Rufus

Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin rufus, "red"). Notable people with the name include: Given name Politicians Marcus Caelius Rufus, (28 May 82 BC – after 48 BC), orator and politician in the late Roman Republic Rufus Ada George (born 1940), Nigerian politician Rufus Aladesanmi III (born 1945), Yoruban king Rufus Applegarth (1844–1921), American lawyer and politician Rufus A. Ayers (1849–1926), American lawyer, businessman, and politician Rufus Barringer (1821–1895), American lawyer, politician, and military general Rufus Blodgett (1834–1910), American politician and railroad superintendent Rufus Bousquet (born 1958), Saint Lucian politician Rufus E. Brown (1854–1920), Vermont attorney, farmer, and politician Rufus Bullock (1834–1907), American politician Rufus Carter (1866–1932), Canadian farmer and political figure Rufus Cheney Jr., member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1850 session Rufus W. Cobb (1829–1913), American politician Rufus Curry (1859–1934), Canadian manufacturer and politician Rufus Davis (born 1964), mayor of Camilla, Georgia Rufus B. Dodge Jr. (1861–1935), American lawyer and politician Rufus A. Doughton (1857–1946), American politician Rufus Easton (1774–1834), American lawyer and politician Rufus L. Edmisten (born 1941), American politician and lawyer Rufus Elefante (1903–1994), American politician from Utica, New York Rufus Nelson England (1851–1911), Canadian merchant and political figure Rufus S. Frost (1826–1894), American politician Rufus King Garland Jr. (1830–1886), American politician Rufus K. Goodenow (1790–1863), American politician Rufus Hardy (representative) (1855–1943), American politician Rufus Erastus Hart (1812–1891), American politician and lawyer Rufus Henderson (1779–1847), Canadian physician, merchant and political figure Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860–1935), English politician and jurist Rufus King (1755–1827), pre-Civil War US politician Rufus H. King (1820–1890), American politician Rufus E. Lester (1837–1906), American politician Rufus Anderson Lyman (1842–1910), lawyer and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii Rufus Mallory (1831–1914), American educator, lawyer, and politician Rufus P.