Michael or Mike Russell may refer to:

Churchmen

* Michael Russell (bishop of Glasgow and Galloway) (1806–1848), Episcopalian Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway *

Michael Russell (bishop of Waterford and Lismore) Michael Russell (10 December 1920 – 12 January 2009) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore in Ireland from 1965 to 1993. Education and Ordination Born in Loughmore, Thurles, Co Tipperary, in 1920, Russell was educated at th ...

(1920–2009), Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

Musicians

* Mike "Razz" Russell, multi-instrumentalist and member of the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers *

Micho Russell Micho Russell (25 March 1915 – 19 February 1994) was an Irish musician and author best known for his expert tin whistle performance. He also played the simple-system flute and was a collector of traditional music and folklore. Biography Ru ...

(1915–1994), Irish traditional musician (tin whistle player)

Politicians

Michael Russell (American politician) Michael Russell (1844 – May 6, 1901) was an American businessman and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was born in 1844 in Troy, New York, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. He attended the public schools. In 1862, he enliste ...

(1844–1901), New York politician *

Michael Russell (Scottish politician) Michael William Russell (born 9 August 1953) is a Scottish politician serving as Chairman of the Scottish Land Commission since 2024, having previously served in the Scottish Cabinet under Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. A member of the Sco ...

(born 1953), Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations in the Scottish Government

Sportsmen

* Michael Russell (sailor) (born 1949), Bahamian Olympic sailor *

Michael Russell (tennis) Michael Craig Russell (born May 1, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player, and tennis coach. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 60 in August 2007. His 23 United States Tennis Association (USTA) Pro Circuit sing ...

(born 1978), American tennis player * Mike Russell (billiards player) (born 1969), English billiards player * Mike Russell (rugby union) (born 1967), New Zealand rugby player * Mike Frank Russell (born 1977), Irish Gaelic footballer

Others

Michael Russell (scientist) Michael Russell is a British geologist who works on the origin of life. Russell is the originator of the theory that life emerged at alkaline submarine hydrothermal vents. Russell's theory is that hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and methane, relea ...

, British geologist * Mike Russell (author), American writer and cartoonist * Mike Russell, founder of ''

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