Namesakes
Alice Dunbar Nelson
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1875-1935 
Notable Writers
Barbara Dickson
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Bernice Lapp
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1917-2010
Olympic Medalists 1936 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Bette Davis
(a.k.a. Ruth) (f) 1908-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1936; 1939 Dangerous; Jezebel (actress)
Betty Grable
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1916-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Evelyne Hall
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1909-1993
Olympic Medalists 1932 80 m hurdles (silver)
Francesca Eastwood
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1993-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ginny Duenkel
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 400 m freestyle (bronze/gold)
Jacki Weaver
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Janet Montgomery
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Keena Rothhammer
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 800 m freestyle (bronze/gold)
Laura Harrier
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Margot Kidder
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1948-2018
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melanie Blatt
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1975-
Notable Musicians
Melinda Dillon
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1939-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ruth
(f)
Biblical Characters Ruth 1:4
Ruth
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 2000 Drowning Ruth
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
(f) 1933-2020
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Ruth Beitia
(f) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2012; 2016 high jump (bronze/gold)
Ruth Benedict
(f) 1887-1948
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Ruth Brown
(f) 1928-2006
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993
Ruth Chatterton
(f) 1892-1961
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Writers
Ruth Dreifuss
(f) 1940-
Swiss Presidents 1999
Ruth Etting
(f) 1896-1978
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Ruth Fisher
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Six Feet Under
Ruth Fuchs
(f) 1946-2023
Olympic Medalists 1972; 1976 javelin throw (gold)
Ruth Gordon
(f) 1896-1985
Emmy Award Winners 1979 Taxi (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1969 Rosemary's Baby (actress)
Ruth Gruber
(f) 1911-2016
Notable Journalists
Ruth Halbsguth
(f) 1916-2003
Olympic Medalists 1936 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver)
Ruth Hall
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1854 Ruth Hall
Ruth Hussey
(f) 1911-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ruth Jacott
(f) 1960-
Notable Musicians
Ruth Jebet
(f) 1996-
Olympic Medalists 2016 3000 m steeplechase (gold)
Ruth Jones
(f) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Ruth Madoc
(f) 1943-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ruth Negga
(f) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ruth Osburn
(f) 1912-1994
Olympic Medalists 1932 discus throw (silver)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
(f) 1927-2013
Notable Filmmakers
Notable Writers
Ruth Rendell
(f) 1930-2015
Notable Writers
Ruth Riley
(f) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2004 basketball (gold)
Ruth Roman
(f) 1922-1999
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ruth Svedberg
(f) 1903-2002
Olympic Medalists 1928 discus throw (bronze)
Ruth Wilson
(f) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ruthie Bolton
(f) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 basketball (gold)
Sosie Bacon
(middle name Ruth) (f) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)