Jack Russell (priest)

John Russell, was an English parson who served as vicar of Swimbridge from 1832 to 1872. An enthusiastic fox-hunter and dog breeder, Russell developed the Jack Russell Terrier and the Parson Russell Terrier, both of which are a variety of the Fox Terrier breed.

21 December 1795

Born on the same birth date (21 December 1795): Leopold von Ranke

Born on the same birth day (21 December): Bartolomé Masó • Glenn Coleman (rugby league) • Joaquín Andújar • Perri Shakes-Drayton • Primo Colón • Thomas Allen (mathematician) • Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton • Tom Sturridge • Trevor Kincaid

Born in the same month (December 1795): Leopold von Ranke • Peter Andreas Hansen • Thomas Carlyle