Person in history
Addison Russell
Addison Russell, American baseball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1994 · January 23
- Age this year
- 32No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 32nd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Addison Wayne Russell is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. Russell was drafted 11th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2014. In 2015, Baseball America listed Russell as the third-best prospect in professional baseball. He made his MLB debut with the Cubs in April 2015 and was an All-Star in 2016. That same year, Russell won the World Series with the Cubs.
Early life
Early life Russell was born on January 23, 1994, in Pensacola, Florida , the eldest of four children raised by mother Milany Ocampo-Russell and stepfather Wayne Russell. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Russell's mother is Filipina. [ 3 ] The full name on Russell's birth certificate is Geoffreye O'Neal Addison Robert Watts Jr III . He was nearly killed by human respiratory syncytial virus at three months old. He was adopted by his stepfather, Wayne, at 13 years old and took the name Addison Wayne Russell. [
Why this date
Addison Russell appears on our January 23 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1994.
- May 17Malawi
- January 1Far-left politics
- November 21994 Durunka floods and lightning strike
- May 241993 World Trade Center bombing
- February 5Markale massacres
Born the same day
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Sources
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“Addison Russell”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/addison-russell, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Addison Russell
When was Addison Russell born?
January 23 1994.
How old would Addison Russell be today?
32 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on January 23?
San E, Nicola Zalewski, Joško Gvardiol and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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