William Russell

There have been several well known people named William Russell:

• Sir William Russell (c.1558-1613), a Lord Deputy of Ireland.
• Sir William Russell, a 17th century Treasurer of the Navy.
• William Russell, an 18th century member of the North Carolina General Assembly.
• William Russell (c.1732-1793), a Virginia legislator.
• William Russell (1777-1813), an organist and composer.
• William Russell (1780-1870), a painter.
• William Russell (1782-1845), an American Congressman from Ohio.
• William Huntington Russell (1809-1885), a founder of the Skull & Bones society, and opium czar.
• William Fiero Russell (1812-1896), an American Congressman from New York.
• Dr William Howard Russell (1821-1907), Times journalist and war correspondent
• William Augustus Russell (1831-1899), an American paper manufacturer and Congressman from Massachusetts.
• William Eustis Russell (1857-1896), a governor of Massachusetts.
• William Hepburn Russell (1857-1911), a lawyer, politician and baseball owner.
• William Russell (1884-1929), born William Lerche, an early 20th century silent movie and stage actor.
• William Russell, an early 20th century Member of New Zealander Parliament.
• William "Bill" Russell (1905-1992), a jazz historian, composer, and founder of American Music Records.
• William Russell (1924- ), born Russell William Enoch, a late 20th century television actor.
• William Felton "Bill" Russell (1934- ), a basketball player.
• Bill Russell, a drummer with Black Sabbath.
• William Martin "Willy" Russell (1947- ), a British playwright.
• William Ellis "Bill" Russell (1948- ), a Major League Baseball player and manager.
• William Russell, a former owner of the Atlanta Rustlers baseball team.
• Bill Russell, a Broadway lyricist.