Ruby (disambiguation)
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A ruby is a red gemstone, one of the hardest minerals.
Ruby can also refer to:
- Ruby (programming language), a computer programming language
- Ruby characters, a way to show the pronunciation of logographic characters
- Ruby (annotation markup), the implementation of Ruby characters in XHTML
- Ruby (hardware description language), a language for designing computer circuits
- Rubies, short for the MMORPG Rubies of Eventide
- Ruby laser
- Ruby the Elephant, an animal at the Phoenix Zoo famous for her paintings
- Ruby pistol, a French WWI sidearm manufactured exclusively in Spain
People:
- Ruby (Egyptian singer) (born 1981)
- Jack Ruby (1911–1967), the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald
- Lloyd Ruby (born 1928), a race car driver
- Ruby Dee (born 1924), actress
- Ruby Fradkin (born 1991), pianist
- Ruby Murray (1935–1996), singer
- Ruby Wax (born 1953), comedienne
- Ruby Jewel (born 1972), female porn star
Locations:
In entertainment:
- Ruby (band), a Scottish electronic band
- Ruby (film), a 1992 film about Jack Ruby starring Danny Aiello and Sherilyn Fenn
- Ruby (horror film), a 1977 horror film starring Piper Laurie
- Ruby (television show), a British television chat show hosted by Ruby Wax
- Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe, the titular character of a radio show produced by ZBS Media
- Pokémon Ruby, a video game
- Ruby (Pokémon character), a main character in the manga Pokémon Adventures
- Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town, a 1969 hit country song by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
- Ruby Trollman, a character from the animated series Trollz.
In literature:
- Ruby (novel), an 1889 novel by Amye Reade
- Ruby (Landry Series), an 1994 novel by V.C. Andrews
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