One famous bearer of the name is Russel Crowe (Gladiator, Cinderella Man).

One famous bearer is Russell Simmons.

Russell Brand is a British presenter that presents Big Brother's Big Mouth, a spin-off of Big Brother. He's hilarious and has made me love this name.

"..the girl's brother's name was Russell, a name which to Arthur's mind always suggested burly men with blond mustaches and blow-dried hair who would at the slightest provocation start wearing velvet tuxedos and frilly shirt fronts and would then have to be forcibly restrained from commentating on billiards matches."

- excerpt from So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish, a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book by Douglas Adams. Note: this does not reflect my views on the name, which I rather like. I just wanted to leave this comment because it amused me while I was reading the book.

A famous bearer is American television and stage deaf actor Russell Harvard.

Famous bearer is Kurt Russell.

A famous bearer is the wonderful, incomparable Russell Brand. He's a British comedian, actor, TV presenter, writer, you name it. That man can do it all! He's the coolest, funniest, sexiest, and most all around awesome man alive. I want a clone of him.

Russell Lissack is the lead guitarist of British band Bloc Party.

Russell Stover! Mmmmmm.

And I like it because its kind of natural. Rustling of leaves. It's sweet. Nickname Ross instead of Russ, too. Or Rusty.

Russell Howard, an English comedian and radio presenter.

I can't believe no one's mentioned Russell Peters yet. He's a Canadian comedian.

Russell Tovey, an English actor well known for being in Being Human, Him and Her and The History Boys.

Russell Dalrymple is the president of NBC and works with Jerry and George on their television pilot, on the American TV series "Seinfeld".

The incredible Russell Edgington from True Blood.

Russell Senior is the violinist/guitarist for pop group Pulp.

Russell Carrington Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. Wilson played college football for the University of Wisconsin during the 2011 season, in which he set the single-season FBS record for passing efficiency and led the team to a Big Ten title and the 2012 Rose Bowl. Wilson played football and baseball for North Carolina State University from 2008 to 2010 before transferring to Wisconsin. Wilson also played minor league baseball for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010 and the Asheville Tourists in 2011 as a second baseman.