Russell

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English-language surname human surname

Russell is a common English surname most famously associated with legendary Boston Celtics basketball player and civil rights activist Bill Russell.

Aliases (3)

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English-language surname → human → human → surname →
advocatedFor	civil rights →
collegeAttended	University of San Francisco →
dateOfBirth	1934-02-12 →
dateOfDeath	2022-07-31 →
familyName	Russell → Russell →
fullName	William Felton Russell →
givenName	William →
hasAlternativeSpelling	Roussel → Russel →
hasEtymologicalOrigin	Norman French →
hasLanguageOfOrigin	English →
hasMeaning	little red one → red-haired →
hasNotableBearer	Bertrand Russell → Bill Russell →
height	about 208 cm →
honoredBy	retirement of jersey number 6 across NBA →
isDerivedFrom	Old French given name Rousel →
isHallOfFameInductee	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
isUsedAs	family name → given name →
jerseyNumber	6 →
league	National Basketball Association →
nationality	American → British →
nbaChampionshipSeasons	1956–57 → 1958–59 → 1959–60 → 1960–61 → 1961–62 → 1962–63 → 1963–64 → 1964–65 → 1965–66 → 1967–68 → 1968–69 →
numberOfNBAChampionships	11 →
occupation	basketball coach → basketball player → civil rights activist → philosopher →
olympicGoldMedalistIn	basketball →
olympicTeam	United States men's national basketball team →
placeOfBirth	Monroe, Louisiana, United States →
playedCollegeBasketballFor	San Francisco Dons →
playedFor	Boston Celtics →
positionPlayed	center →
role	player-coach →
teamCoached	Boston Celtics →
wonNBAChampionshipsWith	Boston Celtics →
wonNCAAChampionships	2 →
wonOlympicGoldYear	1956 →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ann Eliza Birney Russell → Bill Russell → Bill Russell → Charles Taze Russell → Charles Taze Russell → Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell → Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford → Francis Albert Rollo Russell → George William Gilbert Russell → Henry Norris Russell → John Russell, 1st Earl Russell → John Russell, 4th Earl Russell → John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford → John Russell, Viscount Amberley → Kurt Russell → Richard Russell Jr. → Richard Russell Sr. → William Felton Russell → William Felton Russell → William H. Russell → William Howard Russell →	familyName
Russell B. Long → Russell Crowe → Russell Kirk → Russell T Davies → Russell Wilson →	givenName
Roussel → Russell ("Russel") →	hasAlternativeSpelling
Roussel →	hasEtymologicalRelation
Alfred Russel Wallace ("Russel") →	middleName