Enoch Erskine "Ginger" Shinault (1892 – 1930). American Major League Baseball catcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1921 to 1922, playing in 35 career games.
- "“Red” Shinault — this nickname was another nod both to hair color and persona..." https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ginger-shinault/
Bryn "Ginger" Jones (1905 – 1986). Professional boxer from Wales. Born in Ferndale, but later based in Ammanford, Jones was notable for becoming the Welsh featherweight champion in 1929.
- "With his fiery red hair, he has quickly earned the nickname "Ginger Jones" and has become a fan favorite." https://boxingundefeated.com/boxers/bryn-jones/
Gordon Cameron Jackson (1923 – 1990). Scottish actor. He is best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals. He also portrayed Capt Jimmy Cairns in Tunes of Glory, and Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, "Intelligence", in The Great Escape.
In 1960, Jackson was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actor for the film Yesterday's Enemy and in 1975 was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for the television series Upstairs, Downstairs. The following year he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series.
- "The tall, red-haired Jackson started acting as a teen-ager soon after the outbreak of World War II." https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-16-mn-20-story.html
Dennis Wayne Johnson (1954 – 2007), nicknamed "DJ". American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a coach of the Los Angeles Clippers and an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University.
The Celtics retired Johnson's No. 3 jersey which hangs from the rafters of the TD Garden, the home arena of the team. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame officially inducted Johnson to the Hall posthumously in 2010. He is considered by several sports journalists to be one of the most underrated players of all time.
- "Johnson was also known for his appearance: he had freckles and red-tinged hair." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Johnson
Bill Walton (born William Theodore Walton III, 1952 – 2024). American basketball player and television sportscaster. He played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins and professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston Celtics. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
His professional career was significantly hampered by foot injuries, requiring numerous surgeries (he underwent 37 orthopedic surgeries in his lifetime).
After retiring from the NBA, Walton overcame stuttering and embarked on a second career as a sportscaster, working both as a studio analyst and color commentator with several networks and teams. He earned an Emmy Award in 1991.
- "Walton became the No. 1 overall pick in the 1974 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and, now with a fiery red beard to match his tousled hair, led the Blazers to a title in 1977." https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/basketball-legend-bill-walton-dead-71/story?id=110588257
- "To celebrate the life of the legendary red-headed Deadhead, here’s a collection of SI covers from his career and the stories that go along with them." https://www.si.com/nba/remembering-bill-walton-career-through-sports-illustrated-covers
- "Bill Walton is probably the best red head to ever play the game of basketball..." https://studentunionsports.com/the-greatest-red-headed-basketball-players-of-all-time/
Clive Selsby Revill (1930 – 2025). New Zealand actor, best known for his performances in musical theatre and the London stage. A veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he also starred in numerous films and television programmes, often in character parts. He was a two-time Tony Award nominee, as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Irma La Douce and Best Actor in a Musical for Oliver! He was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Billy Wilder's Avanti! (1972).
His roles also included voicing Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
- "Revill was stocky and pugnacious, with a Mr Punch-style nose, piercing blue eyes and red hair..." https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr/04/clive-revill-obituary
- "Revill's red hair and distinctive Mr. Punch-like features often saw him cast as comic eccentrics in a number of British films..." https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Clive_Revill
Samantha Eggar (born Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar, 1939 – 2025). English actress.
After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre, she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler's thriller The Collector (1965), which earned her a Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Eggar later appeared as Emma Fairfax in Doctor Dolittle (1967) and the American drama The Molly Maguires (1970). In the early 1970s she moved to the United States and Canada, where she later starred in several horror films, including The Dead Are Alive (1972), The Uncanny (1977) and David Cronenberg's cult thriller The Brood (1979).
Eggar also worked as a voice actress, as Hera in Disney's Hercules (1997) and in several video games, including Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned and 007: Nightfire. Her television work included roles on Fantasy Island and a recurring part as Charlotte Devane in the soap opera All My Children in 2000.
- "Such a beautiful and talented actress with the must radiant red hair." https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/2122914/dead-cary-grant-co-star
- "But when the cinematographer did a black-and-white test of Eggar he also did a color one that captured the magnificence of her red hair and skin." https://themagnificent60s.com/tag/samantha-eggar/
