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rust Rust is an iron oxide, a usually reddish-brown oxide formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the catalytic presence of water or air moisture. Rust consists of hydrous iron(III) oxides (Fe2O3·nH2O) and iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH) ...

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rust (color) Rust is a red color resembling iron oxide red. It is a commonly used color on cars and appears roughly the same color as photographic safelights when used over a standard tungsten light source. The first recorded use of ''rust'' as a color nam ...

. Rusty is also a nickname for people who have red hair, have a rust-hued skin tone, or have the given name Russell. Rusty may also refer to:

People

Rusty Anderson Rusty Anderson is an American musician best known for his work as lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's touring band since 2001. He has worked with an extensive list of other artists in addition to his own solo career. Career Anderson became a p ...

(born 1959), American guitarist *

Rusty Areias Rusty Areias (born September 12, 1949) is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly for the 25th and 28th district. Areias served in the California State Assembly from 1982 to 1994. He lost bids for the California State Senate ...

(born 1949), American politician *

Rusty Bryant Royal Gordon "Rusty" Bryant (November 25, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist. Biography Bryant was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, becoming a fixture of the local jazz scene ...

(1929–1991), American saxophonist * Rusty Cooley (born 1970), American guitarist * Rusty Crawford (1885–1971), Canadian ice hockey player *

Rusty Cundieff George Arthur "Rusty" Cundieff (born December 13, 1960) is an American film and television director, actor, and writer known for his work on '' Fear of a Black Hat'' (1993), '' Tales from the Hood'' (1995), and '' Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006). ...

(born 1960), American actor and director *

Rusty Day Rusty Day (born Russell Edward Davidson; December 29, 1945 – June 3, 1982) was an American rock singer, best known for his work with Cactus, the Amboy Dukes, and Steve Gaines. Career with the Amboy Dukes Day joined the Amboy Dukes in 196 ...

(1945–1982), American musician * Rusty Dedrick (1918–2009), American trumpeter * Rusty DeWees (born 1960), American actor and comedian *

Rusty Draper Farrell Haliday "Rusty" Draper (January 25, 1923 – March 28, 2003) was an American country and pop singer and radio and TV host who achieved his greatest success in the 1950s. Biography Born in Kirksville, Missouri, United States, and nick ...

(1923–2003), American singer * Rusty Duke, American judge *

Rusty Edwards Rusty Edwards is a hymnwriter who was born in Dixon, Illinois, on January 22, 1955. Dozens of his hymns have been published in 100 books in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, and USA. ...

(born 1955), American hymn writer and minister *

Rusty Egan Rusty Egan (born 19 September 1957 in London) is a British-Irish musician and DJ. Along with former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock (bass and vocals), Steve New (guitar and vocals), and Midge Ure (guitar, vocals, and keyboards), Egan was the ...

(born 1957), British drummer * Rusty Fein (born 1982), American figure skater *

Rusty Frank Rusty Frank is an American tap dancer, producer, writer, choreographer, lindy hopper, and dance preservationist. Early life Rusty Frank was born in Hollywood, California, and raised in Los Angeles. She began dancing at age six, inspired as a ...

, American dancer, choreographer, and historian * Rusty Fricke (born 1964), American arena football player *

Rusty Gerhardt Allen Russell Gerhardt (born August 13, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher who appeared in 23 games, 22 in relief, for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball in . Born in Baltimore, Mary ...

(born 1950), American baseball pitcher * Rusty Glover (born 1966), American politician *

Rusty Goffe Rusty Goffe (born 30 October 1948) is an English actor. He is best known for his appearances in ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'', and the ''Harry Potter'' franchise. He played Goober on '' Stupid!' ...

(born 1948), British dwarf entertainer *

Rusty Goodman Charles F. "Rusty" Goodman (September 2, 1933 – November 11, 1990) was an American singer/songwriter in the Southern Gospel Music industry. He was a prolific composer whose many songs included "Standing in the Presence of the King", "Leavin' ...

(1933–1990), American gospel singer and songwriter *

Rusty Greer Thurman Clyde "Rusty" Greer III (born January 21, 1969) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers from 1994 to 2002. He is currently the Head Baseball Coach for Fort Worth C ...

(born 1969), American baseball player *

Rusty Hamer Russell Craig "Rusty" Hamer (February 15, 1947 – January 18, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He portrayed Rusty Williams, the wisecracking son of entertainer Danny Williams (Danny Thomas), on the ABC/CBS situation ...

(1947–1990), American actor *

Rusty Hardin Russell "Rusty" Hardin Jr. (born October 6, 1941) is an American attorney and head of the Houston law firm Rusty Hardin & Associates, P.C. which he established in 1996. Early life Hardin attended a private military academy in Chattanooga, Tennes ...

(born 1941), American lawyer *

Rusty Harrison Russell Wade Harrison (born 11 October 1981 in Elizabeth, South Australia) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. Career summary Harrison won the Australian Under-16 Championship in 1995 in Perth and again in 1997 at his home tra ...

(born 1981), Australian speedway rider *

Rusty Hevelin James LeRoy "Rusty" Hevelin (February 16, 1922 – December 27, 2011) was a science fiction fan, fanzine publisher, collector and huckster. Career Hevelin was an active member of the science fiction community from the early 1940s, publishin ...

(1922–2011), American science fiction fan *

Rusty Higgins Rusty Higgins is an American music master, saxophonist, arranger, composer, and session musician. As a member of the Bob Florence Limited Edition, Higgins won the Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for '' Serendipity 18''. ...

, American saxophonist *

Rusty Hilger Russell Todd Hilger (May 9, 1962 – December 24, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and was selected in th ...

(1962–2019), American football player *

Rusty Hopkinson Russell Keith "Rusty" Hopkinson is an Australian rock musician and record label owner. He joined alternative rockers, You Am I, in 1993 on drums, percussion and backing vocals. He had previously been a member of the Bamboos (1986–87) and Kry ...

, Australian rock musician *

Rusty Humphries Ralph Edward "Rusty" Humphries (born August 29, 1965) is an American broadcaster, conservative political commentator, award-winning journalist and songwriter. Humphries' former nationally syndicated radio show, ''The Rusty Humphries Show'', air ...

(born 1965), American radio host *

Rusty Jackson Dalton Sharman "Rusty" Jackson (November 17, 1950 – April 14, 1997) was a professional American football player who played punter (football), punter for four seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills. Jackson played high school footba ...

(1950–1997), American football player * Rusty Jacobs (born 1967), American actor * Rusty Jeffers (born 1964), American bodybuilder *

Rusty Joiner Jason Russell "Rusty" Joiner (born December 11, 1972) is an American male fashion model, Fitness model (person), fitness model and actor. Early life and education Born in Montgomery, Alabama, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Joiner attended Ge ...

(born 1972), American model *

Rusty Jones (disambiguation) Rusty Jones is the name of: * Rusty Jones (American football), Chicago Bears strength and conditioning coordinator * Rusty Jones (guitarist), guitarist for The Monroes band * Rusty Jones (musician) (1942–2015), American jazz drummer See also ...

, multiple people * Rusty Keaulana (born 1966), American surfer * Rusty Kidd (1946–2020), American politician *

Rusty Kruger Rusty Kruger (born March 26, 1975) is a Canadians, Canadian retired indoor lacrosse, lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League and a current assistant coach with the Buffalo Bandits. Statistics NLL Reference: References

1975 births ...

(born 1975), Canadian lacrosse player *

Rusty Kuntz Russell Jay Kuntz ( ; born February 4, 1955) is an American baseball coach and former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers between 1979 and 1985. He never appeared in more ...

(born 1955), American baseball player *

Rusty LaRue Rusty LaRue (born December 10, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He was a multi-sport athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football at Wake Forest University. LaRue played in the National Basketball As ...

(born 1973), American basketball player and coach *

Rusty Lemorande Rusty Lemorande (born March 29, 1954, in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin) is an American screenwriter, director, actor and film producer who directed the 1989 film ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name, a ...

(born 1954), American screenwriter and film producer * Rusty Lisch (born 1956), American football quarterback *

Rusty Long Rusty Long is an explorer, journalist, professional big wave surfer, and photographer. At an early age, he and his brother Greg Long were junior lifeguards as well as surfers in their hometown of San Clemente, California. This led to Rusty's quest ...

, American surfer, writer, and photographer *

Rusty Magee Benjamin Rush "Rusty" Magee (August 6, 1955 – February 16, 2003) was an American comedian, actor and composer/lyricist for theatre, television, film and commercials. Biography Early life Magee was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Dr. ...

(1955–2003), American composer *

Rusty Mae Moore Rusty Mae Moore (October 25, 1941 – February 23, 2022) was an American transgender rights activist and educator. She ran a de facto homeless shelter for transgender people in the 1990s and 2000s, known as the Transy House. One such resident was ...

(1941-2022), American activist and educator * Rusty Meacham (born 1968), American baseball pitcher * Rusty Morrison (born 1956), American poet and publisher *

Rusty Nails (filmmaker) Rusty Nails (Rusty Osgood, born 1966) is an American director, writer, producer, and actor. He is best known for his feature-length B-movie ''Acne''. Nails has also made several short films, including ''God is Dad'', ''The Ramones and I'', ''Gr ...

(born 1966), American filmmaker and musician * Rusty Page (1908–1985), New Zealand rugby union player * Rusty Paul (born 1952), American politician and the 2nd Mayor of

Sandy Springs, Georgia Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and a suburb of Atlanta. The city's population was 108,080 at the 2020 census, making it Georgia's 7th most populous city. It is the site of several corporate headquar ...

Rusty Pierce Rusty Pierce (born July 24, 1979, in The Woodlands, Texas) is an American former professional soccer player who spent eight seasons in Major League Soccer. Career College Pierce played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Green ...

(born 1979), American soccer player *

Rusty Robertson Russell Robertson (1927 – 17 February 1990), known as Rusty Robertson, was a New Zealand-born, world class rowing coach of New Zealand and later, Australian national representative rowing crews. He was the national rowing coach of New Zealand ...

(1927–1989), New Zealand rowing coach *

Rusty Russell (disambiguation) Rusty Russell may refer to: * Rusty Russell (born 1973), Australian software programmer * Rusty Russell (tackle) (born 1963), American football player * Rusty Russell (American football coach) (1895–1983), American football coach {{hndis, Russel ...

, multiple people *

Philip Rastelli Philip "Rusty" Rastelli (January 31, 1918 – June 24, 1991) was an American mobster and former boss of the Bonanno crime family in New York. He spent all but three years of his reign in prison. Biography Rastelli was born and raised in Maspeth, ...

(1918–1991), American mobster, boss of the Bonanno crime family *

Rusty Schweickart Russell Louis "Rusty" Schweickart (also Schweikart; born October 25, 1935) is an American aeronautical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut, research scientist, United States Air Force, U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft, fighter pilot, as well as ...

(born 1935), American astronaut, engineer, scientist and business executive * Rusty Schwimmer (born 1962), American actress and singer * Man Mohan Sinha (1933–2018), Indian Air Force air marshal *

Rusty Smith (disambiguation) Rusty Smith may refer to: * Rusty Smith (speed skater) (born 1979), American short track speed skater * Rusty Smith (American football) (born 1987), American football quarterback {{Hndis, Smith, Rusty ...

, multiple people *

Rusty Staub Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (April 1, 1944 – March 29, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and television color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball for 23 seasons as a right fielder, designated hitter, and first base ...

(1944–2018), American baseball player * Rusty Theron (born 1985), South African cricketer *

Rusty Torres Rosendo "Rusty" Torres Hernández (born September 30, 1948) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball for five different teams. In an odd coincidence, Torres happene ...

(born 1948), Puerto Rican baseball player *

Rusty Troy Rusty Troy is a retired American soccer player. He played for the University of North Texas. He was drafted and played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League an ...

(born 1966), American soccer player *

Rusty Wallace Russell "Rusty" William Wallace Jr. (born August 14, 1956) is an American former NASCAR racing driver. He won the 1984 NASCAR Cup series NASCAR Rookie of the Year, Rookie of the Year and the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup ...

(born 1956), American race car driver *

Rusty Warren Rusty Warren (born Ilene Goldman; March 20, 1930 – May 25, 2021) was an American comedian and singer, specializing in sex-related themes and such songs as "Bounce Your Boobies" and " Knockers Up!". Early life Warren was born in New York City i ...

(1930–2021), American comedian and singer * Rusty Young (disambiguation), multiple people

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

*Rusty, a sidekick of Big Guy from ''

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot ''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' is a 1995 comic book written by Frank Miller, drawn by Geof Darrow and published by Dark Horse Comics. The comic book was adapted into an animated Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV series), TV series of th ...

'', a 1995 comic book *"Rusty", the Good Dalek, in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "

Into the Dalek "Into the Dalek" is the second episode of the Doctor Who (series 8), eighth series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It was written by Phil Ford (writer), Phil Ford and Steven Moffat, and directed by Ben Wheatley, ...

" *Rusty, a locomotive in the British children's book series ''The Railway Series'' and television series ''Thomas & Friends'' * Rusty the Steam Engine, in the musical ''Starlight Express'' * Russell "Rusty" Beck, in the American television series '' Major Crimes'' *''

Rusty Brown ''Rusty Brown'' is a continuing series of comics by American cartoonist Chris Ware, named after its protagonist. In the strip, Brown is shown as a young Nebraskan boy and as a man approaching middle age, who has a lifelong obsession with collec ...

'', an American comic strip by Chris Ware *

Rusty Collins Russell "Rusty" Collins, formerly known as Firefist, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Firefist was portrayed in the 2018 film '' Deadpool 2'' by Julian Dennison and Sala Baker. Publication history ...

, a Marvel Comics character *Finbarr "Rusty" Galloway, Cole Phelps' partner at the homicide desk in the video game '' L.A. Noire'' *Russell "Rusty" Griswold, in the ''

National Lampoon's Vacation ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', sometimes referred to as simply ''Vacation'', is a 1983 American black comedy road film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Chris ...

'' films *''

Rusty Riley ''Rusty Riley'' is an American adventure comic strip which ran from 1948 to 1959. It was created and drawn by Frank Godwin for King Features. Characters and story With art by Godwin and scripts by Rod Reed, the first ''Rusty Riley'' daily appea ...

'', an American newspaper comic strip *''

Rusty Rivets ''Rusty Rivets'' is a Canadian animated children's television series, and is produced by Arc Productions and Spin Master Entertainment. The series aired for three seasons, simultaneously on Treehouse TV in Canada and on Nickelodeon in the U.S. ...

'', a Canadian television series *Rusty Rodriguez, in the 1984 film ''

Footloose ''Footloose'' is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn a b ...

'' *

Rusty Ryan (character) The following is a list of characters from the ''Ocean's'' film series. It includes characters from both Steven Soderbergh's ''Ocean's'' trilogy, including 2001's ''Ocean's Eleven'', 2004's ''Ocean's Twelve'' and 2007's ''Ocean's Thirteen'', and ...

, in the 2001 film ''Ocean's Eleven'' and its sequels *Rusty Shackleford, the often-used alias of

Dale Gribble Dale Alvin Gribble is a fictional character in the Fox animated series ''King of the Hill'', initially voiced by Johnny Hardwick. Following Hardwick's death, ''King of the Hill'' alumni Toby Huss took over as the voice of Dale following the fir ...

from the television series ''King of the Hill'' *

Doctor Thaddeus Venture This is a list of main and recurring fictional characters from ''The Venture Bros.'', a comic science fiction television series aired on Adult Swim from 2003 to 2018. Overview Team Venture Team Venture consists of the central characters in the ...

, nicknamed "Rusty", in the television series ''The Venture Bros.'' *Corporal Rusty "B Company" fictional character in ''

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin ''The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin'' is an American children's Western television series that aired 164 episodes from October 1954 to May 1959 on the ABC television network. The show starred Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian rai ...

'' television series, portrayed by Lee Aaker *Rusty, a character in '' Bluey'' * Rusty Rose, the robotic creation of Amy, from New Yoke City, in ''

Sonic Prime ''Sonic Prime'' is an animated television series based on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series, co-produced by Sega of America, Netflix Animation, WildBrain Studios and Man of Action Entertainment. It is the sixth animated television se ...

'' * Rusty Cuyler, in the television series

Squidbillies ''Squidbillies'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jim Fortier and Dave Willis for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. An unofficial pilot for the series aired on April 1, 2005. The series later made its o ...

Music

* Rusty (band), a Canadian alternative rock band in the 1990s * ''Rusty'' (Rodan album), a 1994 indie rock album by Rodan * ''Rusty'' (Slick Shoes album), a 1997 pop punk album by Slick Shoes *"Rusty", a song by The Dismemberment Plan from the album '' !'' *"Rusty", a song by Tyler, the Creator from the album ''

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Rusty'' (film series), 1940s children's film series featuring a German Shepherd dog named Rusty * ''Rusty'' (video game), 1993 action video game

Sports

Rusty Australia Rusty is an Australian surfboard and surfwear brand formed in 1985 by Rusty Preisendorfer. It also operates in the US under the name Rusty Surfboards. Notably, Rusty has worked with professional surfers such as Josh Kerr (surfer), Josh Kerr, Ja ...

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