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People with the surname

* Andy Rush (1889–1969), American baseball pitcher * Annaleah Rush (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union player * Anthony Rush (born 1996), American football player * Augustus John Rush (born 1942), American psychiatrist * Barbara Rush (born 1927), American actress *

Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush (April 19, 1813) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father of the United States who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, ...

(1745–1813), Founding Father of the United States, physician, writer, educator and humanitarian *

Bobby Rush Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, activist and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for for three decades. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Pan ...

(born 1946), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

Bobby Rush (musician) Bobby Rush (born Emmett Ellis Jr. in Homer, Louisiana on November 10, 1933) is an American blues musician, composer, and singer. His style incorporates elements of blues, rap, and funk. Rush has won twelve Blues Music Awards and in 2017, at ...

(born 1940), American blues and R&B musician, composer and singer * Bob Rush (American football) (born 1955), American football player *

Bob Rush (Australian footballer) Robert Thomas Rush (9 October 1880 – 13 March 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Roger Robert Rush (1856–1941), and Mary Rush (1856 ...

(1880–1975), Australian rules footballer and administrator *

Bob Rush (baseball) Robert Ransom Rush (December 21, 1925 – March 19, 2011) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 417 games in Major League Baseball from to for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves and Chicago White Sox. He threw and batted ...

(1925–2011), American baseball pitcher *

Boyd Rush Boyd Rusia Rush (July 4, 1895 – January 24, 1964)''Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014''. Social Security Administration. was an American upholsterer who was the recipient of the world's first heart transplant on January 24, 1964, at Univers ...

(1895–1964), first heart transplant recipient *

Brandon Rush Brandon Leray Rush (born July 7, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted in the first round of the 2008 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, before being traded to the Indiana Pacers on draft day, after pl ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Brion Rush Brion Rush (born November 15, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for Grambling State University. College career Brion Rush played colleg ...

(born 1984), American basketball player *

Bryan Rush Bryan Joseph Rush (2 April 1893 – 11 August 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Roger Robert Rush (1856–1941), and Mary Rush (1856–1943), née B ...

(1893–1982), Australian rules footballer * Caroline Rush, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council *

Cathy Rush Cathy Rush (born Cathy Cowan; April 7, 1947) was the head women's basketball coach at Immaculata from 1972 to 1977. She led Immaculata to three consecutive AIAW national titles from 1972–1974. She led the Mighty Macs to six consecutive fin ...

(born 1947), American basketball coach * Charles W. Rush (1919–2015), United States Navy captain *

Chris Rush Chris Rush (born Christopher John Mistretta; February 11, 1946 – January 28, 2018) was an American comedian, writer, actor, radio personality and author. He is best known for his stand-up routines and albums, along with having been a writer a ...

(born 1946), American comedian * Christopher Rush (1965–2016), American illustrator * Clay Rush (born 1973), former American football kicker *

Clive Rush Clive Harold Rush (February 14, 1931 – August 22, 1980) was an American football player and coach at both the professional and collegiate levels. He served as the head football coach at Toledo University from 1960 to 1962. Rush was the hea ...

(1931–1980), American football player *

Cooper Rush Cooper Robert Rush (born November 21, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Michigan, and was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free ag ...

(born 1993), American football quarterback *

DJ Rush A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...

(born 1970), American musician, disc jockey, and record producer *

Dan Rush Dan Rush is an American former union organizer and former statewide political and special operations director of the United Food and Commercial Workers for cannabis and hemp workers. He was known for being a leader in the United States Labor move ...

(born 1960), American union organizer * David Rush (disambiguation), several people *

Debbie Rush Debbie Rush (born 29 March 1966) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Anna Windass in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2008 to 2018. Career Early career After training at the Manchester School of Acting when sh ...

(born 1966), English actress *

Deborah Rush Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy ''Noises ...

(born 1954), American actress *

Dick Rush Richard T. Rush (born 1884) was an Australian-born American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. During his 28-year career, he would appear in between 160 and 300 films (depending on the source). The large majority of his parts wer ...

(1884–?), Austrian-born American character actor * Don Rush, American director, script writer, voice actor and producer *

Ed T. Rush Ed T. Rush (born 1942) is a former professional basketball Official (basketball), referee. He joined the NBA as a referee in 1966, at age 24, becoming the youngest referee in NBA history. In 1973, he left for the American Basketball Association b ...

(active 1966–2003), American basketball referee *

Eddie Rush Eddie F. Rush (born September 19, 1961) is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of the 2006–07 NBA season, he had officiated 1,245 regular season, and 140 playoff games, including nine NBA Finals ...

(born 1961), American basketball referee * Edward Rush (cricketer), Australian cricketer * Edward Rush (priest), Irish Anglican priest *

Elaine Rush Professor Emeritus Elaine Rush, MNZM, is a Professor of Nutrition at Auckland University of Technology, PhD. In 2014 she was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to health and in 2019 was appointed Professor ...

, New Zealand professor of nutrition * Emma Rush, lecturer in philosophy and ethics *

Eric Rush Eric James Rush (born 11 February 1965 in Kaeo) is a New Zealand former rugby union footballer and rugby sevens legend, and now a supermarket owner. His New Zealand Sevens career began in 1988 and ran until past his 39th birthday in 2004. Ru ...

(born 1965), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Fanny Rush, London-based portrait painter *

Florence Rush Florence Rush (23 January, 1918 – 9 December, 2008) was an American certified social worker (M.S.W. from the University of PennsylvaniaLove, Barbara J. and Nancy F. Cott. ''Feminists Who Changed America, 1963—1975.'' University of Illinois ...

(1918–2008), American feminist organizer *

Francis Roberts Rush Francis Roberts Rush (1916–2001) was a Roman Catholic priest in Queensland, Australia. He was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. Early life Francis Roberts Rush was born in Townsville on 11 September 1916, the son of Thomas Rush and his wi ...

(1916–2001), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane *

Francis Rush Francis J. Rush (May 25, 1921 – June 15, 1985) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. References Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1985 deaths 1921 births 20th-ce ...

(1921–1985), American politician *

Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his Eccentricity (behavior), eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy ...

(born 1951), Australian actor and film producer * Gerald Rush (1895–1988), Australian rules footballer *

Ian Rush Ian James Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. At club level Rush played for Liverpool from 1980–1987 and 1988–1996. He is the club's all-time leading goalscorer, having scored a to ...

(born 1961), Welsh former footballer and football manager *

JaRon Rush JaRon Maurice Rush (born April 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. A small forward from Kansas City, Missouri, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. Undrafted in the 2000 NBA draft, Rush played t ...

(born 1979), American basketball player *

Jennifer Rush Jennifer Rush (born Heidi Stern; September 28, 1960) is an American pop and rock singer. She achieved success during the mid-1980s with several singles and studio albums including the million-selling single " The Power of Love", which she co-w ...

(born 1960), American pop rock singer and songwriter * Joseph H. Rush (1911–2006), American physicist *

Kareem Rush Kareem Lamar Rush (born October 30, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Rush's younger brother, Brandon, last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, while older brother JaRon played college basketball for UCLA. College ca ...

(born 1980), American basketball player *

Ken Rush Kenneth Rush (September 14, 1931 – October 17, 2011) was a NASCAR Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1957 to 1972.Lyndon Rush Lyndon Rush (born November 24, 1980) is a Canadian retired bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Rush took up bobsleigh after spending five years playing Canadian football for the University of Saskatchewan. He initially trained as a brakeman b ...

(born 1980), Canadian bobsledder * Matthew Rush (footballer) (born 1971), English footballer *

Merrilee Rush Merrilee Rush ( Gunst; January 26, 1944) is an American singer, best known for her recording of the song "Angel of the Morning", a top-10 hit which earned her a Grammy nomination for female vocalist of the year in 1968. Early life and career ...

(born 1944), American singer *

Otis Rush Otis Rush Jr. (April 29, 1934 – September 29, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. His distinctive guitar style featured a slow-burning sound and long bent notes. With qualities similar to the styles of other 1950s art ...

(1934–2018), American blues singer and guitarist * Red Rush (1927–2009), American sportscaster *

Richard Rush Richard Rush (August 29, 1780 – July 30, 1859) was the 8th United States Attorney General and the 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury. He also served as John Quincy Adams's running mate on the National Republican ticket in 1828. Born ...

(1780–1859), United States Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury *

Richard Rush (director) Richard Rush (April 15, 1929 – April 8, 2021) was an American film director, scriptwriter, and producer. He is known for directing ''The Stunt Man'', for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. His film ''Color o ...

(1929–2021), American film director *

Tom Rush Thomas Walker Rush (born February 8, 1941) is an American folk and blues singer, guitarist and songwriter who helped launch the careers of other singer-songwriters in the 1960s and has continued his own singing career for 60 years. Life and ...

(born 1941), American singer * William R. Rush (1857–1940), United States Navy officer *

William Rush (sculptor) William Rush (July 4, 1756 – January 17, 1833) was a U.S. neoclassical sculptor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is considered the first major American sculptor. Rush was born in Philadelphia, the fourth child of Joseph Rush, a ship's carp ...

(1756–1833), American sculptor * Xavier Rush (born 1977), New Zealand former rugby union footballer

People with the given name

Rush Brown Rush Brown Jr. (June 27, 1954 – February 6, 2020) was a professional American football player who played defensive tackle for four seasons for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals. He started 32 of his first 41 games, but appeared in only six of his l ...

(born 1954), American football defensive lineman *

Rush Clark Rush Clark (October 1, 1834 – April 29, 1879) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Iowa, who died on the floor of Congress in 1879. Biography Born in Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, Clark attended common schools and a local aca ...

(1834–1879), 19th-century American politician and lawyer *

Rush Holt Sr. Rush Dew Holt Sr. (June 19, 1905 – February 8, 1955) was an American politician who was a United States Senator from West Virginia (1935–1941) and a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1931–1935, 1942–1950, 1954& ...

(1905–1955), U.S. Senator from West Virginia *

Rush Holt Jr. Rush Dew Holt Jr. (born October 15, 1948) is an American scientist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and son of former West Virginia U.S. Senator Rush D. Holt Sr. ...

(born 1948), U.S. Representative from New Jersey *

Rush Kalaria Roosh Bipinbhai Kalaria (born 16 January 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-hand batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Gujarat cricket team, Gujarat in domestic cricket. He has played for the India Under-19 cricket team ...

(born 1993), Indian cricketer * Rush Limbaugh Sr. (1891–1996), American attorney and civic leader in Missouri *

Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III ( ; January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021) was an American conservative political commentator who was the host of '' The Rush Limbaugh Show'', which first aired in 1984 and was nationally syndicated on AM and FM r ...

(1951–2021), American talk show host, grandson of the above *

Rush Propst Thomas Rush Propst (born December 1957) is a high school football coach who currently serves as athletic director and associate football coach at Coosa Christian School in Gadsden, Alabama. He is also the former head coach at Colquitt County ...

(born 1957), American high school football coach *

Rush Rhees Rush Rhees (; 19 March 1905 – 22 May 1989) was an American philosopher. He is principally known as a student, friend, and literary executor of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. With G. E. M. Anscombe he was co-editor of Wittgenstein's post ...

(1905–1989), American philosopher * Rush Sturges (born 1985), American whitewater kayaker, filmmaker and musician *

Rush Wimberly Joseph Rush Wimberly, I (December 30, 1873 – March 11, 1943), was at the turn of the 20th century successively a member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Arcadia, the seat of Bienville Parish in North Louisiana. He se ...

(1873–1943), American politician

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