Rush (name)

Rush is both a surname and given name.

People with the surname

• Barbara Rush (born 1927), American actress
• Benjamin Rush (1745-1813), a Founding Father of the United States, physician, writer, educator and humanitarian
• Bob Rush (American football) (born 1955), National Football League center for San Diego and Kansas City
• Bob Rush (Australian footballer) (1880–1975), Australian rules footballer and administrator
• Bob Rush (baseball) (1925-2011), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Bobby Rush (born 1946), U.S. Representative from Illinois
• Bobby Rush (musician) (born 1940), American blues and R&B musician, composer and singer
• Brandon Rush (born 1985), National Basketball Association player
• Chris Rush (born 1946), American comedian
• Daniella Rush (born 1976), Czech pornographic actress
• David Rush (born 1971), English former footballer
• Eddie Rush (born 1961), National Basketball Association referee
• Eric Rush (born 1965), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Geoffrey Rush (born 1951), Australian actor and film producer
• Ian Rush (born 1961), Welsh former footballer and football manager
• Jason Rush, Principal Communication Specialist at the Asian Development Bank
• Jennifer Rush (born 1960), American pop/rock singer
• John James Rush (born 1960), Irish artist
• Joseph H. Rush (1911-2006), American physicist
• Kareem Rush (born 1980), National Basketball Association player
• Lyndon Rush (born 1980), Canadian bobsledder
• Matthew Rush (footballer) (born 1971), former footballer
• Merrilee Rush (born 1944), American singer best known for her recording of the song "Angel of the Morning"
• Otis Rush (born 1935), American blues singer and guitarist
• Richard Rush (1780-1859), United States Attorney General under James Madison and Secretary of the Treasury under John Quincy Adams, son of Dr. Benjamin Rush
• Richard Rush (director) (born 1929), American film director
• Tom Rush (born 1941), American singer
• William Rush (1756-1833), American sculptor
• William R. Rush (1857-1940), United States Navy officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross
• Xavier Rush (born 1977), New Zealand former rugby union footballer

People with the given name

• Rush D. Holt, Jr. (born 1948), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
• Rush D. Holt, Sr. (1905-1955), U.S. Senator from West Virginia
• Rush Limbaugh (born 1951), American talk show host
• Rush Limbaugh, Sr. (1891–1996), American attorney and civic leader in Missouri; grandfather of the talk show host
• Rush Propst (born 1957), American high school football coach
• Rush Rhees (1905-1989), American philosopher