Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Diane Russell 1993 NYPD Blue 
Diebenkorn "D. B." Russell 2000; 2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Cyber
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball, 1 ice hockey
(basketball) John "Honey" Russell 1964
(ice hockey) Ernie Russell 1965
(basketball) Bill Russell 1974
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Bill Russell 1958; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1965 basketball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Bertrand Russell 1950
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
7 actors, 1 actor/comedian
Rosalind Russell 1907-1976
Harold Russell 1914-2002
Julius "Nipsey" Russell 1918-2005
Jane Russell 1921-2011
Kurt Russell 1951-
Lucy Russell 1972-
Keri Russell 1976-
Taylor Russell 1994-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 rugby
(basketball) Bill Russell 1934-2022
(rugby) Finn Russell 1992-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director/screenwriter
David O. Russell 1958-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher
Bertrand Russell 1872-1970
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer
Henry Norris Russell 1877-1957
Olympic Medalists:
4 gold, 3 bronze
(gold) Arthur Russell 1908 3200 m steeplechase
(gold) Henry Russell 1928 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Kathleen Russell 1928 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Bill Russell 1956 basketball
(gold) Doug Russell 1968 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Gillian Russell 1996 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Alonzo Russell 2016 4x400 m relay
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Harold Russell 1947 The Best Years of Our Lives