Ruth (or its variants) may refer to:

Places

France

Château de Ruthie The Château de Ruthie is a castle in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques ''Departments of France, département'' of France. Construction took place at various times in the 11th, 15th, 17th and 18th cen ...

, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France

Switzerland

* Ruth, a hamlet in

Cologny Cologny () is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. History Cologny is first mentioned in 1208 as ''Colognier''. The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is a Neolithic lake side village which was discovered near the village ...

United States

* Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Arkansas * Ruth, California * Ruth, Louisiana * Ruth, Kentucky * Ruth, Michigan * Ruth, Mississippi * Ruth, Nevada * Ruth, North Carolina * Ruth, Virginia * Ruth, Washington * Ruth, West Virginia

In space

* Ruth (lunar crater), crater on the Moon * Ruth (Venusian crater), crater on Venus * 798 Ruth, asteroid

People

Ruth (biblical figure) Ruth (; ) is the person after whom the Book of Ruth is named. She was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite, Mahlon and Chilion, Mahlon. After the death of all the male members of her family (her husband, her father-in-law, and her brother-i ...

* Ruth (given name) contains list of namesakes including fictional * Princess Ruth or

Keʻelikōlani Ruth Ke‘elikōlani, or sometimes written as Luka Ke‘elikōlani, also known as Ruth Ke‘elikōlani Keanolani Kanāhoahoa or Ruth Keanolani Kanāhoahoa Ke‘elikōlani (June 17, 1826 – May 24, 1883), was a member of the House of Kamehameha ...

, (1826–1883), Hawaiian princess

Surname

* A. S. Ruth, American politician *

Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional Baseball in the United States, baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nickna ...

(1895–1948), American baseball player *

Connie Ruth Connie Ruth (born 1944) was an American politician. Ruth was born in Canby, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, was raised on a farm, and went to Canby High School. She graduated from Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minnesota, with her bachelo ...

, American politician * Earl B. Ruth (1916–1989), American politician *

Elizabeth Ruth Elizabeth Ruth (born 1968) is a Canadian novelist. Early life and education Elizabeth Ruth was born in Windsor, Ontario, was raised by a single, unmarried mother, and moved frequently while growing up, including living in Detroit, Michigan, in C ...

, Canadian novelist *

Heidi Ruth Heidi Lynnie Ruth (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Ankara BB Fomget GSK in the Turkish Women's Super League. Personal life Heidi Lynnie Ruth was born to Heather, in Punta Gorda, ...

(born 1996), American soccer player *

Kristin Ruth Kristin H. Ruth is a former state district court judge in North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the At ...

, American judge *

Nancy Ruth Nancy Ruth Rowell Jackman (born January 6, 1942) is a Canadian heiress, activist, philanthropist and former Canadian senator. Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed her to the Senate on March 24, 2005. While initially appointed as a Progressiv ...

, Canadian politician *

Hampton Del Ruth Hampton Del Ruth (September 7, 1879 – May 15, 1958) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Among other work, he wrote the intertitles for the final American studio-made silent film '' Legong: Dance of the Vir ...

(1879–1958), American film actor and producer *

Roy Del Ruth Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893 – April 27, 1961) was an American filmmaker. Early career Beginning his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915, Del Ruth later directed his first short film ''Hungry Lions'' (1919) for the pr ...

(1893–1961), American film director *

Thomas Del Ruth Thomas Del Ruth (born May 1, 1942) is a retired American cinematographer. Biography Del Ruth was born in 1942 in Beverly Hills, California, as the son of film director Roy Del Ruth, and actress Winnie Lightner. He was educated at Van Nuys ...

(born 1942), American cinematographer *

William Chester Ruth William Chester Ruth (July 19, 1882 – April 3, 1971) was an African American machinist, business owner, and patented inventor who lived in Chester County and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission d ...

(1882–1971), American inventor

Code name

* Ruth, code name of

Pridi Banomyong Pridi Banomyong (, , ; 11 May 1900 – 2 May 1983), also known by his noble title Luang Praditmanutham (), was a Thai lawyer, professor, activist, politician, and senior statesman. He served in multiple ministerial posts, as regent, and as pri ...

, former Prime Minister and leader of the Thai underground against the Japanese occupation during World War II

Art, entertainment, and media

Films

* '' Citizen Ruth'' (1996), a movie about abortion in the United States

Literature

* ''Ruth'' (novel), an 1853 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell * ''The Book of Ruth'' (novel), a 1988 novel by Jane Hamilton

Music

Ruth (band) Ruth is a four-piece Christian indie band from Battle Ground, Washington. Ruth's debut album, '' Secondhand Dreaming'', was released on June 26, 2007. History Formation Dustin Ruth moved to Los Angeles to find band members to join him in form ...

, American band out of Vancouver, Washington * Ruth Ruth, American pop punk band * ''Ruth'' (album), by American indie folk group Nana Grizol (2010)

Paintings

* ''Ruth'' (Hayez), an 1853 painting by the Italian artist Francesco Hayez

Television

*'' Ruthie on the Telephone'', a series aired on the CBS Television network during 1949 * "Ruthie" (''BoJack Horseman'')

Bible

Book of Ruth The Book of Ruth (, ''Megillath Ruth'', "the Scroll of Ruth", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings ( Ketuvim), of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books ...

, a book of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Brands and enterprises

* Baby Ruth, candy bar * Ruth–Aaron pair, two consecutive integers for which the sums of the prime factors of each integer are equal * Ruth's Chris Steak House, an American restaurant chain

Other uses

* Typhoon Ruth, name of several tropical cyclones worldwide * Rolandas Kalinauskas RK-5 Ruth, a Lithuanian light aircraft design * Ruth, one of the unsuccessful tests of the Uranium hydride bomb