# Russ

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

## People
### Given name or nickname

* 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

* 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