List of Famous people named Rudolf

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, was the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth of Bavaria. He was heir apparent to the Imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth. In 1889, he died in a suicide pact with his mistress, Mary Freiin von Vetsera, at the Mayerling hunting lodge. The ensuing scandal made international headlines. He was named after the first Habsburg King of Germany, Rudolf I, who reigned from 1273 to 1291.

Rudolf August Oetker was a German entrepreneur and former member of the Nazi Party, who became a billionaire running his private food company Oetker-Gruppe, founded by his grandfather August Oetker.

Rudolf Schindler (1888–1968) was a German physician, who practiced medicine as a gastroenterologist. He is regarded widely as the "father of gastroscopy."

Rudolf Ernst Paul Schündler was a German actor and director. He played "Karl" in The Exorcist (1973).

Rudolf Anschober is an Austrian politician of the Green Party who has been serving as Minister of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz since January 2020.

Rudolf Vogel was a German film and television actor. He was the father of Peter Vogel, the father-in-law of Austrian actress Gertraud Jesserer and the grandfather of actor-journalist Nikolas Vogel. Died from cancer.

Rudolf Buchbinder is an Austrian classical pianist.

Rudolf Karl Augstein was one of the most influential German journalists, a founder and part-owner of Der Spiegel magazine.

Rudolf von Tiefenbach was a German military commander who served the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.

Rudolf II was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the House of Habsburg.