Famous People with Name Ruth

Ruth Krauss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Krauss: was an author of children's books, one of the most beloved being The Carrot Seed. Krauss is a graduate of the Parson's School of Fine Applied Art.Ruth Krauss married the (also notable) Crockett Johnson in 1941. They collaborated on many books together: th

Ruth Bernhard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Bernhard: was an American photographer.In 1927 Bernhard moved to New York, where her father was already living. She worked as an assistant to Ralph Steiner in Delineator magazine, but he terminated her employment for indifferent performance. She used her severance

Ruth Buzzi            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Buzzi: is an American actress and comedian of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.She is the daughter of an Italian sculptor who specialized in making

Ruth Wallis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Wallis: was a novelty cabaret singer.She started singing in lounges and cocktail bars, where she met her husband Hy Pastman. Eventually it became clear that her novelty songs, which relied mostly upon double entendres, were the most popular. These songs discussed

Ruth Etting            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ruth Etting: was an American singing star of the 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings.Her signature tunes were "Shine On Harvest Moon", "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Love Me or Leave Me", and her other popular recordings included "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Mean to Me"

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.