William Russell
William Russell may refer to:
Bishopry
- William Russell , Cistercian prelate from Isle of Man
- William Russell , Irish Protestant missionary to China
- William Thomas Russell, American Roman Catholic bishop of Charleston
Business
- William Russell English collier and banker
- William Russell , English merchant
- William Hepburn Russell, American freight contractor, founder of Pony Express
- William Greeneberry Russell, American prospector and miner
- William Hamilton Russell, American architect
Education
- William Russell , American teacher born in Scotland
- William Fletcher Russell, American educationalist; president of Teachers College
- William D. Russell , American history professor
Film
- William Russell , American stage and screen actor
- William D. Russell , American film and television director
- William Russell , British film and television actor
Judiciary
- William Alison Russell, Scottish lawyer and judge
- William Oldnall Russell, English chief justice of Bengal
Politics
Kingdom of England
- William Russell , holder of a moiety of the feudal barony of North Cadbury, Somerset
- William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, English military commander
- Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham, English MP for Windsor
- Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Wytley, English MP for Worcestershire
- William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford, English peer and soldier
- William Russell, Lord Russell, English politician
United Kingdom
- Lord William Russell, MP best known as a murder victim
- Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Charlton Park, British baronet
- William Congreve Russell, English MP and High Sheriff of Worcestershire
- William Russell , Member of Parliament for Saltash, Bletchingley and County Durham
- William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford, member of United Kingdom Parliament
- Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet, MP for Dover, 1857–1859
- William Russell , Member of Parliament for Bolton, 1922–1923
- William Russell , Lord Mayor of London, 2019–2021
United States
- William Russell , Virginia frontier soldier and legislator, father of William Russell of Kentucky
- William Russell , American soldier, pioneer, and politician
- William Russell , U.S. Representative from Ohio
- William F. Russell , Speaker of Florida House of Representatives
- William Huntington Russell, businessman, educator and politician from Connecticut
- William Fiero Russell, American congressman from New York
- William A. Russell , New York politician
- William A. Russell , U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- William E. Russell , governor of Massachusetts between 1891 and 1894
- William Hepburn Russell , lawyer, politician and owner of Boston Braves
- William W. Russell, United States Ambassador to Colombia, 1904–1905 and to Venezuela, 1905–1908
Oceania
- William Russell , member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- William Russell , Member of Parliament
- William Russell , Australian senator from South Australia
Science
- William James Russell, English chemist
- William Russell , Scottish pathologist
- William Ritchie Russell, British neurologist
Society
- Elizabeth, Lady William Russell, English socialite, wife of Lord George William Russell
Sports
- William Russell , Australian-born English first-class cricketer
- William Russell , American Olympic fencer
- Willie Russell, Scottish footballer
- Willie Russell , Scottish footballer
- William Eric Russell, Scottish-born English cricketer
- William Russell, Scottish international rugby union player
War
- William Howard Russell, Irish reporter and one of first modern war correspondents
- William Carmichael Russell, British Bengal artillery officer
Writing
- William Russell , Scottish writer
- William Russell , English composer
- William Russell , English writer of detective and other stories
- William Clark Russell, English writer of nautical novels
- William Wilkins Russell, composer and teacher of music in Tasmania, Australia
- Willy Russell, English playwright, lyricist and composer