Sportsmen
- John Russell (catcher) (born 1961), former baseball catcher and former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
- John Russell (pitcher) (1895–1930), baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn Robins and Chicago White Sox
- John Russell (basketball) (1902–1973), American basketball player and coach
- John Russell (rower) (born 1935), British Olympic rower
- Johnny Russell (footballer) (born 1990), Scottish footballer
- John Russell (American football) (born 1987), American football player
- John Russell (equestrian) (born 1920), American Olympic bronze medal-winning equestrian
- John Russell (Irish footballer) (born 1985), Irish footballer for St Patrick's Athletic
- John Russell (athlete) (born 1932), Australian former long-distance runner
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