Biblical Characters: 1 character
Ruth   (f)   Ruth 1:4  
Emmy Award Winners: 1 actress
(actress) Ruth Gordon   1979   Taxi  
Fictional Characters from Books: 2 characters
Ruth Hall   1854   Ruth Hall  
Ruth   2000   Drowning Ruth  
Fictional Characters from Television: 1 character
Ruth Fisher   2001   Six Feet Under  
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries: 1 activist
(activist) Margot Kidder (middle name Ruth)   1948-2018  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 18 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 actor/model
Ruth Chatterton   1892-1961  
Ruth Gordon   1896-1985  
Ruth Etting   1896-1978  
Bette Davis (a.k.a. Ruth)   1908-1989  
Ruth Hussey   1911-2005  
Betty Grable (middle name Ruth)   1916-1973  
Ruth Roman   1922-1999  
Melinda Dillon (middle name Ruth)   1939-2023  
Ruth Madoc   1943-2022  
Jacki Weaver (middle name Ruth)   1947-  
Barbara Dickson (middle name Ruth)   1947-  
Margot Kidder (middle name Ruth)   1948-2018  
Ruth Jones   1966-  
Maggie Gyllenhaal (middle name Ruth)   1977-  
Ruth Negga   1981-  
Ruth Wilson   1982-  
Janet Montgomery (middle name Ruth)   1985-  
Laura Harrier (middle name Ruth)   1990-  
Sosie Bacon (middle name Ruth)   1992-  
Francesca Eastwood (middle name Ruth)   1993-  
Notable Filmmakers: 1 screenwriter
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala   1927-2013  
Notable Journalists: 1 journalist
(journalist) Ruth Gruber   1911-2016  
Notable Musicians: 5 singers
Ruth Etting   1896-1978  
Ruth Brown   1928-2006  
Barbara Dickson (middle name Ruth)   1947-  
Ruth Jacott   1960-  
Melanie Blatt (middle name Ruth)   1975-  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 1 jurist
Ruth Bader Ginsburg   1933-2020  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 1 anthropologist
Ruth Benedict   1887-1948  
Notable Writers: 3 authors, 1 poet/author
Alice Dunbar Nelson (middle name Ruth)   1875-1935  
Ruth Chatterton   1892-1961  
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala   1927-2013  
Ruth Rendell   1930-2015  
Olympic Medalists: 4 gold, 3 bronze/gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze
(bronze) Ruth Svedberg   1928   discus throw  
(silver) Evelyne Hall (middle name Ruth)   1932   80 m hurdles  
(silver) Ruth Osburn   1932   discus throw  
(silver) Ruth Halbsguth   1936   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay  
(bronze) Bernice Lapp (middle name Ruth)   1936   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay  
(bronze/gold) Ginny Duenkel (middle name Ruth)   1964   swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 400 m freestyle  
(bronze/gold) Keena Rothhammer (middle name Ruth)   1972   swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 800 m freestyle  
(gold) Ruth Fuchs   1972; 1976   javelin throw  
(gold) Ruthie Bolton   1996; 2000   basketball  
(gold) Ruth Riley   2004   basketball  
(bronze/gold) Ruth Beitia   2012; 2016   high jump  
(gold) Ruth Jebet   2016   3000 m steeplechase  
Oscar Award Winners: 2 actresses
(actress) Bette Davis (a.k.a. Ruth)   1936; 1939   Dangerous; Jezebel  
(actress) Ruth Gordon   1969   Rosemary's Baby  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 1 musician
Ruth Brown   1993     
Swiss Presidents: 1 president
Ruth Dreifuss   1999