| Jeremiah Rust 11 Dec 1735 - 7 Jun 1787 | Founder of Rustburg, VA |
| Laura Lane Welch 4 Nov 1946 - | First Lady of U.S.A. - Wife of 43rd US President George Walker Bush. |
| John Daniel Rust 6 Sep 1892 - 20 Jan 1954 | Inventors of the Rust cotton picking machine. |
| Calvin Burnett McDonald Rust 12 Jan 1900 - 11 Jan 1966 | Inventors of the cotton picking machine. |
| George Rust 4 Jan 1788 - 18 Sep 1857 | US Army General - War of 1812 |
| Ellsworth Marshall Rust 22 Jun 1879 - 24 Jul 1946 | Author of 'Rust of Virginia'. |
| Albert Rust 1818 - 4 Apr 1870 | General Albert Rust, CSA |
| Adlai Hollis Rust 16 Apr 1892 - 22 Feb 1974 | President of State Farm Life Insurance Company |
| Edward Barry Rust 5 Sep 1918 - 18 Aug 1985 | CEO of State Farm Auto Insurance Company. |
