Namesakes
Andrew Garfield
(middle name Russell) (m) 1983- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barney Stanley
(a.k.a. Russell) (m) 1893-1971
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
David Lange
(middle name Russell) (m) 1942-2005
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1984-1989
Geoffrey Palmer
(middle name Russell) (m) 1942-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1989-1990
George Renwick
(middle name Russell) (m) 1901-1984
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Glynn Turman
(middle name Russell) (m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gus Pope
(middle name Russell) (m) 1898-1953
Olympic Medalists 1920 discus throw (bronze)
Ian McEwan
(middle name Russell) (m) 1948-
Notable Writers
Joc Pederson
(middle name Russell) (m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (baseball)
John Russell
(m) 1792-1878
British Prime Ministers 1846-1852; 1865-1866
Peter Wilson
(middle name Russell) (m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 shooting (gold)
Russ Brennan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Bones
Russ Grimm
(m) 1959-
Hall-of-Famers 2010 (football)
Russ Tamblyn
(m) 1934-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Russell Banks
(m) 1940-2023
Notable Writers
Russell "Rusty" Beck
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2012 Major Crimes
Russell "Stringer" Bell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 The Wire
Russell Bowie
(m) 1880-1959
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (ice hockey)
Russell Brand
(m) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Russell Corwin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Six Feet Under
Russell Crowe
(m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2001 Gladiator (actor)
Russell Edgington
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 True Blood
Russell Ford
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2012 field hockey (bronze)
Russell Greene
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994; 1996 Touched by an Angel; Promised Land
Russell Hornsby
(m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Russell Alan Hulse
(m) 1950-
Nobel Prize Winners 1993 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Russell Johnson
(m) 1924-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones
(m) 1968-2004
Notable Musicians
Russell Means
(m) 1939-2012
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Russell M. Nelson
(m) 1924-
Other Religious Leaders 2018- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Russell Norton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Grace Under Fire
Russell Taylor
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005; 2012 The Closer; Major Crimes
Russell Varon
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Invasion
Russell Webb
(m) 1945-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
Russell Westbrook
(m) 1988-
Most Valuable Players 2017 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2012 basketball (gold)
Russell Wilson
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (football)
Russi Taylor
(f) 1944-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rusty "Spitter" Cartwright
(a.k.a. Russell) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Greek
Rusty Crawford
(middle name Russell) (m) 1885-1971
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Taylor Russell
(middle name Russell) (f) 1994-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Hale
(middle name Russell) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Zosia Mamet
(middle name Russell) (f) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)