William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford KG PC (August 1613 – 7 September 1700) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited his Peerage as 5th Earl of Bedford and removed to the House of Lords. He fought firstly in the Parliamentarian army and later defected to the Royalists during the Civil War. He is also known for developing the Bloomsbury area of London. He died in Strand, Middlesex.