Royalty

• Rudolph I of Germany
  Rudolph I of Germany
  Rudolph I was King of the Romans from 1273 until his death. He played a vital role in raising the Habsburg dynasty to a leading position among the Imperial feudal dynasties...
  
   (1218–1291)
• Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
  Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
  Rudolf II was Holy Roman Emperor , King of Hungary and Croatia , King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria...
  
   (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)

Religious figures

• Rudolf of Fulda
  Rudolf of Fulda
  Rudolf of Fulda was a monk of the Benedictine monastery of Fulda, writer, theologian and teacher. He was a pupil of Rhabanus Maurus and befriended Louis the Pious, king of the Franks...
  
  , 9th century monk, writer and theologian
• Radulphe
  Radulphe
  Radulphe was a French monk who, without permission from his superiors, left his monastery in France and travelled to the Rhine Valley during the Second Crusade where he preached "that the Jews should be slain as the enemies of the Christian religion."At Cologne Simon "the Pious" was murdered and...
  
  , 12th century monk, called for the killing of Jews
• Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen
  Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen
  Rudolf Johannes Joseph Rainier von Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke and Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia was a Cardinal, an Archbishop of Olomouc, and a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine....
  
   (1788–1831), Archbishop of Olomouc and member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine

Fictional characters

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer with a glowing red nose. He is popularly known as "Santa's 9th Reindeer" and, when depicted, is the lead reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. The luminosity of his nose is so great that it illuminates the team's path through...
  
  , one of Santa Claus's reindeer
• Rudolph Farnsworth, a minor villain in the television series Kim Possible
• Rudolph, alternate name for Gossamer (Looney Tunes)
  Gossamer (Looney Tunes)
  Gossamer is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. The character is a hairy, red monster. His rectangular body is perched on two giant tennis shoes, and his heart-shaped face is composed of only two oval eyes and a wide mouth, with...
  
  , a Looney Tunes character
• Rudolf Ushiromiya, a character in the visual novel, manga and anime series Umineko no Naku Koro ni
  Umineko no Naku Koro ni
  is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The first game in the series, Legend of the Golden Witch, was first released at Comiket 72 on August 17, 2007 playable on the PC; the game sold out in thirty minutes...
  
  

Geography

• Rudolph, Wisconsin
  Rudolph, Wisconsin
  Rudolph is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 423 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Rudolph-Attractions:* Home of the St. Philip parish grotto and Wonder Cave....
  
  , small town in the United States
• Lake Rudolph, another name for Lake Turkana
  Lake Turkana
  Lake Turkana , formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake...
  
   in Kenya
• Rudolf Island
  Rudolf Island
  Prince Rudolf Land, Crown Prince Rudolf Land, Prince Rudolf Island or Rudolf Island is the northernmost island of the Franz Josef Archipelago, Russia. The island was named by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition in honor of Archduke Rudolf , Crown Prince of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia...
  
  , northernmost island of Europe