the United Nations Development Programme Rodolfo Walsh, Argentine writer and journalist of Irish descent, considered the founder of investigative journalism, known for his Open Letter from a Writer to the Military Junta Rodolphe Lemieux, Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Rudolf Pleil, German serial killer Rudolf Spielmann (1883–1942), Austrian-Jewish chess player Rudolf Straeuli (born 1963), South African rugby player and coach Rudolf Völler (born 1960), German football player Rudolf Vrba (1924–2006), Slovak-Canadian professor of pharmacology and Jewish escapee of the Auschwitz concentration camp Rudolf Poch, Austrian doctor, anthropologist, and ethnologist Rudolph "Rudy" LaRusso (1927–2004), American basketball player Rudolph Arvid Peterson (1904–2003), former president and CEO of Bank of America Rudolf Zistler, Austro-Hungarian socialist and lawyer Preston Rudolph "Rudy" York, American Major League Baseball player Rudolph Wurlitzer (1831–1914) German American businessman, founder of The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company :de:Rudolf Wacker, Austrian painter Rudolf Zwirner (born 1933), German art dealer Rudolf Koch (1876–1934), German type designer Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández y Farrés, Spanish basketball player Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman, South African rugby union player Fictional Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, fictional character created by Robert L. May in 1939 Rudolf, a character from 2016 animated film Rudolf the Black Cat Rudolf, Emperor of Rigel in the game Fire Emblem Rudolph "Lightning" Jackson, a character from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island Rudolph "Rudy" Holiday, a character in the 2018 role-playing video game Deltarune Rudolph "Regular Sized Rudy" Stieblitz, a character in the animated television series Bob's Burgers Surname Athletes Ernie Rudolph (1909–2003), American baseball pitcher Gergely Rudolf (born 1985), Hungarian football player Jack Rudolph (American football) (1938–2019), American football player Jacques Rudolph (born 1981), South African cricketer Kyle Rudolph (born 1989), American football player Mason Rudolph (American football) (born 1995), American football player Mason Rudolph (golfer) (1934–2011), American golfer Nils Rudolph (born 1965), German freestyle swimmer Travis Rudolph (born 1995), American football player Wilma Rudolph (1940–1994), American Olympic athlete In film and television Alan Rudolph (born 1943), American film director and screenwriter Maya Rudolph (born 1972), American actress and comedian William Rudolph (died 1975), American film technician In science and technology Arthur Rudolph (1906–1996), German rocket scientist who helped develop the V-2 and the Saturn V Emanuel David Rudolph (1927–1992), American botanist, lichenologist, and historian of botany In music Jean-Joseph Rodolphe (1730–1812), French horn player, violinist and composer. Max Rudolf (conductor) (1902–1995), German conductor who spent most of his