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Arts and entertainment

Red Allen Henry James "Red" Allen, Jr. (January 7, 1908 – April 17, 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist whose playing has been claimed by Joachim-Ernst Berendt and others as the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstr ...

(1906–1967), American jazz trumpeter * Red Allen (bluegrass) (1930–1993), American bluegrass singer and guitarist *

Red Balaban Leonard "Red" Balaban (December 22, 1929 - December 29, 2013) was an American jazz tubist and sousaphonist. He also played banjo, stand-up bass, slide trombone, ukulele and rhythm guitar. Balaban resided as an adult in the Florida panhandle, w ...

(1929–2013), American jazz tubist * Don "Red" Barry (1912–1980), American actor * Red Buttons (1919–2006), American actor, songwriter, and comedian *

Red Callender George Sylvester "Red" Callender (March 6, 1916 – March 8, 1992) was an American string bass and tuba player. He is perhaps best known as a jazz musician, but worked with an array of pop, rock and vocal acts as a member of The Wrecking Cre ...

(1916–1992), American jazz tubist and double-bassist *

Red Canzian Bruno "Red" Canzian (born 30 November 1951 in Quinto di Treviso, Italy) is a songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist of the Italian band Pooh. Discography *''Io e Red'' (1986) *''L'istinto e le stelle'' (2014) *''Testimone del Tempo'' (2018) S ...

(born 1951), Italian rock singer-songwriter and bassist * Red Foley (1910–1968), American country music singer and musician *

Red Garland William McKinley "Red" Garland Jr. (May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984) was an American modern jazz pianist. Known for his work as a bandleader and during the 1950s with Miles Davis, Garland helped popularize the block chord style of playing in jazz ...

(1923–1984), American jazz pianist *

Red Grammer Robert Crane "Red" Grammer (born November 28, 1952) is an American singer and songwriter. Life and career The East Orange, New Jersey native started college as a pre-med student at Rutgers, but he transferred to Beloit College in Wisconsin, whe ...

(born 1952), American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist * Red Grooms (born 1937), American artist * Mick Hucknall (born 1960), English singer and songwriter *

Red Ingle Ernest Jansen "Red" Ingle (November 7, 1906 – September 6, 1965) was an American musician, singer and songwriter, arranger, cartoonist and caricaturist. He is best known for his comedy records with Spike Jones and his own Natural Seven sides f ...

(1906–1965), American comedy musician * Creadel "Red" Jones (1940–1994), American soul singer and musician *

Red Kelly (musician) Thomas Raymond "Red" Kelly (August 29, 1927 in Shelby, Montana – June 9, 2004 in Tacoma, Washington) was an American jazz double-bassist. Kelly initially took lessons on drums, but he was unable to work the hi-hat because polio had inhibited th ...

(1927–2004), American jazz double-bassist *

Red Lane Red Lane, born Hollis Rudolph DeLaughter with surname pronounced ''Dee-LAW-ter'' (February 9, 1939 – July 1, 2015), was an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist who was a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1993) ...

(1939–2015), American singer-songwriter * Red Mack (musician) (1912–1993), American jazz trumpeter *

Red Mitchell Keith Moore "Red" Mitchell (September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992) was an American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet. Biography Mitchell was born in New York City. His younger brother, Whitey Mitchell, also became a jazz ba ...

(1927–1992), American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist and poet *

Red Murrell Joyce Wayne "Red" Murrell (June 27, 1921 – February 10, 2001) was a Western swing performer from Missouri. He led one of the more notable Western swing bands in California California is a state in the Western United States, locate ...

(1921–2001), American Western swing musician * Red Nichols (1905–1965), American jazz cornettist * Red Norvo (1908–1999), American jazz vibraphonist *

Red Perkins Frank Shelton "Red" Perkins (December 26, 1890 – September 27, 1976) was an American jazz trumpet player, singer, and bandleader. Perkins led of one of the oldest Omaha, Nebraska-based jazz territory bands, The Dixie Ramblers, and saw his gre ...

(1890–1976), American jazz trumpeter * Red Perkins (country singer) (1920–1990), American country singer-songwriter * Red Prysock (1926–1993), American rhythm and blues saxophonist *

Red Richards Charles Coleridge "Red" Richards (October 19, 1912, New York City – March 12, 1998, Scarsdale, New York) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Richards began playing classical piano at age ten and concentrated on jazz from age sixteen after h ...

(1912–1998), American jazz pianist * Red Rodney (1927–1994), American jazz trumpet player *

Red Shea (guitarist) Red Shea (born Laurice Milton Pouliot; May 9, 1938 – June 10, 2008) was a renowned Canadian folk guitarist. Over his career, he helped define the sounds of artists such as Gordon Lightfoot and Ian and Sylvia Tyson, and was a regular on the TV sh ...

(1938–2008), Canadian folk guitarist *

Red Simpson Joe Cecil "Red" Simpson (March 6, 1934 – January 8, 2016) was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his trucker -themed country songs. Biography Joe Cecil Simpson was born in 1934 in Higley, Arizona, and was raised ...

(1934–2016), American country singer-songwriter *

Red Skelton Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program ''The Red Skelton Show''. He has stars ...

(1913–1997), American comedian and artist *

Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley (May 17, 1925 – January 2, 1972) was an American bluegrass and country musician, best known for his guitar playing with Don Reno under the name Reno and Smiley. Smiley was born in Asheville, North Carolina, United S ...

(1925–1972), American country and bluegrass musician *

Red Sovine Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine (July 7, 1917 – April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives but set to music. His most noted examples are "Giddyu ...

(1917–1980), American country singer-songwriter *

Red Symons Redmond Symons (born 13 June 1949) is an English-born Australian musician, and television and radio personality. He was the lead guitarist in the band Skyhooks, the snide judge of 'Red Faces' (a segment of the long-running variety show ''Hey H ...

(born 1949), Australian television entertainer and former musician with the Skyhooks *

Red West Robert Gene "Red" West (March 8, 1936 – July 18, 2017) was an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. He was known for being a close confidant and bodyguard for rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. Upon his firing, West wrote the contro ...

(1936–2017), American actor, stunt performer, and songwriter * Red Wilson (musician) (1920–2005), American fiddler

Sports

:''Sports commentators and writers are listed in the media section.'' * Red Adams (1921–2017), American baseball player, scout and coach *

Red Ames Leon Kessling "Red" Ames (August 2, 1882 – October 8, 1936) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1903 to 1919 for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphi ...

(1882–1936), American baseball pitcher * Jerry Anderson (American football coach) (born 1945), American football player and coach * Red Anderson (baseball) (1912–1972), American baseball pitcher * Red Anderson (ice hockey) (1910–1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Red Auerbach Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American professional basketball coach and executive. He served as a head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Boston Celtics. ...

(1917–2006), American basketball coach and executive *

Red Baldwin Earl Philips "Red" Baldwin (September 1, 1894 – January 1, 1956) was a professional baseball catcher who spent 15 seasons in the minor leagues. Baldwin's entire career playing for team on the West Coast of the United States, mostly in the Pacifi ...

(1894–1956), American baseball player *

Red Ballantyne William McCaw "Red" Ballantyne (15 November 1901 – 1944) was a Scottish association football Inside forward, inside right who played in Scotland, the United States, and Canada. Ballantyne played for both Greenock Morton F.C., Morton and Clyd ...

, Scottish footballer * Red Barnes (1904–1959), American baseball player * Red Barron (1900–1982), American football and baseball player * Red Baughman (1878–1958), American football coach *

Red Berenson Gordon Arthur "Red, The Red Baron" Berenson (born December 8, 1939) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team from 1984 to 2017. Berenson was inducted into Canada's Sports ...

(born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

Red Bethea Lee Roy "Red" Bethea (January 11, 1905 – September 11, 1986), sometimes referenced as Leroy Bethea, was an American football player. He played at the halfback position at the University of Florida and set the Florida Gators football single-g ...

(1905–1986), American football player * Red Bittmann (1862–1929), American baseball player and umpire * Earl Blaik (1897–1989), American football player and coach, college athletics administrator and Army officer * Red Borom (1915–2011), American baseball player *

Red Bowser James Harvey "Red" Bowser (September 20, 1881 – May 22, 1943) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox.

(1881–1943), American baseball player * Red Bryant (born 1984), American football player * Red Byron (1915–1960), American racing driver *

Chris Cagle (American football) Christian Keener "Red" Cagle (May 1, 1905 – December 26, 1942) was an American athlete who was a three time All-American in football playing for the United States Military Academy Army football team. A star halfback, Cagle's prominence landed ...

(1905–1942), American football player * Howie Camp (1893–1960), American baseball player *

Red Cashion Mason Lee "Red" Cashion (November 10, 1931February 10, 2019) was an American football official for 25 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), where he was the referee for two Super Bowls. Biography Cashion started officiating in 1952 whil ...

(1931–2019), American football official *

Red Causey Cecil Algerton "Red" Causey (August 11, 1893 – November 11, 1960) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1918 to 1922. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Georgetown High School. Minor league career He began ...

(1893–1960), American baseball pitcher *

Red Conkright William Franklin Conkright (April 17, 1914 – October 27, 1980), known more commonly by the nickname Red, was an American football center and end who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and was later the head coach of the ...

(1914–1980), American football player and coach *

Red Connally John M. "Red" Connally was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Connally played for the St. Louis Maroons The St. Louis Maroons were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1884–1886. The club, established by Henry ...

(1863–1896), American baseball player * Red Corriden (1887–1959), American baseball player, coach, and manager *

Red Corzine Lester Howard "Red" Corzine (January 19, 1909 – July 26, 2003) was an American football fullback who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Gunners and New York Giants. He played college fo ...

(1909–2003), American football player * Red Davis (1915–2002), American baseball player and manager *

Red Davis (American football) Sylvester Edward "Red" Davis (November 14, 1907 – August 5, 1988) was an American football tailback who played one season in the National Football League with the Portsmouth Spartans and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Geneva ...

(1907–1988), American football player * Red Davis (basketball) (born 1932), American basketball player *

Red Dawson Lowell Potter "Red" Dawson (December 20, 1906 – June 10, 1983) was an American football coach for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the Tulane Green Wave at the collegiate level and the AAFC's Buffalo Bills at the professional level. ...

(1906–1983), American football coach * Forrest DeBernardi (1899–1970), American basketball player *

Red Dehnert Robert Edward "Red" Dehnert (January 24, 1924 – September 23, 1994) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers for 10 games during the 1946–47 BAA season. He is the nephew of Hall of Fame player ...

(1924–1984), American basketball player *

Louis "Red" Deutsch The Tube Bar prank calls are a series of prank calls made in the mid-1970s to the Tube Bar in Jersey City, in which Jim Davidson and John Elmo would ask "Red," the proprietor of the bar, if they could speak to various non-existent customers. The ga ...

(1890–1983), Ukrainian-American boxer, tavern owner, victim of the Tube Bar prank calls *

Red Donahue Francis Rostell "Red" Donahue (January 23, 1873 – August 25, 1913) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Waterbury, Connecticut, who played for 13 seasons both in the National League and the American League from through . Career R ...

(1873–1913), American baseball pitcher * Red Dooin (1879–1952), American baseball player and manager *

Red Dunn Joseph Aloysius "Red" Dunn (June 21, 1901 – January 15, 1957) was a professional American football player who played running back and was an exceptional punter for eight seasons for the Milwaukee Badgers, Chicago Cardinals, and Green Bay Packer ...

(1901–1957), American football player *

Red Dutton Norman Alexander Dutton (July 23, 1897 – March 15, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive. Commonly known as Red Dutton, and earlier by the nickname "Mervyn", he played for the Calgary Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey ...

(1897–1987), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive * Red Edwards (1904–1981), American football player and coach *

Red Ehret Philip Sydney "Red" Ehret (August 31, 1868 – July 28, 1940) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1888 to 1898 for the Kansas City Cowboys, Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns, and Cincinnati Reds The Cin ...

(1868–1940), American baseball pitcher * Red Faber (1888–1976), American baseball pitcher * Red Fisher (baseball) (1887–1940), American baseball player *

Red Flaherty John Francis "Red" Flaherty (April 25, 1917 – April 1, 1999) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1953 to 1973. Flaherty umpired 3,208 major league games in his 21-year career. He umpired in four World Serie ...

(1917–1999), American baseball umpire *

Red Gerard Redmond "Red" Gerard (born June 29, 2000) is an American Snowboarding, snowboarder and a spokesperson of the Toyota Motor Corporation. Gerard was born and raised in Ohio, but lives in Silverthorne, Colorado, where he has his own miniature snowbo ...

(born 2000), American snowboarder *

Don Goldstein Donald Goldstein (1937 – May 27, 2022), known as "Red", was an American college All-American and Pan American Games champion basketball player. Early life Goldstein was Jewish. His mother died when he was four. He grew up poor, in the Brook ...

(born c. 1937–2022), American basketball player * Red Grange (1903–1991), American football player *

Percy W. Griffiths Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths (March 30, 1893 – June 12, 1983) was an American football player and coach and politician. He played college football at Pennsylvania State College—now known as Pennsylvania State University and professionall ...

(1893–1983), American football player, coach, and politician *

Red Hardy Francis Joseph "Red" Hardy (January 6, 1923 in Marmarth, North Dakota – August 15, 2003 in Phoenix, Arizona) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants in . Prior to playing professionally, he attended ...

(1923–2003), American baseball pitcher *

Red Harris Frank A. "Red" Harris was a college football and baseball player and coach. Auburn Harris was a prominent football and baseball player. One account reads:"In the athletic history of Auburn, there never has been a single man who has ever exceeded ...

, American football player and coach * Lloyd Hittle (1924–2012), American baseball pitcher * Red Holzman (1920–1998), American basketball player and coach *

Red Howard Albert Franklin "Red" Howard (November 23, 1900 – May 29, 1973) was an American football guard who played two seasons in the National Football League, with the Brooklyn Lions and New York Giants. He was also a member of the Brooklyn Horsemen o ...

(1900–1973), American football player * Red Jones (American football), college football player *

Red Jones (outfielder) Morris E. "Red" Jones (November 2, 1911 – June 30, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for one season (1940) with the St. Louis Cardinals. For his career, he compiled a .091 batting average in 11 at-bats, ...

(1911–1974), American baseball player *

Red Jones (umpire) Nicholas Ittner "Red" Jones (April 16, 1905 – March 19, 1987) was an American baseball umpire in the American League between 1944 and 1949. Jones worked in 889 major league games during that stretch. Umpiring career From 1936 to 1943, Jones wa ...

(1905–1987), American baseball umpire *

Red Kelly Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly (July 9, 1927 – May 2, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He was also a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Toronto-area riding of York West from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also ...

(1927–2019), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

Red Kelly (baseball) Albert Michael "Red" Kelly (November 15, 1884 – February 4, 1961), was a Major League Baseball rightfielder who played in with the Chicago White Sox. He also played in the Minor Leagues with the Des Moines Boosters The Des Moines Boosters wer ...

(1884–1961), American baseball player * Johnny Kerr (1932–2009), American basketball player, coach, and broadcaster *

Red Klotz Louis Herman "Red" Klotz (October 21, 1920 – July 12, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. He was a National Basketball Association (NBA) point guard with the original Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954), Baltimore Bullets, and ...

(1920–2014), American basketball player and team owner *

Red Kress Ralph "Red" Kress (January 2, 1905 – November 29, 1962) was an American shortstop, third baseman, first baseman and coach in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the St. Louis Browns (1927–1932; 1938–1939), Chicago White Sox ...

(1907–1962), American baseball player and coach *

Milton Leathers Leonidus Milton "Red" Leathers, Jr. (December 16, 1908 – March 3, 2000) was a college football player. Early years L. Milton Leathers was born to Leonidus Milton Leathers, Sr. and Lottie Honea in Winder, Georgia. He was a resident of Athen ...

(1908–2000), American college football player *

Buddy Lively Everett Adrian Lively (February 14, 1925 – July 12, 2015), nicknamed "Red", was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1947–49) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled an 8–1 ...

(1925–2015), American baseball pitcher * Red Long (1876–1929), American baseball pitcher *

Red Mack William Richard "Red" Mack (June 19, 1937 – April 8, 2021) was an American football wide receiver and halfback in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Green Bay Packe ...

(1937–2021), American football player *

Ralph Maddox Ralph Carlyle "Red" Maddox (September 28, 1908 – November 16, 1944) was an American college football player and U.S. Army captain. College football Maddox was an All-Southern guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia. The ...

(1908–1944), American college football player * Red Martin (1938–2017), American ice hockey player * Red Matal (1911–2003), American football player and coach *

Red McCusker Hugh Albert Harris "Red" McCusker (June 28, 1895 – September 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in various professional and amateur leagues, including the Western Canada Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played ...

(1895–1979), Canadian ice hockey goaltender *

Red McDermott Frank A. "Red" McDermott (November 12, 1888 – September 11, 1964) was an American Major League Baseball left fielder who played in five games for the Detroit Tigers in . As opposed to his short major league career, he had a long minor league c ...

(1888–1964), American baseball player *

Red McKee Raymond Ellis "Red" McKee (July 20, 1890 – August 5, 1972) was an American baseball catcher. He played professional baseball for 21 years from 1908 to 1928, including four seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers from 1913 to 19 ...

(1890–1972), American baseball player *

Red McManus John J. "Red" McManus (January 30, 1925 – July 23, 2013) was an American basketball coach best known for his tenure as head coach at Creighton University. McManus, who attended St. Ambrose Academy (now Assumption High School) and St. Ambrose ...

(1925–2013), American basketball coach *

Red McMillan Tommy "Red" McMillan was a Scottish association football fullback who played in the American Soccer League. McMillan played for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. and Dunfermline Athletic F.C. before moving to the United States where he signed with Bos ...

, 1920s Scottish footballer * Red McNeal, 1930s American baseball player *

Red Mihalik Zigmund John "Red" Mihalik (September 22, 1916 – September 25, 1996) was an American basketball player and referee of Polish descent. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986, he was then inducted into the National P ...

(1916–1996), American basketball player and referee *

Red Miller Robert "Red" Miller (October 31, 1927 – September 27, 2017) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 to 1980. In his first year as Denver's head coach, h ...

(1927–2017), American football coach * Red Mitchell (ice hockey) (1912–1984), Canadian ice hockey player * Red Murff (1921–2008), American baeball pitcher *

Red Murray John Joseph "Red" Murray (March 4, 1884 – December 4, 1958) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. Career Murray was born in Arnot, Pennsylvania. In 1902, he attended Lock Haven College, where he played football, basketball, and ...

(1884–1958), American baseball player * Red Murrell (basketball) (1933–2017), American basketball player *

Red O'Connor Red O'Connor was an American football end who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at DePaul University DePaul University is a private, Catholic research universit ...

, 1920s American football player *

Red O'Hora Frank James O'Hora nicknamed Red is a former American baseball coach and player. He played college baseball for Penn State for coach Joe Bedenk from 1934 to 1936 before playing professionally from 1938. He then served as the head baseball coach of ...

, American baseball player and coach *

Red O'Quinn John William "Red" O'Quinn (September 7, 1925 – April 21, 2002) was a gridiron football end. Early years John William "Red" O'Quinn, Jr. was born in Bluett Falls, North Carolina. He graduated from Asheboro High School in Asheboro, North ...

(1925–2002), American football player *

Red Oldham John Cyrus "Red" Oldham (July 15, 1893 – January 28, 1961) was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played five years with the Detroit Tigers (1914–1915, 1920–1922) and two years with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–1926). He pi ...

(1893–1961), American baseball pitcher * Red Ormsby (1895–1962), American baseball umpire *

Red Ostergard Roy Lund "Red" Ostergard (May 16, 1896 – January 13, 1977) was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He was born in Denmark, Wisconsin, and attended college at Southwestern University.

(1896–1977), American baseball player * Red Owens (1925–1988), American basketball player *

Red Owens (baseball) Thomas Llewellyn "Red" Owens (November 1, 1874 – August 20, 1952) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the 1899 Philadelphia Phillies and 1905 Brooklyn Superbas The Brooklyn Dodgers ...

(1874–1952), American baseball player *

Red Patterson John William "Red" Patterson (born May 11, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in one Major League Baseball (MLB) game for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014 before his career was derailed by injury. Career Patterso ...

(born 1987), American baseball pitcher *

Warren Perkins Warren Charles "Red" Perkins (February 2, 1922 – September 12, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. Perkins was selected in the fourth round of the 1949 BAA Draft by the Providence Steamrollers after a collegiate career at Tula ...

(1922–2014), American basketball player *

Red Pollard John M. "Red" Pollard (October 27, 1909 – March 7, 1981) was a Canadian horse racing jockey. A founding member of the Jockeys' Guild in 1940, Pollard rode at racetracks in the United States and is best known for riding Seabiscuit. Family ...

(1909–1981), Canadian horse racing jockey * Red Ramsey (1911–1984), American football player * Red Reese (1899–1974), American multi-sport coach and athletic director *

Red Rocha Ephraim J. "Red" Rocha (September 18, 1923 – February 13, 2010) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Basketball A 6'9" center from Oregon State University, he earned All-Pacific Coast Conference honors in 1945, 1946, an ...

(1923–2010), American basketball player and coach *

Red Rolfe Robert Abial "Red" Rolfe (October 17, 1908 – July 8, 1969) was an American third baseman, manager and front-office executive in Major League Baseball. A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Rolfe also was an Ivy Leaguer: a graduate, then long- ...

(1908–1969), American baseball player, manager and executive *

Red Ruffing Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing (May 3, 1905 – February 17, 1986) was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 through 1947. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, ...

(1905–1986), American baseball pitcher *

Red Ryan (baseball) Merven John "Red" Ryan (July 11, 1897 – August 16, 1969), born Mervin Ferguson, was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1915 to 1932 with several teams, playing mostly with the Hilldale Club. Career Ryan began his ca ...

(1897–1969), American baseball pitcher * Red Sanders (1905–1958), American college football coach * Red Schillings (1900–1954), American baseball pitcher * Red Schoendienst (1923–2018), American baseball player and manager *

Red Shannon Maurice Joseph "Red" Shannon (February 11, 1897 – April 12, 1970) born in Jersey City, New Jersey was an infielder for the Boston Braves (1915), Philadelphia Athletics (1917–1919 and 1920–21), Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox a ...

(1897–1970), American baseball player * Red Shea (1898–1981), American baseball pitcher * Red Sheridan (1896–1975), American baseball player * Red Shurtliffe (1907–1986), American football player *

Red Smith (American football) Frank D. "Red" Smith was a college football player. Early years He attended preparatory school at Mooney School in Franklin, Tennessee along with Ed Hamilton and Frank Kyle. Cumberland Smith was a prominent center for the Cumberland Bulldogs o ...

(), American football player * Red Smith (American football/baseball) (1904–1978), American baseball and football player and coach * Red Smith (catcher) (1892–1970), American baseball player * Red Smith (shortstop) (1899–1961), American baseball player *

Red Smith (third baseman) James Carlisle "Red" Smith (April 6, 1890 – October 11, 1966) was a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Brooklyn teams of the early 1910s (known by a few different names, Dodgers in 1911 and 1912, Superbas in 1913, and Robins in 1914, ...

(1890–1966), American baseball player *

Red Steiner James Harry "Red" Steiner (January 7, 1915 – November 16, 2001) was a professional baseball catcher. He played a total of 38 games in Major League Baseball during 1945 for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. Listed at and , he batted left ...

(1915–2001), American baseball player *

Red Storey Roy Alvin "Red" Storey, (March 5, 1918 – March 15, 2006) was a Canadian athlete, referee and broadcaster. He played football, lacrosse and ice hockey. While active as an athlete, he turned to officiating in all three sports and continued as ...

(1918–2006), Canadian ice hockey official * Red Thomas (1898–1962), American baseball player * Red Torkelson (1894–1964), American baseball pitcher *

Red Weaver Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a seconda ...

(1897–1968), American football player and coach *

Red Werder Gerard John Werder (August 1, 1894 – April 11, 1942) was an American football offensive tackle for two seasons in 1920 and 1921. He played for the Buffalo All-Americans in 1920 and the Tonawanda Kardex in 1921. In his career he played 5 games, ...

(1894–1942), American football player *

Red Wilson Robert James "Red" Wilson (March 7, 1929 – August 8, 2014) was a professional baseball and college baseball and football player. He played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1951–1954), Detroit Tigers (1954–1960 ...

(1929–2014), American baseball and football player *

Shirley Wilson Shirley Schaub "Red" Wilson (September 26, 1925 – January 8, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Elon University for 1967 to 1976 and at Duke University from 1979 to 1982, compiling a career college fo ...

(1925–2021), American football coach *

Al Wingo Absalom Holbrook Wingo (May 6, 1898 – October 9, 1964), commonly known by the nickname "Red", was an American baseball player. A native of Norcross, Georgia, his older brother Ivey Wingo played 17 years in Major League Baseball starting in 1 ...

(1898–1964), American baseball player

Military

Roy Alexander Gano Roy Alexander "Red" Gano (December 3, 1902 – January 20, 1971) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself in World War II, Korean War, and the Cold War, and served as Commander Military Sea Transportation Service (n ...

(1902–1971), US Navy vice admiral * William Hicks Jackson (1835–1903), Confederate general during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

Lawson P. Ramage Lawson Paterson "Red" Ramage (19 January 1909 – 15 April 1990) was a Vice admiral (United States), vice admiral in the United States Navy and a noted submarine commander during World War II. Ramage was decorated with the Medal of Honor and sev ...

(1909–1990), US Navy vice-admiral and Medal of Honor recipient *

Eugene Tobin Flying Officer Eugene Quimby "Red" Tobin (4 January 1917 – 7 September 1941) was an American pilot who flew with the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain in World War II. He was one of 11 American pilots who flew with RAF Fighter ...

(1917–1941), American World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot *

Leonard F. Wing Leonard Fish Wing Sr. (November 12, 1893 – December 19, 1945), nicknamed "Red", was a Vermont political figure and a division commander in the United States Army during World War II. Early life Leonard Wing was born in Ira, Vermont on November ...

(1893–1945), US Army major and general politician

Politics

Red Berry (Texas politician) Virgil Edward "Red" Berry (February 27, 1899 – November 24, 1969) was a Texas politician who represented San Antonio in both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate in the 1960s. He was also widely known for his involvement in ga ...

(1899–1969), American politician and gambler *

H. A. Boucher Henry Aristide "Red" Boucher Jr. (January 27, 1921 – June 19, 2009) was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1970 to 1974. He had also served as mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska, from 1966 to 1970, and i ...

(1921–2009), American politician *

Ken Livingstone Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of London from the creation of the office i ...

(born 1945), English politician *

(1893–1945), American politician and US Army major general

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Red Barber Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (February 17, 1908 – October 22, 1992) was an American sports announcer and author. Nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", he was primarily identified with broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four d ...

(1908–1992), American sportscaster *

Charles "Red" Donley Charles "Red" Donley (January 6, 1923 – February 2, 1998) was an American sports and news anchor in the Ohio Valley. A 1941 graduate of Wellsburgh High School, Donley served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps from February 1942 to S ...

(1923–1998), American sports and news anchor *

Red Fisher (sportsman) Bernard Herbert "Red Fisher" Goldstein (February 18, 1914 – May 5, 2006) was an American sporting goods retailer, U.S. naval and United States Coast Guard officer, newspaper columnist, and poet. With his gruff voice, he later became a popular ...

(1914–2006), American sporting goods retailer, newspaper columnist, and television personality in Canada * Red Fisher (journalist) (1926–2018), Canadian sports columnist * Red Rush (1927–2009), American sportscaster *

Red Smith (sportswriter) Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith (September 25, 1905 – January 15, 1982) was an American sportswriter. Smith’s journalistic career spanned over five decades and his work influenced an entire generation of writers. In 1976, he was awarded the Pul ...

(1905–1982), American sportswriter

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Red Adair Paul Neal "Red" Adair (June 18, 1915 – August 7, 2004)Obituary: Red Adair

Red Cavaney (born 1943), American businessman and lobbyist *

James "Red" Duke James Henry "Red" Duke, Jr. (November 16, 1928 – August 25, 2015) was a trauma surgeon and professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, where he worked on-site since 1972. He wa ...

(1928–2015), American trauma surgeon *

Red McCombs Billy Joe "Red" McCombs (born October 19, 1927) is an American businessman. He is the founder of the Red McCombs Automotive Group in San Antonio, Texas, a co-founder of Clear Channel Communications, former chairman of Constellis Group, a forme ...

(1927–2023), American businessman * Red Dillard Morrison (1919–1989), American mob boss *

Harold Arthur Poling Harold Arthur "Red" Poling (October 14, 1925 – May 12, 2012) was a U.S. automobile businessman. Early life Harold Arthur Poling was born in Troy, Michigan, but grew up in Fairfax, Virginia. Poling graduated from Monmouth College in 1949. He ...

(1925–2012), American business executive *

Lynton Wilson Lynton Ronald 'Red' Wilson, (born April 3, 1940) is a Canadian business executive. He served as chairman of the board at both Nortel and CAE, Chief Executive Officer at BCE, and corporate director of DaimlerChrysler. Biography Wilson was born ...

(born 1940), Canadian business executive *

Red Legs Greaves "Red Legs" Greaves was a Scottish buccaneer active in the Caribbean and the West Indies during the 1670s. His nickname came from the term ''Redlegs'' used to refer to the class of poor whites who lived on colonial Barbados. Although considered ...

, British pirate fugitive whose existence is disputed