Ruggiero
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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