List of Famous people named Rudolf

Name Rudolf is among the most common names in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Similar names: Rudolph, Rudolfo. Here are some famous Rudolfs:

Rudolf Anderson

First Name Rudolf
Last Name Anderson
Born on September 15, 1927
Died on October 27, 1962 (aged 35)

Rudolf Anderson Jr. was an American and United States Air Force major and pilot, who was the first recipient of the Air Force Cross, the U.S. military's and Air Force's second-highest award and decoration for valor. The only U.S fatality by enemy fire during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Anderson died when his U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over Cuba. He also served in Korea after the Korean War ended.

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Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

First Name Rudolf
Last Name Saxe-Wittenberg
Born on November 30, 1372
Died on June 11, 1419 (aged 46)

Rudolf III, a member of the House of Ascania, was Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg and Elector of Saxony from 1388 until his death.

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Rudolf Schmidt

First Name Rudolf
Last Name Schmidt
Born on May 12, 1886
Died on April 7, 1957 (aged 70)
Born in Germany

Rudolf Schmidt was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 2nd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

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Rudolf Lehmann

First Name Rudolf
Last Name Lehmann
Born on December 11, 1890
Died on July 26, 1955 (aged 64)

Rudolf Lehmann was a German jurist and military judge who was the Judge Advocate General of the Wehrmacht in World War II. Lehmann was found guilty of war crimes at the High Command Trial at Nuremberg in 1948. He had close ties with Nazi Germany, but was not a member of the Nazi Party.

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Rudolf von Thadden

First Name Rudolf
Last Name Thadden
Died on November 18, 2015 (aged 45)
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Rudolf I

First Name Rudolf
Last Name I
Born on October 4, 1274
Died on August 12, 1319 (aged 44)

Rudolf I of Bavaria, called "the Stammerer", a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1294 until 1317.

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Rudolf Duala Manga Bell

First Name Rudolf
Last Name Bell
Died on August 8, 1914
Born in Cameroon, Littoral

Rudolf Duala Manga Bell was a Duala king and resistance leader in the German colony of Kamerun (Cameroon). After being educated in both Kamerun and Europe, he succeeded his father Manga Ndumbe Bell on 2 September 1908, styling himself after European rulers, and generally supporting the colonial German authorities. He was quite wealthy and educated, although his father left him a substantial debt.

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Rudolf of Geneva

First Name Rudolf
Last Name Geneva
Died on November 30, 1264

Rudolf or Rudolph was the Count of Geneva from 1252 until his death in 1265. He was the eldest son of William II, and was described by a Renaissance historian as “the more quarrelsome son of a quarrelsome father.” He was a constant warrior, and his most frequent foes were of the House of Savoy.

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Rudolf Christian, Count of East Frisia

First Name Rudolf
Last Name Frisia
Born on June 2, 1602
Died on April 16, 1628 (aged 25)

Rudolf Christian of Ostfriesland, Count of East Frisia, was count of East Frisia, and the second son of Enno III, Count of East Frisia and Anna of Holstein-Gottorp. During his reign, foreign troops participating in the Thirty Years' War began retreating into and quartering in East Frisia. Also during his reign, fen exploitation in East Frisia begins.

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Rudolf II

First Name Rudolf
Last Name II
Born on January 1, 1307
Died on December 6, 1370 (aged 63)

Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, nicknamed Rudolf the Blind, was a member of the House of Ascania. He was Elector of Saxony and Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from 1356 until his death. He was the eldest son of Duke Rudolf I of Saxe-Wittenberg and his wife, Judith of Brandenburg-Salzwedel.

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