The name Rutgers may refer to the following people and institutions.

People:

• Henry Rutgers (1745-1830), Colonel in the American Revolution, and benefactor of Rutgers University
• Arend Joan Rutgers (1903-1988), a Dutch-Belgian physical chemist

Institutions:

• Rutgers University — The state university of New Jersey that was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766 but was renamed after benefactor Henry Rutgers (above) in 1825
• Rutgers-Newark for Rutgers University's campus in Newark, New Jersey
• Rutgers-Camden for Rutgers University's campus in Camden, New Jersey
• Rutgers Preparatory School — the private preparatory school originally chartered as the Queen's College Grammar School in 1766, and formerly part of Queen's College (now Rutgers University)
• Rutgers tomato, an heirloom cultivar of tomato, developed at the university of the same name

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