Russ is a masculine given name, often a short form of Russell, and also a surname. People Given name or nickname Russ Abbot (born 1947), British musician, comedian and actor Russ Adams (born 1980), American retired 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 football 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 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 (rapper) (born 1992), American rapper Russ Washington (1946–2021), American football player 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 See also Rus (disambiguation) Russell (disambiguation)