Armstrong is a surname of

Scottish borders The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothi ...

origin. It derives from a

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...

nickname which meant someone with strong arms. In Ireland the name was adopted as an

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of two

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

names from

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

: ''Mac Thréinfhir'' (meaning "son of the strong man") and ''Ó Labhraidh Tréan'' (meaning "strong O'Lavery").

Clan Armstrong Clan Armstrong is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Borders.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). ...

is a

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...

from the border area between England and Scotland. The Scottish Armstrong is reputed to have been originally bestowed by "an antient (sic) king of Scotland" upon "Fairbairn, his armour-bearer" following an act of strength in battle. In the UK this surname is well represented in

North East England North East England is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The region has three current administrative levels below the region level in the region; combined authority, unitary authorit ...

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothi ...

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotlan ...

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...

Dumfries & Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...

, and

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

, and in the US it is well represented in the

Deep South The Deep South or the Lower South is a cultural and geographic subregion in the Southern United States. The term was first used to describe the states most dependent on plantations and slavery prior to the American Civil War. Following the war ...

, and other southern states. From the name ''Ó Labhraidh Tréan'' (meaning "strong O'Lavery" and sometimes written in

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the establis ...

as "Tréanlámagh") the following surnames survive: "Trainor", Traynor", O'Lavery", "McLavery", and "MacLavery". Although the name "Armstrong" is quite common in the Aghagallon and Glenavy area of County Antrim in Northern Ireland, the other names are to be found within the nine Ulster Counties and Scotland, especially along the west coast.

Real people

Disambiguation of common names with this surname

* Brad Armstrong (disambiguation) several people * Charles Armstrong (disambiguation) several people *

Chris Armstrong (disambiguation) Chris Armstrong or Christopher Armstrong may refer to: * Chris Armstrong (footballer, born 1971), former Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur football player *Chris Armstrong (footballer, born 1982), former Sheffield United football player * Chris ...

several people *

Craig Armstrong (disambiguation) Craig Armstrong may refer to: *Craig Armstrong (composer) Craig Armstrong, (born 29 April 1959) is a Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 1981, and has ...

several people *

David Armstrong (disambiguation) David or Dave Armstrong may refer to: Politicians * David H. Armstrong (1812–1893), US Senator from Missouri *David L. Armstrong (1941–2017), American lawyer and politician *David Malet Armstrong (1926–2014), Australian philosopher *David A ...

several people *

Edward Armstrong (disambiguation) Edward Armstrong may refer to: * Edward Armstrong (cricketer) (1881–1963), Australian cricketer * Edward Allworthy Armstrong (1900–1978), ornithologist and Church of England clergyman * Edward Armstrong (historian) (1846–1928), English his ...

several people *

Gary Armstrong (disambiguation) Gary Armstrong is the name of * Gary Armstrong (athlete) (born 1952), British sprinter, participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics * Gary Armstrong (footballer) (born 1958), English association football player * Gary Armstrong (cricketer) (born 1965) ...

several people *

George Armstrong (disambiguation) George Armstrong may refer to: Politics and law * George Robert Armstrong (1819–1896), American politician; mayor of Omaha, Nebraska * George Armstrong (New Zealand politician) (1822–1905), Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand * Geo ...

several people *

Harry Armstrong (disambiguation) Harry Armstrong may refer to: * Harry George Armstrong (1899–1983), U.S. Air Force surgeon who first described the Armstrong Limit * Harry Armstrong (politician) (1915–2011), Ohio Senator * Harry Armstrong (footballer) (1885–?), English footb ...

or Henry Armstrong, several people *

Ian Armstrong (disambiguation) Ian Armstrong may refer to: * Ian Armstrong (politician) (1937–2020), Australian politician, Deputy Premier of New South Wales * Ian Armstrong (artist) (1923–2005), Australian classical modernist painter and print maker * Ian Armstrong (footbal ...

several people *

James Armstrong (disambiguation) James Armstrong may refer to: Politics * James Armstrong (North Carolina politician) (died 1794), American Revolutionary War officer and politician * James Armstrong (Georgia politician) (1728–1800), Georgia politician and candidate in the United ...

several people *

Joe Armstrong (disambiguation) Joe Armstrong may refer to: *Joe Armstrong (football scout) (1894–1975), chief scout of Manchester United F.C. after World War II * Joe Armstrong (footballer) (born 1939), English footballer who played as an inside forward *Joe Armstrong (actor) ( ...

several people * John Armstrong (disambiguation) several people *

Joseph Armstrong (disambiguation) Joseph Armstrong may refer to: * Joseph Armstrong (engineer) (1816–1877), locomotive engineer from Britain * Joseph G. Armstrong (1867–1931), American politician, mayor of Pittsburgh * Joseph L. Armstrong, American academic * Jim Armstrong ( ...

several people * Margaret Armstrong (disambiguation) several people * Martin Armstrong (disambiguation) several people * Mary Armstrong (disambiguation) several people * Michael Armstrong (disambiguation) or Mike Armstrong, several people *

Neil Armstrong (disambiguation) Neil Armstrong (1930–2012) was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong may also refer to: * RV ''Neil Armstrong'' (AGOR-27), a class of oceanographic research ship * Neil J. Armstrong (1920–1994), Canad ...

several people * Paul Armstrong (disambiguation) several people * Richard Armstrong (disambiguation) several people * Robert Armstrong (disambiguation) several people * Samuel Armstrong (disambiguation) several people * Thomas Armstrong (disambiguation), several people * Tim Armstrong (disambiguation) several people * William Armstrong (disambiguation) several people:

Arts and letters

Alun Armstrong (actor) Alan Armstrong, known professionally as Alun Armstrong, is an English actor. He grew up in County Durham in North East England, and first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began ...

, English actor * Angeline Armstrong, Australian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and the frontwoman of Telenova * Anton Armstrong, American choral conductor and professor * Benita Armstrong, British sculptor * Beth Diane Armstrong, South African sculptor *

Billie Joe Armstrong Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for t ...

, American vocalist of Green Day *

Campbell Armstrong Campbell Armstrong (25 February 1944 – 1 March 2013) was born Thomas Campbell Black and was a Scottish author who graduated with a degree in Philosophy from the University of Sussex, England. He taught creative writing from 1971 to 1974 at the ...

, Scottish writer *

Curtis Armstrong Curtis Armstrong (born November 27, 1953) is an American actor and singer best known for playing the role of Booger in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' movies, Herbert Viola on the TV series ''Moonlighting'', Miles Dalby in the film '' Risky Busines ...

, American actor * Eve Armstrong, New Zealand artist *Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong, British pop singer

Dido Dido ( ; , ), also known as Elissa ( , ), was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in modern Tunisia), in 814 BC. In most accounts, she was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (t ...

Frankie Armstrong Frankie Armstrong (born 13 January 1941) is an English singer and voice teacher. She has worked as a singer in the folk scene and the women's movement and as a trainer in social and youth work. Her repertoire ranges from traditional ballads to m ...

, English vocalist *

Franny Armstrong Franny Armstrong (born 3 February 1972) is a British documentary film director working for her own company, Spanner Films, and a former drummer with indie pop group The Band of Holy Joy. She is best known for three films: ''The Age of Stupid'', ...

, film director * Gail Armstrong (illustrator), British artist *

Gillian Armstrong Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian feature film and documentary director, who specializes in period drama. Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists. Many of her movies are historical dramas. Ea ...

, Australian film director *

Heather Armstrong Heather B. Armstrong (''née'' Hamilton, born July 19, 1975) is an American blogger who resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. She writes under the pseudonym of Dooce, a pseudonym that came from her inability to quickly spell "dude" during online chats ...

, aka Dooce, American writer * Helen Maitland Armstrong, American stained glass artist *

Jeannette Armstrong Jeannette Christine Armstrong (born 1948 in Okanagan) is a Canadian author, educator, artist, and activist. She was born and grew up on the Penticton Indian reserve in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, and fluently speaks both the Syilx and Eng ...

, Canadian writer *

Jerome Armstrong Jerome Armstrong (born 1964) is an American political strategist. In 2001, he founded MyDD, a blog which covered politics, making him one of the first political bloggers. Armstrong coined the term ''netroots'', and was referred to as "The Blogfat ...

, American journalist *

Karen Armstrong Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and ...

, English author *

Kelley Armstrong Kelley Armstrong (born 14 December 1968)Bio for school projects Kerry Armstrong Kerry Michelle Armstrong (born 12 September 1958) is an Australian actress and author. She is one of only two actresses to win two Australian Film Institute Awards in the same year, winning Best Actress in a Leading Role for ''Lantana'' and B ...

, Australian actor *

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

(1901–1971), American jazz musician *

Maitland Armstrong David Maitland Armstrong (April 15, 1836Armstrong, Maitland. Margaret Armstrong (Ed.) (1920''Day before Yesterday: Reminiscences of a Varied Life''.New York: Scribner, p. 157.May 26, 1918) was ''Charge d'Affaires'' to the Papal States (1869), Ame ...

(1836–1918), American artist and diplomat *

Margaret Neilson Armstrong Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867–1944) was a 19th and early 20th-century American book cover designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers influenced by Art Nouveau. She also wrote and illustrated the first comprehe ...

, book designer, illustrator, and writer *

Mick Armstrong Socialist Alternative (SA) is a Trotskyist organisation in Australia. As a revolutionary socialist group, it describes itself as aiming to organise collective struggles against oppression and inequality, while promoting the need for a revolut ...

, Australian socialist and author * Paige Armstrong, American Christian singer-songwriter * Peter Armstrong, English poet *

R. G. Armstrong Robert Golden Armstrong Jr. (April 7, 1917 – July 27, 2012) was an American character actor and playwright. A veteran performer who appeared in dozens of Westerns during his 40-year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director ...

, American actor *

Randy Armstrong (disambiguation) Randy Armstrong may refer to: *Randy Armstrong (musician) Randy Armstrong (born December 3, 1951) is an American musician, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. Armstrong plays mainly world fusion, ethno jazz and new age musi ...

, several people * Ruth Alice Armstrong (1850–?), American social activist, writer, lecturer *

Samaire Armstrong Samaire Rhys Armstrong ( ) is an American actress and fashion designer. She is known for her roles in ''Stay Alive'', ''The O.C.'', ''It's a Boy Girl Thing'', and as Juliet Darling in the ABC television series, ''Dirty Sexy Money''. She has appea ...

(born 1980), American actor and fashion designer *

Tammy Armstrong Tammy Lynn Armstrong (born March 26, 1974) is a Canadian poet and novelist."Tammy Lynn Armstrong"

, Canadian poet and writer * The Armstrong Twins, bluegrass and country music act in the 1940s and '50s *

Vaughn Armstrong Vaughn Dale Armstrong (born July 7, 1950) is an American actor. He is noted for portraying many characters in the '' Star Trek'' franchise, in four ''Star Trek'' television series. He is perhaps best known as the recurring character Admiral ...

, American actor

Politics and government

* Cornelius W. Armstrong (1827–after 1872), New York politician * Ernest Armstrong (1915–1996), a British Labour Party politician. *

Hilary Armstrong Hilary Jane Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top, DL (born 30 November 1945) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Durham from 1987 to 2010. Early life Armstrong was born on 30 Nove ...

, British politician * John Franklin Armstrong - Texas state representative *

Kelly Armstrong Kelly Michael Armstrong (born October 8, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republi ...

, American politician from North Dakota *

Ward Armstrong Ward Lynn Armstrong (born June 2, 1956 in Bassett, Virginia) is an American trial lawyer and Democratic politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2011, and served as the minority leader from 2007 to 2011. Electora ...

, American politician from Virginia

Religion

Annie Armstrong Annie Walker Armstrong (July 11, 1850 – December 20, 1938) was a lay Southern Baptist denominational leader instrumental in the founding of the Woman's Missionary Union. Early life Annie Armstrong was born in Baltimore, Maryland to tobacconi ...

(1850–1938) American missionary leader *

Garner Ted Armstrong Garner Ted Armstrong (February 9, 1930 – September 15, 2003) was an American evangelist and the son of Herbert W. Armstrong, founder of the Worldwide Church of God, at the time a Sabbatarian organization that taught observance of seventh-day Sa ...

(1930–2003), American evangelist, son of Herbert W. Armstrong *

Herbert W. Armstrong Herbert W. Armstrong (July 31, 1892 – January 16, 1986) was an American evangelism, evangelist who founded the Worldwide Church of God (WCG). An early pioneer of radio evangelism, radio and television evangelism, Armstrong preached what he c ...

(1892–1986), American evangelist, father of Garner Ted Armstrong

Science and technology

Edwin Armstrong Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 – February 1, 1954) was an American electrical engineer and inventor, who developed FM (frequency modulation) radio and the superheterodyne receiver system. He held 42 patents and received numerous awa ...

, full name Edwin Howard Armstrong, (1890–1954), American electrical engineer and inventor of FM radio *

James Armstrong (engineer) James Armstrong OBE, FREng, FIStructE, FICE, FGS, MASCE was a British structural engineer born in 1947 in Cumbria and died in 2010. Early life and education Armstrong was born in Cumbria in 1926 and read Civil engineering at the Univers ...

(1947-2010), British structural engineer *

Lilias Armstrong Lilias Eveline Armstrong (29 September 1882 – 9 December 1937) was an English phonetician. She worked at University College London, where she attained the rank of reader. Armstrong is most known for her work on English intonation as we ...

(1882–1937), English phonetician * Mark Armstrong (astronomer), British amateur astronomer *

Neil Armstrong Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. ...

(1930–2012), American astronaut, first man on Moon * William Ward Armstrong, Canadian computer scientist

Sports

*The Armstrong

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

family (real last name James), an American family including: **

Bob Armstrong Joseph Melton James (October 3, 1939 – August 27, 2020) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Bullet" Bob Armstrong. In the course of his career, which spanned five decades, Armstrong held numerous championship ...

(born Joseph Melton James, 1939–2020), and his sons: *** Scott Armstrong (born Joseph Scott James, 1959) ***

Brad Armstrong (wrestler) Robert Bradley "Brad" James (June 15, 1962 – November 1, 2012) was an Americans, American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Brad Armstrong. He is best known for his appearances with the Professional ...

(born Bradley James, 1961–2012) ***

Steve Armstrong Steven James (born March 16, 1965), better known by his ring name Steve Armstrong, is an American professional wrestler. He is the son of fellow wrestler "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, and has three brothers who also wrestled: Scott, Brad, and Brian. ...

(born Steve James, 1965) ***Brian Armstrong, best known as

Road Dogg Brian Girard James (born May 20, 1969) is an American professional wrestler currently signed with the WWE where he serves as the Senior Vice President of Live Events. James was best known for his initial tenure with World Wrestling Federation (W ...

(born Brian Girard James, 1969) * Alun Armstrong (footballer), English player *

B. J. Armstrong Benjamin Roy "B. J." Armstrong Jr. (born September 9, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. Armstrong won three NBA championships during his career as a point guard for the Chicago Bulls. Early life Armstrong was born in ...

, former basketball player, most notably with the Chicago Bulls * Brian Armstrong (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player *

Bruce Armstrong Bruce Charles Armstrong (born September 7, 1965) is an American former football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 2000, playing all 14 seasons with the New England Patriots. He was draf ...

, American football player *

Colby Armstrong Colby Joseph Armstrong (born November 23, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens in a 9- ...

, Canadian hockey player * Cornell Armstrong, American football player * Dale Armstrong (1941–2014), Canadian drag racer *

Darrell Armstrong Darrell Eugene Armstrong (born June 22, 1968) is a former American professional basketball player, who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He is currently an assistant coach for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, who won the cha ...

, American professional basketball player *

Davey Armstrong Davey Lee Armstrong (June 9, 1956 – February 8, 2021) was a boxer from the United States. Amateur career Armstrong was born in Puyallup, Washington, and began boxing at the Tacoma Boys Club, along with future world champions Rocky Lockridge ...

, American boxer *

Debbie Armstrong Debra Rae "Debbie" Armstrong (born December 6, 1963) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Seattle, Washington. She was the first gold medalist from the U.S. in women's alpine skiing in 12 years, winning the giant slalom at the 1984 Wint ...

, Olympic gold medalist in Alpine skiing * Dorance Armstrong Jr., American football player *

Duncan Armstrong Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong (born 7 April 1968) is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Armstrong is best remembered for winning a gold and silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Ea ...

, Australian Olympic gold medalist in swimming *

Elizabeth Armstrong (water polo) Elizabeth Anne "Betsey" Armstrong (born January 31, 1983) is an American water polo goalkeeper, who won gold medals with the United States women's national water polo team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games, and 2007 a ...

, an American water polo goalkeeper *

Evan Armstrong Evan Armstrong (15 February 1943 – 8 July 2017) was a Scottish professional bantam/ feather/ super featherweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Scottish Area bantamweight title, BBBofC ...

, Scottish boxer of the 1960s and '70s *

Gary Armstrong (rugby) Gary Armstrong (born 30 September 1966, in Edinburgh) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played scrum-half for Jed-Forest RFC, Newcastle Falcons and the Border Reivers. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played f ...

, Scottish rugby player *

Gary Armstrong (footballer) Gary Stephen Armstrong (born 2 January 1958) is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Wimbledon, Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town ...

* Genevieve Armstrong (born 1988), New Zealand rower * Gerry Armstrong, Northern Irish footballer * Graham Armstrong (1918–1960), American football player *

Hilton Armstrong Hilton Julius Armstrong, Jr. (born November 11, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player and current member of the Golden State Warriors coaching staff who last played for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the B.League. During his ...

, American basketball player *

Ken Armstrong (footballer born 1924) Kenneth Armstrong (3 June 1924 – 13 June 1984) was an English association footballer who represented both England and New Zealand at national level. Club career Born in Bradford, Armstrong served in the RAF during the Second World War. He ...

, an England and New Zealand dual-international footballer * Ken Armstrong (footballer born 1959), an English-born footballer *

Kevin Armstrong Kevin Armstrong (1922–1992 ) was a dual player who played Gaelic football, football and hurling for his local club O'Connell's GAA, O'Connell's and for the Antrim GAA, Antrim senior inter-county teams in both codes from the 1940s until the 19 ...

, Irish football player *

Kristin Armstrong Kristin Armstrong Savola (; born August 11, 1973) is a former professional road bicycle racer and three-time Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the women's individual time trial in 2008, 2012, and 2016. Before temporarily retiring to start a ...

, professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist *

Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong (''né'' Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. Regarded as a sports icon for winning the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 Tour de ...

, American cyclist * Marcus Armstrong, New Zealand racing driver *

Mark Armstrong (equestrian) Mark Armstrong (born 23 June 1961) is a British international show jumper. Armstrong gained a silver medal at the 1993 European Championships, and came second in the H&H Foxhunter category in the following year's British Horse of the Year Show. ...

, British international representative show-jumper *

Mark Armstrong (footballer) Mark Armstrong is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Armstrong made his full All Whites debut in a 1-1 draw with Fiji on 18 February 1980 and ended his international playing career with s ...

, New Zealand international football (soccer) player *

Neil Armstrong (ice hockey) David Neil Armstrong (December 20, 1932 – December 6, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey linesman and an Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Early life Armstrong was born in Plympton, Ontario. He began playing minor hocke ...

Neill Armstrong Neill Ford Armstrong (March 9, 1926 – August 10, 2016) was an American football player and coach whose career spanned more than four decades at both the college and professional levels. Notably, Armstrong served as the head coach of the ...

, American football player * Norman Armstrong (1892–1990), English cricketer *

Otis Armstrong Otis D. Armstrong (November 15, 1950 – October 13, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round with the ninth overall pick in the 1973 NFL ...

, American football player * Ron Armstrong, a New Zealand international footballer * Russ Armstrong (Russel H. Armstrong; born 1962), American curler * Shawn Armstrong (born 1990), American baseball player * Stuart Armstrong, Scottish footballer *

Tommy Armstrong Jr. Tommy Armstrong Jr. (born November 8, 1993) is an American football quarterback for Omaha Beef of the Continental Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football as a quarterback for Nebraska. Early years Armstrong was born in Gulfpor ...

, American football player *

Trace Armstrong Raymond Lester "Trace" Armstrong III (born October 5, 1965), is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He played ...

, American football player *

Warwick Armstrong Warwick Windridge Armstrong (22 May 1879 – 13 July 1947) was an Australian cricketer who played 50 Test matches between 1902 and 1921. An all-rounder, he captained Australia in ten Test matches between 1920 and 1921, and was undefeated, winn ...

, Australian Test cricketer

Other

Archibald Armstrong Archibald Armstrong (died March 1672), court jester, called "Archy", was a native of Cumberland, and according to tradition first distinguished himself as a sheep thief; afterwards he entered the service of James VI, with whom he became a favourit ...

, (d. March 1672) court jester to

James I James I may refer to: People *James I of Aragon (1208–1276) *James I of Sicily or James II of Aragon (1267–1327) *James I, Count of La Marche (1319–1362), Count of Ponthieu *James I, Count of Urgell (1321–1347) *James I of Cyprus (1334–13 ...

and

Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

Bigoe Armstrong General Bigoe Armstrong (10 September 1717 – 24 July 1794) was a senior commander in the British Army in the 18th century. Bigoe Armstrong was born on 10 September 1717 in County Offaly, Ireland. His father was Michael Armstrong. Serving in t ...

(1717-1794), British Army general * Dwight Armstrong, American domestic terrorist * Elizabeth Armstrong (settler), an American settler who took part in the Black Hawk War *

Eugene Armstrong Members of the Iraqi insurgency began taking foreign hostages in Iraq beginning in April 2004. Since then, in a dramatic instance of Islamist kidnapping they have taken captive more than 200 foreigners and thousands of Iraqis; among them, dozens o ...

, American construction contractor who was beheaded in Iraq * Frank A. Armstrong, United States Air Force General *

Herbert Rowse Armstrong Herbert Rowse Armstrong TD MA (13 May 1869 – 31 May 1922) was an English solicitor and convicted murderer, the only solicitor in the history of the United Kingdom to have been hanged for murder. He was living in Cusop Dingle, Herefordshi ...

(1870–1922), British murderer - the "Hay poisoner", * J. Scott Armstrong, Wharton Business School professor * Rebekka Armstrong, bodybuilder, former Playboy model and AIDS activist * Ruth Alice Armstrong (1850–?), American activist *

Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (September 29, 1827July 8, 1896) was a "Southern belle." Born into the Southern aristocracy of Kentucky in the Antebellum South, she married four times. After a failed marriage in ...

, also known as Sallie Ward, (1827-1896), American socialite. * Harrison Armstrong, also known as Aitch, (Born 1999), British rapper.

Fictional people

*The Armstrong family, victims of a crime in ''

Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the U ...

'' *

Alex Louis Armstrong The ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scienti ...

, the state alchemist from ''

Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology magazine ''Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 20 ...

'' * Olivier Mira Armstrong, the Briggs general from ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' *Catherine Elle Armstrong, the youngest daughter of Armstrong Family from ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' * Chuck Armstrong, a character from the ''Cars'' film series * Coach Armstrong, a character from ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''. *

Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy ''Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy'' was a radio adventure series which maintained its popularity from 1933 to 1951. The program originated at WBBM in Chicago on July 31, 1933, and was later carried on CBS, then NBC and finally ABC. Backgro ...

, radio series character on the show of the same name (1933–1951) *

Seth Armstrong Archibald Seth Armstrong is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (know ...

- a character from ''Emmerdale'' * Steven Armstrong, the main antagonist from ''Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'' * Stretch Armstrong, action figure first introduced in the 1970s * Sue Ellen Armstrong - a character from the fictional show ''Arthur'' *

Tina Armstrong is a player character in the ''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'' fighting game franchise by Team Ninja and Tecmo (Koei Tecmo). She was introduced in the original ''Dead or Alive (video game), Dead or Alive'' in 1996 as an American Profe ...

and her father, Bass, people from the ''Dead or Alive'' video game series

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