Rudolf Höß was an SS Obersturmbannführer, famous for being the main commandant of Auschwitz.He started experimenting with gassing methods in 1941, testing the results of carbon monoxide or even cotton filters soaked in sulfuric acid for early killings. He finally settled on Zyklon B, being the first commandant to order its use in gas chambers and then reporting to his superiors that it was the quickest and most efficient method for the extermination of those whom Nazi Germany considered "undesirables". This led to the implementation of the use of Zyklon B in the Final Solution.For being in charge of Auschwitz and purposely finding new ways of accelerating the murders he was found guilty of crimes against humanity, and hanged in 1947.
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Rudolf,"Rolf" Karl Wütherich was James Dean's mechanic and was in the car with him when he died.
Rudolf Sieckenius was a German General and Tank commander during WWII. He was one of the principal commanders of Battle of Berlin.
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The oldest and most famous figure with this name is the legendary Danish King from the Germanic poem Beowulf. Rudolf, AKA Hrōþiwulfaz, Hroðulf, Hrólfr Kraki, Rolfo, Roluo, Rolf Krage.
Rudolf Dassler was the German founder of the sportswear company Puma and the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler. The brothers were partners in a shoe company Adi started, Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory). Rudi joined in 1924, however the brothers became rivals following World War II and started their own companies in 1948. Initially calling the new company "Ruda" (Rudolf Dassler), it was soon changed to its present name of Puma. Puma is the native Quechua word for cougar, from there it went into German as well as other languages, such as Spanish, French, Russian, Romanian, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Hungarian.
Rudolf Hess (26 April 1894-17 August 1987) was a prominent Nazi politician. After World War II, he was arrested and sentenced to prison for life for crimes against peace. In 1987, he committed suicide in a building in the prison garden.
Hehe Rudolf the red nose reindeer :D aside from that I think it's a pretty cool name and it must be very unique, I do not know a single person who has this name.
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Rudolf Steiner, founded the Anthroposophy movement.
Rudolf (1858-1889) was the only son of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and his wife Elisabeth "Sissi". He was the Crown Prince and supposted to become Emperor one day. He was married to a belgian princess and had one daughter. Together with his mistress he committed suicide.
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552-1612), son of Maximilian II (Holy Roman Emperor) and his wife Maria of Spain. Because he died without issues, his younger brother became Emperor.
Rudolf Bőhm (Hrušínský), 14th February 1897 in Dolní Liboc. (Her parents are Jan Bőhm and Františka Doležalová-Bőhmová). {http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0127049/}Rudolf Hrušínský, 17th October 1920, Nová Včelnice - 13th April 1994, Prague.Rudolf Hrušínský, 5th October 1946 in Prague. Rudolf Hrušínský, 19th November 1970 in Prague.
He started experimenting with gassing methods in 1941, testing the results of carbon monoxide or even cotton filters soaked in sulfuric acid for early killings. He finally settled on Zyklon B, being the first commandant to order its use in gas chambers and then reporting to his superiors that it was the quickest and most efficient method for the extermination of those whom Nazi Germany considered "undesirables". This led to the implementation of the use of Zyklon B in the Final Solution.
For being in charge of Auschwitz and purposely finding new ways of accelerating the murders he was found guilty of crimes against humanity, and hanged in 1947.