Ruggiero (given name)

Ruggiero is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Ruggiero di Lauri, or Roger of Lauria (1245–1305), Italian admiral who was commander of the fleet of Aragon
• Ruggiero Giovannelli (1560–1625), Italian composer of the Renaissance and Baroque eras
• Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857–1919), Italian opera composer
• Ruggiero Ricci (1918–2012), Italian-American violin virtuoso
• Ruggiero Rizzitelli (b. 1967), Italian footballer who played in Germany

See also

• Ruggiero (character), character in Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso

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