A rube is a country bumpkin or an inexperienced, unsophisticated person. Rube is also sometimes used as a

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

, for Reuben, Ruben or Rubin.

Arts and entertainment

Rube Bloom Reuben Bloom (April 24, 1902 – March 30, 1976) was an American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and author. Life and career Bloom was born and died in New York City. He was Jewish. During his career, he wo ...

(1902-1976), Jewish American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, vocalist and writer *

Rube Goldberg Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970), known best as Rube Goldberg, was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. Goldberg is best known for his popular cartoons depicting complicated gadge ...

(1883-1970), American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor * Rubin Lacey (1902-1969), American country blues musician, singer and songwriter

Sports

Baseball

* Rube Benton (1890-1937), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rube Bressler (1894-1966), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rube Currie (1898-1966), American baseball pitcher and manager in the Negro leagues * Rube DeGroff (1879-1955), American Major League Baseball player * George "Rube" Deneau (c. 1879-1926), Canadian minor league baseball player, manager and promoter * Rube Dessau (1883-1952), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rube Ehrhardt (1894-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rube Ellis (1885-1938), American Major League Baseball player * Rube Fischer (1916-1997), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rube Foster Andrew "Rube" Foster (September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) was an American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. Foster, considered by historians to have been per ...

(1879–1930), American baseball player, manager, and pioneer executive in the Negro leagues, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame * Rube Foster (AL pitcher) (1888-1976), American Major League Baseball player * Rube Geyer (1884-1962), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rube Kisinger (1876-1941), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rube Kroh (1886-1944), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rube Lutzke (1897-1938), American Major League Baseball player * Rube Manning (1883-1930), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rube Marquard Richard William "Rube" Marquard (October 9, 1886 – June 1, 1980) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and early 1920s. He achieved his greatest success with the New York Giants. He was inducted into the Ba ...

(1886-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame * Rube Marshall (1890-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rube Melton Reuben Franklin Melton (February 27, 1917 – September 11, 1971) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers, from 1941 to 1947. Melton experien ...

(1917-1971), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rube Novotney Ralph Joseph "Rube" Novotney (August 5, 1924 – July 16, 1987) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher who appeared in 22 Major League games for the Chicago Cubs.

(1924-1987), American Major League Baseball player in 1949 *

Rube Oldring Reuben Henry "Rube" Oldring (May 30, 1884 – September 9, 1961) was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from 1905 to 1918. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Early life Oldring wa ...

(1884-1961), American Major League Baseball player * Rube Parnham (1894-1963), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rube Peters (1885-1965), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rube Schauer Rube Schauer (born Alexander John Schauer) (March 19, 1891 – April 15, 1957), was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from –. Schauer played for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were ...

(1891-1957), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rube Sellers Oliver "Rube" Sellers (March 7, 1881 – January 14, 1952) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Doves in 1910.

(1881-1952), American Major League Baseball player in 1910 *

Rube Vickers Harry Porter "Rube" Vickers (May 17, 1879–December 9, 1958) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Athletics during the early 20th century. ...

(1878-1958), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rube Vinson Ernest Augustus "Rube" Vinson (March 20, 1879 – October 12, 1951) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Cleveland Naps and the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based ...

(1879-1951), American Major League Baseball player *

Rube Waddell George Edward Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-hander, he played for 13 years, with the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Orphans in the National Leag ...

(1876-1914), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rube Walberg (1896-1978), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rube Walker Albert Bluford "Rube" Walker (May 16, 1926 – December 12, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and longtime pitching coach. Career A native of Lenoir, North Carolina, Walker batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was lis ...

(1926-1992), American Major League Baseball catcher and pitching coach * Rube Ward (1879-1945), American Major League Baseball player in 1902 * Rube Yarrison (1896-1977), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Other

* Rube Barker (1889-1958), American college football player and track athlete in the 1910s * Rube Bjorkman (born 1929), former collegiate ice hockey head coach *

Rube Brandow Willis Reuben Brandow (October 16, 1898 – November 20, 1932) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Calgary Tigers, Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonto ...

(1898–1932), Canadian professional ice hockey player and college coach * Rube Ferns (1873-1952), American boxer, world welterweight champion in 1900 and 1901 * Rube Lautenschlager (1915–1992), American college and professional basketball player * Rube Ludwig (c. 1920-1991), Canadian football player * Rube McCray (1904-1972), head football, men's basketball, and baseball coach and athletic director at the College of William & Mary * Rube Ursella (1890-1980), American football player-coach who played during the early years of the National Football League *

Reuben Charles Warnes Reuben Charles Warnes (12 October 1875 - 16 January 1961) was a boxing middleweight champion who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He lost the Olympic bout to Johnny Douglas. He was a member of the Gainsford Amateur Boxing Club. Biograp ...

(1875-1961), British boxer

Outlaws

Rube Burrow Reuben Houston Burrow (December 11, 1855 – October 9, 1890), better known as Rube Burrow, was an infamous train-robber and outlaw in the Southern and Southwestern United States. During the final years of the American frontier, he became one of t ...

(1854-1890), American Old West train robber and outlaw

Arts and entertainment

Sports

Baseball

Other

Outlaws

See also