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''Rudolph''' or '''Rudolf''' or in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Italian language|Italian]] '''Rodolfo''' is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is a [[Germanic languages|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]
It refers, amongst others, to the following:
==People==
==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
*[[James E. Rudolph, Jr.]], (born 1953) Director of OEM Sales for Whatman PLC (GE Healthcare)
==Fiction==
* "[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]", a Christmas story about a red-nosed reindeer named Rudolph
*An alternate name for [[Gossamer (Looney Tunes)|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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