Rust (surname)
Rust is an English surname. It comes from the Old English "rust" which meant "red" and was originally used as a nickname for those with red hair.[1]
People
- Albert Rust (1818–1870), American politician
- Albert Rust (footballer) (born 1953), French footballer
- Alfred Rust (1900–1983), German archaeologist and prehistorian
- Bernhard Rust (1883–1945), Minister of Education in Nazi Germany
- Bryan Rust (born 1992), American ice hockey player
- Elizabeth Lownes Rust (1835–1899), American philanthropist, humanitarian, Christian missionary
- Friedrich Wilhelm Rust (1739–1796), German violinist and composer
- Giacomo Rust (1741–1786), Italian composer
- John Rust (born 1955), American economist
- Mathias Rust (born 1968), German pilot who landed on the Red Square in 1987
- Paul Rust (born 1981), American actor
- Richard S. Rust (1815–1906), American abolitionist and educator
- Rod Rust (born 1928), American football coach
- Wilhelm Karl Rust (1787–1855), German pianist
References
- "Last name: Rust". Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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