Rudolph ( name ) - wikipedia Rudolph ( name ) For other uses, see Rudolph. Rudolph Rudolf the First of the German Habsburg Dynasty Pronunciation / ruːdɒlf / German : ( ˈʁuːdɔlf ) Gender Male Origin Word / name German Meaning Famous wolf Other names Related names Rodolfo, Rolf Rudolph or Rudolf ( French : Rodolphe, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish : Rodolfo ) or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is a Germanic name deriving from two stems : Rod or Hrōð, meaning `` fame '', and olf meaning `` wolf '' ( see also Hroðulf ; cf. Adolf ). Contents 1 In other languages 2 Surname 2.1 Athletes 2.2 In film and television 2.3 In science and technology 2.4 In music 2.5 Other 3 Given name 3.1 Royalty 3.2 Religious figures 3.3 Dancers 3.4 In film and television 3.5 In science and technology 3.6 In music 3.7 Political figures 3.8 Other 3.9 Fictional 4 References In other languages Afrikaans : Rudolf Albanian : Rudolf Armenian : Ռուդոլֆ ( Rudolf ) Catalan : Rodolf Croatian : Rudolf Czech : Rudolf Danish : Rudolf Dutch : Roelof, Rudolf, Ruud English : Rudolf, Rudolph French : Rodolphe, Raoul Georgian : რუდოლფ ( Rudolp ) German : Rudolf, diminutive : Rudi Greek : Ροδόλφος ( Rhodólphos ), Ράλλης ( Rhálles ) Hebrew רודולף ( Rudolf ) Hungarian : Rudolf Italian : Rodolfo Latin : Rudolphus Latvian : Rūdolfs Norwegian : Rudolf Polish : Rudolf Portuguese : Rodolfo Russian : Рудольф ( Rudolf ) Serbian : Rudolf ( Рудолф ) Slovak : Rudolf Slovene : Rudolf Spanish : Rodolfo Swedish : Rudolf Surname Athletes Ernie Rudolph ( 1909 -- 2003 ), Major League Baseball pitcher Gergely Rudolf ( born 1985 ), Hungarian soccer player Jacques Rudolph ( born 1981 ), South African cricketer who plays for Surrey CCC Kyle Rudolph ( born 1989 ), National Football League player Mason Rudolph ( born 1995 ), American football player Nils Rudolph ( born 1965 ), German freestyle swimmer Wilma Rudolph ( 1940 -- 1994 ), American Olympic athlete In film and television Alan Rudolph ( born 1943 ), film director and screenwriter Maya Rudolph ( born 1972 ), actress and comedian William Rudolph ( died 1975 ), American film technician In science and technology Arthur Rudolph ( 1906 -- 1996 ), rocket scientist who helped develop the V - 2 and the Saturn V, Operation Paperclip In music Jean - Joseph Rodolphe ( 1730 -- 1812 ), composer Max Rudolf ( conductor ) ( 1902 -- 1995 ), German conductor who spent most of his career in the United States Kevin Rudolf ( born 1983 ), American musician, singer - songwriter and music producer. Other Albert Rudolph, birth name of Swami Rudrananda, American entrepreneur and spiritual teacher Eric Rudolph ( born 1966 ), serial murderer and terrorist Julia Ann Rudolph ( c. 1820 -- c. 1890 ), American photographer Paul Rudolph ( architect ) ( 1918 -- 1997 ), American architect Vernon Rudolph ( 1915 -- 1973 ), founder of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc Given name Royalty Rudolph of France ( r. 923 -- 936 ) Rudolf I of Germany ( 1218 -- 1291 ) Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ( 1552 -- 1612 ) Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria ( 1858 -- 1889 ), son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria ( died at Mayerling ) Rudolph I of Bohemia ( 1281 -- 1307 ) Rudolf II, Duke of Austria ( 1270 -- 1290 ) Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria ( 1339 -- 1365 ) Religious figures Rudolf of Fulda, 9th century monk, writer and theologian Rudolf von Habsburg - Lothringen ( 1788 -- 1831 ), Archbishop of Olomouc and member of the House of Habsburg - Lorraine Dancers Rudolf Laban ( 1879 -- 1958 ) Rudolf Nureyev ( 1938 -- 1993 ) In film and television Rudolph Valentino ( 1895 -- 1926 ), legendary silent film actor Rudolph Walker ( born 1939 ), British actor Rudy Wurlitzer ( born 1937 ), American novelist and screenwriter. Rudolf Bernhard ( 1901 -- 1962 ), Swiss actor and theater director Rudolf Hrušínský ( born 1920 ), Czech actor Ruedi Walter, ( 1916 -- 1990 ) Swiss comedian and actor In science and technology Ralph H. Baer ( Rudolf Heinrich Baer ) ( 1922 -- 2014 ), German - American video game pioneer, inventor, engineer. Rudolph Boysen ( 1895 -- 1950 ), creator of the boysenberry Rudolf Diesel ( 1858 -- 1913 ), inventor of the diesel engine Rudolph A. Marcus ( born 1923 ), Canadian Nobel Prize - winning chemist Rudolf Simek ( born 1954 ), Germanist and Philologian Rudolf Virchow ( 1821 - 1902 ), German physician and biologist Rudolf Wolf ( 1816 -- 1893 ), Swiss astronomer and mathematician In music Sir Rudolf Bing ( 1902 -- 1997 ), opera impresario Rudolf Friml ( 1879 -- 1972 ), composer of operettas, musicals, songs and piano pieces, and a pianist Rodolfo `` Fito '' Páez ( born 1963 ), Argentine singer - songwriter Rudolph Isley ( born 1939 ), American singer - songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers. Rudolf Schenker ( born 1948 ), German guitarist and founding member of heavy metal band Scorpions. Wage Rudolf Supratman ( born 1903 ), Indonesian songwriter and the composer both the music and lyrics for the song Indonesia Raya. Political figures Rudolph William Louis Giuliani ( born 1944 ), American lawyer, businessman, former politician, and public speaker. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. Rudolph ( Rudy ) Perpich, former governor of Minnesota. Rudolf Maister ( 1874 - 1934 ) Slovene military officer, poet and political activist. Other Rudolf Abel, the alias of Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher ( 1903 -- 1971 ), a Russian spy Rudolf Anderson ( 1927 -- 1962 ), U.S. Air Force pilot and first recipient of the Air Force Cross Rudolf Brandt ( 1909 -- 1948 ), German Nazi SS officer, executed for war crimes Rudolf Dassler ( 1898 -- 1974 ), German businessman Rudolf Hess ( 1894 -- 1987 ), Deputy Führer in Nazi Germany Rudolf Höss ( 1900 -- 1947 ), German Nazi first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp Rudolf Spielmann ( 1883 -- 1942 ), Austrian - Jewish chess player Rudolf Straeuli ( born 1963 ), South African rugby player and coach Rudolf Völler ( born 1960 ), German football player Rudolf Vrba ( 1924 -- 2006 ), Slovak - Canadian professor of pharmacology and Jewish escapee of the Auschwitz concentration camp Rudolph Berthold ( 1891 -- 1920 ), German World War I air ace Rudolph `` Rudy '' LaRusso ( 1927 -- 2004 ), American basketball player Rudolph Arvid Peterson ( 1904 -- 2003 ), former president and CEO of Bank of America. Rudolph Wurlitzer ( 1831 -- 1914 ) German American businessman, founder of The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Fictional Rudolph The Red - Nosed Reindeer ( 1939 ), fictional character References http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php?act=zoeken&id=16253 This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. 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Question: where does the last name rudolph come from
Answer: a Germanic name deriving from two stems: Rod or Hrōð, meaning "fame", and olf meaning "wolf"; a Germanic name deriving from two stems: Rod or Hrōð, meaning "fame", and olf meaning "wolf"