List of redheads
This is a list of people with natural red hair. Red or ginger hair may come in a variety of shades from strawberry blond to auburn.[1] It is the rarest natural hair colour.[1]
People who dyed their red hair into another colour or who went grey with age are included but people with hair dyed red such as Lucille Ball and Rita Hayworth are not.[1][2]
Figures from the Bible or classical mythology, such as Esau or Judas Iscariot are included. Characters from modern fiction such as Anne of Green Gables or Ginger Hebblethwaite are not.
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A
- Alexander II of Scotland — King of Scotland[3][4]
- Andre Villas-Boas — Football player and manager, known in his youth as Cenourinho (baby carrot) [5]
- Andrew Jackson — U.S. president and General[2]
- Antonio Vivaldi — Italian Baroque composer[2]
- Axl Rose — Lead singer of Guns N' Roses[2]
B
- Bella Thorne — Actress and dancer.[6]
- Benedict Cumberbatch — Actor[7]
- Boudicca — Queen of the Iceni, who destroyed Roman Londinium[8]
- Bonnie Raitt — Blues musician [9]
- Bonnie Wright — Actress [10]
- Boris Becker — Tennis player[1]
- Brigham Young — Leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [11]
- Bryce Dallas Howard — Actress[12]
C
- Christopher Columbus — Explorer, discoverer of West Indies[13]
- Calvin Coolidge — U.S. president[2]
- Catherine of Aragon — Queen of England[14]
- Cintia Dicker — 21st Century Brazilian model, actress & philanthropist
- Chuck Norris — Actor and martial artist[2]
- Cleopatra — Queen of Egypt[1]
- Conan O'Brien — Comedian[1][15]
D
- Damian Lewis — Actor [16]
- Danny Elfman — Composer, singer [17]
- Danny Kaye — Actor, comedian [2]
- David Bowie — Actor and musician[1]
- David Caruso — Actor[1]
- D.H. Lawrence — Author[2]
- Dwight Eisenhower — U.S. president and General[2]
E
- Ellen Wilkinson — British socialist minister known as Red Ellen.[18]
- Ed Sheeran — Singer/songwriter on the Red Tour.[19]
- Elizabeth I — Queen of England[1]
- Elizabeth of York — Queen of England.[20]
- Eric Stoltz — Actor[1]
- Erik the Red — Eiríkr Thorvaldsson, the Viking coloniser of Greenland, known also as Eirik Raude.[21][22]
- Esau — The Biblical twin of Jacob, also known as Edom, meaning red[23]
- Ewan McGregor — Actor[24]
- Ezra Pound — Poet[2]
F
- Frederick Barbarossa — Holy Roman Emperor[15]
- Florence Welch — Singer-songwriter, front woman of British band Florence + The Machine [2]
G
- Genghis Khan — Conqueror[25]
- George Bernard Shaw — Author and playwright[2]
- George Washington — First U.S. President and General[2]
- Geri Halliwell — Singer, member of girl group The Spice Girls[2]
- Gillian Anderson — Actress[2]
H
- Prince Harry — Soldier, son of Princess Diana and grandson of Elizabeth II.[2]
- Henri Matisse — Impressionist painter[2]
- Henry VIII — King of England.[26]
- Red Hugh O'Donnell — Irish King of Tír Chonaill who led a rebellion against English Rule in Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth I.[27]
I
- Isla Fisher — Actress[28]
- Isabella I — Queen of Spain.[29]
J
- James Joyce — Author[2]
- Jane Asher — Actress[30]
- John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch — Important figure in Wars of Scottish Independence; killed by Robert the Bruce
- John Paul Getty III — Heir to a great fortune; known for being kidnapped [31]
- Judas Iscariot — Biblical figure traditionally portrayed with red hair[15]
- Julianne Moore — Actress[1]
K
- Karen Gillan — Actress[32]
- Katherine Helmond — Actress [33]
- Kathy Griffin — Comedienne[34]
- Kevin McKidd — Actor
L
- Laura Prepon — Actress[35]
- Lillie Langtry — Actress[1]
- Lily Cole — Actress[1]
- Lindsay Lohan — Actress[1]
- Lucy Burns — American suffragist[36]
- Lynnette "Squeaky" Fromme — Notorious member of the Manson Family who tried to assassinate President Ford.[37]
M
- Madeline Kahn — Actress [38]
- Malcolm X — Activist known as Big Red or Detroit Red to distinguish him from Chicago Red (Redd Foxx)[39]
- Marcia Cross — Actress[1]
- Marg Helgenberger — Actress [40]
- Margaret Sanger — Advocate for birth control.[41][42]
- Mark McGwire — Baseball player[2]
- Mark Twain — Author[1][2]
- Martin Van Buren — U.S. president known as the Red Fox of Kinderhook[2][43]
- Marilyn Monroe — Actress[2][44]
- Marion Ross — Actress[2]
- Mary Magdalene — Biblical figure traditionally portrayed with red hair [45][46]
- Maureen O'Hara — Actress known as the Queen of Technicolor for her bright-red hair and green eyes.[47]
- Michel Ney — Napoleonic general known as le rougeaud[2][48]
- Mick Hucknall — Lead singer of Simply Red[2]
- Myrna Loy — Actress[2]
N
- Neil Kinnock — Leader of the Labour Party[49]
- Nell Gwynne — Actress and courtesan[1]
- Newton Faulkner — Singer-songwriter
- Nicole Kidman — Actress [1][2]
O
P
- Patti Scialfa — Singer/guitarist, E Street Band member[52]
- Paul Scholes — Former England and Manchester United footballer
Q
Molly Quinn — Actress
R
- Rachelle Lefevre — Actress [53]
- Rameses II — Egyptian pharaoh[54]
- Reba McEntire — Singer/songwriter and actress
- Red Grammer — Singer/songwriter; especially for children[2]
- Red Skelton — Comedian [55]
- Redd Foxx — Comedian known as Chicago Red[56]
- Rene Russo — Actress [57]
- Rob Roy MacGregor — Famous highlander, derives his name from Scottish Gaelic word for "red".[58]
- Robin Cook — British Foreign Secretary[49]
- Ron Howard — Actor and director[1][2][15]
- Rupert Grint — Actor[15]
- Rula Lenska — Actress[2]
- Rurik— Viking founder of Rurik Dynasty in Russia.[59]
S
- Sarah Ferguson — Duchess of York[1][2]
- Sarah Rafferty — Actress[60]
- Seth Green — Actor and comedian, in Radio Days, Buffy, Austin Powers and Family Guy.[61]
- Shaun White — Snowboarder and skateboarder nicknamed the Flying Tomato[62]
- Sheamus — WWE professional wrestler
- Shirley MacLaine — Actress [63]
- Shirley Manson — Lead singer of Garbage[2]
- Susan Sarandon — Actress[2]
- Sylvia Plath — Author and poet[2]
T
- The Undertaker — WWE professional wrestler (uses black hair dye)
- Thomas Jefferson — U.S. president[1][2][15]
- Tilda Swinton — Actress [64]
- Tim Minchin — Comedic musician
- Tina Louise — Actress [65]
- Tom Wolfe — Author[2]
- Tori Amos — Singer and songwriter[2]
- Tabitha St. Germain- Canadian voice actor in My Litte Pony: Frienship is Magic, Martha Speaks, Ed, Edd n Eddy.
U
- Ulysses S. Grant — U.S. president and General[2]
V
- Vincent Van Gogh — Artist[1]
- Vivian Stanshall — Singer and wit[66]
- Vladimir Lenin — Bolshevik leader[2]
W
- William Rufus — King of England[67]
- Willie Nelson — Singer-songwriter known as the Red Headed Stranger[2][15]
- Winston Churchill — British prime minister and author[1][2]
- Woody Allen — Filmmaker and actor[2]
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Victoria Sherrow (2006), Encyclopedia of Hair, pp. 151–152, ISBN 9780313331459
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap Cort Cass (2003), Redhead Handbook, ISBN 9781587860119
- ^ Matthew Paris (1991), Scottish annals from English chroniclers A.D.500 to 1286,
[King John] taunted King Alexander, and because he was red-headed, sent word to him, saying, 'so shall we hunt the red fox-cub from his lairs'
- ^ Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, vol. 1: From Columba to the Union, p. 41
- ^ Duncan White (25 Jun 2011), "Andre Villas-Boas", Daily Telegraph,
the normally reserved 'Cenourinho' (Baby Carrot, because of his red hair)
- ^ Sarah Bull (3 May 2013), "Don't panic! Bella Thorne shows off her trademark red hair after stunning fans with photo of her bright blonde locks", Daily Mail
- ^ "Nice shirt, Sherlock", Esquire, 23 July 2010
- ^ Carolyn D. Williams (2009), Boudica and her stories: narrative transformations of a warrior queen, University of Delaware Press, p. 62, ISBN 9780874130799,
Boudica's hair color xanthos, is translated in the Greek-English Lexicon (1996) as "yellow of various shades, freq. with a tinge of red." The Revised Supplement (1996) renders xanthotrichos as "tawny-haired," so that seems the best option
- ^ Bonnie Raitt on Taking Control, Staying Sober, and Being Kissed by an Angel
- ^ Tim Walker (22 Mar 2013), "Ed Sheeran finds an ally in Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright over ginger jibes", Daily Telegraph
- ^ John G. Turner (2012), Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet, p. 31, ISBN 9780674049673,
Brigham Young was thirty-one years old, barrel-chested and of medium height, with sandy-red hair, a clean-shaven face, and blue-gray eyes.
- ^ "Bryce Dallas Howard highlights flame red hair", Daily Mail, 25 Apr 2013,
Her fiery red hair is her trademark
- ^ Mary Dodson Wade (2007), Christopher Columbus: Famous Explorer, p. 1507,
No pictures of Columbus were painted during his life. People who knew him said he was tall with a long nose, red hair, and light-colored eyes. His hair turned completely white by the time he was 30 years old.
- ^ Weir, Alison (1991). The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Grove press. p. 15. ISBN 0-8021-3683-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Top 10 Redheads", Time
- ^ Liz Hoggard (9 Sep 2006), "Red hot: The irresistible rise of Damian Lewis", The Independent
- ^ Anthony Breznican (26 July 2001), 'Apes' Heaps Stress on Composer Elfman, Associated Press
- ^ Paul Routledge (2003), The Bumper Book of British Lefties, p. 240, ISBN 9781842750643,
But she was best known as 'Red Ellen', the firebrand socialist with red hair...
- ^ Laura Cox (13 March 2013), "Being bullied over ginger hair made me, says Ed Sheeran", Daily Mail
- ^ Weir, Alison (2011). The Princes in the Tower. p. 202. ISBN 0345391780.
- ^ Sir David Brewster (1832), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, vol. 10, p. 88
- ^ William J. Mills (2003), Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, p. 218,
Eiríkr Thorvaldsson, generally known as Erik the Red or Eirik Raude from the color of his hair
- ^ Anthony F. Chiffolo, Rayner W. Hesse (2006), Cooking With the Bible, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 9780313334108
- ^ Fay Strang (24 June 2013), "Ew- an! McGregor returns to red hair as he arrives back in London...", Daily Mail,
his natural red was back
- ^ The Mongols -- Part I
- ^ Kathryn Lasky (1999), Elizabeth I: red rose of the House of Tudor, p. 218, ISBN 9780590684842
- ^ Edward T. O’Donnell (Feb 16, 2011), "Hibernian Chronicle 409 years ago: Red Hugh escapes", Irish Echo
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Fisher
- ^ http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/17-12-2007/102910-red_haired-0/
- ^ Barry Miles (2009), The British Invasion, p. 196, ISBN 9781402769764,
...the sister of Peter Asher (one half of Peter and Gordon) and like him a distinctive redhead, Jane Asher dated Paul McCartney for five years. She was an experienced actress. .. In the mid-sixties her style inspired a million girls to be proud of their red hair ....
- ^ "John Paul Getty III", Daily Telegraph, 07 Feb 2011
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Rick Fulton (5 March 2010), "New Scots Doctor Who companion Karen Gillan: I got teased for being a redhead", Scottish Daily Record
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Helmond
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Griffin
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Prepon
- ^ Lucy Burns (1879-1966), Library of Congress
- ^ Jess Bravin (1998), Squeaky: The Life and Times of Lynette Alice Fromme, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 9780312187620
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline_Kahn
- ^ African American Religious Cultures, 2009, p. 242,
...in Harlem and Roxbury, he was known as Big Red and Detroit Red for the reddish tinge in his hair.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marg_Helgenberger
- ^ Margaret Sanger (2004), Margaret Sanger an Autobiography, Kessinger, p. 14, ISBN 9780766181434,
we all had red hair, shading from carrot to bronze
- ^ Ellen Wattumull (1966), The Journal of Family Welfare, 13 (1): 4,
She was petite and feminine with beautiful red hair piled high on her head.
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Carl Hodge, Cathal Nolan (2007), US Presidents and Foreign Policy, p. 73, ISBN 9781851097906,
...from his red hair and lifelong habit of concealing a shrewd mind behind impeccable manners, he garnered the nickname "The Red Fox of Kinderhook."
- ^ Marie Clayton (2006), Marilyn Monroe: Unseen Archives, p. 83, ISBN 1405413409,
Marilyn's hair color was naturally a rich red-brown and quite curly.
- ^ Buthaina I Zanayed (2011), The Visual Representation of Mary Magdalene in Art: From Penitent Saint to Propagator of the Faith
- ^ Michelle Erhardt, Amy Morris (2012), Mary Magdalene, Iconographic Studies from the Middle Ages to the Baroque, p. 167, ISBN 9789004231955
- ^ Maureen O'Connor (2011), Life Stories, p. 76,
'The Queen of Technicolor', so called because of her bright-red hair and green eyes, ... Maureen O'Hara started young
- ^ Andrew Hilliard Atteridge (1912), The bravest of the brave, Michel Ney, p. 310,
'There goes le rougeaud!' — his old nickname when he was a private in the 4th Hussars — a word equivalent to 'red head' or 'carrots'
- ^ a b Jones, Kavanagh, Moran (2007), Politics UK, p. 225, ISBN 9781405824118,
Some say Kinnock's red hair (when he had any) and abundant freckles turned people off. The late Robin Cook's red hair and 'gnome-like' appearance were said by some experts to have disqualified him from the Labour Party's leadership ...
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Robert Easton (2006), Fat, Bald and Worthless: Stories Behind Noble Nicknames, p. 18, ISBN 9780140515404
- ^ David Adams, Jacki Wadeson (1998), "Redheads", The Art of Hair Colouring, p. 6, ISBN 9781861528940
- ^ Rob Kirkpatrick (2007), The Words And Music of Bruce Springsteen, p. 126, ISBN 9780275989385
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachelle_Lefevre
- ^ Stephanie Fitzgerald (2008), Ramses II: Egyptian Pharaoh, Warrior, and Builder, p. 94, ISBN 9780756538361
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton
- ^ Lawrence O. Christensen (1999), Dictionary of Missouri Biography, p. 665,
... Sanford began using the name Redd Foxx, which he apparently developed by combining the nickname "Chicago Red," given him because of his hair color, with the surname of the baseball great Jimmy Foxx.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene_russo
- ^ http://www.biography.com/people/rob-roy-9461119
- ^ Rurik, the Viking: Webster's Biographical Dictionary, page 1292
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rafferty
- ^ Stephen Saban (September 25, 2003), Seth Becomes Him
- ^ Iona Kirby (19 December 2012), "Flying Tomato no more!", Daily Mail,
famed for his long red locks which earned him the nickname the Flying Tomato
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_MacLaine
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilda_Swinton
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Louise
- ^ Lucian Randall, Chris Welch (2010), Ginger Geezer: The Life of Vivian Stanshall, HarperCollins, ISBN 9780007387243
- ^ Encyclopaedia Americana, vol. 13, p. 185,
William II, surnamed Rufus, from his red hair
Further reading
- Uwe Dietz (2000), Redheads, ISBN 9783908163176
- Allen P Sacharov (1985), The Redhead Book: A Book for and about Redheads, ISBN 9780910027045
- Stephen Douglas (1996), The Redhead Encyclopedia, ISBN 9780964521605
- Marion Roach (2006), The Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair, ISBN 9781582345901