In all the world, Rufus (Rufus 
, Руф 
, Руфус ) is a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine given name. The forename Rufus is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common largely male, but infrequently feminine name, Bahamas, where it is quite a rare male name, and the United States. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, the United States, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, Rufus is the last name as well as the forename.
Rufus is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
Rufus is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rufus Scrimgeour , the wizard in the Harry Potter universe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1; Rufus of Thebes , the Numbered among the Seventy Disciples; Rufus , the first-century Christian mentioned in Mark 15:21 with his brother Alexander, son of Simon the Cyrenian; Rufus Shinra , the fictional character from Final Fantasy VII and Rufus , the cat from Disney's The Rescuers, and in many other works.
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curtius rufus Roman historian (b. 100) |
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| petillius rufus grandson of emperor Vespasian (b. 50) |
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| q.accaeus rufus Roman politician, suffect consul in AD 90 (b. 50) |
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| rufus of avignon FR (b. 50) |
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| c.valgius rufus Latin poet (b. 65) |
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| m.egnatius rufus Roman demagogue & conspirator (b. 100) |
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| rufus of ephesus Late 1st and early 2nd century Greek physician, TR (b. 100) |
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| m.acilius m.f. cor. rufus (b. 100) |
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| m.minucius q.f. rufus politician (b. 150) |
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| decimus velius rufus Roman politician, senator and consul in 178 (b. 150) |
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| cn.octavius rufus quaestor 230 BC (b. 300) |
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| rufus bishop of Metz (b. 400) |
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| rufus de litore (b. 1250) |
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| mutianus rufus German humanist, DE (b. 1470) |
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| rufus barton (b. 1600) |
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