Red (nickname)

Red is a nickname of the following people:

Arts and entertainment

 * Red Allen (1906–1967), American jazz trumpeter
 * Red Allen (bluegrass) (1930–1993), American bluegrass singer and guitarist
 * Red Balaban (1929–2013), American jazz tubist
 * Don "Red" Barry (1912–1980), American actor
 * Red Buttons (1919–2006), American actor, songwriter, and comedian
 * Red Callender (1916–1992), American jazz tubist and double-bassist
 * Red Canzian (born 1951), Italian rock singer-songwriter and bassist
 * Red Foley (1910–1968), American country music singer and musician
 * Red Garland (1923–1984), American jazz pianist
 * Red Grammer (born 1952), American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * Red Grooms (born 1937), American artist
 * Mick Hucknall (born 1960), English singer and songwriter
 * Red Ingle (1906–1965), American comedy musician
 * Creadel "Red" Jones (1940–1994), American soul singer and musician
 * Red Kelly (musician) (1927–2004), American jazz double-bassist
 * Red Lane (1939–2015), American singer-songwriter
 * Red Mack (musician) (1912–1993), American jazz trumpeter
 * Red Mitchell (1927–1992), American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist and poet
 * Red Murrell (1921–2001), American Western swing musician
 * Red Nichols (1905–1965), American jazz cornettist
 * Red Norvo (1908–1999), American jazz vibraphonist
 * Red Perkins (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 (1912–1998), American jazz pianist
 * Red Rodney (1927–1994), American jazz trumpet player
 * Red Shea (guitarist) (1938–2008), Canadian folk guitarist
 * Red Simpson (1934–2016), American country singer-songwriter
 * Red Skelton (1913–1997), American comedian and artist
 * Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley (1925–1972), American country and bluegrass musician
 * Red Sovine (1917–1980), American country singer-songwriter
 * Red Symons (born 1949), Australian television entertainer and former musician with the Skyhooks
 * Red West (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 (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 (1917–2006), American basketball coach and executive
 * Red Baldwin (1894–1956), American baseball player
 * Red Ballantyne, 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 (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * Red Bethea (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 (1881–1943), American baseball player
 * Red Bryant (born 1984), American football player
 * Red Byron (1915–1960), American racing driver
 * Chris Cagle (American football) (1905–1942), American football player
 * Howie Camp (1893–1960), American baseball player
 * Red Cashion (1931–2019), American football official
 * Red Causey (1893–1960), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Conkright (1914–1980), American football player and coach
 * Red Connally (1863–1896), American baseball player
 * Red Corriden (1887–1959), American baseball player, coach, and manager
 * Red Corzine (1909–2003), American football player
 * Red Davis (1915–2002), American baseball player and manager
 * Red Davis (American football) (1907–1988), American football player
 * Red Davis (basketball) (born 1932), American basketball player
 * Red Dawson (1906–1983), American football coach
 * Forrest DeBernardi (1899–1970), American basketball player
 * Red Dehnert (1924–1984), American basketball player
 * Louis "Red" Deutsch (1890–1983), Ukrainian-American boxer, tavern owner, victim of the Tube Bar prank calls
 * Red Donahue (1873–1913), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Dooin (1879–1952), American baseball player and manager
 * Red Dunn (1901–1957), American football player
 * Red Dutton (1897–1987), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive
 * Red Edwards (1904–1981), American football player and coach
 * Red Ehret (1868–1940), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Faber (1888–1976), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Fisher (baseball) (1887–1940), American baseball player
 * Red Flaherty (1917–1999), American baseball umpire
 * Red Gerard (born 2000), American snowboarder
 * Don Goldstein (born c. 1937–2022), American basketball player
 * Red Grange (1903–1991), American football player
 * Percy W. Griffiths (1893–1983), American football player, coach, and politician
 * Red Hardy (1923–2003), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Harris, American football player and coach
 * Lloyd Hittle (1924–2012), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Holzman (1920–1998), American basketball player and coach
 * Red Howard (1900–1973), American football player
 * Red Jones (American football), college football player
 * Red Jones (outfielder) (1911–1974), American baseball player
 * Red Jones (umpire) (1905–1987), American baseball umpire
 * Red Kelly (1927–2019), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * Red Kelly (baseball) (1884–1961), American baseball player
 * Johnny Kerr (1932–2009), American basketball player, coach, and broadcaster
 * Red Klotz (1920–2014), American basketball player and team owner
 * Red Kress (1907–1962), American baseball player and coach
 * Milton Leathers (1908–2000), American college football player
 * Buddy Lively (1925–2015), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Long (1876–1929), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Mack (1937–2021), American football player
 * Ralph Maddox (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 (1895–1979), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
 * Red McDermott (1888–1964), American baseball player
 * Red McKee (1890–1972), American baseball player
 * Red McManus (1925–2013), American basketball coach
 * Red McMillan, 1920s Scottish footballer
 * Red McNeal, 1930s American baseball player
 * Red Mihalik (1916–1996), American basketball player and referee
 * Red Miller (1927–2017), American football coach
 * Red Mitchell (ice hockey) (1912–1984), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Red Murff (1921–2008), American baeball pitcher
 * Red Murray (1884–1958), American baseball player
 * Red Murrell (basketball) (1933–2017), American basketball player
 * Red O'Connor, 1920s American football player
 * Red O'Hora, American baseball player and coach
 * Red O'Quinn (1925–2002), American football player
 * Red Oldham (1893–1961), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Ormsby (1895–1962), American baseball umpire
 * Red Ostergard (1896–1977), American baseball player
 * Red Owens (1925–1988), American basketball player
 * Red Owens (baseball) (1874–1952), American baseball player
 * Red Patterson (born 1987), American baseball pitcher
 * Warren Perkins (1922–2014), American basketball player
 * Red Pollard (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 (1923–2010), American basketball player and coach
 * Red Rolfe (1908–1969), American baseball player, manager and executive
 * Red Ruffing (1905–1986), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Ryan (baseball) (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 (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) (fl. 1903–1905), 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) (1890–1966), American baseball player
 * Red Steiner (1915–2001), American baseball player
 * Red Storey (1918–2006), Canadian ice hockey official
 * Red Thomas (1898–1962), American baseball player
 * Red Torkelson (1894–1964), American baseball pitcher
 * Red Weaver (1897–1968), American football player and coach
 * Red Werder (1894–1942), American football player
 * Red Wilson (1929–2014), American baseball and football player
 * Shirley Wilson (1925–2021), American football coach
 * Al Wingo (1898–1964), American baseball player

Military

 * Roy Alexander Gano (1902–1971), US Navy vice admiral
 * William Hicks Jackson (1835–1903), Confederate general during the American Civil War
 * Lawson P. Ramage (1909–1990), US Navy vice-admiral and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Eugene Tobin (1917–1941), American World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot
 * Leonard F. Wing (1893–1945), US Army major and general politician

Politics

 * Red Berry (Texas politician) (1899–1969), American politician and gambler
 * H. A. Boucher (1921–2009), American politician
 * Ken Livingstone (born 1945), English politician
 * Leonard F. Wing (1893–1945), American politician and US Army major general

Media

 * Red Barber (1908–1992), American sportscaster
 * Charles "Red" Donley (1923–1998), American sports and news anchor
 * Red Fisher (sportsman) (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) (1905–1982), American sportswriter

Other

 * Red Adair (1915–2004), American oil field firefighter
 * Red Cavaney (born 1943), American businessman and lobbyist
 * James "Red" Duke (1928–2015), American trauma surgeon
 * Red McCombs (1927–2023), American businessman
 * Red Dillard Morrison (1919–1989), American mob boss
 * Harold Arthur Poling (1925–2012), American business executive
 * Lynton Wilson (born 1940), Canadian business executive
 * Red Legs Greaves, British pirate fugitive whose existence is disputed