Ruge

Article summary

Ruge is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arnold Ruge (1802–1889), German philosopher * Arthur Claude Ruge (1905–2000), American engineer and inventor * Billy Ruge (c. 1866/1870–1955), American actor * Boris Ruge, German diplomat, former ambassador and NATO official * Carl Arnold Ruge (1846–1926), German pathologist and primatologist * Catherine Ruge (born 1982), Tanzanian politician * Daniel Ruge (1917–2005), American neurosurgeon and White House physician * Eugen Ruge (born 1954), German writer, director and translator * Friedrich Ruge (1894–1985), German Navy vizeadmiral awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross * Georg Ruge (1852–1919), German anatomist * George H. Ruge (1921–2011), American radio personality * Gerd Ruge (1928–2021), German journalist * Gerd Ruge (soldier) (1913–1997), German World War II soldier awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross * Gesine Ruge, German 21st century sprint canoer * Nina Ruge (born 1956), German journalist * Otto Ruge (1882-1961), Norwegian general * Sophus Ruge (1831–1903), German geographer and historian

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1956 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1956". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374526523