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.

Michael Campanella Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Campanella Russell: nicknamed Campy, is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played the forward position for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks for nine years (1975-1982, 1985) and played in the 1979 NBA All-Star Game.

Walker D Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walker D Russell: is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'5" 190 lb guard.Russell played collegiately for Oakland Community College, the University of Houston, and Western Michigan University. He was selected with the 9th pick of the fourth round (78th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.

William Felton Bill Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Felton Bill Russell: is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, the 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an Athlete in a North American sports league. Before his professional career, Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1955, 1956).

Harold John Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harold John Russell: was a Canadian-American World War II veteran who became one of only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award for acting (the other being Haing S. Ngor).While an Army instructor, and training with the U.S. 13th Airborne Division stateside in 1944, a defective fuse detonated an explosive he was handling while making a training film. As a result, he lost both hands and was given two hooks to serve as hands. After his recovery, and while attending Boston University as a full-time student, an Army film called Diary of a Sergeant about rehabilitating war veterans was made featuring Russell.

William Felton "Bill" Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Felton "Bill" Russell: is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, the 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Before his professional career, Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1955, 1956). He also won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics as captain of the U.S. national basketball team.