Rupert or Ruppert is an English truncation of Latin Rupertus, which derives from Old High German Hruodoperht/Hruodoberht ('p' and 'b' are the voiceless and voiced cognates of the same consonant); which is also the source of the name Robert. Thus, "Rupert" and "Robert" are different modern forms of the same name. The Old High German form of the name evolved from Germanic Hrothi, "fame, glory" + Berht, "bright"; thus, Rupert and Robert mean "fame bright".
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Saint Rupert of Bingen
Rupert Boneham (born 1964), American multi-time Survivor contestant
Rupert Brooke (1887–1915), English poet
Rupert Bunny (1864–1947), Australian painter
Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon (1907–1928), great-grandson of Queen Victoria Rupert Carington, 4th Baron Carrington (1852–1929), English Liberal MP and soldier Rupert Carington, 5th Baron Carrington (1891–1938), English peer, father of Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, former UK Foreign Secretary Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington (born 1948), English businessman, son of Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, former UK Foreign Secretary Rupert Cawthorne (1879–1965), English professional footballer Rupert Davies (1916–1976), English actor Rupert Evans (born 1977), English actor Rupert Everett (born 1959), English actor Rupert Friend (born 1981), English actor Rupert Gould (1890-1948), lieutenant-commander in the British Royal Navy, scientist, author and radio personality Rupert Graves (born 1963), English actor Rupert Gregson-Williams, movie score composer Rupert Grint (born 1988), English actor Rupert Gwynne (1873–1924), English Conservative Party politician and MP Rupert Price Hallowes (1881–1915), World War I Victoria Cross recipient Rupert Hine (1947-2020), British Musician, Record Producer Rupert Holmes (born 1947), British-American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, dramatist and author. Rupert Jeffcoat (born 1970), Scottish musician Rupert Keegan (born 1955), English Formula One driver Rupert, King of Germany (German: Ruprecht) (1352–1410), German King Blessed Rupert Mayer (1876–1945) Rupert Moon Welsh rugby international player Rupert Murdoch (born 1931), Australian-American media magnate Rupert Penry-Jones (born 1970), English actor Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley (born 1957), British hereditary peer, Member of the House of Lords
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682), soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century, one of the principal commanders of Wars of the Three Kingdoms, First English Civil War and Battle of Marston Moor Saint Rupert of Salzburg Rupert Richardson (1930-2008), American Civil Rights activist Rupert Sanders (born 1971), English film director Rupert Sandilands 1868–1946), English international footballer Rupert Scholz (born 1937), German politician who served as 9th Minister of Defence of Germany Rupert Sheldrake (born 1942), English professor, biologist and lecturer Rupert Shephard (1909–1992), English painter, illustrator and art teacher Rupert Shoobridge (1883–1962), Australian politician Rupert Shrive (born 1965), English artist Rupert Simonian (born 1991), British actor with Canadian dual citizenship Rupert Sloman (1890–1951), New Zealand cricketer Rupert de Smidt (1883–1986), South African cricketer Rupert Smith, KCB, DSO & Bar, OBE, QGM (born 1943), British Army officer, author of The Utility of Force Rupert Smith (American football) (1897–1959), American football and baseball player Rupert Smith (novelist), American-born English author Rupert Soames OBE (born 1959), British businessman, CEO of the outsourcing company Serco Rupert Speir (1910–1998), British Conservative Party politician and MP Rupert Spira, English studio potter Rupert Stadler (born 1963), German business executive and chairman of the Vorstand (CEO) of Audi AG Charles Rupert Stockard (1879–1939), American anatomist and zoologist Rupert Gordon Strutt (1912–1985), the Anglican Bishop of Stockport from 1965 to 1984 Rupert Max Stuart (1932–2014), Indigenous Australian convicted of murder in 1959 Rupert Svendsen-Cook (born 1990), British racing driver