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Russ is a masculine given name, often a short form of Russell, and a surname.
People[]
Given name or nickname[]
- Russ Abbot (born 1947), British musician, comedian and actor
- Russ Adams (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball player
- Russ Barenberg (born 1950), American bluegrass musician
- Russ Conway (1925–2000), stage name of Trevor Stanford, English popular music pianist
- 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 National Football League player
- Russ Hodge (born 1939), American decathlete, world record holder (1966–1967)
- Russ Howard (born 1956), Canadian curler
- Russ Kingston, American actor, editor and filmmaker
- Russ Letlow (1913–1987), American National Football League 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 Major League Baseball pitcher
- Russ Peterson (gridiron football) (1905–1971), American football offensive lineman
- Russ Peterson (coach), American college basketball, football and baseball coach in the 1930s to '50s
- 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 Tamblyn (born 1934), American actor
- Russ Thomas (1924–1991), American National Football League player
- Russ (rapper) (born 1992), American rapper
- Russ Washington (1946–2021), American National Football League player
- Russ Witherby (born 1962), American coach and former ice dancer
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
- (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
See also[]
- Rus (disambiguation)
- Russell (disambiguation)
- Russell (given name)
- Russell (surname)
Categories:
- Given names
- Surnames
- English-language masculine given names
- Hypocorisms