Red (nickname)

Red is a nickname of the following people:

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
• 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
• 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 Mitchell (1927–1992), American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist and poet
• Red Nichols (1905–1965), American jazz cornettist
• Red Norvo (1908–1999), American jazz vibraphonist
• Red Prysock (1926–1993), American rhythm and blues saxophonist
• Red Rodney (1927–1994), American jazz trumpet player
• Red Simpson (1934–2016), American country singer-songwriter best known for his trucker-themed songs
• 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 music singer
• 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

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 Auerbach (1917–2006), American basketball coach and executive
• Red Baldwin (1894–1956), American baseball player
• Red Ballantyne, Scottish footballer
• Red Barron (1900–1982), American football and baseball player
• Red Berenson (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 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 Corzine (1909–2003), American football player
• Red Davis (1915–2002), American baseball player and manager
• Red Davis (basketball) (born 1932), American basketball player
• Red Davis (American football) (1907–1988), American football 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 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
• Redmond Gerard (born 2000), American snowboarder
• Don Goldstein (born c. 1937), 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 (outfielder) (1911–1974), American baseball player
• Red Jones (umpire) (1905–1987), American baseball umpire in the American League
• Red Jones (American football), college football player
• 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
• Red Long (1876–1929), American baseball pitcher
• 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 Mihalik (1916–1996), American basketball player and referee, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
• Red Miller (1927–2017), American football coach
• Red Mitchell (ice hockey) (1912–1984), Canadian ice hockey player
• Red Murrell (basketball) (1933–2017), American basketball player
• Red O'Connor, American 1920s football player
• Red Pollard (1909–1981), Canadian horse racing jockey
• Red Ramsey (1911–1984), American football player
• Red Rolfe (1908–1969), American baseball player, manager and executive
• Red Ruffing (1905–1986), American baseball pitcher
• Henry Russell Sanders (1905–1958), American college football coach
• 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 (third baseman) (1890–1966), American baseball player
• Red Smith (catcher) (1892–1970), American baseball player
• Red Smith (shortstop) (1899–1961), American baseball player
• Red Smith (American football/baseball) (1904–1978), American baseball and football player and coach
• Red Smith (American football) (fl. 1903–1905), American football player
• Red Wilson (1929–2014), American baseball and football player
• Shirley Wilson (born 1925), 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 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
• James "Red" Duke (1928–2015), American trauma surgeon
• Red Dillard Morrison (1919–1989), American mob boss
• Red Legs Greaves, British pirate fugitive whose existence is disputed

See also

• Danny Lopez (boxer) (born 1952), American boxer nicknamed "Little Red", Ernie Lopez's younger brother
• Ernie Lopez (1945–2009), American boxer nicknamed "Indian Red"
• List of people known as the Red
• Read (surname)
• Redd (given name)
• Redd (surname)
• Steve Smith (comedian) (born 1945), Canadian actor and comedian who performs as "Red Green"

• All pages with titles beginning with Red
• All pages with titles containing Red