Arts and Music

• Rudolf Kempe (born 1910, died 1976)

  German conductor.

  • Led the Royal Philharmonic, 1961-75 (see list of Conductors)

Miscellaneous

• Rudolf Serkin (born 1903, died 1991)

  Austrian-born American pianist.

  • 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Rudolf Diesel (born 1858, died 1913)

  German engineer.

  • Invented the Diesel engine (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
• Rudolf Kompfer
  • 1974 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Rudolf L. Mossbauer

  German physicist known for his research on gamma radiation.

  • 1961 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Robert Hofstadter (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• Rudolf Virchow (born 1821, died 1902)

  German pathologist and statesman.

  • Founder of cellular pathology (see list of Biological Scientists)

Sports

• Rudolf Jsmayr

  German athlete.

  • 1932 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 75kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)
• Rudolf Plyukfeider

  Soviet athlete.

  • 1964 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 82.5kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)

Stage and Screen

• Rudolf Martin
  • Actor on the soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Performers on ''All My Children'')
• Rudolf Serkin (born 1903, died 1991)

  Austrian-born American pianist.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • 1981 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)

The Literary World

• Rudolf C. Eucken (born 1846, died 1926)

  German ethical philosopher.

  • 1908 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)