William Russell
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Kingdom of England
- William Russell (bishop)William Russell (bishop)William Russell was a fourteenth-century Cistercian prelate. He appears to have begun his career as a Cistercian monk at Rushen Abbey on the Isle of Man , ascending to the rank of abbot there, before being elected Bishop of Mann and the Isles...
, Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1348 to 1374 - Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of ChippenhamSir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of ChippenhamSir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham , was an English politician.He was one of the Russell Baronets and the Treasurer of the Navy 11 May 1618–5 April 1627. He was created a baronet in March 1627....
(d. 1654), English MP for Windsor - William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of ThornhaughWilliam Russell, 1st Baron Russell of ThornhaughWilliam Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh was a younger son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford. His birthdate is uncertain, with some records showing that he was born as early as 1553, some as late as 1563...
(circa 1558–1613), English military commander - Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of WytleySir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of WytleySir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Wytley , was an English politician.Russell was the son of Sir Thomas Russell and his wife Elizabeth Spencer daughter of Sir William Spencer. He was the Member of Parliament for Worcestershire and one of the Russell Baronets. The title was created for him on 12...
(c. 1602–1669), English MP for Worcestershire - William Russell, 1st Duke of BedfordWilliam Russell, 1st Duke of BedfordWilliam Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford KG PC was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited his Peerage and sat in the House of Lords...
(1616–1700), British peer and soldier - William Russell, Lord RussellWilliam Russell, Lord RussellWilliam Russell, Lord Russell was an English politician. He was a leading member of the Country Party, forerunners of the Whigs, who opposed the succession of James II during the reign of Charles II, ultimately resulting in his execution for treason.-Early life and marriage:Russell was the third...
(1639–1683), English politician
United Kingdom
- William Russell (merchant)William Russell (merchant)William Russell , Birmingham merchant, was a practical Christian, a practising Unitarian Dissenter, and a close friend and sponsor of Joseph Priestley...
(1740–1818), Birmingham merchant and Unitarian - William Russell (writer)William Russell (writer)-Biography:Russell, the son of Alexander Russell, farmer, and his wife Christian Ballantyne, was born at the farm of Windydoors, Selkirkshire, in 1741...
(1741–1793), a Scottish historical and miscellaneous writer. - Lord William Russell (1767–1840), Lord of the Admiralty
- William Congreve RussellWilliam Congreve RussellWilliam Congreve Russell was an Whig politician in England.Russell was the son of Thomas Russell, of Moore Green, King's Norton, by his second wife, Mary Garner. He was commissioned a captain when the North Worcestershire Volunteers were formed in September 1803. On 19 July 1820, he married...
, (1778–1850) English MP and High Sheriff of Worcestershire - William Russell (1798–1850)William Russell (1798–1850)William Russell of Brancepeth Castle in County Durham was a British Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1822 and 1832....
, British Member of Parliament (MP) for Saltash, Bletchingley and County Durham - William Russell, 8th Duke of BedfordWilliam Russell, 8th Duke of BedfordWilliam Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford was a British Whig politician. He was the son of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford and his wife Anna Maria Stanhope....
(1809–1872), member of the United Kingdom Parliament - Charles William RussellCharles William RussellCharles William Russell was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar.-Early life:He was born at Killough, County Down, Ireland, a descendant of the Russells who held the Barony of Killough of Quoniamstown and Ballystrew.He received his early education at Drogheda grammar school and at...
(1812–1880), Irish Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar - William Armstrong RussellWilliam Armstrong RussellWilliam Armstrong Russell was an Irish Protestant Christian missionary to China, and served as the Anglican Bishop of North China.Russell, son of Marcus Carew Russell, by Fanny Potts, was born at Ballydavid House, Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1821, and was educated at Middleton school,...
(1821–1879), Anglican bishop in China - William Howard RussellWilliam Howard RussellWilliam Howard Russell was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents, after he spent 22 months covering the Crimean War including the Charge of the Light Brigade.-Career:As a young reporter, Russell reported on a brief military...
(1821–1907), Irish reporter for The Times in the Crimean War - Sir William Russell, 2nd BaronetSir William Russell, 2nd BaronetLieutenant-General Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet , was a British Army officer who served in the Crimean War and in the suppression of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and then became a Liberal Party politician...
(1822–1892), MP for Dover, 1857–1859 - William Russell (Bolton MP)William Russell (Bolton MP)William Russell was a British politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Bolton, Lancashire for the Conservative Party 15 November 1922–1923.-References:...
(1859–1937), Member of Parliament for Bolton, 1922–1923 - William Oswald Russell, 44th victory of Manfred von RichthofenManfred von RichthofenManfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen , also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I...
, the "Red Baron".
United States
- William Russell (North Carolina), 18th century member of the North Carolina General Assembly
- William Russell (Virginia)William Russell (Virginia)William Russell was an army officer and a prominent settler of the southwestern region of the Virginia Colony. He led an early attempt to settle the "Kentuckee Territory" . He was a justice of Fincastle County, Virginia. Russell aided in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence...
(1735–1793), Virginia frontier soldier and legislator, father of William Russell of Kentucky - William Russell (Kentucky)William Russell (Kentucky)Colonel William Russell III was a soldier, pioneer, and politician from Virginia and Kentucky.He was born in Culpepper County, Virginia to William Russell and Tabitha Russell. William Russell, Sr., was a prominent citizen of southwestern Virginia and a colonel in the Continental Army during the...
(1758–1825), American soldier, pioneer, and politician - William Russell (Ohio politician) (1782–1845), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- William Russell (educator)William Russell (educator)William Russell was an educator and elocutionist. He was educated in the Latin school and the university of his native city, and came to this country in 1819, in which year he took charge of Chatham Academy in Savannah, Georgia...
(1798–1873) American educator (born in Scotland) - William Huntington RussellWilliam Huntington RussellWilliam Huntington Russell was an American businessman, educator, and politician. He was the founder of the Yale University secret society Skull and Bones. He was a descendant of several old New England families, including those of Pierpont, Hooker, Willett, Bingham, and Russell. His ancestor Rev...
(1809–1885), U.S. businessman from Connecticut, co-founder of Skull and Bones - William Hepburn RussellWilliam Hepburn RussellWilliam Hepburn Russell is often credited along with Alexander Majors and William B. Waddell as the founders, owners, and operators of the Pony Express. His public life is one of numerous business ventures, some successful and some failed...
(1812–1872), founder of the Pony Express - William Fiero RussellWilliam Fiero RussellWilliam Fiero Russell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Saugerties, New York, Russell completed preparatory studies.He engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking.Founder and president of the Saugerties Bank....
(1812–1896), American Congressman from New York - William Greeneberry RussellWilliam Greeneberry RussellWilliam Greeneberry "Green" Russell was an American prospector and miner.Green Russell lived in Georgia and worked in the California gold fields in the 1850s. Russell was married to a Cherokee woman, and through his connections to the tribe, he heard about an 1849 discovery of gold along the...
(1818–1887), American miner - William A. RussellWilliam A. RussellWilliam Augustus Russell was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.Russell was born in Wells River, Vermont. He pursued an academic course in Franklin, New Hampshire, Russell engaged in the manufacture of paper in Exeter, New Hampshire in 1852. He moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts in...
(1831–1899), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts - William A. Russell (New York)William A. Russell (New York)William A. Russell was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Congressman David Abel Russell and Alida Russell.He was Sheriff of Washington County from 1850 to 1852....
(fl. 1850–), New York politician - William Russell (governor)William Russell (governor)William Eustis Russell was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 37th Governor of Massachusetts between 1891 and 1894, becoming the state's youngest ever elected Governor at age 34.-Family:...
(1857–1896), governor of Massachusetts between 1891 and 1894 - William F. Russell (Sergeant at Arms) (fl. 1947–), Sergeant at Arms of the 80th United States Congress
- William Russell (American actor) (1884–1929), a leading man in silent movies
- William T. Russell (born 1963), U.S. army officer and 2008 candidate for U.S. Congress
In sports
- Willie RussellWillie RussellWillie Russell is a Scottish former professional association footballer.Russell scored both goals for Airdrieonians when they won the 1923-24 Scottish Cup Final. This is the only major trophy Airdrie have won to date...
, active in 1920s, Scottish footballer - Bill RussellBill RussellWilliam Felton "Bill" Russell is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association...
(born 1934), American basketball player - Bill Russell (baseball)Bill Russell (baseball)William Ellis Russell is a former shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Russell played his entire 18-year, 2,181-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the starting shortstop for four National League pennant winners and one World Series champion...
(born 1948), shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball - Billy RussellBilly RussellWilliam McKnight "Billy" Russell is a Scottish former footballer who now works as Centre of Excellence Manager at Hull City, where he has been caretaker manager on three occasions....
(born 1959), footballer - William Russell (fencer)William Russell (fencer)William Russell was an American fencer. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(1896–1958), American Olympic fencer
In the arts
- Bill Russell (composer) (1905–1992), American music historian and modernist composer
- George William RussellGeorge William RussellGeorge William Russell who wrote under the pseudonym Æ , was an Irish nationalist, writer, editor, critic, poet, and painter. He was also a mystical writer, and centre of a group of followers of theosophy in Dublin, for many years.-Organisor:Russell was born in Lurgan, County Armagh...
(AE) (1867–1935), Anglo-Irish writer, poet, painter and mystic - William Clark RussellWilliam Clark RussellWilliam Clark Russell was a popular American writer of nautical novels and horror stories.Born in New York City, he gained his experience of sea life during eight years' service as a sailor...
(1844–1911), writer of nautical novels - William Hamilton Russell (1856–1907), American architect
- William Russell (actor)William Russell (actor)William Russell is an English actor, mainly known for his television work. He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.-Doctor Who:...
(born 1924), British actor - William Russell (American actor) (1884–1929), American actor of stage and screen
- Willy Russell (born 1947), British playwright, lyricist and composer
- William Russell (organist)William Russell (organist)- External links :*...
(1777–1813), organist and composer - Bill Russell (lyricist)Bill Russell (lyricist)Bill Russell is an American librettist and lyricist. Russell's works include Side Show Playbill Critics Circle , Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens , and Pageant .Russell received a Tony...
, Broadway lyricist, see Side ShowSide ShowSide Show is a musical about Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who make a change from being a circus act to becoming famous stage performers in the 1930s. The show was written by Bill Russell and Henry Krieger . The show starred Alice Ripley as Violet and Emily Skinner as Daisy... - William D. Russell (director) (1908–1968), American film and television director
- William D. Russell (historian)William D. Russell (historian)William Dean Russell is an American historian focusing on the history of the Latter Day Saint movement. Russell taught at Graceland University for forty-one years, retiring as a professor of history in 2007. He has been a civil rights activist since the 1960s, championing the causes of equality...
(born 1938), American historian and social activist
Others
- William Fletcher RussellWilliam Fletcher RussellWilliam Fletcher Russell was an U.S. educator, and dean and president of Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.Russell was born in Delhi, New York...
(1890–1956), president of Teachers College, Columbia University, New York - William Hepburn Russell (politician) (1857–1911), a lawyer, politician and owner of the Boston BravesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
baseball team - William W. Russell, United States Ambassador to ColombiaUnited States Ambassador to ColombiaThe following is a list of Ambassadors of the United States, or other chiefs of mission, to Colombia and its predecessor states. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.- Gran Colombia:The following...
, 1904–1905, and to Venezuela, 1905–1908 - William Russell (physician) (1852–1940), Scottish pathologist and physician, see Russell bodiesRussell bodiesRussell bodies are eosinophilic, large, homogenous immunoglobulin-containing inclusions usually found in a plasma cell undergoing excessive synthesis of immunoglobulin; the Russell body is characteristic of the distended endoplasmic reticulum....
- Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1714), British baronet (see Russell BaronetsRussell BaronetsThere have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Russell, three in the Baronetage of England and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
) - Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet (1773–1839), British baronet (see Russell BaronetsRussell BaronetsThere have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Russell, three in the Baronetage of England and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
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See also
- Lady William RussellLady William RussellLady William Russell was the wife of Lord George William Russell and a notorious socialite.Elizabeth Anne was the only child of Captain the Hon. John Theophilus Rawdon , the brother of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings. She married Russell on 21 June 1817...
, wife of Lord George William Russell and socialite