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Actors and directors

William Russell (American actor) William Russell (born William Lerche; April 12, 1884 – February 18, 1929) was an American actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He appeared in over two hundred silent-era motion pictures between 1910 and 1929, directing five o ...

(1884–1929), stage and screen performer *

William D. Russell (director) William D. Russell (April 30, 1908 – April 1, 1968) was an American film and television director. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 30, 1908, he began his Hollywood career with the 1945 film ''Hollywood Victory Caravan''. His career in film ...

(1908–1968), American film and TV director *

William Russell (English actor) William Russell Enoch (born 19 November 1924) is an English actor. He achieved prominence in 1956 when he took the title role in the ITV television series ''The Adventures of Sir Lancelot'' (1956–1957). In 1963, he became part of the origina ...

(born 1924), film and TV performer

Business

William Russell (banker) William Russell (1734–1817) was an English merchant, coal-fitter and banker. He first went into business as a merchant in Sunderland. He then made a substantial personal fortune from coal mining. Background The Russell family has been traced back ...

(1734–1817) English merchant who made a fortune from coal *

William Russell (merchant) William Russell (11 November 1740 – 26 January 1818) was a practical Christian, a Birmingham merchant, a practising Unitarian, and a close friend and sponsor of Joseph Priestley. He promoted and defended Rational Christianity, and helped ...

(1740–1818), English businessman *

William Hepburn Russell William Hepburn Russell (1812–1872) was a United States businessman. He was a partner, along with Alexander Majors and William B. Waddell, in the freighting firm Russell, Majors, and Waddell and the stagecoach company the Central Overland Ca ...

(1812–1872), American businessman, founder of Pony Express *

William Greeneberry Russell William Greeneberry "Green" Russell (1818–1877) was an American prospector and miner. Early life Green Russell was born in South Carolina but moved with his family to Georgia as a small child. His father James Russell engaged in gold mining dur ...

(1818–1887), American prospector and miner

Education

* William Russell (educator) (1798–1873), American teacher born in Scotland *

William Fletcher Russell William Fletcher Russell (May 18, 1890 - March 26, 1956) was an American educator, and dean (1927-1949) and president (1949-1954) of Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City. Russell was born in Delhi, New York. The son of James Earl ...

(1890–1956), American educationalist; president of Teachers College * William D. Russell (historian) (born 1938), American history professor

Politics

Kingdom of England

William Russell (knight) Sir William Russell (1257–1311) was an English nobleman, knight, and holder of a ''moiety'' of the feudal barony of North Cadbury, Somerset, but spent most of his life engaged in the administration and defence of the Isle of Wight, where he ...

(1257–1311), holder of a ''moiety'' of the feudal barony of North Cadbury, Somerset *

William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh (died 9 August 1613) was an English nobleman, politician, peer, and knight. He was the younger son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and his first wife Margaret St. John. His birthdate is un ...

(1553/63–1613), English military commander *

Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham (before 1585 – 1654), was an English politician who sat as MP for New Windsor. He was a prominent member of several of the great trading companies. He was Treasurer of the Navy from 1618 until c. ...

(before 1585–1654), English MP for Windsor *

Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Wytley Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Wytley (ca. 1602 – 30 November 1669), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625. He was an officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War and, as Governor of Worcester, he ...

(1602–1669), English MP for Worcestershire *

William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford KG PC (August 1616 – 7 September 1700) was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited his Peerage as 5th Earl of Bedford and removed to the ...

(1616–1700), English peer and soldier *

William Russell, Lord Russell William Russell, Lord Russell (29 September 163921 July 1683) was an English politician. He was a leading member of the Country Party, forerunners of the Whigs, who during the reign of King Charles II, laid the groundwork for opposition in t ...

(1639–1683), English politician

United Kingdom

Lord William Russell Lord William Russell (20 August 1767 – 5 May 1840) was a member of the British aristocratic Russell family and longtime Member of Parliament. He did little to attract public attention after the end of his political career until, in 1840, he was ...

(1767–1840), MP best known as a murder victim *

Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Charlton Park Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Charlton Park (29 May 1773 – 26 September 1839) was a Scottish physician. Life Born at Edinburgh, he was the sixth son of John Russell of Roseburne, near Edinburgh, a writer to the signet, and uncle to Dan ...

(1773–1839), British baronet *

William Congreve Russell William Congreve Russell (15 April 1778 – 1850) was a Whig politician in England. Russell was the son of Thomas Russell, of Moor Green, Moseley, Worcestershire (now Birmingham), by his second wife, Mary Garner. He was commissioned a captain wh ...

(1778–1850), English MP and High Sheriff of Worcestershire * William Russell (Durham MP) (1798–1850), Member of Parliament (MP) for Saltash, Bletchingley and County Durham *

William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1 July 1809 – 27 May 1872) was a British Whig politician. He was the son of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford and his wife Anna Maria Stanhope. Russell was educated at Eton College and Christ Church ...

(1809–1872), member of United Kingdom Parliament *

Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet Lieutenant-General Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet (5 April 1822 – 19 March 1892), was a British Army officer who served in the Crimean War and in the suppression of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and then became a Liberal Party politician. He wa ...

(1822–1892), MP for Dover, 1857–1859 *

William Russell (Bolton MP) William Russell (28 August 1859 – 31 October 1937) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the son of George Russell. He was a solicitor in Bolton, Lancashire, retiring as the head of his firm in 1920. He was Mayor of ...

(1859–1937), Member of Parliament for Bolton, 1922–1923 *

William Russell (Lord Mayor) Sir William Anthony Bowater Russell (born 15 April 1965, London) is a British financier who served as the 692nd Lord Mayor of the City of London from 2019 to 2021. Biography Educated at Eton and Durham University, graduating B.A., Russell ...

(born 1965), Lord Mayor of London, 2019–2021

United States

William Russell (Virginia politician) William Russell (1735 – January 14, 1793) was an army officer and a prominent settler of the southwestern region of the Virginia Colony. He led an early attempt to settle the "Kentuckee Territory" (then part of Virginia). He was a justice of Fin ...

(1735–1793), Virginia frontier soldier and legislator, father of William Russell of Kentucky *

William Russell (Kentucky politician) Colonel William Russell III (March 6, 1758 – July 3, 1825) was a soldier, pioneer, and politician from Virginia and Kentucky. He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia to William Russell and Tabitha (Adams) Russell. William Sr. was a promin ...

(1758–1825), American soldier, pioneer, and politician *

William Russell (Ohio politician) William Russell (1782September 28, 1845) was a United States Representative from Ohio. Early life and career Born in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1782, Russell immigrated to the United States and settled in West Union, Ohio. He received a limited s ...

(1782–1845), U.S. Representative from Ohio * William F. Russell (Florida politician) (''c.''1805–after 1875), Speaker of Florida House of Representatives *

William Huntington Russell William Huntington Russell (12 August 180919 May 1885) was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Notably, he was a co-founder of the Yale University secret society Skull and Bones, along with Alphonso Taft. Early life Russell was ...

(1809–1885), businessman, educator and politician from Connecticut *

William Fiero Russell William Fiero Russell (January 14, 1812 – April 29, 1896) was an American banker who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1857 to 1859. Biography He was born in Saugerties, New York on January 14, 1812, to Jeremiah Russe ...

(1812–1896), American congressman from New York *

William A. Russell (New York politician) William A. Russell (after 1820 – before 1897) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. He was the son of Congressman David Abel Russell and Alida (Lansing) Russell. He was Sheriff of Washington County from 1850 to 1852. He ...

(after 1820–before 1897), New York politician *

William A. Russell (Massachusetts politician) William Augustus Russell (April 22, 1831 – January 10, 1899) was an American businessman and political figure. He was the first president of the International Paper Company and served for six years as a United States representative from Massa ...

(1831–1899), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts * William E. Russell (politician) (1857–1896), governor of Massachusetts between 1891 and 1894 *

William Hepburn Russell (baseball) William Hepburn Russell (May 17, 1857 – November 21, 1911) was an American attorney and political figure who owned the Boston Rustlers of the National League in . Early life Russell was born on May 17, 1857, in Hannibal, Missouri, to Daniel an ...

(1857–1911), lawyer, politician and owner of Boston Braves *

William W. Russell William Worthington Russell Jr. (December 3, 1858 – March 11, 1944) was an American diplomat who served under five presidents. Early life Russell was born on December 3, 1858, in Washington, D.C. He was a son of Maj. William Worthington Russell ...

(before 1870–after 1908),

United States Ambassador to Colombia The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States, or other chiefs of mission, to Colombia and its predecessor states. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently ''Ambassador Extraordinary and Mi ...

, 1904–1905 and to Venezuela, 1905–1908 * William T. Russell, 2008 congressional candidate in Pennsylvania

Elsewhere

* William Russell (New South Wales politician) (1807–1866), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *

William Russell (New Zealand politician) Sir William Russell Russell (12 November 1838 – 24 September 1913) was a New Zealand politician from 1870 to 1905. He was a cabinet minister, and was recognised as Leader of the Opposition from 1894 to 1901. Though considered by other politic ...

(1838–1913), Member of Parliament *

William Russell (Australian politician) William Russell (20 October 1842 – 28 June 1912) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was a liberal member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1895 to 1900 and an Australian Labor Party member of the South Australia ...

(1842–1912), Australian senator from South Australia

Religion

William Russell (bishop of Sodor) William Russell (died 1374) was a fourteenth-century Cistercian prelate. He appears to have begun his career as a Cistercian monk at Rushen Abbey on the Isle of Man (Mann), ascending to the rank of abbot there, before being elected Bishop of M ...

(before 1300–1374), Cistercian prelate from Isle of Man *

William Russell (bishop of North China) William Armstrong Russell (1821–1879) was an Irish people, Irish Protestant Christianity, Christian missionary to Qing dynasty, China, and served as the Anglican Bishop of Diocese of North China, North China. Russell, son of Marcus Carew Russell ...

(1821–1879), Irish Protestant missionary to China * William Russell (1845–1913), Succentor of

St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ...

, 1885–1993 * William Thomas Russell (1863–1927), American Roman Catholic bishop of Charleston

Science

William James Russell William James Russell (1830–1909) was an English chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society. Life Born in Gloucester on 20 May 1830, he was son of Thomas Rougher Russell (1775–1851), a banker there, and grandson of William Russell of Birmingha ...

(1830–1909), English chemist *

William Russell (physician) Dr William Russell FRCPE LLD, (22 April 1852 – 11 August 1940) was a Scottish pathologist and physician who became Professor of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He was the ...

(1852–1940), Scottish pathologist * William Ritchie Russell (1903–1980), British neurologist

Sports

William Russell (cricketer) William Cecil Russell (25 April 1866 – 9 May 1929) was an Australian-born English first-class cricketer. Russell made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire County Cricket Club, Hampshire against Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yor ...

(1866–1929), Australian-born English first-class cricketer * William Russell (fencer) (1896–1958), American Olympic fencer *

Willie Russell William Fraser Russell (born 6 December 1901 in Falkirk) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right. He scored both goals for Airdrieonians in the 1924 Scottish Cup Final. Playing career Airdrieonians He formed part o ...

(1901–after 1935), Scottish footballer - Airdrieonians, Preston * Willie Russell (footballer, born 1903) (1903–after 1940), Scottish footballer - Chelsea * William Eric Russell or Eric Russell (born 1936), Scottish-born English cricketer

Writers and composers

* William Russell (writer) (1741–1793), Scottish historical and miscellaneous writer *

William Russell (organist) William Russell (6 October 1777 – 21 November 1813) was an English organist and composer. Life He was the son of William Russell, an organ-builder, and was born in London on 6 October 1777. From age seven Russell was taught by the organist ...

(1777–1813), English composer *

William Russell (fiction writer) William Russell (1806–1876) was an English writer in the 19th century, producing works of fiction. He is considered among the first and most prolific authors to write 'police memoirs' or detective stories (some published under the pseudonym 'Wa ...

(1806–1876), English writer of detective and other stories *

William Clark Russell William Clark Russell (24 February 18448 November 1911) was an English writer best known for his nautical novels. At the age of 13 Russell joined the United Kingdom's Merchant Navy (United Kingdom), Merchant Navy, serving for eight years. The h ...

(1844–1911), English writer of nautical novels *

Willy Russell William Russell (born 23 August 1946) is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are ''Educating Rita'', ''Shirley Valentine'', '' Blood Brothers'' and ''Our Day Out''. Early life Russell was born in Whiston, Lancash ...

(born 1947), English playwright, lyricist and composer

Other

William Oldnall Russell Sir William Oldnall Russell (1785– 22 January 1833) was the Chief Justice of the Surpreme Court at Calcuta. Life He was born in 1785, the eldest son of Samuel Oldnall, rector of St. Nicholas, Worcester, and North Piddle, and Mary, daughter of Wi ...

(1785–1833), English chief justice of Bengal *

Lady William Russell Elizabeth Anne, Lady William Russell (2 October 1793 – 10 August 1874) was the wife of Lord George Russell and a well-known socialite. Early life Elizabeth Anne Theophila Rawdon was born on 2 October 1793, child of Frances (''née'' Hall-St ...

(1793–1874), English socialite, wife of Lord George William Russell *

William Howard Russell Sir William Howard Russell, (28 March 182011 February 1907) was an Irish reporter with ''The Times'', and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. He spent 22 months covering the Crimean War, including the Sieg ...

(1820–1907), Irish reporter; one of first modern war correspondents * William Carmichael Russell (1824–1905), British Bengal Artillery officer * William Hamilton Russell (1856–1907), American architect * William Alison Russell (1875–1948), Scottish lawyer and judge