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Rufina Ivanovna Pukhova (1 September 1932 - 17 May 2021) was a Russian memoir writer. She was the last wife of Kim Philby, a KGB double agent who rose in rank through British Intelligence along with the Cambridge Five. She is the author of "The Private Life of Kim Philby: The Moscow Years" (2000). Pukhova was born in Moscow to a Russian father and a Polish mother.
Rufina G. Álamo Matesanz (born 1954) is a Spanish-American polymer scientist known particularly for her research on polyethylene and polypropylene and on sustainable polymers such as polyoxymethylene made from biomass. She is Simon Ostrach Professor of Engineering and Distinguished Research Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering in the Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering.
Rufina Alfaro is a possibly legendary figure in the Panamanian independence movement. According to legend, she led a march on November 10, 1821 that resulted in the population of Los Santos rising up against Spanish rulers. Although even her existence is disputed, Alfaro is part of popular memory and even is an official symbol of Panama.
St. Rufina is the name of a 3rd-century Christian martyr.

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