Rudolph

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Rudolph' or Rudolf or in Spanish and Italian 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".[1]

It refers, amongst others, to the following:

Contents 1 People 2 Other people 3 Fiction 4 Geography

[edit] People

[edit] Other people

• Rudolf Steiner, (1861–1925), Austrian philosopher, educator, and mystic, founder of anthroposophy (spiritual science)
• Rudolf of Fulda, a 9th century monk, writer and theologian
• 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 balet star
• Rudolf Serkin, (March 28, 1903 – May 8, 1991) a Bohemian-born pianist
• Rudolph Valentino, (born 1895, died 1926) Italian actor
• 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 September 19, 1966) serial murderer and terrorist
• Ernie Rudolph (1909-2003), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Jacques Rudolph South African cricketer who plays for Yorkshire CCC
• Maya Rudolph (born 1972) Actress/Comedienne
• Wilma Rudolph, (born 1940, died 1994) American Olympic Athlete
• Karin Rudolph, (born 1964) Mother

[edit] 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

[edit] Geography

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