Russ is a masculine given name, often a short form of

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.

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* 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 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 (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) (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), 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 (1946–2021), American football player * Russ Westbrook (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. His ...

(born 1962), American coach and former ice dancer * Russ Yeast (born 1999), American football player

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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 (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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