A rube is a
country bumpkin or an inexperienced, unsophisticated person.
Rube is also sometimes used as a
nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
, for
Reuben
Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob.
Variants include Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portugue ...
, Ruben or Rubin.
Arts and entertainment
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Rube Bloom (1902-1976), Jewish American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, vocalist and writer
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Rube Goldberg (1883-1970), American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor
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Rubin Lacey (1902-1969), American country blues musician, singer and songwriter
Sports
Baseball
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Rube Benton
John Cleave "Rube" Benton (June 27, 1890 – December 12, 1937) was a pitcher for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds (1910–15, 1923–25) and New York Giants (1915–21). He pitched in the minor leagues for the Minneapolis Millers of the Am ...
(1890-1937), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Bressler
Raymond Bloom "Rube" Bressler (October 23, 1894 – November 7, 1966) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1914 to 1916 and Cincinnati Reds from 1917 to 1920, before being converted to an ...
(1894-1966), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Currie (1898-1966), American baseball pitcher and manager in the Negro leagues
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Rube DeGroff (1879-1955), American Major League Baseball player
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George "Rube" Deneau (c. 1879-1926), Canadian minor league baseball player, manager and promoter
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Rube Dessau (1883-1952), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Ehrhardt
Welton Claude Ehrhardt (November 20, 1894 – April 27, 1980) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1924 to 1929 with the Brooklyn Robins and Cincinnati Reds.
A right-hander, Ehrhardt's career was delayed while he served in t ...
(1894-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Ellis (1885-1938), American Major League Baseball player
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Rube Fischer (1916-1997), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Foster
Andrew "Rube" Foster (September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) was an American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
Foster, considered by historians to have been per ...
(1879–1930), American baseball player, manager, and pioneer executive in the Negro leagues, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Rube Foster (AL pitcher)
George "Rube" Foster (January 5, 1888 – March 1, 1976) was a Major League Baseball player. Foster was a right-handed pitcher with the Boston Red Sox from to and won two World Series championships with the team in and again in .
Foster was p ...
(1888-1976), American Major League Baseball player
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Rube Geyer (1884-1962), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Kisinger (1876-1941), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Kroh (1886-1944), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Lutzke (1897-1938), American Major League Baseball player
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Rube Manning (1883-1930), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Marquard
Richard William "Rube" Marquard (October 9, 1886 – June 1, 1980) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and early 1920s. He achieved his greatest success with the New York Giants. He was inducted into the Ba ...
(1886-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Rube Marshall (1890-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Melton (1917-1971), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Novotney (1924-1987), American Major League Baseball player in 1949
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Rube Oldring
Reuben Henry "Rube" Oldring (May 30, 1884 – September 9, 1961) was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from 1905 to 1918. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees.
Early life
Oldring was ...
(1884-1961), American Major League Baseball player
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Rube Parnham (1894-1963), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Peters (1885-1965), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Schauer
Rube Schauer (born Alexander John Schauer) (March 19, 1891 – April 15, 1957), was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward ...
(1891-1957), Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Sellers
Oliver "Rube" Sellers (March 7, 1881 – January 14, 1952) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Doves
The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This ar ...
(1881-1952), American Major League Baseball player in 1910
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Rube Vickers
Harry Porter "Rube" Vickers (May 17, 1879–December 9, 1958) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Athletics during the early 20th century. H ...
(1878-1958), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Vinson (1879-1951), American Major League Baseball player
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Rube Waddell
George Edward Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-hander, he played for 13 years, with the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Orphans in the National ...
(1876-1914), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Walberg
George Elvin Walberg (July 27, 1896 – October 27, 1978) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from through , most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that ...
(1896-1978), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Walker (1926-1992), American Major League Baseball catcher and pitching coach
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Rube Ward (1879-1945), American Major League Baseball player in 1902
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Rube Yarrison (1896-1977), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Other
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Rube Barker
Reuben Allen Barker (July 23, 1889 – August 6, 1958) was an American football player and track athlete for the Ole Miss Rebels of the University of Mississippi and Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia. He was then a practicing ...
(1889-1958), American college football player and track athlete in the 1910s
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Rube Bjorkman (born 1929), former collegiate ice hockey head coach
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Rube Brandow (1898–1932), Canadian professional ice hockey player and college coach
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Rube Ferns
Rube Ferns (born James Ferns; October 30, 1873 – June 11, 1952) was an American boxer of the early 20th century. Nicknamed "The Kansas Rube", he held the World Welterweight Championship in 1900 and 1901. He was formidable and scrappy with a goo ...
(1873-1952), American boxer, world welterweight champion in 1900 and 1901
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Rube Lautenschlager (1915–1992), American college and professional basketball player
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Rube Ludwig
Rubin Ludwig (c. 1920 – July 5, 1991) was a Canadian professional football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba ...
(c. 1920-1991), Canadian football player
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Rube McCray
Ruben North McCray (June 13, 1904 – November 20, 1972) was the head football, men's basketball, and baseball coach at the College of William & Mary. He also served as their athletic director. Later in life he became a community leader in Lake Wa ...
(1904-1972), head football, men's basketball, and baseball coach and athletic director at the College of William & Mary
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Rube Ursella
Reuben J. Ursella (January 11, 1890 – February 1980) was a professional football player-coach who played during the early years of the National Football League. During his NFL career Rube played for the Minneapolis Marines, Akron Indians, ...
(1890-1980), American football player-coach who played during the early years of the National Football League
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Reuben Charles Warnes (1875-1961), British boxer
Outlaws
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Rube Burrow (1854-1890), American Old West train robber and outlaw
See also
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Hey Rube (disambiguation)
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