Ruthven may refer to:

Places

Scotland

Ruthven, Aberdeenshire Ruthven (, Scottish Gaelic language, Gaelic: ''Ruadhainn''), Aberdeenshire is a village in Scotland near Huntly, Scotland, Huntly (to the south east), and Keith, Moray, Keith (to the north west). It is traditionally pronounced "Riven". The "Wow ...

, a village *

Ruthven, Angus Ruthven ( ) is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is north of Meigle, where the A926 road crosses the River Isla. See also * Ruthven Castle, Angus Ruthven Castle was a D-plan tower castle at Ruthven, Angus, Scotland. The castle was ...

, a village **

Ruthven Castle, Angus Ruthven Castle was a D-plan tower castle at Ruthven, Angus, Scotland. The castle was built pre 16th century near the eastern bank of the Isla River and was largely demolished in 1790 for construction of Ruthven House. It was once in the hands ...

Ruthven, Badenoch Ruthven ( gd, Ruadhainn) is a former settlement in Badenoch, in the Highland council area, Scotland. It lies south of Kingussie, and to the south of Inverness, in the former county of Inverness-shire. The ruins of the 18th century Ruthven Barr ...

, Highland **

Ruthven Barracks Ruthven Barracks (), near Ruthven in Badenoch, Scotland, are the best preserved of the four barracks built in 1719 after the 1715 Jacobite rising. Set on an old castle mound, the complex comprises two large three-storey blocks occupying two side ...

, Highland * Ruthven Castle (disambiguation) *

Loch Ruthven Loch Ruthven is a large loch which lies to the southeast of Loch Ness in the Highland region of Scotland. It is long, extends over an area of and is up to deep.Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Murray & Pul ...

, nature reserve to the south west of Inverness *

Aberuthven Aberuthven (; Gaelic: ''Obar Ruadhainn'') is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies approximately northeast of Auchterarder and southwest of Perth at an elevation of . It lies on the A824 road, formerly the A9, having been ...

, a village in Perth and Kinross

Australia

Ruthven Mansions Pulteney Street is a main road which runs north-south through the middle of the eastern half of the Adelaide city centre, in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs north-south from North Terrace, through Hindmarsh and Hurtle Squares, to South ...

, heritage-listed building in Adelaide, South Australia *

Ruthven railway station Ruthven railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, and it opened on 5 August 1963. History Ruthven station opened on 5 August 1963, and was named after William ...

, Melbourne, Victoria * Ruthven, New South Wales, an area in the

City of Lismore The City of Lismore is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The seat of the local government area is Lismore, a major regional centre of the state. The mayor of Lismore City Council since Decemb ...

Elsewhere

Ruthven, Iowa Ruthven is a city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States. The population was 725 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Ruthven had its start in the year 1878 by the building of the Milwaukee ...

, US * Ruthven, part of

Kingsville, Ontario Kingsville is a town in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost municipality with town status. The town had a population of 21,552 in the Canada 2016 Census, up from 21,362 in the Canada 2011 Census. History Ki ...

, Canada * Ruthven Bluff, Antarctica

People

Clan Ruthven The Clan Ruthven () is a Lowland Scottish clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 310 - ...

, a Scottish clan *

Baron Ruthven of Gowrie Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, of Gowrie in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, held by the Earl of Gowrie since 1956. It was created in 1919 for Walter Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, who claimed also to be ...

, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom *

Lord Ruthven (disambiguation) Lord Ruthven may refer to: People Lord Ruthven * Earl of Gowrie#Lords Ruthven (1488), Lord Ruthven, a title in the peerage of Scotland from 1488, used until 1581 on the creation of Earl of Gowrie **William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven (d. 1528) **Wi ...

, a title in the peerage of Scotland and several people

Surname

Alexander Ruthven Alexander Ruthven, master of Ruthven (12 January 1580 – 5 August 1600) was a Scottish nobleman. He is most notable for his participation in the Gowrie conspiracy of 1600. Early life Ruthven was born in Perth, the third son of William Ruthven, ...

(1580–1600), Scottish nobleman *

Alexander Grant Ruthven Alexander Grant Ruthven (April 1, 1882 – January 19, 1971) was a herpetologist, zoologist and the President of the University of Michigan from 1929 to 1951. Biography Alexander Grant Ruthven was born in 1882 in Hull, Iowa. He graduated from ...

(1882–1971), American herpetologist and President of the University of Michigan *

Allan Ruthven Allan Gordon Ruthven (17 April 1922 – 14 March 2003) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League. He played his entire 222 game career with Fitzroy. In 1950, Ruthven won the prestigious Brownlow medal. Playing ...

(1922–2003), Australian rules footballer *

David Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven of Freeland David Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven of Freeland (died April 1701) was a Scottish politician. The son of Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven of Freeland by his wife Isabel Balfour, he succeeded his father as Lord Ruthven of Freeland in May 1671, and fro ...

(died 1701), Lord High Treasurer of Scotland *

Dick Ruthven Richard David Ruthven (born March 27, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, and Chicago Cubs. The two ...

(born 1951), American baseball player *

Edward Southwell Ruthven Edward Southwell Ruthven (c. 1772 – 31 March 1836) was an Irish Repealer politician and member of the United Kingdom Parliament. He was a Member for Downpatrick 1806-7 and 1830–1832, MP for Dublin City (Repealer) 1832–1835 and ( Liberal ...

(c. 1772–1836), Irish Repealer politician and British MP *

Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, (26 November 1939 – 24 September 2021), usually known as Grey Gowrie or Lord Gowrie, was an Irish-born British hereditary peer, politician, and businessman. Lord Gowrie was als ...

(1939–2021), known as Grey Gowrie, British politician *

John Ruthven (disambiguation) John Ruthven may refer to: * John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie (c.1577-1600), Scottish politician * John A. Ruthven (1924–2020), American painter * John Ruthven (general) Sir John Ruthven (died c.1648) was a military officer who served in Denma ...

, several people *

Lady Jane Ruthven Lady Jane Ruthven or Lady Jean Ruthven, (died 1668), of noble Scottish descent, was a lady-in-waiting at the court of Queen Christina of Sweden. She served as ''hovfröken'' (maid of honour) to the queen. Ruthven was a daughter of the Scottish g ...

(died 1668), Swedish lady in waiting of Scottish descent to queen Christina of Sweden *

Malise Ruthven Malise Walter Maitland Knox Hore-Ruthven (born 14 May 1942) is an Anglo-Irish academic and writer. Born in Dublin in 1942, he earned an M.A. in English literature at the University of Cambridge, before working as a scriptwriter with the BBC Ar ...

(born 1942), Scottish writer and historian *

Michelle Ruthven Michelle Ruthven (née McKendry, born 18 June 1967) is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics, and 1994 Winter Olympics. In the January 1994 World Cup downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Ger ...

(born 1967), Canadian alpine skier *

Patrick Ruthven (disambiguation) Patrick Ruthven may refer to: * Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven (c. 1520–1566), Scottish politician * Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth (c. 1573–1651), Scottish general and diplomat See also * Patrick Hore-Ruthven The Hon. Alexander Har ...

, several people *

Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven of Freeland Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven (died 6 May 1671) was the son of William Ruthven of Freeland by his wife Isabella Fotheringham, and a great-great-grandson of William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven. In January 1651 he was created Lord Ruthven of Freelan ...

(died 1671), Scottish nobleman *

Tyler Ruthven Tyler Ruthven (born July 18, 1988) is an American former professional association football, soccer player who played as a defender (association football), defender. Career College and amateur Ruthven attended Roswell High School (Georgia), Roswe ...

(born 1988), American soccer player * William Ruthven (disambiguation), several people

Given name

* Ruthven Frederic Ruthven-Smith, London investor who funded

in Adelaide, South Australia *

Ruthven Todd Ruthven Campbell Todd (pronounced 'riven') (14 June 1914 – 11 October 1978) was a Scottish poet, artist and novelist, best known as an editor of the works of William Blake, and expert on his printing techniques. During the 1940s he also wrote d ...

(1914–1978), Scottish poet, artist and novelist *

Ruthven Wade Air Chief Marshal Sir Ruthven Lowry "Gerry" Wade, (15 July 1920 – 24 September 2001) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Vice-Chief of the Air Staff from 1973 to 1976. RAF career Educated at Cheltenham College, Wade joined the ...

(1920–2001), Royal Air Force officer, Vice-Chief of the Air Staff

Fictional characters

Lord Ruthven (vampire) Lord Ruthven () is a fictional character. First appearing in print in 1819, in John William Polidori's "The Vampyre", he was one of the first vampires in English literature. The name Ruthven was taken from Lady Caroline Lamb's ''Glenarvon'', where ...

, a fictional vampire character * Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the male lead in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta ''

Ruddigore ''Ruddigore; or, The Witch's Curse'', originally called ''Ruddygore'', is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas and the tenth of fourteen comic operas written tog ...