Ruskin may refer to: Surname Surname Ruskin, also Russkin, Russkina, Ruskina. The name occurs especially in Russia, United States and some Asian countries. John Ruskin (1819–1900), an English author, poet and artist, most famous for his work as art critic and social critic, and for his writing on the architecture of Venice. A number of institutions and locations have been named after John Ruskin, including two places in the United States and one in Canada. For a short period "Ruskin" was also adopted as a forename. The name Ruskin is derived from the old given name Rose and the diminutive Kin. Effie Ruskin, wife of John Ruskin Harry Ruskin, American screenwriter Ira Ruskin, American politician Joseph Ruskin, American character actor Morris Ruskin, American independent film producer and CEO Scott Ruskin (baseball), American baseball player Scott Ruskin (cricketer), English cricketer Sheila Ruskin, English actress Susan Ruskin, American film producer Val Rapava-Ruskin, English rugby union player Edward Ruskin, fictional character of the British soap opera Emmerdale Farm Places Ruskin, British Columbia, Canada Ruskin, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran In the United States: Ruskin, Florida Ruskin, Georgia Ruskin, Minnesota Ruskin, Nebraska Ruskin Colony, a utopian socialist colony which existed in Dickson County, Tennessee from 1894 to 1899 (the Florida and British Columbia Ruskins were also Ruskinite colonies) Ruskin Drive, a road in Altoona, Pennsylvania Institutions Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, England "The Ruskin", the colloquial short form for the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University Ruskin College, Oxford, an adult education college named after John Ruskin Ruskin Colleges, a group of U.S. colleges named after John Ruskin Ruskin Gallery, in Sheffield Ruskin Museum, in Coniston, Cumbria Ruskin Pottery, an English pottery studio in operation between 1898 and 1935 Ruskin Hall, a residence hall at the University of Pittsburgh and a National Historic Place Ruskin High School (disambiguation) Ruskin Library; Lancaster University, United Kingdom. Forename Ruskin Bond, an Indian author of British descent Ruskin Spear, a British painter Other Ruskin Dam, in British Columbia, Canada Ruskin's Ride, a bridleway in Oxford, England A type of fried potato skin snack that's a clipped version of "russet skin", and may or may not be made from russet potato skins.