Ruston may refer to:

Place names

;United States *

Ruston, Louisiana Ruston is a small city and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the largest city in the Eastern Ark-La-Tex region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 21,859, reflecting an increase of 6.4 percent ...

Ruston, Washington Ruston is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census. Although it is nearly indistinguishable from the adjacent city of Tacoma, the predominantly residential area still retains its status as ...

;United Kingdom * East Ruston, Norfolk, England *

Ruston, North Yorkshire Ruston is a small village in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, forming part of the civil parish of Wykeham. The village is situated just off the A170 road, and approximately south-west from Scarborough Scarborough or Scar ...

, England *

Ruston Parva Ruston Parva is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-west of Bridlington and lies just north of the A614. It forms part of the civil parish of Harpham. In the '' Domesday'' account the villag ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Companies

Ruston (engine builder) Ruston & Hornsby was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England founded in 1918. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of steam shovels. Other products included cars, ...

(or Ruston, Proctor and Company), railway locomotive and industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England **

Ruston & Hornsby Ruston & Hornsby was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln, England founded in 1918. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow gauge railway, narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of ...

, descendant of Ruston, Proctor & Co. **

Ruston-Bucyrus Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd was an engineering company established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston and Hornsby based in Lincoln, England and Bucyrus-Erie based in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the latter of which had operational controlThe Amazing S ...

, manufacturer of steam shovels and cranes

People

Given name

Ruston Kelly Ruston Samuel Kelly (born July 31, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter. After landing a publishing deal with BMG Nashville in 2013, he got his first cut with Tim McGraw's song "Nashville Without You", which appeared on McGraw's album '' Two L ...

, American musician and songwriter *

Ruston Webster Ruston Rials Webster (born September 30, 1962) is an American football scout for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as general manager of the Tennessee Titans. During his time with the Seattle Seahawk ...

, NFL general manager

Surname

Abigail Ruston Abigail Ruston (born April 3, 1983) is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the shot put. She finished twelfth at the 2006 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and improved to sixth place the following year with a personal ...

, American shot putter *

Anne Ruston Anne Sowerby Ruston (born 10 June 1963) is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Families and Social Services in the Morrison Government from 2019 to 2022. She has been a Senator for South Australia since 2012. Before entering p ...

, Australian politician *

Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, t ...

(born Audrey Kathleen Ruston), Belgian-born British actress *

John Ruston (bishop) John Harry Gerald Ruston OGS (1 October 1934 - 27 April 2010) was the 13th Bishop of St Helena from 1991 to 1999. He was previously Bishop Suffragan of Pretoria. Early life Ruston was born 1 October 1934 and grew up at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshi ...

, South African Anglican bishop *

Joseph Ruston Joseph Ruston (1835 – 11 June 1897) was an English engineer and manufacturer and Liberal Party politician, though he split from the party over Home Rule and retired.obit. The Automotor and Horseless Carriage Journal, June 1897, p367 Ruston was ...

, English engineer and politician *

Nicolas Ruston Nicolas Ruston (born 1975) is a British artist, "most recognized for his silicone and mixed media works, which explore the notion of artificial manipulation". He works in London and Norwich. Ruston has exhibited internationally and his works ar ...

, English artist *

Dick Ruston Richard Fletcher Ruston (August 28, 1919 – May 19, 2002) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, as a member of the Liberal Party. Background Ruston was born in Essex County i ...

, Canadian politician

Other

Camp Ruston Camp Ruston was one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps in the United States during World War II, with 4,315 prisoners at its peak in October 1943. Camp Ruston served as the "base camp" and had 8 smaller work branch camps associated to it. Camp Ru ...

, American prisoner of war camp *

Ruston Way Park {{dablink, "North Tacoma" may also refer to the purported toponym of the state that contains Springfield, the fictional town where The Simpsons takes place. North Tacoma (also called the North End) is a neighborhood in Tacoma, Washington, in t ...