Russell
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Russell is an English, Irish, or Scottish name derived from the colour red or from the fox animal. Its uses include:
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[edit] People
- Arthur Russell (disambiguation page)
- William Russell (disambiguation page)
[edit] Art and literature
- Charles Marion Russell – artist of the American West
- Craig Russell – American composer
- Craig Russell (British author) – British author
- Eric Frank Russell – British author
- Francis Russell – American author
- John Peter Russell – Australian painter
- Mary Doria Russell – American author
- P. Craig Russell – American comic book writer, artist, and illustrator
- Sean Russell (author) – Canadian fantasy author
- Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell (1886-1985), American artist
- Ted Russell - Newfoundland and Labrador writer
- Willy Russell – British playwright, author, lyricist and composer
[edit] Religion
- Charles Taze Russell – founder of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society
- James Stuart Russell – pastor and author of The Parousia.
[edit] Entertainment and media
- Betsy Russell - American actress
- Bing Russell – American actor
- Bob Russell (songwriter) – American songwriter
- Bob Russell (entertainer) – Miss America Pageant Emcee 1940-54
- Calvin Russell (musician) – American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Craig Russell (actor) – Canadian female impersonator
- David Russell (guitarist) – classical guitarist
- David O. Russell – American film director
- Gail Russell – American actress
- Jane Russell – American actress
- Ken Russell – British film director
- Keri Russell – American actress
- Kurt Russell – American actor
- Lillian Russell – American vaudeville actress and singer
- Leon Russell - American rock musician
- Luis Russell – Panamanian jazz pianist
- Nipsey Russell – American comedian
- Pee Wee Russell – American jazz musician
- Rosalind Russell – American actress
[edit] Military and politics
- Bob Russell (politician) – British MP for Colchester
- Daniel Lindsay Russell – American politician
- David Russell (George Cross) – New Zealand winner of the George Cross
- David Abel Russell – U.S. Representative from New York
- David Allen Russell – American Civil War general
- Dudley Russell - British Indian Army General in World War II
- Lee M. Russell – Mississippi politician
- Richard Russell, Jr. – U.S. Senator from Georgia
- Richard Russell, Sr. – U.S. judge
- Richard A. Russell - Deputy Associate Director of National Intelligence
- Samuel Russell – American trader in China
- Seán Russell – Irish republican
[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.
- John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford – Tudor statesman
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford – First Lord of the Admiralty under King William
- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell – English Whig and Liberal politician
- Bertrand Russell – British mathematician and philosopher (Russell's paradox)
- John Conrad Russell, 4th Earl Russell
- Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell
[edit] Science and technology
- Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montagu Russell, 6th Baronet mineralogist
- 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
- Calvin Russell (American football) – NFL football player
- Craig Russell (footballer) – English football striker
- Darrell Russell (drag racer) – NHRA drag racer
- Darrell Russell (football player) – NFL football player
- JaMarcus Russell – NFL football player
[edit] Fictional
- Bob Russell (The West Wing) – The West Wing character portrayed by Gary Cole
[edit] Places
[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 (Nunavut)
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Solomon Islands
[edit] United States of America
- Russell, Arkansas
- Russell, Iowa
- Russell, Kansas
- Russell, Kentucky
- Russell, Massachusetts
- Russell, Minnesota
- 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:
[edit] Other uses
- Russell (given name)
- 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
- Russell Stover Candies
[edit] External links
- Russell Mania - Lot of information and pictures about this name.