Rufus

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 Ketting, a ridiculous Dutch artist
* 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.