Russell

• Russell, Arkansas
• Russell, Iowa
• Russell, Kansas
• Russell, Kentucky
• Russell, Massachusetts
• Russell, Minnesota
• Russell, New York
• Russell, Wisconsin

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 – British philosopher (Russell's paradox)
• Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell – British Prime Minister (It is generally considered incorrect to refer to Lord John Russell as John Russell, because his honorifix was treated as part of his name and did not indicate a peerage.)
• John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford – Tudor statesman

Other people whose surname is or was Russell include

• Charles Taze Russell – founder of Jehovah's Witnesses
• Eric Frank Russell – science fiction author
• 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[?] – 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
• Kurt Russell – American actor
• Mary Doria Russell – science fiction author
• Rosalind Russell – American actress
• Willy Russell – British playwright (Educating Rita)

See also:

• Jack Russell terrier
• Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
• Russell's paradox