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  
Rusty "Spitter" Cartwright (a.k.a. Russell)   2007   Greek  
Russell Edgington   2008   True Blood  
Russell Taylor   2005; 2012   The Closer; Major Crimes  
Russell "Rusty" Beck   2012   Major Crimes  
Hall-of-Famers: 3 ice hockey, 1 football
(ice hockey) Russell Bowie   1945  
(ice hockey) Rusty Crawford (middle name 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 (middle name Russell)   1984-1989  
Geoffrey Palmer (middle name 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: 12 actors
Russell Johnson   1924-2014  
Russ Tamblyn   1934-  
Russell Means   1939-2012  
Russi Taylor   1944-2019  
Glynn Turman (middle name Russell)   1947-  
Russell Crowe   1964-  
Tony Hale (middle name Russell)   1970-  
Russell Hornsby   1974-  
Russell Brand   1975-  
Andrew Garfield (middle name Russell)   1983-  
Zosia Mamet (middle name Russell)   1988-  
Taylor Russell (middle name Russell)   1994-  
Notable Athletes: 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football
(basketball) Russell Westbrook   1988-  
(football) Russell Wilson   1988-  
(baseball) Joc Pederson (middle name 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 (middle name Russell)   1948-  
Olympic Medalists: 4 bronze, 2 gold
(bronze) Gus Pope (middle name Russell)   1920   discus throw  
(bronze) George Renwick (middle name Russell)   1924   4x400 m relay  
(bronze) Russell Webb   1972   water polo  
(bronze) Russell Ford   2012   field hockey  
(gold) Peter Wilson (middle name 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