolf" ("see also Hroðulf"). Roughly the name's original meaning was "famous wolf". [http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php?act=zoeken&id=16253]

People

;Given name
*Rudolf I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1218-1291
*Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1552-1612
*Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), Austrian philosopher, educator, and mystic, founder of anthroposophy (spiritual science)
*Rudolf of Fulda, a 9th century monk, writer and theologian
*Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788-1831), Archbishop of Olomouc and member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
*Radulphe, a monk who incited mob violence against Jews in the 1100s
*Rudolf Diesel (born 1858, died 1914) German, inventor of Diesel Engine
*Rudolph Giuliani (born May 28, 1944), former mayor of New York City)
*Rudolf Hess (born 1894, died 1987), prominent Nazi figure
*Rudolf Nureyev (born 1938, died 1993), Russian ballet star
*Rudolf Serkin (March 28, 1903 – May 8, 1991), a Bohemian-born pianist
*Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), Italian actor

;Surname
*Alan Rudolph (born 1943), film director and screenwriter
*Arthur Rudolph, a rocket scientist who helped develop the V-2 and the Saturn V
*Eric Robert Rudolph (born 1966), serial murderer and terrorist
*Ernie Rudolph (1909-2003), Major League Baseball pitcher
*Jacques Rudolph, South African cricketer who plays for Yorkshire CCC
*James E. Rudolph, Jr. (born 1953), Director of OEM Sales for Whatman PLC (GE Healthcare)
*Karin Rudolph (born 1964), Mother
*Maya Rudolph (born 1972), Actress and comedienne
*Nils Rudolph (born 1965), German freestyle swimmer
*Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994), American Olympic Athlete

Fiction

*"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", a Christmas story about a red-nosed reindeer named Rudolph
*An alternate name for Gossamer, a Looney Tunes character

Geography

*Rudolph, Wisconsin, a small town in the United States
*Lake Rudolph, another name for Lake Turkana
*Rudolf Island, northernmost island of Europe


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