Rufus is a given name that can refer to:
- Rufus Foster, an U.S. federal judge in the 1920s
- Rufus Fudge, the nephew of Cornelius Fudge
- Rufus Scrimgeour, ex-head Auror and Minister for Magic from 1996 to 1997
- Rufus Winickus, a Slytherin student at Hogwarts in the 1950s