Rudolf

Spelling variation of Rudolph, German

"famous wolf"

Rudolf Origin and Meaning

The name Rudolf is a boy's name of German origin meaning "famous wolf".

You've got the red-nosed reindeer to transcend, but there are other distinguished personages named Rudolph, Rudolf, and Rudy.

Rudolf Rank in US Top 1000

# 985 in the US

Famous People Named Rudolf

• Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner Austrian philosopher and polymath
• Rudolf Christoph Eucken German philosopher, winner of the Nobel Prize
• Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer German physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize
• Rudolf "Rudi" Vrba Slovakian Holocaust survivor
• (Otto Wilhelm) Rudolf Caracciola German racing driver
• Rudolf Wolters German architect
• Rudolf Maister Slovene military officer and poet
• (Johann) Rudolf Rocker German anarchist
• Rudolf Witzig German WWII officer
• Rudolf Karl Bultmann German theologian

The name Rudolf in Pop Culture

• Rudolf Rassendyll main character in Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
• Rudolf Wernicke character in the game "Outlast"