Damn, I got a lot.
Politicians
* David John Russell, politician from Alberta, Canada
* John E. Russell (1834-1903), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
* John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (circa 1485-1555), English royal minister
* John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878), English Whig and Liberal politician
* John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710-1771), British statesman
* John Russell, 4th Earl Russell (1921-1987), eldest son of Bertrand Russell
* John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766-1839), Knight of the Garter
* John Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford (1917-2002), British peer and writer
* John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842-1876), progressive Liberal MP
* John Russell (bishop), bishop of Lincoln and (1483-1485) Lord High Chancellor of England
* John Russell (royalist) (d. 1687), Cavalier
* John Russell (Florida politician) (born 1956), American politician
* John Russell (London politician) (born 1971), British politician
* John Russell (New York) (1772-1842), United States Representative from New York
* John Russell (U.S. politician), first National Committee Chairman of the Prohibition Party
* Lord Arthur John Edward Russell (1825-1892), British Member of Parliament
* John Russell (colonial administrator), administrator of the English East India Company
Sportsmen
* John Russell (catcher) (b. 1961), former baseball catcher and current manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
* John Russell (pitcher) (1894-1930), baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn Robins and Chicago White Sox
* John Russell (basketball) (1902-1973), American basketball player and coach
* John Russell (footballer) (b. 1985), Irish footballer
* Johnny Russell (footballer) (b 1990), Coatbridge, Scotland
Artists
* John Russell (painter) (1745-1806), English painter
* John Peter Russell (1858-1930), Australian painter
* John Russell (art critic) (1919-2008), British American art critic
[edit] Others
* E. John Russell (1872-1965), British agriculturalist
* John C. Russell (circa 1963-1994), playwright
* John H. Russell, Jr. (1872-1947), major general and 16th Commandant of the Marine Corps
* John Henry Russell (1827-1897), officer of the United States Navy
* John Russell (actor) (1921-1991), American actor, best known for the TV series 'Lawman"
* John Russell (clergyman) (1626-1692), Puritan minister
* John Scott Russell (1808-1882), Scottish naval engineer
* Johnny Russell, American country singer
* Johnny Russell (saxophonist)
* John Russell (guitarist) - Jazz
* John Russell (screenwriter)