Rurik (given name)

Rurik was a semi-legendary Varangian chieftain of the Rus'. Other people with the given name Rurik, Ruric or Ryurik include:

, East Slavic prince Rurik Rostislavich (c. 1140–1215), Prince of Novgorod, Prince of Belgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Chernigov Rúrik Gíslason (born 1988), Icelandic former footballer Rúrik Theodór Haraldsson (1926–2003), Icelandic actor, musician and voice actor Ryurik Ivnev (1891–1981), Russian poet, novelist and translator Ryurik Lonin (1930–2009), Russian collector of Veps folklore Ruric Nevel Roark (1859–1909), Eastern Kentucky University's first president Ruric Wrigley (1883–1979), British astronomer

See also

Rorik of Dorestad (c. 810–c. 880), Danish Viking who ruled parts of Friesland