Red (nickname)

Red is a nickname of the following people:

## Arts and entertainment

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* 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 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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Sports commentators and writers are listed in the media section.

* 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
* 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, 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 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) (fl. 1903–1905), 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

## See also

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* All pages with titles beginning with Red
* All pages with titles containing Red
* List of people known as the Red
* Danny Lopez (boxer) (born 1952), American boxer nicknamed "Little Red", Ernie Lopez's younger brother
* Ernie Lopez (1945–2009), American boxer nicknamed "Indian Red"
* Red Legs Greaves, British pirate fugitive whose existence is disputed
* Read (surname)
* Redd (given name)
* Redd (surname)
* Reddy (surname)
* Steve Smith (comedian) (born 1945), Canadian actor and comedian who performs as "Red Green"

List of people with the same nickname

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*[fl.]: floruit ('flourished' – known to have been active at a particular time or during a particular period)