Ruperto Chapí (1851–1909), Spanish composer, and co-founder of the Sociedad General de Autores
Ruperto Inchausti died on 5 December 2013, aged 95, in his hometown of Sucre.
In 1916, it was officially involved in the attempt of rescue of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the barquentine Endurance crew reaching Elephant Island in August that year, in an expedition by T/N Ruperto Elechiribehety of the Uruguayan Navy.