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Rudolph

American  
[roo-dolf] / ˈru dɒlf /

noun

  1. Paul (Marvin), 1918–97, U.S. architect.

  2. Wilma (Glodean) 1940–1994, U.S. track and field athlete.

  3. a male given name, form of Rolf.


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With several observation areas spanning the nearly 200-foot tall shuttle stack, Rudolph said the new installation will offer visitors “views that almost no one’s ever seen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The interactive installations complementing the artifacts include a 747 flight simulation and a 45-foot-long slide carrying visitors down to the bottom of the shuttle stack, which Rudolph himself has already ridden.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

His girlfriend, 25-year-old Jewel Rudolph, feels vindicated by her decision to start a business in 2019 selling açai bowls at farmers markets and not going to college like her mom wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Perhaps Anderson does this with some knowing, since he has four children with longtime partner Maya Rudolph, a Black woman.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Rudolph was by now a semi-recluse, obsessed by his art treasures, and distinctly odd, if not completely mad.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin