Namesakes
British Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
John Russell 1846-1852; 1865-1866 
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Russell Edgington 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Television:
10 characters
Russell Norton 1993 Grace Under Fire
Russell Greene 1994; 1996 Touched by an Angel; Promised Land
Russell Corwin 2001 Six Feet Under
Russell "Stringer" Bell 2002 The Wire
Russ Brennan 2005 Bones
Russell Varon 2005 Invasion
Russell Taylor 2005; 2012 The Closer; Major Crimes
Rusty "Spitter" Cartwright (a.k.a. Russell) 2007 Greek
Russell Edgington 2008 True Blood
Russell "Rusty" Beck 2012 Major Crimes
Hall-of-Famers:
3 ice hockey, 1 football
(ice hockey) Russell Bowie 1945
(ice hockey) Rusty Crawford (a.k.a. Russell) 1962
(ice hockey) Barney Stanley (a.k.a. Russell) 1962
(football) Russ Grimm 2010
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Russell Westbrook 2017 basketball
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
David Lange (a.k.a. Russell) 1984-1989
Geoffrey Palmer (a.k.a. Russell) 1989-1990
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Russell Alan Hulse 1993
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Russell Means 1939-2012
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
7 actors
Russell Means 1939-2012
Russi Taylor 1944-2019
Glynn Turman (a.k.a. Russell) 1947-
Russell Crowe 1964-
Russell Brand 1975-
Andrew Garfield (a.k.a. Russell) 1983-
Taylor Russell (a.k.a. Russell) 1994-
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football
(basketball) Russell Westbrook 1988-
(football) Russell Wilson 1988-
(baseball) Joc Pederson (a.k.a. Russell) 1992-
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones 1968-2004
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Russell Alan Hulse 1950-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Russell Banks 1940-2023
Ian McEwan (a.k.a. Russell) 1948-
Olympic Medalists:
3 bronze, 2 gold
(bronze) George Renwick (a.k.a. Russell) 1924 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Russell Webb 1972 water polo
(bronze) Russell Ford 2012 field hockey
(gold) Peter Wilson (a.k.a. Russell) 2012 shooting
(gold) Russell Westbrook 2012 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Russell Crowe 2001 Gladiator
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
Russell M. Nelson 2018- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints