Rupert

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Rupert, is derived from the Latin Rupertus, which is a loan from the Old German Hroberahtus; thus it is a variation of modern English Robert and can refer to any of the following:

[edit] People

• Rupert of Salzburg also known as St. Rupert
• Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682), nephew of Charles I of England and Royalist army cavalry commander during the English Civil War
• Rupert Murdoch, an American media proprietor
• Rupert Jee, an American entrepreneur and television celebrity on Late Night with David Letterman
• The Rupert family, a billionaire family from Stellenbosch, South Africa or members of that family:
  • Anton Rupert
  • Johann Rupert, son of Anton Rupert
• Rupert Grint, an actor famous for his portrayal of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series
• Rupert Boneham, Survivor (TV series) cast-away
• Rupert Salt, the name given to the father of Veruca Salt in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Rupert Giles, main character of the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Rupert, current British Military slang for an over-educated but worthless officer, a sterotypical 'Upper-Class twit', whose time is spent at 'gentlemanly pursuits' rather than Soldiery. Possibly because of the codename of the Paradummy, A slightly more useful comrade.
• Rupert of Hentzau is the villainous henchman of the king's usurper, Black Michael, in Anthony Hope's novel, the Prisoner of Zenda. Rupert of Hentzau was also the title of its sequel.
• Rupert Graves,an award winning British Actor.
• Rupert Holmes, American and British composer, songwriter and author

[edit] Places

• Rupert, Idaho, USA
• Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
• Rupert's Land, Canada, the territory held by the Hudson's Bay Company in British North America
• Rupert River, a river in Québec, Canada
• Rupert Station, a station on the Millennium Line of the Vancouver SkyTrain

[edit] Other

• St. Rupert's Cathedral
• Rupert Bear, a cartoon bear created by Mary Tourtel
• Rupert (planet), a fictional planet in the novel Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
• Rupert the teddy bear, Stewie's teddy bear from Family Guy
• Rupert (paradummy) was the nickname given to paradummies dropped as decoys by the British (Operation Titanic) during the D-Day of the Invasion of Normandy in 1944.