James or Jim Russell may refer to:

Entertainment

Jim Russell (actor) James Russell is an Australian comedian and actor, best known for appearing in the television series '' Comedy Inc.''. He has also featured in Australian films, sitcoms and dramas. Russell toured throughout Europe and North America during 2007 ...

, Australian comedian and actor *

Jim Russell (cartoonist) James Newton Russell AM MBE (26 March 1909 – 15 August 2001) was an Australian cartoonist who drew '' The Potts'' for 62 years. Jim's brother Dan Russell was also a cartoonist. Russell has entered the Guinness Book of Records for drawi ...

(1909–2001), Australian cartoonist * James Russell (director), British music and events video director * James Russell (garden designer) (1920–1996), English garden designer * James Russell (born 1936), pseudonym of British author

Terry Harknett Terry Harknett (11 December 1936 - 23 January 2019) was a British author. He was author of almost 200 books, mostly pulp novels in the western and crime genres. He wrote under an array of pseudonyms, including George G. Gilman, Joseph Hedges, ...

Law

James Russell (law reporter) James Russell (1790–1861) was a Scottish barrister, best known as a law reporter in the English courts. Life He was the eldest son of James Russell of Stirling; his brother John joined the Scottish bar, and became known as a travel writer. Afte ...

(1790–1861), Scottish barrister and law reporter *

James Cholmeley Russell James Cholmeley Russell (26 June 1841 – 29 August 1912) was a barrister, financier, property developer, and railway entrepreneur. He was a key shareholder, and eventually receiver, of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Company from which the ...

(1841–1912), barrister, financier, and Welsh railway entrepreneur *

James George Russell James George Russell (28 March 1848 – 5 January 1918) was an Australian lawyer and public servant, who was an acting Supreme Court judge in South Australia. Russell was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, the eldest son of James Russell, an ...

(1848–1918), Australian lawyer and public servant *

James Russell (judge) Sir James Russell (22 November 1842 – 1 September 1893) was an Irish colonial administrator in Hong Kong and served as Chief Justice of Hong Kong from 1888 to 1892. Early life The third son of John Russell, Russell was born on 22 Novembe ...

(died 1893), Chief Justice of Hong Kong * James Russell (Canadian judge) (born 1949), Canadian judge

Politics

James McPherson Russell James McPherson Russell (November 10, 1786 – November 14, 1870) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography James M. Russell (father of Samuel Lyon Russell) was born in York, Pennsylvania. He moved wit ...

(1786–1870), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *

James Russell (New Brunswick politician) James Russell (November 15, 1824 – November 21, 1915) was a second generation farmer and respected political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1886 to 1899, first ...

(1824–1915), farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada *

James Alexander Russell Sir James Alexander Russell (6 April 1846 in Glassellan House, Skye – 22 January 1918 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish physician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1891–94). He was a pioneer in the development of public health service ...

(1846–1918), Scottish physician and Lord Provost of Edinburgh * James C. Russell (1928–2016), American politician in Missouri *

James Russell (Newfoundland politician) Maxwell James Russell (born September 4, 1940) is an educator and former political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented Lewisporte in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1971 to 1975 and from 1982 to 1989 as ...

(born 1940), educator and political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Religion

J. Stuart Russell James Stuart Russell M.A., D.Div., (1816 – 1895) was a pastor and author of ''The Parousia''. The book was originally published in 1878 under title ''The Parousia: A Critical Inquiry into the New Testament Doctrine of Our Lord's Second ...

(1816–1895), pastor and author of ''The Parousia'' *

James Curdie Russell James Curdie Russell (1830-1925) was a Scottish minister. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1902. Life He was born in 1830. He was minister of Campbeltown from 1854 and remained there for most of his l ...

(1830–1925), Scottish minister *

James Solomon Russell James Solomon Russell (December 20, 1857 – March 28, 1935), born enslaved, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, shortly before the American Civil War, became an Episcopal priest and educator. Russell founded Saint Paul Normal and Industrial Sc ...

(1857–1935), Episcopal priest and educator

Science

James Russell (surgeon) James Russell FRSE RSA (1754–1836) was a Scottish surgeon who was the first professor of clinical surgery at the University of Edinburgh. He was president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and was a co-founder of the Royal Society ...

(1754–1836), Scottish doctor *

James Russell (inventor) James T. Russell (born 1931 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American inventor. He earned a BA in physics from Reed College in Portland in 1953. He joined General Electric's nearby labs in Richland, Washington, where he initiated many types of exp ...

(born 1931), American inventor *

James A. Russell James A. Russell is an American psychologist whose work focuses on emotion. In 2009, Russell was ranked 35th in terms of citation impact in social psychology. Selected publications Books * Barrett, L. F., & Russell, J. A., Eds. (2015). The ...

(born 1947), American psychologist * James Russell III, atmospheric scientist *

James Russell (ecologist) James Charles Russell is a New Zealand conservation biologist and professor at the University of Auckland. Russell is most widely known for his research on Norway rats (''Rattus norvegicus'') in New Zealand. One of the rats he studied swam over 4 ...

, New Zealand *

James Burn Russell James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(1837–1904), Scottish doctor, Glasgow's first Medical Officer of Health,

Chief Medical Officer for Scotland In the United Kingdom, a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the most senior government advisor on matter relating to health. There are four CMOs in the United Kingdom who are appointed to advise their respective governments: * His Majesty's Governm ...

James Samuel Risien Russell James Samuel Risien Russell (17 September 1863 – 20 March 1939) was a Guyanese-British physician, neurologist, professor of medicine, and professor of medical jurisprudence. Early life Russell was of mixed race, born in Demerara, British G ...

(1863–1939), Guyanese-British physician and professor of medicine

Sports

James Russell (Australian footballer) James William Russell (1 August 1931 – 12 March 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Aust ...

(1931–1969), Australian rules footballer *

Jimmy Russell Arthur Christopher John Russell (29 August 1879 – 6 August 1925) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league i ...

(1879–1925), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne *

Jim Russell (footballer) James Walker Russell (14 September 1916 – 17 August 1994) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's adminis ...

(1916–1994), Scottish professional footballer *

James Russell (Scottish footballer) James Russell was a Scottish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian fo ...

, Scottish footballer *

Jim Russell (racing driver) Herbert James Russell (28 May 1920 – 30 March 2019), better known as Jim Russell, was an English racing driver, garage owner and founder of the Jim Russell Racing Driver School. He died on 30 March 2019, shortly after undergoing an operation f ...

(1920–2019), English racing driver *

Jim Russell (ice hockey) James Russell (March 31, 1918 – September 3, 1977) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Early life Russell, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, played junior hockey in Guelph, Ontario. After junior, played hockey in the Maritimes, with the Saint John ...

(1918–1977), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jim Russell (baseball) James William Russell (October 1, 1918 – November 24, 1987) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Dodgers between 1942 and 1951.

(1918–1987), American baseball outfielder *

James Russell (baseball) James Clayton Russell (born January 8, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball at Navarro College and the University of Texas at Austin. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th roun ...

(born 1986), Major League Baseball pitcher

Other

James Sargent Russell James Sargent Russell (March 22, 1903 – April 14, 1996) was an admiral in the United States Navy. Biography Russell was born in Tacoma, Washington, the son of noted architect Ambrose J. Russell and Loella Janet (Sargent) Russell. He attended ...

(1903–1996), Vice Admiral in the United States Navy *

Jim Russell (journalist) James B. Russell (January 30, 1946 – September 13, 2022) was an American journalist, producer, and executive who created national programs for all three public radio networks: National Public Radio, Public Radio International and American Pub ...

(born 1946), American journalist and producer *

James R. Russell James Robert Russell (born October 27, 1953) is a scholar and professor in Ancient Near Eastern, Iranian and Armenian Studies. He has published extensively in journals, and has written several books. He served as Mashtots Professor of Armeni ...

(born 1953), American professor of Ancient Near East studies * James Henry Russell, president of Texarkana College