Rut is both a surname and a feminine German given name. Notable people with the name include:
Rut Bízková (born 1957), former Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic Rut Brandt (1920–2006), German writer Rut Bryk (1916–1999), Finnish ceramist Rut Berglund (1897–1984), Swedish opera singer Rut Carballido Lopez, Spanish-born microbiologist Rut Hillarp (1914–2003), Swedish poet and novelist Rut Holm (1900–1971), Swedish film actress Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (born 1990), Icelandic handballer Rut Rutka Laskier (1929–1943), Jewish Polish diarist and Holocaust victim Rut Blees Luxemburg (born 1967), German photographer Rut Wermuth (1928–2021), Jewish German Holocaust survivor María Rut Kristinsdóttir, Icelandic politician John Rut (fl. 1512–1528), English mariner Tadeusz Rut (1931–2002), Polish hammer and discus thrower
See also Nicolaes Ruts (1573-1638), merchant whose portrait was painted by Rembrandt