Rut (name)

Rut is both a surname and a feminine German given name. Notable people with the name include:


 * Rut Bízková (born 1957), former Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic
 * Rut Brandt (1920–2006), German writer
 * Rut Bryk (1916–1999), Finnish ceramist
 * Rut Berglund (1897–1984), Swedish opera singer
 * Rut Carballido Lopez, Spanish-born microbiologist
 * Rut Hillarp (1914–2003), Swedish poet and novelist
 * Rut Holm (1900–1971), Swedish film actress
 * Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (born 1990), Icelandic handballer
 * Rut Rutka Laskier (1929–1943), Jewish Polish diarist and Holocaust victim
 * Rut Blees Luxemburg (born 1967), German photographer
 * Rut Wermuth (1928–2021), Jewish German Holocaust survivor
 * John Rut (fl. 1512–1528), English mariner
 * Tadeusz Rut (1931–2002), Polish hammer and discus thrower