Rufus
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- For Ancient Romans of the name Rufus, see Rufus (Roman cognomen)
Rufus is a name that could refer to one of the following:
- People
- several Saints Rufus
- Rufus (bishop), a bishop of London
- Rufus (actor), a french actor
- Rufus King, a pre-Civil War US politician
- Rufus Sewell, a British actor
- King William II of England (called "Rufus", perhaps because of his red-faced appearance)
- Rufus Wainwright, Canadian-American singer-songwriter
- Fictional characters
- Rufus, the forgotten 13th apostle played by Chris Rock in the film Dogma
- Rufus the naked mole rat from Disney's TV show Kim Possible
- Rufus, the cat from Disney's animated feature The Rescuers
- Rufus Scrimgeour from the Harry Potter books
- Rufus Shinra from Final Fantasy VII
- Rufus, a futuristic time traveler played by George Carlin in the films Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.
- Places
- Rufus, Oregon, a small town in the Columbia River Gorge
- Music
- Rufus (band), a 1970s/1980s funk band fronted by Chaka Khan