Ruthven

Ruthven may refer to:

Scotland

 * Ruthven, Aberdeenshire, a village
 * Ruthven, Angus, a village
 * Ruthven Castle, Angus
 * Ruthven, Badenoch, Highland
 * Ruthven Barracks, Highland
 * Ruthven Castle (disambiguation)
 * Loch Ruthven, nature reserve to the south west of Inverness
 * Aberuthven, a village in Perth and Kinross

Australia

 * Ruthven Mansions, heritage-listed building in Adelaide, South Australia
 * Ruthven railway station, Melbourne, Victoria
 * Ruthven, New South Wales, an area in the City of Lismore

Elsewhere

 * Ruthven, Iowa, US
 * Ruthven, part of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada
 * Ruthven Bluff, Antarctica

People

 * Clan Ruthven, a Scottish clan
 * Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
 * Lord Ruthven (disambiguation), a title in the peerage of Scotland and several people

Surname

 * Alexander Ruthven (1580–1600), Scottish nobleman
 * Alexander Grant Ruthven (1882–1971), American herpetologist and President of the University of Michigan
 * Allan Ruthven (1922–2003), Australian rules footballer
 * David Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven of Freeland (died 1701), Lord High Treasurer of Scotland
 * Dick Ruthven (born 1951), American baseball player
 * Edward Southwell Ruthven (c. 1772–1836), Irish Repealer politician and British MP
 * Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie (1939–2021), known as Grey Gowrie, British politician
 * John Ruthven (disambiguation), several people
 * Lady Jane Ruthven (died 1668), Swedish lady in waiting of Scottish descent to queen Christina of Sweden
 * Malise Ruthven (born 1942), Scottish writer and historian
 * Michelle Ruthven (born 1967), Canadian alpine skier
 * Patrick Ruthven (disambiguation), several people
 * Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven of Freeland (died 1671), Scottish nobleman
 * Tyler Ruthven (born 1988), American soccer player
 * William Ruthven (disambiguation), several people

Given name

 * Ruthven Frederic Ruthven-Smith, London investor who funded Ruthven Mansions in Adelaide, South Australia
 * Ruthven Todd (1914–1978), Scottish poet, artist and novelist
 * Ruthven Wade (1920–2001), Royal Air Force officer, Vice-Chief of the Air Staff

Fictional characters

 * Lord Ruthven (vampire), a fictional vampire character
 * Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the male lead in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Ruddigore