Russell (given name)
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Russell is a male given name
, that originated from the surname Russell
, which in turn derives from the Old French roussel (red-haired or red-skinned), from roux (red hair color). Russell may be shortened to Russ
or Rusty
and is a nickname for someone with red hair.
Russell may refer to:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, that originated from the surname Russell
Russell (surname)
Russell also Rossell is a Scottish, English or Irish name derived from the Anglo-Norman French nickname Rousel. The nickname was a diminutive of the Old French Rous, meaning 'red.' The nickname, with the -el added, likely originated to denote "the little red-haired one."The name may also refer to...
, which in turn derives from the Old French roussel (red-haired or red-skinned), from roux (red hair color). Russell may be shortened to Russ
Russ (disambiguation)
Russ are participants in the traditional Norwegian high school graduation ceremony Russefeiring.Russ may also refer to:* Russ, Bas-Rhin, a commune of the arrondissement of Molsheim in Alsace, France...
or Rusty
Rusty
Rusty may refer to something covered with rust or with a rust . Rusty is also a nickname for people who have red hair or are named Russell...
and is a nickname for someone with red hair.
Russell may refer to:
People
- Russell Ackoff (1919–2009), American organizational theorist
- Russell AllenRussell AllenRussell Allen is the singer of the American progressive metal band Symphony X.-Biography:Before working with a rock band, he was a jouster at a Medieval Times Dinner Theater. He was introduced to the band Symphony X by former singer Rod Tyler...
(born 1971), American singer - Russell Alger (1836–1907), American politician
- Russell BanksRussell BanksRussell Banks is an American writer of fiction and poetry.- Biography :Russell Banks was born in Newton, Massachusetts on March 28, 1940. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives in upstate New York, and has been named a New York State Author. He is also...
(born 1940), American writer - Russell BrandRussell BrandRussell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK in 2004 for his role as host of Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth. His first major film role was in the 2007 film St Trinians...
(born 1975), British television presenter and comedian - Russell BranyanRussell BranyanRussell Oles Branyan is a Major League Baseball first baseman. He throws right-handed, bats left-handed, and primarily plays first base, but is capable of playing third base and the outfield. Branyan began his professional career in the Cleveland Indians minor league system...
(born 1975), American baseball player - Russell CouttsRussell CouttsSir Russell Coutts, KNZM, CBE is a competitive sailor. His achievements include a Gold medal in the Finn Class in the 1984 Olympic Games, winning the America's Cup four times, the ISAF World Youth championships, three World Match Racing Championships, numerous international match race wins and...
(born 1962), New Zealand sailor - Russell CroweRussell CroweRussell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
(born 1964), New Zealand born, Australian actor - Russell T Davies (born 1963), British screenwriter and producer
- Russell DrysdaleRussell DrysdaleSir George Russell Drysdale, AC was an Australian artist. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize for Sofala in 1947, and represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1954...
(1912–1981), Australian painter - Russell Feingold (born 1953), Former United States Senator from Wisconsin
- Nick Russell FowlerNick FowlerNicholas Russell Fowler is a journalist, novelist, singer, songwriter and actor currently living in New York City.- Literary career :Fowler's debut novel, A Thing About Curtis and Camilla, was published in 2002 by Pantheon/Random House. For this manuscript Fowler received the largest advance given...
, New York singer, songwriter, novelist - Russell GrantRussell GrantRussell John Dammerall Grant is a British astrologer and media personality. He has written several books on Astrology, provides syndicated newspaper horoscopes and operates premium rate astrology phone lines. In March 2010, he began offering a "Pet Psychic" service...
, British astrologer - Russell HartyRussell HartyRussell Harty was an English television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows.-Early life:Born Frederick Russell Harty in Blackburn, Lancashire, he was the son of a fruit and vegetable stallholder on the local market...
(1934–1988), British television presenter - Russell HobanRussell HobanRussell Conwell Hoban is an American writer, now living in England, of fantasy, science fiction, mainstream fiction, magic realism, poetry, and children's books-Biography:...
(born 1925), American writer - Russell HowardRussell HowardRussell Joseph Howard is an English comedian best known for his TV show Russell Howard's Good News and his appearances on the topical panel TV show Mock The Week...
(born 1980), British comedian - Russell Alan HulseRussell Alan HulseRussell Alan Hulse is an American physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, shared with his thesis advisor Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., "for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation"...
(born 1950), American physicist - Russell JohnsonRussell JohnsonRussell David Johnson is an American television and film actor best known as "The Professor" on the CBS television sitcom Gilligan's Island...
(born 1924), American actor - Russell KingstonRuss KingstonRuss Kingston is an American film and television actor, editor and filmmaker.Kingston is best known as an actor for such films as I Come with the Rain starring Josh Hartnett, Transmorphers: Fall of Man, Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus, Day of the Dead 2: Contagium and Guyver: Dark Hero.Kingston is...
, American actor, editor and filmmaker - Russell KirkRussell KirkRussell Kirk was an American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and fiction author known for his influence on 20th century American conservatism. His 1953 book, The Conservative Mind, gave shape to the amorphous post–World War II conservative movement...
(1918–1994), American political theorist - Russell Latino, American lawyer
- Russell LissackRussell LissackRussell Dean Lissack is an English musician best known as the lead guitarist of London based indie rock band, Bloc Party. Lissack is also in the electronica band Pin Me Down; a duo of himself and Milena Mepris...
(born 1981), British guitarist - Russell Long (1918–2003), American politician
- Russell MartinRussell MartinRussell Nathan Jeanson Coltrane Martin, Jr is a Canadian Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Yankees.Martin became the everyday catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers immediately upon his Major League debut, and continued in that role for nearly 5 years...
(born 1983), Canadian baseball player - Russell MulcahyRussell MulcahyRussell Mulcahy is an Australian film director. His work is easily recognized by his use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights.- Music videos :...
(born 1953), Australian director - Russell PetersRussell PetersRussell Dominic Peters is an Indo-Canadian comedian, actor and disc jockey. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and has been nominated for four Gemini Awards.-Early life :...
(born 1970), Canadian comedian and actor - Russell Gilbert Llantino (born 1993), Canadian musician
- Russell Peterson (born 1916), American politician
- Russell SageRussell SageRussell Sage was a financier, railroad executive and Whig politician from New York, United States. As a frequent partner of Jay Gould in various transactions, he amassed a fortune, which passed to his second wife, Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, when he died...
(1816–1906), American financier and politician - Russell SimmonsRussell Simmons-External links:** * * * * * * from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum* *...
(born 1957), American entrepreneur - Russell ToveyRussell ToveyRussell George Tovey is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits. Tovey is best known for playing the role of werewolf George Sands in the BBC's supernatural drama Being Human which started in 2008...
(born 1981), British actor - Russell WestbrookRussell WestbrookRussell Westbrook is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He was drafted by the Thunder's former incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics, which relocated from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...
(born 1988), NBA player the Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City ThunderThe Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena.... - Russell WongRussell WongRussell Girard Wong is an American actor and photographer, as well as the brother of actor/model Michael Wong.-Biography:...
(born 1963), American actor - Russell Tan (born 1996), Singaporean Star Student
- Russell Jones (born 1994), Canadian Artist
Fiction
- Russell, fictional character in the television series Happy Tree Friends
- Russell BellStringer BellRussell "Stringer" Bell is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by English actor Idris Elba. Bell served as drug kingpin Avon Barksdale's second in command, assuming direct control of the Barksdale Organization during Avon's imprisonment...
, 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
See also
- Russ (disambiguation)Russ (disambiguation)Russ are participants in the traditional Norwegian high school graduation ceremony Russefeiring.Russ may also refer to:* Russ, Bas-Rhin, a commune of the arrondissement of Molsheim in Alsace, France...
- Russel (disambiguation)
- Russell (surname)Russell (surname)Russell also Rossell is a Scottish, English or Irish name derived from the Anglo-Norman French nickname Rousel. The nickname was a diminutive of the Old French Rous, meaning 'red.' The nickname, with the -el added, likely originated to denote "the little red-haired one."The name may also refer to...
- Rusty (disambiguation)
- Roussel (surname)RousselRoussel may refer to:* Roussel , French automobile manufactured from 1908 to 1914* Roussel Uclaf, a French company* Bois Roussel , French racehorse* Kirin-Amgen v Hoechst Marion Roussel, British court ruling concerning patents...