Ruskin

Last updated June 01, 2024

Ruskin may refer to:

Surname

Surname Ruskin, also Russkin, Russkina, Ruskina. The name occurs especially in Russia, United States and some Asian countries.

Edward Ruskin, fictional character of the British soap opera Emmerdale Farm
Effie Ruskin, Scottish artists' model, wife of John Ruskin
Harry Ruskin, American screenwriter
Ira Ruskin, American politician
John Ruskin (1819–1900), English author, poet and artist.
Joseph Ruskin, American character actor
Morris Ruskin, American independent film producer and CEO
Scott Ruskin (baseball), American baseball player
Scott Ruskin (cricketer), English cricketer
Sheila Ruskin, English actress
Susan Ruskin, American film producer
Val Rapava-Ruskin, English rugby union player

Places

Ruskin, British Columbia, Canada
Ruskin, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
In the United States:
- Ruskin, Florida
- Ruskin, Georgia
- Ruskin, Minnesota
- Ruskin, Nebraska
- Ruskin Colony, a utopian socialist colony which existed in Dickson County, Tennessee from 1894 to 1899 (the Florida and British Columbia Ruskins were also Ruskinite colonies)
- Ruskin Drive, a road in Altoona, Pennsylvania

Institutions

Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, England
"The Ruskin", the colloquial short form for the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University
Ruskin College, Oxford, an adult education college named after John Ruskin
Ruskin Colleges, a group of U.S. colleges named after John Ruskin
Ruskin Gallery, in Sheffield
Ruskin Museum, in Coniston, Cumbria
Ruskin Pottery, an English pottery studio in operation between 1898 and 1935
Ruskin Hall, a residence hall at the University of Pittsburgh and a National Historic Place
Ruskin High School (disambiguation)
Ruskin Library; Lancaster University, United Kingdom.

Forename

Ruskin Bond, an Indian author of British descent
Ruskin Spear, a British painter

Other

Ruskin Dam, in British Columbia, Canada
Ruskin's Ride, a bridleway in Oxford, England
A type of fried potato skin snack that's a clipped version of "russet skin", and may or may not be made from russet potato skins.

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