Ruskin
Ruskin may refer to:
Surname
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, England
- Ruskin College, Oxford, an adult education college named after John Ruskin
- Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University, United Kingdom
- 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)
- The Ruskin, Lancaster, Lancaster University, United Kingdom.
Forename
[edit]- Ruskin Bond, an Indian author of British descent
- Ruskin Spear, a British painter
Other
[edit]- 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.