Famous People with Name Ruth

Ruth Heller            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Heller: was a children's author and graphic artist known for her use of bright color and detail in both geometric design and the representation of creatures,plants, patterns, and puzzles. She worked primarily with a combination of colored pencil and marker for he

Ruth Laredo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Laredo: was an American classical pianist referred to as "America's First Lady of the Piano". A precocious starter, she was able to play God Bless America on her mother's piano at age two. Miss Meckler attended Detroit's Mumford High School (Class of 1956) and, under the tutelage of Rudolf Serkin, she graduated from Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music in 1960. She won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1962. She was married for some time to violinist Jaime Laredo.

Ruth Lawanson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Lawanson: is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the USA National Women's Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Ruth Grulkowski            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Grulkowski: was a competitor in the gymnastics competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Ruth Scantlin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Scantlin: was a professional bronc rider, and world champion rodeo performer. Her 24-year career began in 1914 and ended in 1938, when she retired from the rodeo and started a ranching business in Nocona, Texas, with her husband, Fred Salmon. She the Buffalo Bill W

George Herman Ruth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Herman Ruth: was an American Major League baseball player from 1914 to 1935. Named the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings

Glen Ruth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glen Ruth: is a former American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Thrasher. Ruth trained under Larry Sharpe and debuted in 1990 as The Spider. He later became Sharpe's assistant and trained wrestlers such as the Big Show and others at Sharpe's "M

Earl Baker Ruth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Earl Baker Ruth: was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. He was a teacher, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina from 1938 to 1940. He was in the United States Navy. He served as member of Salisbury, North Carolina, city council from 1963 to 19

Nancy Ruth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nancy Ruth: is a Canadian Senator from Ontario. She was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Paul Martin, on March 24, 2005. While initially appointed as a Progressive Conservative, on March 28, 2006 she joined the Conservative caucus. She is Canada's first openly lesbian senator.