Ruhe

Ruhe is a German surname. It may refer to:

People

 * Ruhe (Māori chief) (? - 1865) Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) in northern New Zealand
 * Johann Friedrich Ruhe (1699–1776) German composer
 * Volker Rühe (1942)  German politician affiliated to the CDU.  German Defence minister from April 1, 1992
 * Michael Ruhe (1980) German rower at the 2004 Summer Olympics
 * Barnaby Ruhe American artist
 * Martin Ruhe (born 1970) German cinematographer known for his work on the film Harry Brown
 * Brian Ruhe (1974) American former ice sledge hockey player

Other

 * Firma Ruhe, an animal trading company
 * Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27, No. 1, composed by Richard Strauss in 1894.
 * Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia
 * Ruhe (song), Schiller