Rufus (Roman cognomen)
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Rufus is a Roman cognomen borne by a number of individuals, including:
- Publius Sulpicius Rufus, politician and general of the 2nd century BC
- Publius Rutilius Rufus, politician, general and historian of the 2nd century BC
- Servius Sulpicius Rufus, orator of the 1st century BC
- Lucius Varius Rufus, poet of the 1st century BC
- Valgius Rufus, poet of the 1st century BC
- Musonius Rufus, Roman Stoic philosopher of the 1st century
- Marcus Caelius Rufus, politician of the 1st century BC
- Lucius Virginius Rufus, politician and general of the 1st century
- Quintus Curtius Rufus, historian of the 1st century|1st or 2nd century
- Calvisius Rufus, governor of Britain in the 3rd century