For Ancient Romans of the name Rufus, see Rufus (Roman cognomen)

Rufus is a name that could refer to one of the following:

• Rufus (band), a 1970s/1980s funk band fronted by Chaka Khan
• Rufus (actor), a french actor
• Rufus, the forgotten 13th apostle played by Chris Rock in the film Dogma
• Rufus the naked mole rat from Disney's TV show Kim Possible
• Rufus King, a pre-Civil War US politician
• Rufus Narcy, a French actor
• Rufus Sewell, a British actor
• King William II of England (called "Rufus", perhaps because of his red-faced appearance)
• Rufus Scrimgeour from the Harry Potter books
• Rufus Shinra from Final Fantasy VII
• Rufus Wainwright, Canadian-American singer-songwriter
• Rufus, Oregon, a small town in the Columbia River Gorge.

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