Frans van Ruth (born 27 April 1951) is a Dutch Classical pianist and songwriter.

[3] Van Ruth studied at multiple schools during his youth due to his family moving frequently.

Due to this is what Van T Ruth credits with making him begin playing the piano.

Van Ruth and a colleague Willem Noske studied heavily on the music in the Netherlands in the 19th century, resulting in numerous concerts and recordings.

Nearly three quarters of Van Ruth's work and recordings were made and released in the first 15 years of his career.