Russell
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Russell is a Scottish or French name that means anything that is or relates to the colour red or a fox.
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[edit] People
Notable people with the surname Russell include:
- William Russell (disambiguation page)
[edit] English Whig family
Members of this family have held the title of Earl of Bedford since the 16th century, and Duke of Bedford since the late 17th century.
- Bertrand Russell – British philosopher (Russell's paradox)
- Dora Russell
- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Lord John Russell
- John Conrad Russell, 4th Earl Russell
- Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell
- John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford – Tudor statesman
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford – First Lord of the Admiralty under King William III
[edit] Art and literature
- Charles Marion Russell – American painter
- Craig Russell (British author)
- Eric Frank Russell – science fiction author
- Francis Russell – American author
- John Peter Russell – Australian painter (1858 - 1930)
- Mary Doria Russell – science fiction author
- P. Craig Russell – comic book artist
- Sean Russell – Canadian Fantasy Author
- Willy Russell – British playwright (Educating Rita,Blood Brothers)
[edit] Culture and religion
- Charles Taze Russell – founder of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society
- James Stuart Russell - pastor and author of The Parousia.
- Reverend John Russell – dog breeder (Jack Russell terrier)
[edit] Entertainment and media
- Bing Russell - American actor
- Bob Russell (songwriter) – American songwriter
- Bob Russell (Entertainer) – Miss America Pageant Emcee 1940-54
- Craig Russell (female impersonator)
- David Russell - classical guitarist
- David O. Russell - American film director
- Gail Russell – American actress
- Jane Russell – American actress
- John Russell (actor) – American actor (1921 - 1991)
- Ken Russell – British film director
- Keri Russell – American actress
- Kurt Russell – American actor
- Lillian Russell – American vaudeville actress and singer
- Luis Russell – Panamanian jazz pianist
- Nipsey Russell – American comedian
- Pee Wee Russell – American jazz musician
- Rosalind Russell – American actress
[edit] Fictional
[edit] Military and politics
- Bob Russell (politician) – British MP for Colchester
- Daniel Lindsay Russell – American politician
- David Russell - New Zealand winner of the George Cross
- David Abel Russell - U.S. Representative from New York
- David Allen Russell - American Civil War general
- Francis Russell – American author
- Lee M. Russell - Mississippi politician
- Richard Russell, Jr. – U.S. senator
- Richard Russell, Sr. – noted U.S. judge, father of above
- Samuel Russell - American trader in China
[edit] Science and technology
- Gerald Russell– psychiatrist who described first bulimia nervosa
- Henry Norris Russell – American astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram)
- John Scott Russell – 19th century physicist
- Katheryn K. Russell – criminologist
- Stuart J. Russell – computer scientist
- Walter Russell -- scientist, artist, author etc.
[edit] Sports and recreation
- Bill Russell - NBA player
- Darrell Russell (drag racer) – NHRA drag racer
- Darrell Russell (football player) – NFL football player
[edit] Places
Russell is the name of places in the following countries:
[edit] Australia
[edit] Canada
- Russell, Ontario
- Russell, Ontario, a township in Ontario.
- Russell, Ontario (community), a town in the township mentioned above.
- Russell, Manitoba
- Russell (Ontario electoral district), a former political riding in Ontario
- Russell (Manitoba riding), a political riding in Manitoba
- Russell Island, Canada
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Solomon Islands
[edit] United States of America
- Russell, Arkansas
- Russell, Iowa
- Russell, Kansas
- Russell, Kentucky
- Russell, Massachusetts
- Russell, Minnesota
- Russell, Missouri
- Russell, New York
- Russell Township, Ohio
- Russell, Wisconsin
- Russell County, Alabama
- Russell County, Kansas
- Russell County, Kentucky
- Russell County, Virginia
- Russell Island (Michigan)
See also:
- Russellville, Arkansas
- Russelltown, Louisiana
- Russellville, Tennessee
[edit] Other uses
- Jack Russell terrier
- Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
- Russell's paradox
- Russell Investment Group
- Russell Indexes
- Russell (locomotive) - A Locomotive of the Welsh Highland Railway.
- The Russell Group of large research-led British universities
- Russell Corporation - an American sporting goods & clothing manufacturer
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