Joseph or Joe Russell may refer to:

• Joseph Russell (judge) (1702–1780), chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
• Joseph Russell (shipbuilder) (1786–1855), Scottish-Canadian businessman
• Joseph Russell (New York politician) (1800–1875), U.S. Representative from New York
• Joseph J. Russell (1854–1922), U.S. Representative from Missouri
• Joseph E. Russell (1864–1940), Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer, and teacher
• Joseph Russell (Canadian politician) (1868–1925), Toronto businessman and politician
• Joe Russell (footballer) (1898–1976), Australian football player
• Joe Russell (tennis) (born 1961), American tennis player
• Joe Russell (backgammon), American backgammon player