Graham Russell
Rachel Hunter
Published Apr 07, 2026
Russell in 2011, photo by eddtoro/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Cyril Graham Russell
Place of Birth: Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 11 June, 1950
Ethnicity: English, as well as one eighth Welsh
Graham Russell is an English musician. He is the singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist of Australian soft rock duo Air Supply; Russell Hitchcock is the duo’s other half.
Graham is the son of Margaret and Cyril Russell. He is married to Jodi Varble. He has two children with his former wife Linda.
Graham’s paternal grandfather was Llewellyn Owen Russell (the son of Thomas Russell and Mary Judith L. Price). Thomas was Welsh, and was the son of John William Russell and Elizabeth Evans.
Graham’s paternal grandmother was named Fanny Henson.
Graham’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Booth.
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Marriage record of Graham’s parents –
Marriage record of Graham’s paternal grandparents, Llewellyn Owen Russell and Fanny Henson –
Marriage record of Graham’s paternal great-grandparents, Thomas Russell and Mary Judith L. Price –
Baptismal record of Graham’s paternal great-grandfather, Thomas Russell –