Russell Thompkins Jr.

Russell Allen Thompkins Jr. is an American soul singer, best known as the original lead singer of the vocal group The Stylistics and noted for his high tenor, countertenor, and falsetto vocals. With Russell as lead singer, The Stylistics had 12 straight Top 10 Billboard R&B singles, and 5 gold singles from 1971 through 1974.

21 March 1951

Born on the same birth date (21 March 1951): Conrad Lozano

Born on the same birth day (21 March): Abbie Pratt • Al Freeman Jr. • Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover • Benito Juárez • Johan Garpenlöv • Jonas Berggren • Josef Seger • José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle • Kevin Federline • March 21 • Mike Jackson (British Army officer) • Ray Dorset • Scott Williams (basketball) • Sim Gokkes • Slavoj Žižek

Born in the same month (March 1951): Andy Murray (ice hockey) • Carl Wieman • Chris Stewart (author) • Craig Ramsay • Edelgard Bulmahn • Helen Zille • Jerry Greenfield • Jumbo Tsuruta • Kenny Dalglish • Lindsay Cooper • Nick Ut • Rodney Hogg • Ron Jaworski • Sergei Kourdakov • Tommy Hilfiger • Zoran Žižić