Russell (name)
Russell and Russell is in the English-speaking area frequently pre- and surname .
Name bearer
First name
- Russell Alexander Alger (1836–1907), American politician
- Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981), American composer
- Russell Boyd (born 1944), Australian cameraman
- Russell Canouse (born 1995), American football player
- Russell Coutts (born 1962), New Zealand sailor
- Russell Crowe (born 1964), New Zealand-Australian actor
- Russell Garcia (1916–2011), American composer and arranger
- Russell George , American jazz musician
- Russell Hall (* ≈1995), Jamaican jazz musician
- Russell Harlan (1903–1974), American cameraman
- Russell Hoban (1925-2011), American writer
- Russell Hulse (* 1950), American physicist
- Russell Johnson (1924-2014), American actor
- Russell Kun , Nauruan politician and weightlifter
- Russell B. Long (1918–2003), American politician
- Russell Lance Mitchell (born 1985), US baseball player
- Russell V. Mack (1891–1960), American politician
- Russell Means (1939–2012), American Indian activist
- Russell Owen (1889–1952), American journalist
- Russell Stein , known as Russ Stein (1896–1970), American football player and sheriff
family name
A.
- Addison Peale Russell (1826–1912), American author and politician
- Adolph Russell (1839–1881), German publisher and publishing bibliographer
- Al Russell (1921–2011), American musician and songwriter
- Alastair Russell (* around 1930), Scottish badminton player
- Alejo Russell (1916–1977), Argentine tennis player
- Alex Russell (golfer) (1892–1961), Australian golfer
- Alex Russell (soccer player, 1923) (1923-2014) Northern Irish soccer player
- Alex Russell (soccer player, 1944) (born 1944), English soccer player
- Alex Russell (soccer player, 1973) (born 1973), English soccer player
- Alex Russell (actor) (born 1987), Australian actor
- Alfred Russel (1882–1959), district administrator of the Steinfurt district
- Alfred F. Russell (1817–1884), Liberian politician, President 1883/1884
- Alonzo Russell ( American football player ) (born 1992), American football player
- Alonzo Russell (athlete) (born 1992), Bahamian athlete
- Anna Russell (1911–2006), British singer and comedian
- Anna Worsley Russell (1807–1876), British botanist
- Anthony Russell (born 1943), British Anglican Bishop
- Anthony P. Russell , Canadian zoologist and paleontologist
- Anton Franz Johann Russell (1824–1878), German lawyer and politician (center), MdR
- Antwan Russell (* 1986), Bermuda football player
- Archibald George Blomefield Russell (1879–1955), British art historian, genealogist, heraldist and art collector
- Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (1869–1935), English nobleman and diplomat
- Arthur Russell (track and field athlete) (1886–1972), British track and field athlete
- Arthur Russell (musician) (1951–1992), American cellist, singer, composer and producer
- Arthur Joseph Russell (1861–1945), American journalist and writer
B.
- Baker Creed Russell (1837-1911) British general
- Ben Russell (* 1976), American experimental filmmaker
- Benjamin E. Russell (1845–1909), American politician
- Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), British mathematician and philosopher
- Betsy Russell (born 1963), American actress
- Bibi Russell , top model from Bangladesh
- Big John Russell (1943-2010), Dutch soul singer
- Bill Russell (jazz historian) ( William Wagner Russell ; 1905–1992), American historian, musician and producer
- Bill Russell ( William Felton Russell ; born 1934), American basketball player
- Bill Russell (baseball player, 1948) ( William Ellis Russell ; * 1948), American baseball player and coach
- Bill Russell (songwriter) , American songwriter and librettist
- Bing Russell (1926-2003), American actor
- Blake Russell (* 1975), American long-distance runner
- Bob Russell (1914–1970), American songwriter and songwriter
- Brenda Russell (* 1949), American R&B, jazz and pop singer
- Bryon Russell (* 1970), American basketball coach and player
C.
- Calvin Russell (1948–2011), American singer-songwriter
- Cam Russell ( Cameron D. Russell ; * 1969), Canadian ice hockey player, coach and official
- Cameron Russell (* 1987), American model
- Carl Russel (1870–1950), German politician and Lord Mayor of the city of Buer
- Carolyn Russell (* 1974), Canadian squash player
- Carrie Russell (* 1990), Jamaican sprinter
- Catherine Russell (singer) (born 1956), American blues and jazz singer
- Catherine Russell (actress) (born 1965), British actress
- Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1832–1900), British lawyer, politician and judge
- Charles A. Russell (1852–1902), American politician
- Charles H. Russell (1903–1989), American politician
- Charles M. Russell (1864–1926), American painter and writer
- Charles Ritchie Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1908–1986), British lawyer and Lord Justice
- Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916), American publisher and author, co-founder of a religious movement
- Charles Wells Russell (1818–1867), American politician
- Christopher Russell (* 1947), British screenwriter and children's author
- Chuck Russell (* 1952), American director, producer and screenwriter
- Clive Russell (born 1945), Scottish actor
- Colin Russell (actor) , actor
- Colin Russell (soccer player) (born 1961), English soccer player
- Colin Russell (swimmer) (* 1984), Canadian swimmer
- Colin A. Russell (1928-2013), British historian of science
- Compton Russell , tennis player for Caribbean West Indies
- Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell (1937-2004), British historian and politician
- Craig Russell (actor) (1948–1990), Canadian actor and drag queen
- Craig Russell (composer) (born 1951), American composer
- Craig Russell (Author) (born 1956), British author
- Craig Russell (soccer player) (born 1974), English soccer player
- Curly Russell (1920–1986), American jazz bassist
D.
- Dale Russell (1937–2019), American paleontologist
- D'Angelo Russell (* 1996), American basketball player
- Daniel Lindsay Russell (1845–1908), American politician
- Danielle Rose Russell (* 1999), American actress
- Danny Russell , British DJ
- Darrell Russell (1976-2005), American football player
- David Russell (guitarist) (born 1953), Scottish classical guitarist
- David Abel Russell (1780–1861), American lawyer and politician
- David O. Russell (* 1958), American director, producer and writer
- David Patrick Russell (1938–2014), South African Anglican bishop
- David W. Russell ( David William Russell ; * 1954/1957), American biochemist and geneticist
- Davin Russell (* 1984), tennis player from the Bahamas
- De'Jour Russell (* 2000), Jamaican hurdler
- Diana EH Russell (1938–2020), sociologist, feminist writer and activist
- Dick Russell (born around 1928), Australian badminton player
- Dietrich Russell († 2006), German aircraft construction manager (EADS)
- Donald Andrew Russell (1920–2020), British classical philologist
- Donald E. Russell (* 1927), American paleontologist
- Donald J. Russell (1900–1985), American railroad manager
- Donald S. Russell (1906-1998), American politician
- Dora Russell (1894–1986), British author, feminist and political activist
- Dorothy Stuart Russell (1895-1983), British pathologist
- Douglas Russell (born 1946), American swimmer
E.
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1653–1727), British naval officer and politician
- Edward Russell, 2nd Baron Russell of Liverpool (1895–1981), British soldier, lawyer and historian
- Edward Russell (politician) (1782–1835), American bank manager and politician
- Edward Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford (1907–1982), British racing car driver, military and peer
- Ellie Russell (* 2000), British cyclist
- Emil Russell (1835–1907), German lawyer, banker and politician
- Enno Russell (1869–1949), German banker
- Eric Frank Russell (1905–1978), British science fiction writer
- Erica Russell (* 1951), New Zealand animator and director
F.
- Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (around 1527–1585), British nobleman
- Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1593–1641), British nobleman
- Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765–1802), British politician
- Francis Russell (singer) (1896-1982), English opera singer (tenor)
- Francis Russell (Author) (1910–1989) American author
- Frank Russell (actor) (1857–1925), American actor
- Frank Russell, 2nd Earl Russell (1865–1931), British politician
- Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1867–1946), British lawyer
- Frederick Stratten Russell (1897-1984), British zoologist
G
- Gail Russell (1924–1961), American actress
- Gary Russell (* 1963), English actor and author
- Gary Russell junior (* 1988), American boxer
- Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill (1921–2011), British politician and businessman
- George Russell (soccer player, 1869) (1869–1930), Scottish soccer player
- George Russell (soccer player, 1893) (1893– ??), English soccer player
- George Russell (soccer player, 1902) (1902–1963), English soccer player
- George Russell (guitarist) (1919–2008), American guitarist and composer
- George Russell (musician) (1923–2009), American jazz musician
- George Russell (racing driver) (* 1998), British automobile racing driver
- George William Russell (pseudonym Æ ; 1867–1935), Irish poet, editor, painter, journalist and theosophist
- Gillian Russell (* 1973), Jamaican athlete
- Gloria Russell (1912–1963), American javelin thrower
- Gordon J. Russell (1859-1919), American politician
- Grayson Russell (* 1998), American actor
- Greg P. Russell , American sound engineer
H
- Hal Russell (actually Harold Luttenbacher ; 1926–1992), American jazz musician
- Harold Russell (1914–2002), Canadian-American actor and author
- Henry Russell (Colonial Administrator) , British Colonial Administrator
- Henry Russell (cave explorer) (1834-1909), French speleologist
- Henry Russell (track and field athlete) (1904-1986), American track and field athlete
- Henry Chamberlain Russell (1836–1907), Australian astronomer and meteorologist
- Henry Norris Russell (1877–1957), American astronomer
- Hugh Russell (born 1959), Northern Irish boxer
I.
- Iain Russell (born 1982), Scottish football player
- Ian Russell (1917-2002), British nobleman and writer, see John Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford
- Ian Russell (rugby player) (born 1965), Australian rugby league player
- Ian Russell (soccer player) (* 1975), American soccer player and coach
- Israel Cook Russell (1852-1906), American geologist
J
- J. Edward Russell (1867–1953), American politician
- J. Stephen Russell (* 1951), American English studies
- Jack Russell (1795-1883) British pastor and dog breeder, see John Russell (dog breeder)
- Jack Russell (1905-1967), American cinematographer, see John L. Russell
- Jack Russell (musician) (born 1960), American musician, lead singer of Great White
- JaMarcus Russell (born 1985), American football player
- James McPherson Russell (1786–1870), American politician
- James A. Russell (* 1947), American psychologist
- James S. Russell (1903-1996), American admiral
- James T. Russell (* 1931), American inventor and physicist (CD technology)
- Jane Russell (1921-2011), American actress
- Janieve Russell (* 1993), Jamaican hurdler
- Jay Russell (* 1960), American film director, screenwriter and film producer
- Jenna Russell (born 1967), British actress
- Jennifer Russell (* 1978), American tennis player
- Jeremiah Russell (1786–1867), American politician
- JoAnne Russell (* 1954), American tennis player
- John Russell (Bishop) , Bishop of Rochester and Lincoln
- John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (1485–1555), English statesman
- John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710–1771), British statesman
- John Russell (painter) (1745–1806) English painter
- John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839), British politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
- John Russell (Politician, 1772) (1772–1842), American politician (New York)
- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878), British politician
- John Russell (dog breeder) (1795-1883) British dog breeder
- John Russell (writer) (1796–1846) British lawyer and writer
- John Russell (Politician, 1827) (1827–1869) American teacher and politician (Ohio)
- John Russell (teacher) (1855-1937), British teacher and school founder
- John Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford ( John Ian Robert Russell ; 1917–2002), British nobleman and writer
- John Russell (journalist) (1919-2008), British journalist
- John Russell (rider) (* 1920), American show jumper
- John Russell, 4th Earl Russell (1921–1987), British nobleman and politician
- John Russell (actor) (1921–1991), American actor
- John Russell, 27th Baron de Clifford (1928–2018), British nobleman and politician
- John Russell , pseudonym of Hugo Blanco Galiasso (* 1937), Argentine actor
- John Russell , pseudonym of Joaquín Blanco (1938–2011), Spanish actor
- John Russell (musician) (born 1954), British musician
- John Russell (soccer player) (born 1985), Irish soccer player
- John E. Russell (1834–1903), American politician
- John Joyce Russell (1897–1993), American clergyman, Bishop of Richmond
- John L. Russell (also Jack Russell ; 1905–1967), American cameraman
- John Peter Russell (1858-1930), Australian painter
- John Scott Russell (1808–1882), British shipbuilder, engineer and physicist
- Johnny Russell (saxophonist) (1909–1991), American jazz musician
- Johnny Russell (singer) (1940-2001), American country musician
- Johnny Russell (soccer player) (born 1990), Scottish soccer player
- Jonathan Russell (1771–1832), American politician
- Joseph Russell (politician, 1800) (1800–1875), American politician (New York)
- Joseph Russell (Politician, 1868) (1868–1925), Canadian politician
- Joseph Russell , American backgammon player, see Joe Russell (backgammon player)
- Joseph Russell (tennis player) , (born 1961), American tennis player
- Joseph J. Russell (1854–1922), American politician
K
- Karen Russell (* 1981), American writer
- Karl Russell (1870–1950), German politician
- Kate Russell (Journalist) ( Kathryn Jane Russell ; * 1968), British journalist
- Kate Russell (soccer player) ( Kathryn Elizabeth Russell ; * 1989), American soccer player
- Katharine Russell, Viscountess Amberley (1842–1874), British suffragette
- Kathleen Russell (swimmer) (1912-1992), South African swimmer
- Kathleen Russell (track and field athlete) (1927–1969), Jamaican long jumper, high jumper, sprinter and hurdler
- Ken Russell (1927-2011), British director
- Ken Russell (1935-2014) American football player
- Keri Russell (* 1976), American actress
- Kevin Russell (* 1964), German musician
- Kris Russell (* 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kurt Russell (born 1951), American actor
- Kyle Russell (* 1993), American volleyball player
L.
- Landon Ronald Russell (1873–1938), English conductor, music educator and composer, see Landon Ronald
- Lee M. Russell (1875–1943), American politician
- Leon Russell (1942–2016), American singer, pianist and guitarist
- Leslie W. Russell (1840–1903), American politician
- Letty Russell (1929–2007), American theologian
- Liane B. Russell (1923–2019), American radiation geneticist
- Lillian Russell (1861-1922), American actress
- Lloyd W. Russell , 1951 Oscars for Science and Development
- Loris S. Russell (1904-1998), Canadian-American geologist and paleontologist
- Lucy Russell (born 1972), British actress
- Luis Russell (1902–1963), American jazz pianist
- Lynn Paula Russell (* 1949), English comic book artist and illustrator
M.
- Margaret Russell (alchemist) (1560–1616), English nobleman and alchemist
- Margaret Russell (* around 1935), Australian badminton player
- Marjory Russell (born 1928), Scottish badminton player
- Mark Russell (cabaret artist) (born 1932), American cabaret artist
- Mark Russell (actor) (born 1933), American actor
- Mark Russell (composer) (born 1960), British composer
- Mark Russell (soccer player) (born 1996), Scottish soccer player
- Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1865–1937), English pilot and ornithologist
- Mary Doria Russell (* 1950), American author
- Matt Russell (* 1983), American triathlete
- Michael Russell (Bishop) (1920–2009) Irish minister, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
- Michael Russell (Psychiatrist) (1932-2009), South African-British psychiatrist
- Michael Russell (politician) (* 1953), Scottish politician (SNP)
- Michael Craig Russell (* 1978), American tennis player
- Mike Russell (* 1969), English billiard player
N
- Naomi Russell (* 1983), American porn actress
- Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell (1968-2014), British nobleman
- Nipsey Russell (1918–2005), American actor
O
- Odo Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884), British nobleman and diplomat
P
- Philip Craig Russell , American comic book illustrator, artist and illustrator
- Patrick Russel (* 1946), French ski racer
- Patrick Russell (herpetologist) (1726–1805), Scottish herpetologist and surgeon
- Patrick Russell (ice hockey player) (* 1993), Danish ice hockey player
- Patrick Russel (zoologist) (1726-1805), British zoologist
- Paul Elliott Russell (* 1956), American author
- Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (* 1959), American clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
- Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969), American jazz musician
- Peter Edward Russell (1913-2006), British historian, Romanist, Hispanic and Medievalist
- Phil Russell (* 1952), Canadian ice hockey player, coach and scout
- Philip Russell (* 1953), British physicist
- Philip Welsford Richmond Russell († 2013), South African Archbishop
- Phyllis MacPherson-Russell (1923-2008), Jamaican politician (PNP)
R.
- Rachel Renée Russell , American author
- Ralph Russell (1918–2008), English orientalist and linguist
- Ray Russell (writer) (1924-1999), American writer
- Ray Russell (musician) (born 1947), British musician and composer
- Rayne Russell (born 1985), Jamaican tennis player
- Reb Russell (1905–1978), American actor
- Richard Russell (Bishop) , Bishop of Portalegre and Viseu
- Richard Russell (Medic) (1687–1759) British medic and balneologist
- Richard Russell (tennis player) (born 1945), Jamaican tennis player
- Richard B. Russell (1897–1971), American politician
- Richard Joel Russell (1895–1971), American geologist and geographer
- Richard M. Russell (1891–1977), American politician
- Richard R. Russell (b.1928), Australian badminton player, see Dick Russell
- Robbie Russell (* 1979), Ghanaian soccer player
- Robert Russell (programmer) , American software developer
- Robert Russell (screenwriter) (1912-1992), American screenwriter
- Robert Russell (actor) (1936–2008), British actor
- Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981), American composer
- Robert Boyd Russell (1888–1964), Canadian trade unionist and politician
- Robert Scott Russell (1913–1999), British botanist
- Rosalind Russell (1907–1976), American actress
- Ross Russell (1909-2000), American record producer and author
- Rusty Russell (* 1973), Australian programmer
- Ryan Russell (* 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
S.
- Sam M. Russell (1889–1971), American politician
- Samuel Lyon Russell (1816-1891), American politician
- Sean Russell (born 1952), Canadian fantasy author
- Scott Russell (* 1964), American motorcycle racer
- Shirley Russell (1935–2002), British costume designer
- Simon Russell, 3rd Baron Russell of Liverpool (born 1952), British peer and politician
- Snookum Russell (1913–1981), American pianist and band leader
- Stan Russell (born around 1931), Australian badminton player
- Stephen Mims Russell , American ornithologist
- Steve Russell (computer scientist) (* 1937), American computer scientist and game developer
- Steve Russell (politician) (* 1963), American politician
- Steve Russell (snooker player) (* 1967), English snooker player
- Steven Jay Russell (* 1957), American con artist and con man
- Stuart Jonathan Russell (* 1962), British scientist in the field of artificial intelligence and university professor
T
- Taylor Russell (* 1994), Canadian actress
- Theresa Russell (born 1957), American actress
- Tom Russell (* 1953), American country and folk singer
- Tony Russel (1925-2017), American actor
W.
- Walker Russell (basketball player, 1960) (born 1960), American basketball player
- Walker Russell (basketball player, 1982) (born 1982), American basketball player
- Walter Russell (1871–1963), American painter, sculptor, architect, philosopher, and mystic
- William Russell, 1st Baronet (of Chippenham) (1575–1654), English politician
- William Russell, 1st Baronet (of Wytley) (1602–1669), English politician
- William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (1616–1700), English nobleman and soldier
- William Russell, Lord Russell (1639–1683) English politician
- William Russell (Politician, 1735) (1735–1793), American politician (Virginia)
- William Russell (Politician, 1758) (1758-1825), American politician (Kentucky)
- William Russell (composer) (1777–1813), British organist and composer
- William Russell (Politician, 1782) (1782–1845), American politician (Ohio)
- William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1809–1872), British politician
- William Russell (Politician, 1838) (1838–1913), New Zealand politician
- William Russell (Politician, 1842) (1842–1912), Australian politician
- William Russell (Politician, 1857) (1857-1896), American politician (Massachusetts)
- William Russell (actor) (born 1924), British actor
- William Russell (Lord Mayor) (born 1965), British banker
- William A. Russell (1831–1899), American politician
- William Clark Russell (1844–1911), American author
- William D. Russell (1908–1968), American director
- William Eustis Russell (1857-1896), American politician (Massachusetts)
- William Fiero Russell (1812-1896), American politician
- William Henry Leighton Russell (1823– ??) British mathematician
- William Hepburn Russell (1812–1872), American businessman
- William Howard Russell (1821-1907) Irish journalist
- William Huntington Russell (1809–1885), American physician, co-founder of "Skull and Bones"
- William James Russell (1830–1909), German-British chemist and university professor
- William L. Russell (1910-2003), American geneticist
- William Martin Russell (born 1947), British playwright, poet and composer
- William Thomas Russell (1863–1927), American clergyman, Bishop of Charleston
- Wyatt Russell (* 1986), American actor and ice hockey player