Richard Russell may refer to:

Politics

  • Richard M. Russell (1891–1977), American politician, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
  • Richard Russell Jr. (1897–1971), governor and U.S. Senator from Georgia
  • R. J. Russell (Richard John Russell, 1872–1943), British dental surgeon and Liberal politician
  • Richard Russell (MP for Dunwich), Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunwich, 1420–1427
  • Richard Russell (MP for City of York) (died 1435), MP for City of York

Sports

  • Richard Russell (rugby union) (1879–1960), English rugby union footballer
  • Richard Russell (rugby league) (born 1967), English rugby league footballer
  • Dick Russell (footballer) (1922–1974), Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide
  • Richard Russell (tennis) (1945–2025), Jamaican tennis player

Other

  • Richard Russell (bishop) (ca. 1630–1693), English bishop of Portalegre and Viseu in Portugal
  • Richard Russell (doctor) (1687–1759), English doctor from the 18th century
  • Richard Russell Sr. (1861–1938), chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court
  • Richard Joel Russell (1895–1971), American geologist and geographer
  • Richard Russell (record producer) (born 1971), British record producer and owner of XL Recordings
  • Richard T. Russell, British computer scientist
  • , a United States Navy attack submarine, 1975–1994
  • Richard Russell, American airport ground worker who stole and crashed a commercial airplane in 2018
  • Dick Russell (author), American investigative journalist, author, and environmental activist

See also

  • Russell (surname)