Famous People with Name Russell

Russell Billiu Long            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Russell Billiu Long: was an American politician who served in the United States Senate as a Democrat from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987.

Russell A. Baze            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Russell A. Baze: Born to an American family, Russell Baze's father, Joe Baze, is a former jockey and trainer who was competing at Exhibition Park in Vancouver at the time of his birth giving him dual Canadian/American citizenship.Russell Baze began his racing career in Wa

Russell Tyrone Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Russell Tyrone Jones: After establishing the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol' Dirty Bastard went on to a successful solo career. However, his professional success was hampered by his erratic personal behavior and frequent legal troubles, including incarceration. He died in late 2004 of conge

Russell Charles Means            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Russell Charles Means: is an American psychologist and sex researcher. While employed at various institutions including the University of Nebraska he conducted research on passive smoking and several other topics, but he is best known today for his claims about homosexuality.

Russell Ellington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Russell Ellington: was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins (a record of 894-212) in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years.

Thomas Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Russell: was an American painter, also the grandfather of Kurt Russell, and father of actor Bing Russell.He had sold over 30 paintings in his home town, when earning money he became quite "a rich fella"; After a while he made an unpublished book called The Rich Little Fella, it was Thomas's only book made. Thomas was also interested in Business, and got a job doing all business people do.

Brenda Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brenda Russell: an African American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Known for her eclectic musical style, her recordings have encompassed several different genres, including pop, soul, jazz and adult contemporary. As well as composing her own material, Russell's songw

Rosalind Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rosalind Russell: was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as originating the role of Auntie Mame on Broadway and in film. She won all 5 G

John Albert Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Albert Russell: was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in six games for Brooklyn Robins in the 1917 & 1918 seasons and then in fifteen games for the Chicago White Sox in 1921-1922.

Glen David Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glen David Russell: was an infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a first baseman for two different teams between the 1939 and 1947 seasons. Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb., Russell batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Los Angeles California.Basically a line-drive hitter and a good fielding replacement, Russell entered the majors in 1939 with the Chicago Cubs, playing for them four years (1939-42) before joining the Boston Red Sox (1946-47). His most productive season came during his rookie year, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.273), home runs (9), runs (55), hits (148), extrabases (38), RBI (79) and games played (143).