Rüdiger

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Rüdiger (English Ruediger, Rudiger, Roger) is a German given name. The meaning comes from Old High German: hruod (fame) and ger (spear). The name became popular because of the character Rüdiger von Bechelaren from Nibelung.

People named Rüdiger

Antonio Rüdiger (b. 1993), German footballer

Prince Rüdiger of Saxony (b. 1953), German prince

Rüdiger Abramczik (b. 1956), German footballer

Rüdiger Gamm (b. 1971), German "mental calculator"

Rüdiger Haas (b. 1969), German tennis player

Rüdiger Nehberg (b. 1935), German human rights activist, author and survival expert

Rüdiger Overmans, (born 1954), German historian specialized in World War II

Rüdiger Safranski (b. 1945), German philosopher and author.

Rüdiger Schleicher (1895-1945), German resistance fighter

Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899-1956), Austrian politician

Rüdiger Vogler (b. 1942), German film actor

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Rüdiger Wikipedia

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