Rufus

For Ancient Romans of the name Rufus, see Rufus (Roman cognomen)

Rufus is a name meaning "red" in Latin that could refer to one of the following:

People

• Several Saints Rufus
• Rufus (bishop), a bishop of London
• Rufus (actor), a french actor
• Rufus Hannah (aka "Rufus the Stunt Bum"), of Bumfights fame
• Rufus King, a pre-Civil War US politician
• Rufus Sewell, a British actor
• Rufus Thomas, US singer
• 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.
• Rufus Buckley, the prosecuting attorney played by Kevin Spacey in the 1996 film, A Time to Kill (film), as well as in the book of the Same Name.
• Rufus, the organist in the wedding chapel in Kill Bill Vol. 2, played by Samuel Jackson
• Rufus, a rat-like humanoid in the Akuda Bar in the video game, Beyond Good & Evil

Places

• Rufus, Oregon, a small town in the Columbia River Gorge

Music

• Rufus (band), a 1970s/1980s funk band fronted by Chaka Khan
• “Whistling Rufus” composed by Kerry Mills

Other

• An old tractor in The Archers, currently being restored by David Archer.

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