Ruth Park
 Rosina Ruth Lucia Park AM (24 August 1917 – 14 December 2010) was a New Zealand–born Australian author. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South (1948) and Playing Beatie Bow (1980) and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat (1951–1970) which also spawned a book series (1962–1982).