Russell (given name)

Russell is a male given name, that originated from the surname Russell, which in turn derives from the Anglo-Norman russel (Old French rossel) "red-haired or red-skinned", from Anglo-Norman rus (Old French ros) "red hair color" or "reddish skin" and suffix -el^[1] Russell may be shortened to Russ or Rusty and is a nickname for someone with red hair.

Russell may refer to:

People

• Russell Ackoff (1919–2009), American organizational theorist
• Russell Allen (born 1971), American singer
• Russell Alger (1836–1907), American politician
• Russell Banks (born 1940), American writer
• Russell Brand (born 1975), British television presenter and comedian
• Russell Branyan (born 1975), American baseball player
• Russell Coutts (born 1962), New Zealand sailor
• Russell Crowe (born 1964), New Zealand born, Australian actor
• Russell T Davies (born 1963), British screenwriter and producer
• Russell G. Dunmore (1884–1935), New York politician
• Russell Drysdale (1912–1981), Australian painter
• Russell Feingold (born 1953), Former United States Senator from Wisconsin
• Russell Grant, British astrologer
• Russell Harty (1934–1988), British television presenter
• Russell F. Hicks (1820–1869), New York lawyer and politician
• Russell Hoban (born 1925), American writer
• Russell Howard (born 1980), British comedian
• Russell Alan Hulse (born 1950), American physicist
• Russell Johnson (1924–2014), American actor
• Russell Kirk (1918–1994), American political theorist
• Russell Lissack (born 1981), British guitarist
• Russell M. Little (1809–1891), New York state senator
• Russell Long (1918–2003), American politician
• Russell Martin (born 1983), Canadian baseball player
• Russell Mulcahy (born 1953), Australian director
• Russell Peters (born 1970), Canadian comedian and actor
• Russell Peterson (born 1916), American politician
• Russell Sage (1816–1906), American financier and politician
• Russell Simmons (born 1957), American entrepreneur
• Russell Tovey (born 1981), British actor
• Russell Westbrook (born 1988), NBA player for the Oklahoma City Thunder
• Russell Wilson (born 1988), NFL player for the Seattle Seahawks
• Russell Wong (born 1963), American actor

Fiction

• Russell, fictional character in the television series Happy Tree Friends
• Russell Bell, fictional character in the television series The Wire
• Russell (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Russell Edgington, fictional character in True Blood
• Russell Ferguson, a character from the children's cartoon Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV Series)

See also

• Russ (disambiguation)
• Russel (disambiguation)
• Russell (surname)
• Rusty (disambiguation)
• Roussel (surname)

References