This is a list of notable people with natural red hair. Red or ginger hair may come in a variety of shades from strawberry blond to auburn.^[1] With only 2% of the population having red hair,^[2] 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 Amanda Blake, David Bowie, Lucille Ball, Rita Hayworth, Debby Ryan, and Sophie Turner are not.

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.

The term 'Redhead' is also popularized by the American Archie comics where the titular main character, teenager Archie Andrews, has red hair and a Scottish family background. He is often addressed as 'redhead' or 'redheaded junk' by his archrival Reggie Mantle.

• Adwoa Aboah – British model
• Amy Adams – Actress
• Adele – Singer-songwriter
• Alexander II of Scotland – King of Scotland^[3][4]
• Danny Alexander – Politician
• Sasha Alexander – Actress^[5]
• Canelo Alvarez – Boxer
• Lauren Ambrose – Actress
• Tori Amos – Singer and songwriter^[5]
• Trey Anastasio – Musician; member of Phish
• Frederik Andersen – Danish ice hockey player ^[6]
• Anne of Brittany – Queen of France and Duchess of Brittany
• Ann-Margret – Actress and singer
• Vitorino Antunes – Portuguese football player
• Charlotte Arnold – Actress
• Jane Asher – Actress^[7]
• Aslaug – Queen of the Norse
• Rick Astley – Singer
• Red Auerbach – Basketball coach who won eight straight NBA^[5] Championships and was the first coach to win 1,000 games
• Melissa Auf der Maur – Musician ^[8]

• Barbara Babcock – Actress
• Bob Backlund – Professional wrestler
• Tom Bailey – Singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer; former lead singer of Thompson Twins
• Vera Baird – Politician
• Jonny Bairstow – Cricket player
• Nick Bakay – Actor
• Dan Baker – Rugby union player
• Ginger Baker – Musician
• Alan Ball, Jr. – Football player
• Ellie Bamber – English actress and model
• Helen Bamber – Human rights activist
• Noonie Bao – Singer, songwriter, and musician
• Frederick Barbarossa – Holy Roman Emperor^[9]
• Hayreddin Barbarossa – Pirate
• Marina Ruy Barbosa – Brazilian Actress
• Michael Barnes – Lead singer of Red
• Lynsey Bartilson – Actress^[1]
• Bibi Baskin – Radio presenter
• Annalise Basso – Actress
• Mario Batali – Chef^[10]
• Jordana Beatty – Actress
• Boris Becker – Tennis player^[1]
• Joy Behar – Comedian, writer and actress
• Andy Bell – Singer from electro duo, Erasure
• Jordie Benn – Professional Canadian ice-hockey player currently playing for NHL^[5]-based team Dallas Stars^[5]
• Salma Bennani – Princess consort of Morocco wife of King Mohammed VI
• Hector Berlioz – Composer
• Molly Bernard – Actress
• Sarah Bernhardt – Theater and silent film actress
• Cilla Black – Singer and television presenter
• Patricia Blair – Actress
• William Blake – Poet and a seminal figure in the history of poetry and the visual arts
• Hazel Blears – Politician
• Vera Blue − Singer, songwriter
• Ádám Bogdán – Football goalkeeper currently playing for Liverpool
• Marcie Bolen – Musician, artist, and cosmetologist
• Danny Bonaduce – Actor
• Samantha Bond – British actress
• Zbigniew Boniek – Soccer player
• Anne Bonny – Irish 18th century r. pirate
• Lindy Booth – Actress
• Victoria Borwick – Politician
• Tom Bosworth – English race walker
• Boudicca – Queen of the Iceni, destroyed Roman Londinium^[11]
• Isabelle Boulay – Singer
• Clara Bow – Jazz Age actress and Hollywood movie star. She had thick auburn hair dyed 'a flaming orange-red"^[12]
• Clare Bowditch – musician, actor, radio presenter, and entrepreneur.
• Kenneth Branagh – Actor
• Tracey E. Bregman – Soap opera actress
• James Bright – Philologist
• Connie Britton – Actress
• Fiona Bruce – Journalist, newsreader (BBC) and television presenter
• Kay Burley – Television presenter
• Carol Burnett – Actress, comedian, singer, and writer^[5]
• Lucy Burns – Suffragist^[13]
• Richard Burns – Racing driver; first Englishman to win the World Rally Championship
• Bill Burr – Actor and comedian
• Jean Butler – Actress and dancer
• Red Buttons – Actor and comedian

• Louis C.K. – Actor and comedian
• Caesonia – Empress consort to Caligula
• James Cagney – Actor ^[14]
• Rachel Caine – Fantasy author
• Kole Calhoun – American baseball player
• The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) – Professional wrestler^[5]
• Jane Cameron - Actress
• Alyssa Campanella – Miss USA 2011, Fashion model
• Brian Campbell – Ice hockey player^[15]
• Francesca Capaldi – Child actress
• Belinda Carlisle – Singer
• Ricky Carmichael – Motocross racer
• Nancy Carroll – Actress
• Carrot Top – Comedian
• David Caruso – Actor^[1]
• Barbara Castle – (British) Labour Party politician
• Catherine of Alexandria – 3rd century Roman Egypt saint
• Catherine of Aragon – Queen of England, daughter of Isabella I^[16]
• Cato the Elder – Roman senator and historian
• Cathy Cavadini – Voice actress
• Laura Cayouette – Actress
• Anna Chapman – Russian spy
• Jessica Chastain – Actress
• Winston Churchill – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and author^[1][5]
• Jennifer Cihi – Singer
• Kevin De Bruyne- Footballer currently playing for Manchester City F.C.^[5]
• Liz Claman – TV personality
• Ed Clancy – Track cyclist
• William Clark – Explorer
• Nicky Clarke – Celebrity hairdresser^[17]
• Chelsea Clinton – Daughter of former president Bill Clinton and Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton. (Natural strawberry blonde. Shades vary.)
• Alette Coble-Temple – Clinical psychologist and disability rights activist
• Lily Cole – Actress and model^[1]
• Paul Collingwood – Cricket player
• James Collins – Football player
• Christopher Columbus – Explorer, discoverer of the West Indies^[18]
• Darlene Conley – Soap opera actress
• Robin Cook – Politician^[19]
• Danny Cooksey – Actor and musician
• Calvin Coolidge – U.S. President^[5]
• Pamela Courson – Girlfriend of The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison
• Oliver Cromwell – Political leader; first and only person to overthrow the monarchy in England and rule as non-king
• Marcia Cross – Actress
• Michael Cudlitz – American actor. Known for the role of Abraham Ford on The Walking Dead
• Benedict Cumberbatch – Actor
• Juliette Cummins – Actress
• Jody Cundy – Paralympic athlete
• Tony Curran – Scottish actor
• Sondra Currie – Actress

• Arlene Dahl – Actress
• Bjørn Dæhlie – Skier and the most successful cross-country skier in history
• Andy Dalton – American football player; quarterback
• France D'Amour – Singer
• Charles Dance – Actor
• Tage Danielsson – Actor, comedian
• Patrika Darbo – Actress
• Axelle Dauwens – Belgian Olympic sprinter
• Lolita Davidovich – Actress
• Doug Davidson – American soap opera actor
• Steve Davis – Snooker player
• Felicia Day – Actress, writer, director, violinist, and singer
• Jakob De la Gardie – Swedish Count, Field Marshal
• Lisa De Leeuw – Actress
• Pedro de Alvarado – Spanish Conquistador.
• Carol Decker – Lead singer of T'Pau (band)
• Kiki Dee – Singer-songwriter
• Jacquotte Delahaye – 17th century Caribbean pirate
• Dana Delany – Actress
• Brett Dennen – singer and songwriter
• Cathy Dennis – Singer and songwriter
• Amy Diamond/Deasismont – Singer / Actress / Television presenter
• Cintia Dicker – Brazilian Model, actress and philanthropist^[20]
• Scott Dixon – Indycar racer
• Siobhán Donaghy – Singer
• Elisa Donovan – Actress
• Stacey Dooley – TV presenter
• Jerry Douglas – Actor
• Maureen Dowd – Author and columnist
• Kris Draper – Ice hockey player^[21]
• Ree Drummond – Chef, writer, blogger, photographer, and television personality
• Daphne du Maurier – Author
• Tatiana Romanov – Grand Duchess of Russia ^[22][23][24]
• Karyn Dwyer – Actress
• Isolda Dychauk – German actress
• Sean Dyche – Football player and manager

• Cody Eakin – Ice hockey player for the Vegas Golden Knights^[25]
• Jackie Earle Haley – Actor
• Dale Earnhardt, Jr. – NASCAR Driver
• Edward VI – King of England^[26]
• Dwight Eisenhower – U.S. President and General, first Commander of NATO ^[5]
• Danny Elfman – Composer and singer^[27]
• Richard Elfman – Film Director
• Elizabeth I – Queen of England^[1]
• Elizabeth of York – Queen of England^[28]
• Karen Elson – Model, musician
• Jacqueline Emerson – Actress
• Mireille Enos – Actress
• Erik the Red – Eiríkr Thorvaldsson, the Viking coloniser of Greenland, known also as Eirik Raude^[29][30]
• Leif Erikson – Explorer and first European to discover Canada
• Esau – The Biblical twin of Jacob, also known as Edom, meaning red^[31]
• Esthero – Singer
• Chris Evans – Broadcaster
• Angie Everhart – Actress and model^[5]

• The Fabulous Moolah – Professional wrestler; first woman inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
• David Fairclough – Football player
• Michelle Fairley – Irish actress
• Stacey Farber – Actress
• Liam Farrell – Rugby league player
• Michael Fassbender – Actor
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Actor
• Sarah Ferguson – Duchess of York^[1][5]
• Cristina Fernández de Kirchner – Former president of Argentina
• Conchata Ferrell – Actress
• Larry Fine – Comedian; member of The Three Stooges
• Jennifer Finnigan – Canadian actress
• Frances Fisher – Actress
• Isla Fisher – Actress^[32]
• Joely Fisher – Actress
• Noel Fisher – Actor^[33]
• Kate Flannery – Actress
• Rhonda Fleming – Actress
• Audrey Fleurot – Actress
• Travis T. Flory – Actor
• Nicole Fox – Model
• Redd Foxx – Comedian; also known as "Chicago Red"^[34]
• Bonnie Franklin – Actress
• Diane Franklin – Actress^[1]
• Barbarossa – Holy Roman Emperor, nicknamed Redbeard
• Lynnette "Squeaky" Fromme – Notorious member of the Manson Family who tried to assassinate President Ford^[5][35]

• Galileo Galilei – Scientist
• Jack Gallagher- English professional wrestler
• Giuseppe Garibaldi – General and politician, considered as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"
• Judy Garland – Actress (Natural hair color was a dark brown-red. Hair was lightened to a light auburn shade until the 1950s. )^[1]
• Orla Gartland – Singer Songwriter, Youtuber
• Mark Gatiss – Actor, writer, comedian and producer
• Estelle Getty – Actress
• John Paul Getty III – Heir to a great fortune; known for being kidnapped^[36]
• Kathy Lee Gifford – Television host and singer (Natural hair color was an auburn shade)
• Melissa Gilbert – Actress
• Karen Gillan – Actress^[37]
• Julia Gillard – 27th Prime Minister of Australia
• Claude Giroux – Ice hockey player and captain of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers^[38]
• Brendan Gleeson – Actor
• Domhnall Gleeson – Actor
• John Glenn – Astronaut
• Jess Glynne – Singer-songwriter
• Roger Goodell – Commissioner of the NFL
• Red Grammer – Singer-songwriter; especially for children^[5]
• Harold Grange – American footballer, known as the 'first superstar of American football' and named the best college football player of all time by ESPN in 2008
• Olivia Grant – Actress
• Seth Green – Actor and comedian^[39]
• Kathy Griffin – Comedian and actress
• Camryn Grimes – Actress
• Scott Grimes – Actor and singer
• Rupert Grint – Actor^[9]
• Guinevere – Queen consort to King Arthur (sometimes described as a very light strawberry blond)
• Martin Guptill – International cricketer^[40]
• John L. Gustafson – Scientist
• Nell Gwynne – Actress and courtesan^[1]

• Kevin Hagen – Actor
• Khrystyne Haje – Actress
• Michael C. Hall – Actor
• Olivia Hallinan – Actress
• Geraldine Halliwell – Singer; former member of Spice Girls^[5]
• Tarja Halonen – the 11th President of Finland^[41]
• Alexander Hamilton – U.S. founding father; first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
• Faye Hamlin – Singer; former member of Play
• Alyson Hannigan – Actress
• Pauline Hanson – Politician
• Rob Harley – Rugby union player
• Steve Harley – Lead singer of Cockney Rebel
• Prince Harry – Soldier, son of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales; grandson of Elizabeth II^[5]
• Scott Hartnell – Ice hockey player^[42]
• John Hartson – Football player
• Susan Hayward – Actress
• Una Healy – Singer; member of The Saturdays
• Marg Helgenberger – Actress
• Katherine Helmond – Actress
• Christy Hemme – Professional wrestler/valet
• Marilu Henner – Actress
• Linda Kaye Henning – Actress
• Henry II – King of England, famous for being loathed by all of his male children and his wife enough for them to rebel against him as king^[43]
• Patrick Henry – American Founding Father
• Adam Hicks – Actor
• Tom Hiddleston – British actor
• Richard Hillary – Poet, dancer, singer
• Kristofer Hivju – Norwegian actor
• Florence Hoath –
• Isabella Hofmann – Actress
• Steve Hofstetter – Comedian
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan – Actress
• Rebecca Holden – Actress, model and singer
• Sterling Holloway – Actor, voice actor
• Lauren Holly – Actress^[1]
• James Holmes – Mass murderer
• Paddy Holohan – Mixed martial artist
• Gary Holt – Musician
• Josh Homme – Singer and guitarist of Queens of the Stone Age; former guitarist of Kyuss
• Keisuke Honda – Japanese football player
• Helen Housby – Netball player
• Alex Howard – Councillor
• Bryce Dallas Howard – Actress
• Ron Howard – Actor and director^[1][5][9]
• Chlöe Howl – Singer-songwriter^[5]
• L. Ron Hubbard – Science fiction writer and founder of the Church of Scientology^[1]
• Mick Hucknall – Lead singer of Simply Red^[5]
• Clara Hughes – Speed skater and cyclist
• Isabelle Huppert – French actress

• Isabella I – Queen of Spain^[2]
• Ismail I – King of Persia

• Andrew Jackson – U.S. general and president.^[5][44]
• Elly Jackson – Lead singer of La Roux
• Travis Jackson – Coined the term "spud" for Idaho potatoes
• Karoline Jagemann – Actress
• Laurence Jalbert – Singer-songwriter
• Gavin James — Irish Singer
• James VI and I – King and longest serving King of Scotland in history^[45]
• Brian Jean – Politician
• Thomas Jefferson – 3rd President of the United States^[1][5][9]
• Neil Jenkins – All-time record points scorer for the Welsh Rugby Union^[5] national team
• Jezebel – Biblical queen of Israel
• Joan of Arc – Heroine of France and Roman Catholic saint
• Marlène Jobert – Actress
• Van Johnson – Actor and dancer
• Caleb Landry Jones – American actor
• Maggie Elizabeth Jones – Child actress
• Neil Jones – British dancer on Strictly Come Dancing
• Sharon Jordan – Actress and author
• James Joyce – Author^[5]
• Juana of Castile – Heiress to the House of Trastámara, also known as "Juana la Loca" or "Joanna the Mad"^[46]
• Naomi Judd – Country music singer and activist; member of The Judds
• Wynonna Judd – Country singer; member of The Judds

• Alan Kalter – Voice actor and announcer
• Kane – Professional wrestler
• Lena Katina – Singer-songwriter
• Danny Kaye – Actor and comedian^[5]
• Duncan Keith – Ice hockey player^[47]
• Luke Kelly – Singer-songwriter; member of The Dubliners ^[5]
• Linda Kelsey – Actress
• Ellie Kemper – Actress and comedy writer
• Charles Kennedy – Politician
• Joe Kennedy III – Politician
• Patrick J. Kennedy – Politician
• Emma Kenney – Actress
• Deborah Kerr – Actress
• Shea Kerry – Writer and producer
• Phil Kessel – professional ice-hockey player, NHL^[5] Pittsburgh Penguins
• Genghis Khan – Conqueror^[48]
• Nicole Kidman – Actress
• Neil Kinnock – Leader of the Labour Party^[19]
• Tawny Kitaen – Actress and model
• Diego Klattenhoff – Actor
• Piet Klocke – Cabaret artist
• Dmitry Klokov – Weightlifter
• Lettice Knollys – Duchess of Leicester and lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth I^[5][49]
• Harry Knowles – Film critic and writer
• Michael Kretschmer – Politician^[50][51]
• Swoosie Kurtz – Actress
• Jesper Kyd – Composer

• James Harry Lacey – British WWII flying ace, member of The Few and participant in Battle of Britain
• Alexi Lalas - American soccer analyst and retired player^[52]
• Bonnie Langford – Actress
• Lillie Langtry – Actress^[1]
• Tommi Läntinen – Singer-songwriter^[53]
• Jeff Larentowicz - American soccer player^[52]
• Stan Laurel – Actor
• Piper Laurie – Actress
• Rod Laver – Tennis player; holds all-time record for singles titles ^[5]
• D. H. Lawrence – Author^[5]
• Zarah Leander – Singer
• Rachelle Lefevre – Actress
• Vladimir Lenin – Bolshevik leader, founder of the USSR^[5]
• Neil Lennon – Football manager and former player, most closely associated with Celtic F.C. and Leicester City F.C.
• Rula Lenska – Actress^[5]
• Joan Leslie – Actress
• Rose Leslie – Actress
• Crystal Lewis – Singer
• Damian Lewis – Actor^[54]
• Jenny Lewis – Actress and musician
• Shari Lewis – Actress and ventriloquist
• Blake Lindsley – Actress
• Lita – WWE wrestler
• Robyn Lively – Actress^[5]
• Lindsay Lohan – Actress^[1]
• Annie Lööf – Politician
• Tina Louise – Actress^[5]
• Myrna Loy – Actress^[5]
• Jamie Luner – Actress
• John Lydon – Lead singer of the bands Sex Pistols and Public Image Limited
• Becky Lynch – WWE Diva (natural hair colour is dark auburn)
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad – Norwegian singer, (ABBA)
• Oliver Vanetta Lynn-country music manager and producer. Husband of Loretta Lynn
• Jeff Lynne – Songwriter, Composer, Arranger, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, and Record producer

• Jeanette MacDonald – Actress
• Rob Roy MacGregor – Famous highlander, derives his name from Scottish Gaelic word for "red"^[55]
• Macklemore – American R&B artist
• Shirley MacLaine – Actress
• Rebecca Mader – Actress and model
• Mary Magdalene – Biblical figure traditionally portrayed with red hair^[56][57]
• Shirley Manson – Musician and actress
• Caroline Manzo – former cast member of The Real Housewives of New Jersey
• Maria Carolina of Austria – Queen of Naples and Sicily
• Mike Maronna – Actor
• Mary, Queen of Scots – Queen of Scotland
• Jérémy Mathieu – Football player
• Henri Matisse – Impressionist painter^[5]
• Maurice, Prince of Orange – Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic.
• Rik Mayall – Comedian
• Jayma Mays – Actress
• Joseph Mazzello – American actor, director
• Jennie McAlpine – Actress
• Ginger McCain – Horse racing trainer with the most Grand National wins ever^[5]
• Dax McCarty - American soccer player^[52]
• Constance McCashin – Actress and licensed clinical social worker
• Steve McClaren – Football player and manager
• Reba McEntire – Country singer, actress
• Michael McEvoy – Cricketer
• Gates McFadden – Actress^[5]
• Kitty McGeever – Actress
• Anthony McGill – Snooker player
• Ewan McGregor – Actor
• Mark McGwire – Baseball player^[5]
• Loreena McKennitt – Canadian singer and songwriter
• Malcolm McLaren – Musician, artist and manager of the Sex Pistols
• Alex McLeish – Football player and manager
• Katherine McNamara – Actress
• Tyler McNeely – Ice hockey player^[58]
• Amybeth McNulty – Actress
• Charlotte McShane – Triathlete
• Richelle Mead – Author
• Anne Meara – Actress
• Sarah-Jane Mee – Newsreader and TV presenter
• Gary Megson – Football player and manager
• Barbara Meier – Model
• Angela Merkel – Chancellor of Germany
• Debra Messing – Actress
• Dash Mihok – Actor^[1]
• Marilyn Milian – American judge. (The People's Court)
• Tim Minchin – Australian comedian, singer and songwriter and composer
• Colby Minifie – Actress
• Mircea I of Wallachia – Romanian ruler
• Victoria Mitchell – Long distance runner
• Cameron Monaghan – Actor
• Poppy Montgomery – Actress
• Julianne Moore – Actress^[1]
• Agnes Moorehead – Actress
• Peggy Morgan – Mixed martial artist
• Donny Most – Actor
• Pablo Motos – Spanish TV host
• David Moyes – Football player and manager.
• Bill Mumy – Actor
• Liliana Mumy – Actress
• Ryan Murphy – American Olympic swimmer
• Matt Murton – Baseball player
• Dave Mustaine – Singer / Songwriter / Guitarist

• Kate Nash – Singer and actress
• Diane Neal – Actress
• Holly Near – Actress, activist and musician
• Horatio Nelson – Naval officer and one of Britain's most heroic historic figures
• Willie Nelson – Singer-songwriter; known as the Red Headed Stranger^[5][9]
• Michel Ney – Napoleonic general known as le rougeaud^[5][59]
• Jack Nicklaus – Golfer
• Lesley Nicol – British actress
• Florence Nightingale – The founder of modern nursing, and icon of Victorian culture; 'The Lady of the Lamp'
• Alexei Romanov – Tsarevich of Russia^[60]
• Inger Nilsson – Actress, notable for her portrayal of Pippi Longstocking
• Chuck Norris – Actor and martial artist^[5]
• Amy Nuttall – Actress

• Annie Oakley – Legendary American shooter
• Conan O'Brien – Comedian^[1][9]
• Kerry O'Brien – Journalist and television host
• Paul O'Connell – Rugby union player
• Michaela Odone – co-inventor of Lorenzo's oil.^[61]
• Kelly O'Donnell – Journalist (MSNBC), (Meet the Press), (NBC Nightly News)
• Red Hugh O'Donnell – King of Tír Chonaill who led a rebellion against English Rule in Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth I^[62]
• Shannon O'Donnell – Blogger and writer
• Brian O'Driscoll – Rugby player
• Catherine O'Hara – Canadian actress
• Maureen O'Hara – Known as "The Queen of Technicolor" for her bright-red hair and green eyes^[63]
• Bernardo O'Higgins – Chilean Father of Nation
• Elizabeth Olsen – Actress
• Renee Olstead – Actress and singer
• Grace O'Malley – Legendary Irish 16th century pirate
• Sharon Osbourne – English TV personality and wife of Ozzy Osbourne
• Annette O'Toole – Actress
• Otto II – Holy Roman Emperor known as Rufus and also Bloody^[64][65]

• Patsy Palmer – Actress
• Luciana Paluzzi – Italian actress
• Artemi Panarin – Russian ice hockey player ^[66]
• Eleanor Parker – Actress
• Katherine Parkinson – Actress
• Cindy Parlow Cone – American association footballer
• Rhys Patchell – Rugby union player
• Les Paul – Blues guitarist and luthier
• Marise Payne – Politician
• Sandy Pearce – Rugby league player
• Adam Peaty – UK Olympic gold medalist in 100 m breaststroke at Rio 2016 Olympics
• Simon Pegg – Actor
• Marie-Denise Pelletier – Singer
• Persephone – Queen of the underworld; daughter of Zeus and Demeter
• Cassandra Peterson – Actress; known for her stage persona Elvira, Mistress of the Dark^[5]
• Maria Petrova – Bulgarian rhythm gymnast
• Madelaine Petsch – Actress
• Bijou Phillips – Actress, model, singer and socialite
• Kate Pierson – Singer; member of The B-52's
• Suzie Plakson – Actress
• Sylvia Plath – Author and poet^[5]
• Shaun Pollock – Cricketer and sportscaster
• Annie Potts – Actress
• Ezra Pound – Poet^[5]
• Stefanie Powers – Actress
• Laura Prepon – Actress
• Josefine Preuß – Actress
• Faith Prince – Actress and singer
• Gwilym Pugh – musician, social media influencer and model
• Shannon Purser – Actress, known as "Barb" on Stranger Things
• Daniel Purvis – Gymnast

• Molly Quinn – Actress
• Patricia Quinn – Irish actress

• Charlotte Rae – Actress
• Bruce Rader – Sports broadcaster (WAVY-TV)
• Sarah Rafferty – Actress^[5]
• Bonnie Raitt – Blues musician^[67]
• Rameses II – Pharaoh^[68]
• Venus Ramey – Miss America 1944
• Sally Jessy Raphael – Talk show host
• Axelle Red – Singer
• Robert Redford – Actor, producer and activist
• Eddie Redmayne – Actor
• Siobhan Redmond – Actress
• Pamela Reed – Actress
• Bridget Regan – Actress
• Kelly Reilly – Actress
• Nando Reis – Brazilian singer
• Jules Renard – Author of Poil de carrote
• Barbara Rhoades – Actress
• Marissa Ribisi – Actress^[5]
• Richard the Lionheart – King of England, leader of the Third Crusade^[69]
• Shannon Richardson – Prisoner and former actress
• Germán Riesco – President of Chile from 1901 to 1906
• John Arne Riise – Football player
• Hugh Riminton – Journalist and television host
• Molly Ringwald – Actress
• Nicola Roberts – Singer, former member of Girls Aloud
• Anne Robinson – Television presenter
• Holland Roden – Actress
• Marika Rökk – Singer
• Anastasia Romanov – Grand Duchess of Russia
• Axl Rose – Lead singer of Guns N' Roses^[5][70]
• Marion Ross – Actress^[5]
• Roxelana – Chief Wife of Suleiman the Magnificent
• William Rufus – King of England^[71]
• Rurik – Viking founder of Rurik Dynasty in Russia^[72]
• Greg Rutherford – Athlete
• Ben Ryan – Rugby union player and coach
• Jon Ryan – Football player (Punter, Seattle Seahawks)

• Daryl Sabara – Actor and voice actor
• Otto Sander – Actor
• Margaret Sanger – Advocate for birth control^[73][74]*
• Elçin Sangu – Turkish actress
• Susan Sarandon – Actress
• Jean-Paul Sartre – Novelist and philosopher and leader of the Existentialism movement
• Adam Savage – Co-host of Mythbusters
• Andrea Sawatzki – Actress
• Mike Schmidt - Baseball Hall of Fame 1995 Inductee^[75]
• Helge Schneider – Comedian and jazz musician
• Paul Scholes – Football player, nicknamed "Ginger Prince" by supporters
• Hanna Schwamborn – Actress
• Russell Schweickart – NASA Astronaut
• Patti Scialfa – Singer and guitarist; E Street Band member^[76]
• Debralee Scott – Actress
• Daniel Sedin – Ice hockey player^[77]
• Henrik Sedin – Ice hockey player^[78]
• George Bernard Shaw – Author and playwright^[5]
• Sheamus – Professional wrestler^[5]
• Moira Shearer – Actress
• Ed Sheeran – Singer-songwriter
• William Tecumseh Sherman – Civil War general^[5]
• Yelena Shevchenko – Russian gymnast
• Renee Short – Politician.^[79]
• Elizabeth Siddal – Model and poet associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood^[80]
• Beverly Sills – Opera singer^[81]
• Simone Simons – Singer
• Sinbad – American stand-up comedian, actor and musician
• Cecile Sinclair – Model
• Sadie Sink – Actress
• Kathy Sinnott – Radio host
• Heath Slater – Professional wrestler
• Allison Smith - Actress
• Kurtwood Smith – Actor
• Geraldine Somerville – Actress
• Sissy Spacek – Actress^[82]
• Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer – Younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales
• Michelle Stafford – Actress
• Darby Stanchfield – Actress
• Vivian Stanshall – Singer^[83]
• Steve Staunton – Football player and manager
• Mindy Sterling – Actress
• Bram Stoker – Author of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'^[5]
• Ben Stokes – Cricket player
• Eric Stoltz – Actor^[1]
• Jennifer Stone – Actress
• Samantha Stosur – Professional tennis player
• Gordon Strachan – Football player and manager
• Karen Strassman – Voice actress
• Sulla – Roman general and statesman who became Dictator of the Roman Republic.
• Alyssa Sutherland – Actress
• Tilda Swinton – British actress (Natural hair colour was a light red shade)

• Danny Tamberelli – Actor
• Catherine Tate – Actress and comedian^[5]
• Maria Thayer – Actress
• Dylan Thomas – Poet
• Lea Thompson – Actress
• Tiffany – Singer-songwriter
• Krista Tippett – Journalist, author and entrepreneur
• Eleanor Tomlinson – Actress
• Storme Toolis – Actress
• Spencer Tracy – Actor
• Anna Trebunskaya – Dancer (Dancing with the Stars)
• Leon Trotsky – Russian leader, founder of the Red Army
• Donald Trump – 45th President of the United States
• Viktor Tsyhankov – Ukrainian football player
• Alan Tudyk – Actor
• Justin Turner – baseball player currently playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Oliver Turvey – Racing driver
• Donald Tusk – President of the European Council, Prime Minister of Poland in 2007-14
• Mark Twain – Author^[1][5]

• Meryem Uzerli – Actress

• SoCal Val – Professional wrestling valet (Impact Wrestling, formerly TNA)
• Leon White (Vader) - American professional wrestler
• Martin Van Buren – U.S. President known as the "Red Fox of Kinderhook" and the first President to be born in the USA^[5][84]
• Vincent van Gogh – Artist^[1]
• Paul Vautin – Rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
• Lotte Verbeek – Dutch actress
• Simonetta Vespucci – Model
• Henry VIII – King of England^[85]
• André Villas-Boas – Football player and manager, known in his youth as cenourinho ("baby carrot").^[86]
• Antonio Vivaldi – Composer known as "il prete rosso" ("the red priest")^[5][87]
• Antonio Vivaldi – Italian violinist, composer, nicknamed "Red Priest of Venice"
• Jakub Voráček – Ice hockey player^[88]

• Daniel Wallace – Swimmer
• Marcia Wallace – Actress and comedian
• William Wallace – Scottish revolutionary; also known as Braveheart
• Jeannette Walls – Author
• Kate Walsh – American actress known for Grey's Anatomy
• Bill Walton – Sportscaster, former basketball player
• George Washington – First U.S. President and General^[5]
• Mathew Waters – Actor
• Florence Welch – Lead singer of the musical group Florence and the Machine
• Carson Wentz – American football player; quarterback
• Natalie West – Actress
• Joss Whedon – Film director
• Nicola White – Field hockey player
• Shaun White – Snowboarder and skateboarder nicknamed the Flying Tomato
• Mary Kate Wiles – Actress
• Ellen Wilkinson – Socialist minister known as "Red Ellen"^[89]
• Kate Williams – Television presenter
• Martyn Williams – Rugby union player
• Emily Wilson – Actress
• Alicia Witt – Actress
• James Wolfe – Soldier ^[90]
• Tom Wolfe – Author^[5]
• Deborah Ann Woll – Actress
• Calum Worthy – Actor
• Bonnie Wright – Actress

• Malcolm X – African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist.

• Amy Yasbeck – Actress
• Francesco Yates – Singer
• Bird York – Actress and singer
• Thom Yorke – British musician
• Brigham Young – Leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints^[91]

• Sami Zayn – Professional wrestler
• Alexei Zhamnov – Ice hockey player
• Jason Zimbler – Actor and software designer

• Redhead Day

• Dietz, Uwe (2000), Redheads, ISBN 9783908163176
• Sacharov, Allen P (1985), The Redhead Book: A Book for and about Redheads, ISBN 9780910027045
• Douglas, Stephen (1996), The Redhead Encyclopedia, ISBN 9780964521605
• Roach, Marion (2006), The Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair, ISBN 9781582345901