A rube is a
country bumpkin
Yokel is one of several derogatory terms referring to the stereotype of unsophisticated country people. The term is of uncertain etymology and is only attributed from the early 19th century.
Yokels are depicted as straightforward, simple, naï ...
or an inexperienced, unsophisticated person.
Rube is also sometimes used as a
nickname, for
Reuben, Ruben or Rubin.
Arts and entertainment
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Rube Bloom
Reuben Bloom (April 24, 1902 – March 30, 1976) was an American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and author.
Life and career
Bloom was born and died in New York City. He was Jewish.
During his career, he wo ...
(1902-1976), Jewish American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, vocalist and writer
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Rube Goldberg
Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970), known best as Rube Goldberg, was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor.
Goldberg is best known for his popular cartoons depicting complicated gadge ...
(1883-1970), American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor
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Rubin Lacey
Rubin "Rube" Lacy (or Lacey) (January 2, 1901 – November 14, 1969) was an American country blues musician, who played guitar and was a singer and songwriter.
Lacy was born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, United States, and learned to play the gu ...
(1902-1969), American country blues musician, singer and songwriter
Sports
Baseball
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Rube Benton (1890-1937), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Bressler (1894-1966), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Currie
George Reuben "Rube" Curry (October 10, 1898 – June 11, 1966) was an American pitcher and manager in Negro league baseball. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Curry made his debut for the Chicago Union Giants in 1919 before coming back to his hometo ...
(1898-1966), American baseball pitcher and manager in the Negro leagues
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Rube DeGroff
Arthur Sleight "Rube" DeGroff (September 2, 1879 – December 17, 1955) was a professional baseball outfielder from 1903 to 1916. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals. DeGroff was 5 feet, 11 inches tall and w ...
(1879-1955), American Major League Baseball player
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George "Rube" Deneau
George Deneau (died January 10, 1926) was a Canadian minor league baseball player, manager, and promoter who played on a number of Ontario and Michigan teams between 1898 and 1915. Known best by his nickname "Rube," he was born in Amherstburg, Onta ...
(c. 1879-1926), Canadian minor league baseball player, manager and promoter
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Rube Dessau
Frank Rolland Dessau (March 29, 1883 – May 6, 1952) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in two games for the 1907 Boston Doves and in nineteen games for the 1910 Brooklyn Superbas. He was also a manager in minor league baseball ...
(1883-1952), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Ehrhardt (1894-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Ellis
George William "Rube" Ellis (November 17, 1885 – March 13, 1938), was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. Ellis played for the St. Louis Cardinals. In both 1909 and 1910, Ellis led all National Leagu ...
(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 (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) (1888-1976), American Major League Baseball player
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Rube Geyer
Jacob Bowman "Rube" Geyer (March 26, 1884 – October 12, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals co ...
(1884-1962), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Kisinger
Charles Samuel "Rube" Kisinger (December 13, 1876 – July 17, 1941), sometimes spelled "Kissinger", was an American right-handed baseball pitcher.
Kissinger played professional baseball from 1901 to 1916, including two years in Major League Base ...
(1876-1941), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Kroh
Floyd Myron "Rube" Kroh (August 25, 1886 in Friendship, New York – March 17, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana), was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1906 to 1912. He played for the Boston Braves, Boston Americ ...
(1886-1944), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Lutzke
Rube Lutzke (November 17, 1897 – March 6, 1938) was an American professional baseball player. He played from 1923 to 1927 with the Cleveland Indians. He primarily played third base.
According to the Saturday May 4, 1920 Montreal Standard (p.&nb ...
(1897-1938), American Major League Baseball player
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Rube Manning
Walter S. "Rube" Manning (April 29, 1883 – April 23, 1930), was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1907 to 1910.
Manning started his professional baseball career in 1906. He pitched for the Williamsport Millionaires of the Tri-State League ...
(1883-1930), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Marquard (1886-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Rube Marshall
Roy De Verne "Rube" Marshall (July 19, 1890 – June 11, 1980) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from until , for the Philadelphia Phillies and Buffalo Blues
The Buffalo Blues were a ...
(1890-1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Melton
Reuben Franklin Melton (February 27, 1917 – September 11, 1971) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers, from 1941 to 1947.
Melton experienced ...
(1917-1971), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Novotney
Ralph Joseph "Rube" Novotney (August 5, 1924 – July 16, 1987) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher who appeared in 22 Major League games for the Chicago Cubs. (1924-1987), American Major League Baseball player in 1949
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Rube Oldring (1884-1961), American Major League Baseball player
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Rube Parnham
James Arthur "Rube" Parnham (February 1, 1894 – November 25, 1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the 1916 and 1917 Philadelphia Athletics.
Parnham started only five games for the Athletics, completing two of them. His career record ...
(1894-1963), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Peters
Otto Casper "Rube" Peters (March 15, 1885 – February 7, 1965) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Tip-Tops
The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were a team in the short-lived Federal League of professiona ...
(1885-1965), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Schauer (1891-1957), Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Sellers (1881-1952), American Major League Baseball player in 1910
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Rube Vickers (1878-1958), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Vinson
Ernest Augustus "Rube" Vinson (March 20, 1879 – October 12, 1951) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Cleveland Naps and the Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based ...
(1879-1951), American Major League Baseball player
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Rube Waddell (1876-1914), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Walberg (1896-1978), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Rube Walker
Albert Bluford "Rube" Walker (May 16, 1926 – December 12, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and longtime pitching coach.
Career
A native of Lenoir, North Carolina, Walker batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was li ...
(1926-1992), American Major League Baseball catcher and pitching coach
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Rube Ward
John Andrew Ward (February 6, 1879 in New Lexington, Ohio – January 17, 1945 in Akron, Ohio), was a former professional baseball player who played 13 games in the outfield for the 1902 Brooklyn Superbas.
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1879 births
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(1879-1945), American Major League Baseball player in 1902
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Rube Yarrison
Byron Wardsworth Yarrison (March 9, 1896 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania – April 22, 1977 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) was a professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, for the Philadelphia Athletics i ...
(1896-1977), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Other
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Rube Barker (1889-1958), American college football player and track athlete in the 1910s
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Rube Bjorkman
Reuben Eugene Bjorkman (born February 27, 1929) is a former head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey men's team. A graduate of Roseau, Minnesota High School, where he led his team to a state championship in 1946, Bjork ...
(born 1929), former collegiate ice hockey head coach
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Rube Brandow
Willis Reuben Brandow (October 16, 1898 – November 20, 1932) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Calgary Tigers, Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatoon Crescents of the Western Canada Hockey League. He also played with th ...
(1898–1932), Canadian professional ice hockey player and college coach
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Rube Ferns (1873-1952), American boxer, world welterweight champion in 1900 and 1901
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Rube Lautenschlager
Reuben Lautenschlager (September 7, 1915 – January 5, 1992) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Sheboygan Red Skins
The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) was a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, W ...
(1915–1992), American college and professional basketball player
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Rube Ludwig (c. 1920-1991), Canadian football player
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Rube McCray (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 (1890-1980), American football player-coach who played during the early years of the National Football League
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Reuben Charles Warnes
Reuben Charles Warnes (12 October 1875 - 16 January 1961) was a boxing middleweight champion who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He lost the Olympic bout to Johnny Douglas. He was a member of the Gainsford Amateur Boxing Club.
Biograp ...
(1875-1961), British boxer
Outlaws
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Rube Burrow
Reuben Houston Burrow (December 11, 1855 – October 9, 1890), better known as Rube Burrow, was an infamous train-robber and outlaw in the Southern and Southwestern United States. During the final years of the American frontier, he became one of t ...
(1854-1890), American Old West train robber and outlaw
See also
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Hey Rube (disambiguation)
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