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Russ
Russ is a masculine given name, often a short form of Russell, and also a surname. People Given name or nickname * Russ Abbot (born 1947), British musician, comedian and actor * Russ Adams (born 1980), American retired baseball player * Russ Barenberg (born 1950), American bluegrass musician * Russ Conway (1925–2000), stage name of Trevor Stanford, English popular music pianist * Russ Feingold, American politician * Russ Freeman (pianist) (1926–2002), American bebop jazz pianist and composer * Russ Freeman (guitarist) (born 1960), American jazz fusion guitarist, composer and bandleader * Russ Granik, longtime Deputy Commissioner of the National Basketball Association * Russ Grimm (born 1959), American retired football player * Russ Hodge (born 1939), American decathlete, world record holder (1966–1967) * Russ Howard (born 1956), Canadian curler * Russ Kingston, American actor, editor and filmmaker * Russ Kun (born 1975), President of Nauru (2022–) * Russ Letlow (1913â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Feingold
Russell Dana Feingold ( ; born March 2, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee in the 2016 election for the same U.S. Senate seat he had previously occupied. From 1983 to 1993, he was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District. With John McCain, Feingold received the 1999 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. He and McCain cosponsored the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain–Feingold Act), a major piece of campaign finance reform legislation. He was the only senator to vote against the Patriot Act during the first vote on the legislation. Feingold was mentioned as a possible candidate in the 2008 presidential election, but in November 2006 announced he would not run. In 2010, Feingold lost his campaign for reelection to the U.S. Senate to Republican nominee Ron Johnson. On June 18, 2013, he was selected by Secretary of State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Freeman (pianist)
Russell Donald Freeman (May 28, 1926 РJune 27, 2002) was a bebop and cool jazz pianist and composer. Initially, Freeman was classically trained. His reputation as a jazz pianist grew in the 1940s after working with Art Pepper and Shorty Rogers. He played with Charlie Parker on the 1947 "Home Cooking" jazz session. Numerous collaborations followed in the 1950s with Chet Baker, Shelly Manne, and Art Pepper. These collaborations included the ''Jazz Immortal'' LP recorded with Russ Freeman and jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown in 1954, which included leading musicians Brown and Zoot Sims. On the ''Jazz Immortal'' LP, Russ Freeman was able to play in a combo that recorded many Clifford Brown compositions. In 1957, he collaborated with Andr̩ Previn on the album '' Double Play!'', where they both played piano, accompanied only by Manne on drums. In 1988, Keith Jarrett performed a version of Freeman's "The Wind" in a solo concert in Paris, which is featured on his album '' Paris Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Roberts
Russell David "Russ" Roberts (born September 19, 1954) is an American economist, who is currently a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and president designate of Shalem College in Jerusalem. He is known for communicating economic ideas in understandable terms as host of the ''EconTalk'' podcast. Roberts describes himself as a classical liberal, stating, "I believe in limited government combined with personal responsibility. So I am something of a libertarian, but ... that term comes with some baggage and some confusion." Education Roberts was awarded a B.A. in economics in 1975 from the University of North Carolina and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in 1981 for his thesis on the design of government transfer programs under the supervision of Gary Becker. Career Roberts has previously taught at George Mason University, Washington University in St. Louis (where he was the founding director of what is now the Center for Experiential Learn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell (given Name)
Russell is a given name that originated from the surname Russell, which in turn derives from the French name ''russel'' (Old Norse ''rossel'') "red-haired, from ''rus'' (Old Norse ''ros'') "red hair color" and the suffix ''-el''. Russell may be shortened to Russ or Rusty. Notable people with the name include: People *Russell Ackoff (1919–2009), American organizational theorist *Russell Allen (born 1971), American singer *Russell Alger (1836–1907), American politician *Russell Baker (1925–2019), American writer *Russell Banks (born 1940), American writer *Russell Brand (born 1975), British television presenter and comedian *Russell Branyan (born 1975), American baseball player * Russell G. Cleary (1933–1997), American businessman *Russell Coutts (born 1962), New Zealand sailor *Russell Crowe (born 1964), New Zealand born, Australian actor *Russell T Davies (born 1963), British screenwriter and producer *Russell Dickerson (born 1987), American country music singer * Russel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Meyer (baseball)
Russell Charles Meyer (October 25, 1923 – November 16, 1997) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher known for his hot temper, his nickname was "Mad Monk". His professional career lasted for 16 seasons, including 319 games pitched over all or part of 13 years in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (1946–48; 1956), Philadelphia Phillies (1949–52), Brooklyn Dodgers (1953–55), Cincinnati Redlegs (1956), Boston Red Sox (1957) and Kansas City Athletics (1959). The native of Peru, Illinois, was listed as tall and . Initially signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942, Meyer spent 1943 performing United States Army service during World War II. While pitching for his camp team, Meyer was stricken with appendicitis, then contracted peritonitis; he was given a medical discharge and released by the White Sox organization. He signed with the crosstown Cubs, spent three seasons in the Class A1 (now Double-A) Southern Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Thomas
John Russell Thomas (July 24, 1924 – March 19, 1991) was an American football tackle who played four seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 1946 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State University after attending Charleston High School in Charleston, West Virginia. His playing career ended in 1949 after he suffered a knee injury. Thomas was an assistant coach on the Detroit Lions' 1952 and 1953 NFL Championship Throughout its history, the National Football League (NFL) and other rival American football leagues have used several different formats to determine their league champions, including a period of inter-league matchups to determine a true national c ... teams. He also served as the general manager of the Lions from 1967 until his retirement in 1989. He was unpopular with Lions fans for his tough stance at the negotiating table and the scapegoat for the team's mediocrity during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Tamblyn
Russell Irving Tamblyn, also known as Rusty Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934) is an American film and television actor and dancer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Tamblyn trained as a gymnast in his youth. He began his career as a child actor for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Tamblyn appeared in the musical ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' (1954). He subsequently portrayed Norman Page in the drama '' Peyton Place'' (1957), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In ''West Side Story'' (1961), he portrayed Riff, the leader of the Jets gang. Throughout the 1970s, Tamblyn appeared in several exploitation films and worked as a choreographer in the 1980s. In 1990, he starred as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby in David Lynch's television drama ''Twin Peaks'', reprising the role during its 2017 revival. Early life Tamblyn was born December 30, 1934, in Los Angeles, California, to actors Sally Aileen (Triplett) and Edward Francis "Eddie" Tamblyn. His younger brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Snyder
Russell Henry Snyder (born June 22, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Kansas City Athletics (1959–60), Baltimore Orioles (1961–67), Chicago White Sox (1968), Cleveland Indians (1968–69) and Milwaukee Brewers (1970). Snyder was a member of the 1966 world champion Baltimore Orioles team. Baseball career Snyder was born in Oak, Nebraska. His professional baseball career began in 1953 in the New York Yankees' organization, when he led the Class D Sooner State League in batting average (.432) and hits (240). He played in the Yankee organization through 1958, and was traded to Kansas City on April 12, 1959, in a four-player deal. The Orioles acquired him in a seven-player trade in January 1961. He finished third in voting for the American League Rookie of the Year Award for playing in 73 games, with 243 at bats, 41 runs scored, 76 hits, 13 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 21 runs batte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Smith (publisher)
Russ Smith (born 1955) is an American newspaper publisher and columnist best known for founding the ''Baltimore City Paper'', ''Washington City Paper'' and ''New York Press''. After selling the Baltimore and Washington ''City Paper''s for $4 million, Smith founded ''New York Press'' in 1989. Like his previous papers, the press was an alternative weekly. It became a caustic rival with the well-established ''Village Voice''. In 2002 Avalon Equity Partners, publisher of a chain of gay alternative weeklies including the '' New York Blade'' and the ''Washington Blade'', purchased the paper from Smith, although they continued to publish his 10,000+ word weekly column, MUGGER. From 2003 to 2006, Smith wrote a column called "Right Field" for the Baltimore City Paper. A libertarian Republican (he is an advocate of the legalization of prostitution, gambling, same-sex marriage, and currently illegal drugs), Smith is a contributor to the ''Wall Street Journals editorial page, a position th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Smith (basketball)
Russ Antoin Smith (born April 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, playing a starring role as a junior in helping them win the 2013 NCAA championship, while earning third-team All-American by the NABC and the Sporting News. As a senior at Louisville, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. , his 65-point performance remained the NBA G League single game scoring record. High school career Smith was born in New York City at NY Presbyterian Hospital to Paulette A. O'Neal and Russell Smith. He went to Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, N.Y. and played basketball for head coach Jack Curran. He led the New York City Catholic league ( CHSAA) in scoring as a junior averaging 24.5 points a game and as a senior averaging 29.6 points, he also had a 7.3 rebound and 3.2 assist average his final season for the Molloy S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Smith (running Back)
Russell Conway Smith (August 4, 1944 – April 1, 2001) was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now .... He had played high school football and basketball for Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and college football at the University of Miami. References 1944 births 2001 deaths People from Bronxville, New York Players of American football from New York (state) American football running backs Miami Hurricanes football players San Diego Chargers players American Football League players {{runningback-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Smith (guard)
Eugene Russell Smith was a professional football player during the early years of the National Football League with the Chicago Staleys/Bears, Canton Bulldogs, Milwaukee Badgers, Cleveland Bulldogs, Detroit Panthers and Hammond Pros. Smith won NFL championships with the Staleys in 1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ..., the Canton Bulldogs in 1923 and the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924. He played a total of 50 games in the NFL. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Russ 1890s births People from Carbondale, Illinois Players of American football from Illinois Canton Bulldogs players Chicago Bears players Chicago Staleys players Cleveland Bulldogs players Detroit Panthers players Hammond Pros players Milwaukee Badgers players 1958 deaths Illinois Fighting Illi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
