Namesakes
Andrew Garfield
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1983- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Russell Crowe
(m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2001 Gladiator (actor)
John Russell
(m) 1792-1878
British Prime Ministers 1846-1852; 1865-1866
Russell Alan Hulse
(m) 1950-
Nobel Prize Winners 1993 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Ian McEwan
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1948-
Notable Writers
Russell Westbrook
(m) 1988-
Most Valuable Players 2017 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2012 basketball (gold)
Russell Brand
(m) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
David Lange
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1942-2005
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1984-1989
Russell Means
(m) 1939-2012
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones
(m) 1968-2004
Notable Musicians
Russi Taylor
(f) 1944-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Taylor Russell
(a.k.a. Russell) (f) 1994-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Russell Banks
(m) 1940-2023
Notable Writers
Russell Wilson
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (football)
Geoffrey Palmer
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1942-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1989-1990
Russell M. Nelson
(m) 1924-
Other Religious Leaders 2018- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Glynn Turman
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
George Renwick
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1901-1984
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Peter Wilson
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 shooting (gold)
Russell Ford
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2012 field hockey (bronze)
Rusty Crawford
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1885-1971
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Joc Pederson
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Russell Bowie
(m) 1880-1959
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (ice hockey)
Russell Webb
(m) 1945-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
Russ Grimm
(m) 1959-
Hall-of-Famers 2010 (football)
Barney Stanley
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1893-1971
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Russell "Stringer" Bell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 The Wire
Russell Taylor
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005; 2012 The Closer; Major Crimes
Russ Brennan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Bones
Russell Edgington
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 True Blood
Russell Corwin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Six Feet Under
Russell Greene
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994; 1996 Touched by an Angel; Promised Land
Russell "Rusty" Beck
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2012 Major Crimes
Russell Varon
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Invasion
Rusty "Spitter" Cartwright
(a.k.a. Russell) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Greek
Russell Norton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Grace Under Fire