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

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Russ (rapper) Russell James Vitale (born September 26, 1992), known professionally as Russ, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. After eleven self-released albums, Vitale signed with Columbia Records to release his t ...

(born 1992), American rapper, real name Russell James Vitale * Russ Abbot (born 1947), British musician, comedian and actor * Russ Adams (born 1980), American retired baseball player * Russ Altman, American biomedical scientist and academic * Russ Ballard (born 1945), English musician * Russ Banham (born 1954), American author * Russ Barenberg (born 1950), American bluegrass musician * Russ Brandon (born 1967), American sports executive * Russ Baker (born 1958), American author and investigative journalist * Russ Carnahan (born 1958), American politician * Russ Cochran (born 1958), American professional golfer * Russ Cochran (1937–2020), American comics publisher * Russ Columbo (1908–1934), American baritone, songwriter, violinist, and actor * Russ Conway (1925–2000), stage name of Trevor Stanford, English popular music pianist * Russ Dallen (1963–2021), American economist, financial advisor, lawyer, publisher, and journalist * Russ Decker (born 1953), American politician * Russ Dugger (born 1975), American professional stock car racing driver * Russ Emanuel, American director, producer, and filmmaker * Russ Ewing (1923 – June 25, 2019), American broadcast journalist * Russ Feingold, 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 ses ...

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

Russ Granik Russell T. "Russ" Granik (born July 10, 1948) is an American sports executive who served as Deputy Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 22 years. During his professional career, Granik served as the announcer of second- ...

, longtime Deputy Commissioner of the National Basketball Association * Russ Grimm (born 1959), American retired football player * Russ Hodge (born 1939), American decathlete, world record holder (1966–1967) * Russ Howard (born 1956), Canadian curler * Russ Huxtable, American politician from Delaware *

Russ Irwin Russ Irwin is an American singer-songwriter, producer, film composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has worked with multiple artists including Aerosmith, Sting, Bryan Adams, Meat Loaf, Foreigner, Cheap Trick, John Fogerty, Joe Bonamassa, ...

(born 1968), American singer-songwriter * Russ Kingston, American actor, editor and filmmaker * Russ Kun (born 1975), President of Nauru (2022–) * Russ Letlow (1913–1987), American football player * Russ Malkin (born 1960), British film producer and creative director * Russ Method (1897–1971), American football player * Russ Meyer (1922–2004), American film director, producer and screenwriter * Russ Meyer (baseball) (1923–1998), American baseball pitcher * Russ Peterson (gridiron football) (1905–1971), American football player * Russ Peterson (coach), American college basketball, football and baseball coach * Russ W. Peterson (1916–2011), American politician * Russ Ptacek (born 1963), American journalist * Russ Roberts (born 1954), American economist *

Russ Smith (guard) Eugene Russell Smith (November 11, 1895 - June 13, 1948) was a professional American football, football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, Chicago Staleys/Bears, Canton Bulldogs, Milwaukee ...

(1893–1958), American football player *

Russ Smith (running back) Russell Conway Smith (August 4, 1944 – April 1, 2001) was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the San Diego Chargers. He had played high school football and basketball for Stranahan High School ...

(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 Washington (1946–2021), American football player * Russ Weeks (1942–2024), American politician, Republican State Senator from West Virginia * Russ Westbrook (born 1988), American basketball player * Russ Witherby (born 1962), American coach and former ice dancer * Russ Yeast (born 1999), American football player

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* Hannah Russ, zooarchaeologist *

Joanna Russ Joanna Russ (February 22, 1937 – April 29, 2011) was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism such as '' How to Suppress Women's Writing'', as ...

(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 William Russ (born October 20, 1950) is an American actor and television director. He played Alan Matthews on the sitcom ''Boy Meets World'' (1993–2000) and appeared in the television series ''Wiseguy (TV series), Wiseguy'', the soap operas ''A ...

(born 1950), American actor

Fictional characters

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

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