Russell L. Ciochon (born March 11, 1948) is an American paleoanthropologist. He was born in Altadena, California and received three degrees (B.A. in 1971; M.A. in 1974; and PhD. in 1986) in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.^[1] He is currently a professor of anthropology at the University of Iowa. He is known primarily for his research into Gigantopithecus.

• 1971 – Phi Beta Kappa
• 1972–1976 – U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIGMS) Predoctoral Fellowship
• 1986 – American Men and Women of Science
• 1990–1993 – University of Iowa Faculty Scholar Award
• 1992 – Who's Who in Science and Engineering
• 1995 – Who's Who in the World
• 1999 – International Authors and Writers Who's Who
• 2001 – Fellow National, The Explorer's Club, New York^[1]

He has appeared in the documentaries: Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science on the Discovery Channel, and most recently on Giganto: The Real King Kong which aired on the History Channel. Both of those shows dealt with Gigantopithecus, one of Ciochon's specialties.

• Russell Ciochon's Curriculum Vitae (archived)