John Russell
John Russell is the name of several notable individuals, including:*Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell – British Prime Minister (It is generally considered incorrect to refer to ''Lord John Russell'' as ''John Russell'', because his honorific was a courtesy title treated as part of his name, not indicating a peerage.)
- John Conrad Russell, 4th Earl Russell
- John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford – Tudor statesman
- A number of the Dukes of Bedford
- Reverend John Russell – dog breeder (Jack Russell terrier)
- John Russell – American actor (1921–1991)
- John Russell - former Major League Baseball player
- John Russell - English painter (1745–1806)
- John Scott Russell – 19th century physicist, discoverer of solitons in water waves
- Rear Admiral John Henry Russell – U.S. Navy (1827–1897)
- John Henry Russell – Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps (1872–1947)
- John Henry Russell – Negro League baseball player
- Lieutenant-Colonel John Russell (royalist) commander of Prince Rupert's Regiment of Foote known as the ''Bluecoats'' during the English Civil War, later a member of the Sealed Knot.