Carlo Ruopoli, popularly known as Carl Ruopoli, was a prominent Italian-American master silversmith, and musician, born 12 July 1889 in Naples, Italy. He came to the United States aboard a ship named Canada.

He began working as a machinist for the Ford Motor Company while living at 376 La Belle in Highland Park, Michigan.

He is listed in a Detroit, Michigan directory in 1919.

His WWI draft card notes that he had prior military service as a Private in the Infantry for two months in Italy. He is recorded as being a medium sized man, with a slender build, and dark brown eyes. He was married to Alice Forbes, and the couple had at least one child.

He performed at the Palace Ballroom, Riverview Park, Chicago, Illinois on 28 February 1925 as Carl Ruopoli and his Collegians. Carl Ruopoli played the trombone.

He appears in phone books in Seattle, Washington, between 1927 and 1933, residing at 824 30th Ave.

He joined the American Federation of Musicians, Local No. 802, in New York City, New York, in February of 1930. He traveled the world as a musician aboard cruise ships, making trips to Havana, Cuba, Hamburg, Germany, Cobh, Ireland, Southampton, England, Le Havre, France, Kingston, Jamaica, and return trips to Naples, Italy.

Carl Ruopoli worked for Black, Starr, Frost, and Gorham.

He is noted as widowed in the 1940 Census, living as a lodger in the household of Allora Adele of the New York Metropolitan Opera. He married his second wife, Eva M. Wallack, 05 November 1941 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Carl Ruopoli had his own shop located at 299 Madison Avenue at what is now the Library Hotel. He submitted at least one design copyright application dated 17 July 1946 while a resident of 217-10-110th Avenue, Queens Village, New York, New York.

He is listed in a Cranston, Rhode Island phone book as a resident of 11 Warwick Avenue E, and a worker and designer at Danecraft in 1954. The next year he is listed as a bench worker for that same company residing in Providence, Rhode Island.

Carl Ruopoli is best known for his naturalistic style. Shells, flowers, leaves, fruit, and animals feature prominently in his works, alongside clean, mid-century modern, geometric designs. He was also known to have drawn inspiration from his many adventures abroad, with some pieces based on historical objects, or religious figures. The majority of his pieces were made of sterling silver, often featuring moonstones, carnelian, chrysoprase, or crystal accents. He is known to have made a few pieces in 14k gold.

He passed away in New York City in 1981.