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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 Barbara Rush (born January 4, 1927) is an American actress. In 1954, Rush won the Golden Globe Award as most promising female newcomer for her role in the 1953 American science-fiction film ''It Came from Outer Space''.Warren 1982, pp. 151–63 ...

(born 1927), American actress *

Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush (April 19, 1813) was a 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, social reformer, humanitarian, educa ...

(1745–1813), Founding Father of the United States, physician, writer, educator and humanitarian * Bobby Rush (born 1946), U.S. Representative from Illinois * Bobby Rush (musician) (born 1940), American blues and R&B musician, composer and singer * Bob Rush (American football) (born 1955), American football player * Bob Rush (Australian footballer) (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 (1895–1964), first heart transplant recipient * Brandon Rush (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 college ...

(born 1984), American basketball player * Bryan Rush (1893–1982), Australian rules footballer *

Caroline Rush Caroline Rush CBE (née Larner; born July 1971) is a marketing professional who is Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council.

, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council * Cathy Rush (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 Clay Rush (born October 27, 1973) is a former American football kicker who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 1999 to the original league's folding in 2008. Early years At Riverview Gardens High School in St. Louis, Missouri, Rush wa ...

(born 1973), former American football kicker * Clive Rush (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 (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) David Rush may refer to: * David Rush (footballer) (born 1971), English footballer *David Rush (rapper) David Mauricio Bowen-Petterson (born May 20, 1983), better known by his stage name David Rush, is an American rapper from Highland Park, Ne ...

, several people * Debbie Rush (born 1966), English actress * Deborah Rush (born 1954), American actress * Dick Rush (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 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 but returned to the NBA ...

(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 Final ...

(born 1961), American basketball referee * Edward Rush (cricketer), Australian cricketer * Edward Rush (priest), Irish Anglican priest * Elaine Rush, New Zealand professor of nutrition * Emma Rush, lecturer in philosophy and ethics * Eric Rush (born 1965), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Fanny Rush, London-based portrait painter * Florence Rush (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 (1921–1985), American politician *

Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his 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 Award, a Primetime Emm ...

(born 1951), Australian actor and film producer * Gerald Rush (1895–1988), Australian rules footballer * Ian Rush (born 1961), Welsh former footballer and football manager * JaRon Rush (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-wr ...

(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 c ...

(born 1980), American basketball player * Ken Rush (1931–2011), American racing driver *

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 (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 :''Disambiguation: For the Yogurt flavour see Extreme Red Rush.'' Wresley "Red" Rush II (July 2, 1927 – January 11, 2009) was an American sportscaster. A native of Long Beach, California, Rush (nicknamed for his shock of red hair) attended t ...

(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 ...

(1929–2021), American film director *

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

(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 ca ...

(1756–1833), American sculptor *

Xavier Rush Xavier Joseph Rush (born 13 July 1977, in Auckland) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a former All Black and played professional rugby in Wales for Cardiff Blues where he is the former captain. Career Rush played domestic ru ...

(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 ...

(born 1954), American football defensive lineman * Rush Clark (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 (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 H ...

(born 1957), American high school football coach * Rush Rhees (1905–1989), American philosopher * Rush Sturges (born 1985), American whitewater kayaker, filmmaker and musician * Rush Wimberly (1873–1943), American politician

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