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Russell Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (disambiguation) * Lord Russell (disambiguation) Places Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory *Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation) **Ru ...

, and also a surname.

People

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* Russ Abbot (born 1947), British musician, comedian and actor *

Russ Adams 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 B ...

(born 1980), American retired baseball player *

Russ Barenberg Russ Barenberg (born October 8, 1950) is an American bluegrass musician. Biography Barenberg began playing guitar at age 13, taking lessons from Alan Miller, whose brother, John Miller, Barenberg would later play with. His style was heavily inf ...

(born 1950), American bluegrass musician *

Russ Conway Russ Conway, DSM (born Trevor Herbert Stanford; 2 September 1925 – 16 November 2000) was an English popular music pianist and composer. Conway had 20 piano instrumentals in the UK Singles Chart between 1957 and 1963, including two number one ...

(1925–2000), stage name of Trevor Stanford, English popular music pianist * Russ Feingold, American politician *

Russ Freeman (pianist) Russell Donald Freeman (May 28, 1926 – June 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 R ...

(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 Russell Arden Hodge (born September 12, 1939) is an American track and field athlete, world record holder in decathlon (1966–1967), Olympic competitor from 1964, and silver medalist from the Pan American Games (1971). Track and field career ...

(born 1939), American decathlete, world record holder (1966–1967) * Russ Howard (born 1956), Canadian curler *

Russ Kingston Russ Kingston is an American film and television actor, editor, cinematographer and filmmaker. Kingston is best known as an actor for such films as ''I Come with the Rain'' starring Josh Hartnett, '' Transmorphers: Fall of Man'', ''Mega Shark V ...

, American actor, editor and filmmaker * Russ Kun (born 1975), President of Nauru (2022–) *

Russ Letlow Willard Russell Letlow (October 5, 1913 – October 12, 1987) was an American football guard and tackle who played professionally for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Letlow played his college career at the Universit ...

(1913–1987), American football player *

Russ Malkin Russ Malkin is a British TV producer, director and founder of Big Earth Productions. He has created documentaries and formats for many broadcasters globally including BBC, ITV, Sky, National Geographic, Amazon and Discovery. Often working with hi ...

(born 1960), British film producer and creative director *

Russ Method Russell G. Method (June 27, 1897 – September 17, 1971) was an American football back who played six seasons in the National Football League with the Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals. He attended Denfeld High School in Duluth, Min ...

(1897–1971), American football player * Russ Meyer (1922–2004), American film director, producer and screenwriter *

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 ...

(1923–1998), American baseball pitcher *

Russ Peterson (gridiron football) Russell Harold Peterson (August 25, 1905 – October 1971) was an American football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Braves. He played college football at the University of Montana. Peterson was born o ...

(1905–1971), American football player *

Russ Peterson (coach) Russ Peterson was an American college basketball, American football, football, and baseball coach. He served as a multi-sport coach at American International College and Boston University. Early life Peterson was a native of Springfield, Massachus ...

, American college basketball, football and baseball coach * Russ W. Peterson (1916–2011), American politician * Russ Ptacek (born 1963), American journalist * Russ Roberts (born 1954), American economist * Russ Smith (guard) (1893–1958), American football player * Russ Smith (running back) (1944–2001), American football player * Russ Smith (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player * Russ Smith (publisher) (born 1955), American newspaper publisher and columnist * Russ Snyder (born 1934), American retired baseball player * Russ Tamblyn (born 1934), American actor * Russ Thomas (1924–1991), American football player * Russ (rapper) (born 1992), American rapper *

Russ Washington Russell Eugene Washington (December 17, 1946 – August 5, 2021) was an American professional football player who was an offensive and defensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football L ...

(1946–2021), American football player *

Russ Westbrook Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, he is a nine-time NBA All-Star and ...

(born 1988), American basketball player *

Russ Witherby Russel S. "Russ" Witherby (born February 3, 1962 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American coach and former competitive figure skater. He competed in ice dance with several partners. He and April Sargent Thomas competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics ...

(born 1962), American coach and former ice dancer *

Russ Yeast Craig Russell "Russ" Yeast II (born May 8, 1999) is an American football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville and Kansas State. Professional career Yeast was drafted in ...

(born 1999), American football player

Surname

Hannah Russ Hannah Russ is a British Zooarchaeology, zooarchaeologist with a specialism in fish remains. Career Russ gained her PhD in 2011 from the University of Bradford with a thesis titled 'A taphonomic approach to reconstructing Upper Palaeolithic hunte ...

, zooarchaeologist * Joanna Russ (1937–2011), American feminist science fiction author * John Russ (disambiguation), several people *

Karl Russ Karl Friedrich Otto Ruß (January 14, 1833, Baldenburg – September 29, 1899, Berlin) was a Prussian pharmacist, aviculturist, author of bird-keeping books, and the founding editor of the world's first bird-fancier magazine ''Die Gefiederte Welt ...

(1833–1899), German aviculturist and writer *

Marco Russ Marco Russ (born 4 August 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, spending most of his career in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt. Club career Born in Hanau, Hesse, Russ advan ...

(born 1985), German footballer *

Martin Faxon Russ Martin Faxon Russ (February 14, 1931, in Newark, New Jersey – December 6, 2010 in Oakville, California) was an American military author, Marine, and associate professor at Carnegie-Mellon University. His first book, ''The Last Parallel,'' a ''New ...

(1931–2010), American author and professor *

Robert Russ (painter) Robert Russ (1847 – 1922), was an Austrians, Austrian painter. Biography He was born in Vienna and was active in the Netherlands during the years 1880–1910.

(1847–1922), Austrian painter *

Robert D. Russ Robert Dale Russ (March 7, 1933 – May 22, 1997) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of Tactical Air Command. Biography Early life Russ was born in 1933, in Portland, Oregon, and graduated from Wapato High School in Was ...

(1933–1997), United States Air Force general *

Robert Edwin Russ The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(1830–1902), planter and founder of Ruston, Louisiana *

Semp Russ Semponius "Semp" Russ (April 16, 1878 – March 12, 1978) was an American tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was also the quarterback of the Texas Longhorns The Texas Lon ...

(1878–1978), American college football quarterback and tennis player in the 1904 Olympics * Tim Russ (born 1956), American actor * William Russ (born 1950), American actor

Fictional characters

* Russ Owen, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks

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