Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Ruth (f) Ruth 1:4 
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Ruth Gordon 1979 Taxi
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Ruth Fisher 2001 Six Feet Under
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Margot Kidder (a.k.a. Ruth) 1948-2018
Notable Actors and Actresses:
5 actresses
Ruth Gordon 1896-1985
Jacki Weaver (a.k.a. Ruth) 1947-
Margot Kidder (a.k.a. Ruth) 1948-2018
Maggie Gyllenhaal (a.k.a. Ruth) 1977-
Ruth Wilson 1982-
Notable Athletes:
1 gymnastics
(gymnastics) Ruth Grulkowski 1930-2012
Notable Filmmakers:
1 screenwriter
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 1927-2013
Notable Journalists:
1 print
(print) Ruth Gruber 1911-2016
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Ruth Jacott 1960-
Notable Writers:
3 authors
Ruth Gruber 1911-2016
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 1927-2013
Ruth Rendell 1930-2015
Olympic Medalists:
3 silver, 2 bronze, 2 bronze/gold, 2 gold
(bronze) Ruth Svedberg 1928 discus throw
(silver) Evelyne Hall (a.k.a. Ruth) 1932 80 m hurdles
(silver) Ruth Osburn 1932 discus throw
(silver) Ruth Halbsguth 1936 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Bernice Lapp (a.k.a. Ruth) 1936 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze/gold) Virginia Duenkel (a.k.a. Ruth) 1964 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 400 m freestyle
(bronze/gold) Keena Rothhammer (a.k.a. Ruth) 1972 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 800 m freestyle
(gold) Ruth Fuchs 1972; 1976 javelin throw
(gold) Ruth Riley 2004 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Ruth Gordon 1968 Rosemary's Baby
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Ruth Dreifuss 1999
Title Characters:
2 books
(book) Ruth Hall 1854 Ruth Hall
(book) Ruth 2000 Drowning Ruth