Ruiz

People

• Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico 1952–1958
• Alejandro R. Ruiz, U.S. Army recipient of Medal of Honor in World War II
• Alexandre Ruiz, French rugby union referee
• Ashley Ruiz, American singer, prior member of the group Menudo
• Bartolomé Ruiz, Spanish conquistador
• Blas Ruiz, Spanish explorer
• Brunilda Ruiz, American ballet dancer
• Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican football player
• Carlos Ruiz, several people
• Cesar Ruiz, several people
• Chela Ruiz, Argentine actress
• Chris Ruiz, German electronic DJ and producer, member of band And One
• Edgar Humberto Ruiz, Colombian road cyclist
• Enzo Ruiz, several people
• Estanislau Ruiz Ponsetti, Spanish engineer and socialist politician
• Estela Ruiz, Mexican-American Marian visionary
• Félix Ruiz, Spanish footballer
• Frankie Ruiz, Puerto Rican salsa singer
• Gabriel Ruiz, several people
• Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo, Spanish aristocrat
• Héctor Ruiz, Mexican-American businessman, CEO of AMD
• Hipólito Ruiz López, Spanish botanist
• Iñaki Ruiz de Pinedo, Spanish politician
• Israel Ruiz, Jr., New York politician
• Iván Ruiz, Cuban volleyball player
• John Ruiz a.k.a. "The Quiet Man", Puerto Rican boxing champion
• José Francisco Ruiz, Texas revolutionary and politician
• José Martínez Ruiz, pseudonym Azorin, Spanish poet and writer
• José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament
• Juan Ruiz, Spanish priest and poet
• Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, dramatist from New Spain
• Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino saint
• Mari-Jo P. Ruiz, Filipina mathematician
• Martha Cecilia Ruiz, Nicaraguan poet, writer, journalist and activist
• Don Miguel Ruiz, Mexican author, shaman, and teacher of the Toltec tradition
• Nicholas Ruiz III , American professor of philosophy and humanities, recording artist, author, editor of Kritikos
• Óscar Ruiz, Colombian football referee
• Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright
• Raoul Ruiz, Chilean filmmaker
• Renata Ruiz, Chilean model, 2005 Miss Universe contestant
• Renato Ruiz, Mexican professional wrestler
• Rio Ruiz, American professional baseball player
• Rodrigo Ruiz, Chilean football player
• Rosie Ruiz, woman who finished first in the 1980 Boston Marathon but was later found to have cheated by jumping in during the middle of the race
• Samuel Ruiz, Mexican bishop from the state of Chiapas
• Tracie Ruiz, American synchronized swimmer

  Places

• Nevado del Ruiz, volcano in Colombia
• Ruiz, Nayarit, in Mexico