Red (nickname)

Arts and entertainment

• Red Allen (1906–1967), American jazz trumpeter
• Red Allen (bluegrass) (1930–1993), American bluegrass singer and guitarist
• Red Balaban (1929–2013), American jazz tubist
• Don "Red" Barry (1912–1980), American actor
• Red Buttons (1919–2006), American actor, songwriter, and comedian
• Red Callender (1916–1992), American jazz tubist and double-bassist
• Red Canzian (born 1951), Italian rock singer-songwriter and bassist
• Red Coffey (1923–1988), American voice actor and comedian
• Red Foley (1910–1968), American country music singer and musician
• Red Garland (1923–1984), American jazz pianist
• Red Grammer (born 1952), American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Red Grooms (born 1937), American artist
• Mick Hucknall (born 1960), English singer and songwriter
• Red Ingle (1906–1965), American comedy musician
• Creadel "Red" Jones (1940–1994), American soul singer and musician
• Red Kelly (musician) (1927–2004), American jazz double-bassist
• Red Lane (1939–2015), American singer-songwriter
• Red Mack (musician) (1912–1993), American jazz trumpeter
• Red Miller (singer) (1914–1987), American R&B singer
• Red Mitchell (1927–1992), American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist and poet
• Red Murrell (1921–2001), American Western swing musician
• Red Nichols (1905–1965), American jazz cornettist
• Red Norvo (1908–1999), American jazz vibraphonist
• Red Perkins (1890–1976), American jazz trumpeter
• Red Perkins (country singer) (1920–1990), American country singer-songwriter
• Red Prysock (1926–1993), American rhythm and blues saxophonist
• Red Richards (1912–1998), American jazz pianist
• Red Rodney (1927–1994), American jazz trumpet player
• Red Shea (guitarist) (1938–2008), Canadian folk guitarist
• Red Simpson (1934–2016), American country singer-songwriter
• Red Skelton (1913–1997), American comedian and artist
• Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley (1925–1972), American country and bluegrass musician
• Red Sovine (1917–1980), American country singer-songwriter
• Red Symons (born 1949), Australian television entertainer and former musician with the Skyhooks
• Red West (1936–2017), American actor, stunt performer, and songwriter
• Red Wilson (musician) (1920–2005), American fiddler

Sports

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• Red Adams (1921–2017), American baseball player, scout and coach
• Red Ames (1882–1936), American baseball pitcher
• Red Amick (1929–1995), American racing driver
• Jerry Anderson (American football coach) (born 1945), American football player and coach
• Red Anderson (baseball) (1912–1972), American baseball pitcher
• Red Anderson (ice hockey) (1910–1991), Canadian ice hockey player
• Red Armstrong (1938–1974), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Red Auerbach (1917–2006), American basketball coach and executive
• Red Baldwin (1894–1956), American baseball player
• Red Ballantyne, Scottish footballer
• Red Barnes (1904–1959), American baseball player
• Red Barron (1900–1982), American football and baseball player
• Red Bastien (1931–2012), American professional wrestler
• Red Baughman (1878–1958), American football coach
• Red Berenson (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Red Berry (wrestler) (1906–1973), American professional wrestler
• Red Bethea (1905–1986), American football player
• Red Bittmann (1862–1929), American baseball player and umpire
• Earl Blaik (1897–1989), American football player and coach, college athletics administrator and Army officer
• Red Borom (1915–2011), American baseball player
• Red Bowser (1881–1943), American baseball player
• Red Bryant (born 1984), American football player
• Red Byron (1915–1960), American racing driver
• Chris Cagle (American football) (1905–1942), American football player
• Howie Camp (1893–1960), American baseball player
• Red Cashion (1931–2019), American football official
• Red Causey (1893–1960), American baseball pitcher
• Red Conkright (1914–1980), American football player and coach
• Red Connally (1863–1896), American baseball player
• Red Corriden (1887–1959), American baseball player, coach, and manager
• Red Corzine (1909–2003), American football player
• Red Davis (1915–2002), American baseball player and manager
• Red Davis (American football) (1907–1988), American football player
• Red Davis (basketball) (born 1932), American basketball player
• Red Dawson (1906–1983), American football coach
• Bert Daykin (1888–1955), Australian rules footballer
• Forrest DeBernardi (1899–1970), American basketball player
• Red Dehnert (1924–1984), American basketball player
• Louis "Red" Deutsch (1890–1983), Ukrainian-American boxer, tavern owner, victim of the Tube Bar prank calls
• Red Donahue (1873–1913), American baseball pitcher
• Red Dooin (1879–1952), American baseball player and manager
• Red Dunn (1901–1957), American football player
• Red Dutton (1897–1987), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive
• Red Edwards (1904–1981), American football player and coach
• Red Ehret (1868–1940), American baseball pitcher
• Red Faber (1888–1976), American baseball pitcher
• Red Fisher (baseball) (1887–1940), American baseball player
• Red Flaherty (1917–1999), American baseball umpire
• Red Gerard (born 2000), American snowboarder
• Don Goldstein (born c. 1937–2022), American basketball player
• Red Grange (1903–1991), American football player
• Percy W. Griffiths (1893–1983), American football player, coach, and politician
• Red Hardy (1923–2003), American baseball pitcher
• Red Harris (1892–1953), American football player and coach
• Lloyd Hittle (1924–2012), American baseball pitcher
• Red Holzman (1920–1998), American basketball player and coach
• Red Howard (1900–1973), American football player
• Red Jones (American football), college football player
• Red Jones (outfielder) (1911–1974), American baseball player
• Red Jones (umpire) (1905–1987), American baseball umpire
• Red Kelly (1927–2019), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Red Kelly (baseball) (1884–1961), American baseball player
• Johnny Kerr (1932–2009), American basketball player, coach, and broadcaster
• Red Klotz (1920–2014), American basketball player and team owner
• Red Kress (1907–1962), American baseball player and coach
• Milton Leathers (1908–2000), American college football player
• Buddy Lively (1925–2015), American baseball pitcher
• Red Long (1876–1929), American baseball pitcher
• Red Mack (1937–2021), American football player
• Ralph Maddox (1908–1944), American college football player
• Red Martin (1938–2017), American ice hockey player
• Red Matal (1911–2003), American football player and coach
• Red McCusker (1895–1979), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Red McDermott (1888–1964), American baseball player
• Red McKee (1890–1972), American baseball player
• Red McManus (1925–2013), American basketball coach
• Red McMillan, 1920s Scottish footballer
• Red McNeal, 1930s American baseball player
• Red Mihalik (1916–1996), American basketball player and referee
• Red Miller (1927–2017), American football coach
• Red Miller (baseball) (1897–1973), American baseball pitcher
• Red Mitchell (ice hockey) (1912–1984), Canadian ice hockey player
• Red Murff (1921–2008), American baseball pitcher
• Red Murray (1884–1958), American baseball player
• Red Murrell (basketball) (1933–2017), American basketball player
• Red O'Connor, 1920s American football player
• Red O'Hora, American baseball player and coach
• Red O'Quinn (1925–2002), American football player
• Red Oldham (1893–1961), American baseball pitcher
• Red Ormsby (1895–1962), American baseball umpire
• Red Ostergard (1896–1977), American baseball player
• Red Owens (1925–1988), American basketball player
• Red Owens (baseball) (1874–1952), American baseball player
• Red Patterson (born 1987), American baseball pitcher
• Warren Perkins (1922–2014), American basketball player
• Red Pollard (1909–1981), Canadian horse racing jockey
• Red Ramsey (1911–1984), American football player
• Red Reese (1899–1974), American multi-sport coach and athletic director
• Red Rocha (1923–2010), American basketball player and coach
• Red Rolfe (1908–1969), American baseball player, manager and executive
• Red Ruffing (1905–1986), American baseball pitcher
• Red Ryan (baseball) (1897–1969), American baseball pitcher
• Red Sanders (1905–1958), American college football coach
• Red Schillings (1900–1954), American baseball pitcher
• Red Schoendienst (1923–2018), American baseball player and manager
• Red Shannon (1897–1970), American baseball player
• Red Shea (1898–1981), American baseball pitcher
• Red Sheridan (1896–1975), American baseball player
• Red Shurtliffe (1907–1986), American football player
• Red Smith (American football) (), American football player
• Red Smith (American football/baseball) (1904–1978), American baseball and football player and coach
• Red Smith (catcher) (1892–1970), American baseball player
• Red Smith (shortstop) (1899–1961), American baseball player
• Red Smith (third baseman) (1890–1966), American baseball player
• Red Snapp (1888–1974), American baseball player and manager
• Red Steiner (1915–2001), American baseball player
• Red Storey (1918–2006), Canadian ice hockey official
• Red Thomas (1898–1962), American baseball player
• Red Torkelson (1894–1964), American baseball pitcher
• Red Weaver (1897–1968), American football player and coach
• Red Werder (1894–1942), American football player
• Red Wilson (1929–2014), American baseball and football player
• Shirley Wilson (1925–2021), American football coach
• Al Wingo (1898–1964), American baseball player

Military

• Roy Alexander Gano (1902–1971), US Navy vice admiral
• William Hicks Jackson (1835–1903), Confederate general during the American Civil War
• Lawson P. Ramage (1909–1990), US Navy vice-admiral and Medal of Honor recipient
• Eugene Tobin (1917–1941), American World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot
• Leonard F. Wing (1893–1945), US Army major and general politician

Politics

• Red Berry (Texas politician) (1899–1969), American politician and gambler
• H. A. Boucher (1921–2009), American politician
• Ken Livingstone (born 1945), English politician
• Leonard F. Wing (1893–1945), American politician and US Army major general

Media

• Red Barber (1908–1992), American sportscaster
• Charles "Red" Donley (1923–1998), American sports and news anchor
• Red Fisher (sportsman) (1914–2006), American sporting goods retailer, newspaper columnist, and television personality in Canada
• Red Fisher (journalist) (1926–2018), Canadian sports columnist
• Red Rush (1927–2009), American sportscaster
• Red Smith (sportswriter) (1905–1982), American sportswriter

Other

• Red Adair (1915–2004), American oil field firefighter
• Red Cavaney (born 1943), American businessman and lobbyist
• James "Red" Duke (1928–2015), American trauma surgeon
• Roscoe Jackson (1901–1937), American murderer, last person to be publicly executed in the United States
• Red McCombs (1927–2023), American businessman
• Red Dillard Morrison (1919–1989), American mob boss
• Harold Arthur Poling (1925–2012), American business executive
• Lynton Wilson (born 1940), Canadian business executive