Russell
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Russell is an Irish/or French name that means anything that is or relates to the colour red or a fox.
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People
Russell is the name of an eminent English Whig family who have held the title of Earl of Bedford since the 16th century, and Duke of Bedford since the late 17th century. Members of this family include:
- Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell – British philosopher (Russell's paradox)
- Bing Russell
- 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
Other people whose surname is or was Russell include:
- Bob Russell (politician) – British MP for Colchester
- Bob Russell (songwriter) – American songwriter
- Bob Russell (Entertainer) – Miss America Pageant Emcee 1940-54
- Bob Russell (The West Wing) – a fictional character from The West Wing
- Charles Marion Russell – American painter
- Charles Taze Russell – founder of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, which evolved into the Jehovah's Witnesses following his death in 1916
- Craig Russell (female impersonator)
- Daniel Lindsay Russell – American politician
- Darrell Russell (drag racer) – NHRA drag racer
- Darrell Russell (football player) – NFL football player
- Eric Frank Russell – science fiction author
- Francis Russell – American author
- Francis Russell – secretary of the East-India compnay in the 18th century
- Gail Russell – American actress
- Henry Norris Russell – American astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram)
- Jane Russell – American actress
- Reverend John Russell – dog breeder (Jack Russell terrier)
- John Russell (actor) – American actor (1921 - 1991)
- John Scott Russell – 19th century physicist, discoverer of solitons in water waves
- Katheryn K. Russell – criminologist
- Ken Russell – British film director
- Keri Russell – American actress
- Kurt Russell – American actor
- Lee M. Russell — Mississippi politician
- Lillian Russell – American vaudeville actress and singer
- Luis Russell – Panamanian jazz pianist
- Mary Doria Russell – science fiction author
- Nipsey Russell – U.S. comedian
- P. Craig Russell – comic book artist
- Pee Wee Russell – U.S. jazz musician
- Richard Russell, Jr. – U.S. senator
- Richard Russell, Sr. – noted U.S. judge, father of above
- Rosalind Russell – American actress
- Sean Russell – Canadian Fantasy Author
- Stuart J. Russell – computer scientist
- Walter Russell -- scientist, artist, author etc.
- William Russell (disambiguation page)
- Willy Russell – British playwright (Educating Rita)
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Places
Russell is the name of places in the following countries:
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Australia
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Canada
- Russell, Ontario
- Russell, Manitoba
- Russell (Ontario electoral district), a former political riding in Ontario
- Russell (Manitoba riding), a political riding in Manitoba
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New Zealand
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United States of America
- Russell, Arkansas
- Russell, Iowa
- Russell, Kansas
- Russell, Kentucky
- Russell, Massachusetts
- Russell, Minnesota
- Russell, Missouri
- Russell, New York
- Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio
- Russell, Wisconsin
- Russell County, Alabama
- Russell County, Kansas
- Russell County, Kentucky
- Russell County, Virginia
- Russellville, Arkansas
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Other uses
- Jack Russell terrier
- Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
- Russell's paradox
- Russell Investment Group
- Russell Indexes
- Welsh Highland Railway Locomotive Russell
- The Russell Group of large research-led British universities
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