Ruth Shaw

Ruth Shaw may refer to:


 * Ruth Shaw Wylie (1916–1989), United States-born composer and music educator
 * Ruth Faison Shaw (1888–1969), American artist and educator
 * Ruth Shaw (politician) (born 1920s), British politician
 * Ruth Geyer Shaw (born 1953), evolutionary biologist and former editor of the monthly scientific journal Evolution
 * Ruth G. Shaw (born 1948), former CEO of Duke Energy
 * Ruth Shaw (Prisoner), character from Australian TV series Prisoner, played by Mary Murphy
 * Ruth Shaw, character from the 1949 Western Down Dakota Way, played by Dale Evans