Over 100 obituaries for famous people named Russell. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, died on July 2, 2026, at the age of 93. The Scottish politician and life peer was born on April 30, 1933. Known also…
Russell M. Pitzer, an American chemist and educator, died on May 25, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Russell Mosher Pitzer on May 10, 1938, in Berkeley, California, he…
Ian Russell, a British folklorist whose work focused on singing traditions in the English Pennines, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on…
Ronald Russell, an American Virgin Islander Olympic sprinter, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, on June 10, 1954, he represented…
Norma C. Russell, an American politician in South Carolina, died on March 6, 2026. Born near Joanna, South Carolina, on August 23, 1937, she worked as a freelance court reporter.…
Russell W. Meyer Jr., an American aviation executive who led the Cessna Aircraft Company for three decades and later served as president of Textron’s Aviation Sector, died on March 5,…
Charles S. Russell, an American lawyer and judge, died on February 28, 2026. Russell was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 23, 1926, and received his education at the Congressional…
Scottish cricketerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Canadian Olympic gymnast (1956Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
American physicistDied on Tuesday September 30th 2025
President of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (2018-2025)Died on Sunday September 28th 2025
English Anglican clergymanDied on Tuesday July 15th 2025
New Zealand politicianDied on Sunday January 19th 2025
American Jazz guitaristDied on Friday August 23rd 2024
77–78Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
American musicianDied on Thursday August 22nd 2024
American singer (Great White)Died on Thursday August 15th 2024
American television producer and director (This Old HouseDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Canadian politicianDied on Sunday June 2nd 2024
British substance use researcherDied on Sunday April 28th 2024
63–64Died on Friday April 19th 2024
Sri Lankan cricketer (national team)Died on Wednesday March 27th 2024
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers)Died on Friday March 1st 2024
Canadian political scientistDied on Saturday January 13th 2024
British drummer (Pink FairiesDied on Wednesday December 27th 2023
English cookDied on Sunday November 26th 2023
American Olympic wrestlerDied on Tuesday November 14th 2023
Northern Irish boxerDied on Friday October 13th 2023
American classical pianistDied on Monday October 2nd 2023
American authorDied on Tuesday July 25th 2023
American pastorDied on Thursday June 22nd 2023
90Died on Thursday March 30th 2023
American novelist (Continental DriftDied on Sunday January 8th 2023
American politicianDied on Friday January 6th 2023
American politicianDied on Tuesday December 20th 2022
Scottish professional golferDied on Tuesday September 27th 2022
American basketball player (Boston Celtics)Died on Sunday July 31st 2022
British physicistDied on Friday July 15th 2022
New Zealand rugby player (OtagoDied on Sunday June 26th 2022
New Zealand talkback radio host and newsreaderDied on Monday April 25th 2022
New Zealand ballet dancerDied on Wednesday March 23rd 2022
English convicted murderer and child molester (Babes in the Woods murders)Died on Friday January 21st 2022
American-born Canadian video game screenwriter (Assassin's CreedDied on Sunday January 9th 2022
American founding member of the Black Unity Council and a former member of the Black Panther PartyDied on Saturday December 18th 2021
Australian rules footballer (Port Adelaide and North MelbourneDied on Friday November 5th 2021
American politicianDied on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Australian radio presenter (ABC Radio Perth)Died on Tuesday October 26th 2021
American basketball player (Detroit TitansDied on Saturday September 11th 2021
American politicianDied on Sunday February 14th 2021
English cricketerDied on Tuesday December 15th 2020
American equestrianDied on Thursday October 1st 2020
American juristDied on Thursday September 17th 2020
American computer scientistDied on Friday August 14th 2020
American engineerDied on Thursday August 13th 2020
South African feminist activist and writerDied on Wednesday July 29th 2020
British classicist and academicDied on Sunday February 9th 2020
Canadian fighter ace during World War IIDied on Tuesday January 7th 2020
American painterDied on Thursday November 14th 2019
Russell Robins, the Welsh rugby union player who later turned professional in rugby league, died on September 27, 2019, aged 87. Born Russell John Robins in Pontypridd in 1932, he…
Australian footballer (Geelong)Died on Tuesday August 6th 2019
Austrian-born American geneticist and conservationistDied on Thursday July 25th 2019
American singer-songwriter (Amazing Rhythm Aces)Died on Sunday July 14th 2019
English racing driverDied on Wednesday April 3rd 2019
American football player (New Orleans SaintsDied on Tuesday March 12th 2019
Canadian politicianDied on Saturday March 9th 2019
American judge and politicianDied on Wednesday February 20th 2019
American writer (Growing Up)Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
American knife makerDied on Monday October 29th 2018
American knife makerDied on Saturday October 20th 2018
American actress (Day of the DeadDied on Tuesday August 28th 2018
British psychiatristDied on Wednesday August 22nd 2018
Canadian politicianDied on Thursday June 21st 2018
Australian footballer (Collingwood)Died on Friday May 18th 2018
Canadian naturalistDied on Tuesday May 8th 2018
Australian news photographerDied on Tuesday May 8th 2018
Australian rules football playerDied on Monday April 30th 2018
American biographer and children's writerDied on Wednesday March 21st 2018
American retail executiveDied on Monday March 5th 2018
New Zealand museum director (Southland Museum and Art Gallery)Died on Tuesday February 13th 2018
English cricket player and umpireDied on Saturday December 2nd 2017
British television director (Doctor WhoDied on Monday November 6th 2017
American businessman (W. K. Kellogg Foundation)Died on Tuesday October 24th 2017
American wrestling announcerDied on Tuesday October 3rd 2017
English football manager (Mansfield Town)Died on Saturday August 19th 2017
American produce executiveDied on Friday April 14th 2017
American political scientist. Died on Monday February 27th 2017
Australian politician and academicDied on Tuesday January 10th 2017
American educatorDied on Wednesday December 28th 2016
American singer (The Orioles)Died on Tuesday November 29th 2016
American countertenorDied on Sunday November 27th 2016
American musicianDied on Sunday November 13th 2016
Welsh footballer (CarlisleDied on Wednesday August 3rd 2016
Australian sports shooterDied on Tuesday April 19th 2016
American politicianDied on Wednesday February 24th 2016
American finance writerDied on Saturday November 21st 2015