Rubye

Rubye Berau (1931 - 1977) was a pilot and member of "The Squadron of Death," (S.O.D.) an all-female group of student fliers based at Akron Airport in Ohio that performed in the 1930s. By 1934, the squadron would have 13 members who would always fly on the second Friday of each month, and, if possible, on a Friday the 13th. The squad's lucky number was 13, their insignia was a skull-and-crossbones, and their mascot was a black crow named "Soddie." They also wore helmets, goggles and white jumpsuits, and some stories recount that they even wore high heels while in the air.

Rubye Hibler Hall (1912 - 2003) was an American educator. She was the first African-American appointed to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Rubye De Remer (born Ruby Burkhard; 1892–1984) was an American dancer and actress in silent films. She began her stage career with the Midnight Frolic, a Florenz Ziegfeld show, in New York City.

Rubye Prigmore Torrey (1926–2017) was a notable African American chemist and educator. She earned her bachelor's and master's degree at Tennessee State University and her PhD from Syracuse University. Her main research interests included food chemistry, the electroanalysis of drinking water and human hair, and research ethics. She is known for developing a mechanism to decompose hydrogen sulfide, which earned her a place in Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.

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Torrey later became the first African American female to earn a PhD in radiation-electroanalytical chemistry from Syracuse University in 1968. Her thesis focused on research concerning unknown material and was titled “A Mechanism for the Alpha Radiolysis of Gaseous Hydrogen Sulfide”. On the 50th anniversary of her graduation, her achievement was commemorated with a plaque dedication ceremony at the University of Syracuse.