Rudolph

Rudolph Dunbar (1907 – 1988) was a Guyanese conductor, clarinetist, and composer, as well as being a jazz musician of note in the 1920s. Leaving British Guiana at the age of 20, he had settled in England by 1931, and subsequently worked in other parts of Europe but lived most of his later years in London. Among numerous "firsts", he was the first black man to conduct the London Philharmonic Orchestra (1942), the first black man to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic (1945) and the first black man to conduct orchestras in Poland (1959) and Russia (1964). Dunbar also worked as a journalist and a war correspondent.

Rudolph Sackville-Bagg is a character in the movie "The Little Vampire" played by Rollo Weeks.

Rudolph Andrenyi is one of the characters of Agatha Christie's famous novel "Murder on the Orient Express".

Rudolph Ackermann (1764=1834) was a German bookseller.

Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City.

A famous bearer of this name is Rudolph Valentino, an early 1920s actor. He played in some of the earliest films like "The Eagle" and "Cobra." He died when he was just 31 years old.