Russ is a masculine given name, often a short form of Russell, and also a surname.

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Russ Abbot Russ Abbot (born Russell Allan Roberts; 18 September 1947) is an English musician, comedian and actor. Born in Chester, he first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with British comedy showband the Black Abbots, la ...

(born 1947), British musician, comedian and actor *

Russ Adams Russ is a masculine given name, often a short form of Russell, and also a surname. People Given name or nickname * Russ Abbot (born 1947), British musician, comedian and actor * Russ Adams (born 1980), American retired baseball player * Russ ...

(born 1980), American retired baseball player *

Russ Barenberg Russ Barenberg (born October 8, 1950) is an American bluegrass musician. Biography Barenberg began playing guitar at age 13, taking lessons from Alan Miller, whose brother, John Miller, Barenberg would later play with. His style was heavily inf ...

(born 1950), American bluegrass musician *

Russ Conway Russ Conway, DSM (born Trevor Herbert Stanford; 2 September 1925 – 16 November 2000) was an English popular music pianist and composer. Conway had 20 piano instrumentals in the UK Singles Chart between 1957 and 1963, including two number on ...

(1925–2000), stage name of Trevor Stanford, English popular music pianist *

Russ Feingold Russell Dana Feingold ( ; born March 2, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee in the 2016 election for the same U ...

, American politician *

Russ Freeman (pianist) Russell Donald Freeman (May 28, 1926 – June 27, 2002) was a bebop and cool jazz pianist and composer. Initially, Freeman was classically trained. His reputation as a jazz pianist grew in the 1940s after working with Art Pepper and Shorty ...

(1926–2002), American bebop jazz pianist and composer *

Russ Freeman (guitarist) Russ Freeman (born February 11, 1960) is a smooth jazz guitarist who is the founder and leader of The Rippingtons. Life and career Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Freeman started on guitar when he was ten years old. His first teacher was a sessi ...

(born 1960), American jazz fusion guitarist, composer and bandleader *

Russ Granik Russ Granik is an American sports executive who served as Deputy Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 22 years. He retired from that position on July 1, 2006, after 30 years with the NBA. Granik was inducted into the Nai ...

, longtime Deputy Commissioner of the National Basketball Association *

Russ Grimm Russell Scott Grimm (born May 2, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He has also served as an assistant coach for the Redskins, Pittsburgh St ...

(born 1959), American retired football player * Russ Hodge (born 1939), American decathlete, world record holder (1966–1967) *

Russ Howard Russell W. "Russ" Howard, CM, ONL (born February 19, 1956 in Midland, Ontario) is a Canadian curler and Olympic champion, based in Regina, Saskatchewan, but originally from Midland, Ontario. He lived in Moncton, New Brunswick from 2000 to 2 ...

(born 1956), Canadian curler * Russ Kingston, American actor, editor and filmmaker *

Russ Kun Russ Joseph Kun (born 8 September 1975) is a Nauruan politician who has been president of Nauru since being elected in the 2022 presidential election. He has served as a member of parliament for Ubenide since 2013. Biography Kun was born on ...

(born 1975), President of Nauru (2022–) * Russ Letlow (1913–1987), American football player *

Russ Malkin Russ Malkin is a British TV producer, director and founder of Big Earth Productions. He has created documentaries and formats for many broadcasters globally including BBC, ITV, Sky, National Geographic, Amazon and Discovery. Often working with hi ...

(born 1960), British film producer and creative director * Russ Method (1897–1971), American football player *

Russ Meyer Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful sexploitation films that fea ...

(1922–2004), American film director, producer and screenwriter *

Russ Meyer (baseball) Russell Charles Meyer (October 25, 1923 – November 16, 1997) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher known for his hot temper, his nickname was "Mad Monk". His professional career lasted for 16 seasons, including 319 ...

(1923–1998), American baseball pitcher * Russ Peterson (gridiron football) (1905–1971), American football player * Russ Peterson (coach), American college basketball, football and baseball coach * Russell W. Peterson, Russ W. Peterson (1916–2011), American politician * Russ Ptacek (born 1963), American journalist * Russ Roberts (born 1954), American economist * Russ Smith (guard) (1893–1958), American football player * Russ Smith (running back) (1944–2001), American football player * Russ Smith (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player * Russ Smith (publisher) (born 1955), American newspaper publisher and columnist * Russ Snyder (born 1934), American retired baseball player * Russ Tamblyn (born 1934), American actor * Russ Thomas (1924–1991), American football player * Russ (rapper) (born 1992), American rapper * Russ Washington (1946–2021), American football player * Russ Westbrook (born 1988), American basketball player * Russ Witherby (born 1962), American coach and former ice dancer * Russ Yeast (born 1999), American football player

Surname

* Hannah Russ, zooarchaeologist * Joanna Russ (1937–2011), American feminist science fiction author * John Russ (disambiguation), several people * Karl Russ (1833–1899), German aviculturist and writer * Marco Russ (born 1985), German footballer * Martin Faxon Russ (1931–2010), American author and professor * Robert Russ (painter) (1847–1922), Austrian painter * Robert D. Russ (1933–1997), United States Air Force general * Robert Edwin Russ (1830–1902), planter and founder of Ruston, Louisiana * Semp Russ (1878–1978), American college football quarterback and tennis player in the 1904 Olympics * Tim Russ (born 1956), American actor * William Russ (born 1950), American actor

Fictional characters

* Russ Owen, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks

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