Ruth

• Ruth Ann Moorehouse, a former Manson Family member, was charged with plotting to silence witness Barbara Hoyt during the Tate LaBianca trial, later had the charge reduced, skipped sentencing, was arrested four years later, and ultimately received no prison time.
• Ruth Cupp was a trailblazing South Carolina lawyer, judge, legislator, and author who became the first woman in the Charleston County Bar and later served as an associate probate judge, state representative, and columnist for The Post and Courier.
• Ruth Fox was a 19th century English born American womens rights advocate in the Utah Territory and a poet, hymn writer, and LDS youth leader.
• Ruth Elizabeth Warrick was an American singer, actress, and political activist best known for playing Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on All My Children from 1970 until her death in 2005, who made her film debut in Citizen Kane and later celebrated her 80th birthday at a special screening of the film.
• Baroness Ruth Deech is a British academic and bioethicist who led the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, headed St Annes College Oxford, sits as a Crossbench peer, and chaired the Bar Standards Board.
• Ruth Handler was an American business leader who co-founded Mattel, created the Barbie doll in 1959, and served as its first president from 1945 to 1975.
• Ruth E. Carter is an American costume designer celebrated for collaborations with Spike Lee, John Singleton, and Ryan Coogler, earning four Oscar nominations and historic wins for Black Panther and Wakanda Forever as the first African American to win Best Costume Design and the first Black woman with multiple Oscars.
• Ruth Langsford is an English television presenter best known as the longest serving presenter of This Morning, a regular on Loose Women, and a 2017 Strictly Come Dancing contestant.
• Ruth Dreifuss is a Swiss economist, unionist, and politician who served on the Federal Council from 1993 to 2002 and was vice president in 1998 and president in 1999 for the Social Democratic Party.