Russ

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

People

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Given name or nickname

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  • Russ (rapper) (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) (1926–2002), American bebop jazz pianist and composer
  • Russ Freeman (guitarist) (born 1960), American jazz fusion guitarist, composer and bandleader
  • Russ Granik, 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 (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) (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 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

Surname

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  • 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

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  • Russ Owen, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks

See also

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  • Rus (disambiguation)
  • Russell (disambiguation)
  • Russell (given name)
  • Russell (surname)
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