Armstrong may refer to:

Places

Armstrong Creek (disambiguation) Armstrong Creek may refer to: ;In the United States *Armstrong Creek (Pennsylvania), a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania *Armstrong Creek (West Virginia), a stream *Armstrong Creek, Wisconsin, a town in Forest County, Wisconsin **A ...

, various places

Antarctica

Armstrong Reef Armstrong Reef is a reef that encompasses many ice-free plutonic islets and rocks, extending for from the south-west end of Renaud Island, in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. It was first accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957, ...

, Biscoe Islands

Argentina

Armstrong, Santa Fe Armstrong is a city in the southwest of the provinces of Argentina, province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 11,181 inhabitants as per the . It is located from the provincial capital Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe, west of Rosari ...

Australia

Armstrong, Victoria Armstrong (also known as Armstrongs) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Western Highway, north of Ararat, in the local government area of Rural City of Ararat. The population at the was 90. The town began as a gold-mining sett ...

Canada

Armstrong, British Columbia The City of Armstrong is located in the North Okanagan of the Canadian province of British Columbia, between Vernon and Enderby. It overlooks the Spallumcheen Valley, which forms a broad pass between the Okanagan Valley to the south and the Sh ...

Armstrong, Ontario Armstrong ( 2016 Population 1,166) is a township in the Timiskaming District of Ontario. The only population centre in the township is the community of Earlton. The township is named after Samuel Armstrong, an Independent member of the Legisla ...

Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario Armstrong is a compact rural community, unincorporated place, and divisional point on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line in the unorganized portion of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The White ...

Armstrong, Ontario (Indian settlement) Armstrong is a compact rural community, unincorporated place, and divisional point on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line in the unorganized portion of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The Whi ...

United States

Armstrong, California Termo (also, Snowstorm and Armstrong) is a ghost town in Lassen County, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximatel ...

Armstrong, Delaware New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...

Armstrong, Florida Armstrong is an unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the ...

Armstrong, Georgia Armstrong is an extinct town in Wilkes County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia ...

Armstrong, Illinois Armstrong is an unincorporated community in Middlefork Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. History Armstrong was laid out in 1876 on land owned by Thomas and Henry Armstrong; it was on the route of the Havana, Rantoul, and Eastern narrow-gauge ...

* Armstrong, Indiana *

Armstrong, Iowa Armstrong is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 875 at the 2020 census. It was originally known as Armstrong Grove. History Armstrong got its start in 1892, after the construction of the railroad through that territor ...

Armstrong, Minnesota Armstrong is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populou ...

Armstrong, Missouri Armstrong is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 243 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Armstrong was platted in 1878, and named after one Mr. Armstro ...

Armstrong, Oklahoma Armstrong is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Blue River. The population was 105 at the 2010 census, a 25.2 percent decrease from the figure of 141 recorded in 2000. The town was named for Frank C. Armstrong, a member o ...

Armstrong, Texas Armstrong is an unincorporated community in central Kenedy County, Texas, United States. As of 2014, it consisted solely of a small rural post office, with no habitations; an extensive, gated ranch land abuts its lone building, which lies on U.S ...

Armstrong, Wisconsin Armstrong is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in the town of Osceola, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Osceola, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. It was settled in 1851 and a post off ...

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Armstrong County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,558. The county seat is Kittanning. The county was organized on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycomin ...

Armstrong County, Texas Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in the Texas Panhandle and its county seat is Claude. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,848. Armstrong County is included in the Amarillo metropolitan area. T ...

Armstrong Lake (Blue Earth County, Minnesota) Armstrong Lake is a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It ...

, a lake in Minnesota *

Armstrong Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Armstrong Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,599 and it contained 634 housing units. Armstrong Township was established in 1818. Geography According to th ...

Armstrong Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) Armstrong Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: *Armstrong Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania *Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Armstrong Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania ...

, more than one, including **

Armstrong Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Armstrong Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township was named after General Armstrong who commanded the celebration against Kittanning.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paicgs ...

Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Armstrong Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 685 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The first European settlers arrived ...

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (French language, French: ''Aéroport international Louis Armstrong de La Nouvelle-Orléans'') is an international airport under Airspace class (United States), Class B airspace in Kenner, Loui ...

Armstrong Tunnel The Armstrong Tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connects Second Avenue at the South Tenth Street Bridge, under the Bluff where Duquesne University is located, to Forbes Avenue between Boyd Street and Chatham Square. Construction The tunnel was ...

, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

People

Armstrong (surname) Armstrong is a surname of Scottish borders origin. It derives from a Middle English nickname which meant someone with strong arms. In Ireland the name was adopted as an Anglicization of two Gaelic names from Ulster: ''Mac Thréinfhir'' (meaning "s ...

, including a list of people with the surname *

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. ...

, first person to walk on the moon *

George Armstrong (footballer) George "Geordie" Armstrong (9 August 1944 – 31 October 2000) was an English football player and coach, who was mostly associated with Arsenal. A winger, Armstrong made his Arsenal debut in 1962 at the age of 17 and went on to make 621 appeara ...

, An Arsenal English Footballer *

Lance Edward Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong (''né'' Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. Regarded as a sports icon for winning the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005 after recovering fro ...

, an American former professional road racing cyclist *

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 ...

, an American trumpeter who was one of the most influential figures in jazz *

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). ...

, a Scottish clan from the border area between England and Scotland *

Armstrong Williams Armstrong Williams (born February 5, 1962) is an American political commentator, entrepreneur, author, and talk show host. Williams writes a nationally syndicated conservative newspaper column, has hosted a daily radio show, and hosts a nationa ...

, American political commentator * Armstrong, a character in the Valiant Comics comic book ''

Archer & Armstrong ''Archer & Armstrong'' is a superhero duo in the Valiant Comics universe. The two were originally created by writer and artist Barry Windsor-Smith and introduced in their own self-titled comic book series in 1992. After Acclaim Entertainment bough ...

'' *

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 ...

, lead singer of Green Day *

Edwin Howard 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 aw ...

, electronic engineer *

Joe Armstrong (programmer) Joseph Leslie Armstrong (27 December 1950 – 20 April 2019) was a computer scientist working in the area of fault-tolerant distributed systems. He is best known as one of the co-designers of the Erlang programming language. Early life and e ...

, computer scientist and co-designer of the

Erlang (programming language) Erlang ( ) is a general-purpose, concurrent, functional programming language, and a garbage-collected runtime system. The term Erlang is used interchangeably with Erlang/OTP, or Open Telecom Platform (OTP), which consists of the Erlang runtime ...

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 ...

, British solicitor convicted and executed for murder

Companies

Armstrong-CCM Motorcycles Armstrong-CCM Motorcycles was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Bolton, England. Alan Clews formed CCM in 1971 from what was left of BSA's off-road competition team and bought spares to produce his own motorcycles. This was a succ ...

, British motorcycling company *

Armstrong Audio Armstrong Audio, originally called Armstrong Wireless and Television Ltd. was a British manufacturer of radios and other audio equipment based in London, England. Founded by Claude Charles Jackson in 1932. History Initially created to man ...

, a British audio/hi-fi manufacturer *

Armstrong Group of Companies Armstrong is a major northeastern cable television, telecommunications and internet service provider, operating services in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland. Armstrong Utilities, Inc. ranks among the 15 larges ...

, a conglomerate begun in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania * Armstrong Telephone Company, a telecommunications provider serving as a local exchange carrier in rural market *

Armstrong Tools Armstrong Tools was an American industrial hand tool manufacturer. In its final years, it existed as a brand of Apex Tool Group, LLC and manufactured the majority of its tools in the United States, focusing mostly on aerospace, government, and m ...

, an industrial hand tool manufacturer *

Armstrong Whitworth Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. With headquarters in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth built armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles and a ...

, the British engineering conglomerate which became Vickers-Armstrong *

Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company, or Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, was a British aircraft manufacturer. History Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft was established as the Aerial Department of the Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Company e ...

, a separate entity *

Armstrong World Industries Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is a Pennsylvania corporation incorporated in 1891. It is an international designer and manufacturer of walls and ceilings. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, AWI has a global manufacturing network of 26 facilities ...

, a manufacturer of ceilings and walls. *

Armstrong Flooring Armstrong Flooring is a Pennsylvania corporation incorporated in 2016. It was spun off as an independent entity from Armstrong World Industries in April 2016. The company manufactures flooring products in the US in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania; Jac ...

, a manufacturer of flooring * Armstrong investment managers

Government facility

* NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center, A NASA research center

Other possible meanings

6469 Armstrong 6469 Armstrong, provisional designation , is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at Kleť Observatory on 14 August 1982. ...

, minor planet *

Armstrong (automobile) The Armstrong was an English automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1904; "claimed to be the best hill-climber extant", the car featured an International engine.

, an early English car *

Armstrong Atlantic State University Armstrong may refer to: Places * Armstrong Creek (disambiguation), various places Antarctica * Armstrong Reef, Biscoe Islands Argentina * Armstrong, Santa Fe Australia * Armstrong, Victoria Canada * Armstrong, British Columbia * Armstrong, O ...

, a public university in Savannah, Georgia *

Armstrong (content management system) Armstrong is an abandonware open source news publishing platform jointly developed by nonprofit online news organizations ''The Texas Tribune'' and ''The Bay Citizen'' with the assistance of a grant by the Knight Foundation. The core of the conten ...

, an open source news publishing platform *

Armstrong (crater) Armstrong is a small lunar impact crater located in the southern part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It lies about 50 kilometers to the northeast of the Apollo 11 landing site, Tranquility Base. Named after American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the c ...

, a lunar crater *

Armstrong Gun An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of Rifled breech-loader, rifled breech-loading field and heavy gun designed by William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, Sir William Armstrong and manufactured in England beginning in 1855 by the ...

, a rifled breech-loading artillery piece *

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was a British medium bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was one of three twin-engined, front line medium bomber types that were in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the outbreak of the Second World ...

, World War II bomber *

Armstrong (DuckTales episode) The following is an episode list for the Disney animated television series ''DuckTales''. The series is based on the Scrooge McDuck character and the ''Uncle Scrooge'' comic books created by Carl Barks. The series stars Scrooge, his great-neph ...

, an episode of ''DuckTales'' *

Armstrong's axioms Armstrong's axioms are a set of references (or, more precisely, inference rules) used to infer all the functional dependencies on a relational database. They were developed by William W. Armstrong in his 1974 paper. The axioms are sound in generati ...

, a set of axioms used to infer all the functional dependencies on a relational database * Armstrongs, a band including

and

Tim Armstrong Timothy Ross Armstrong (born November 25, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. ...

* ''

The Armstrongs ''The Armstrongs'' is a British documentary television series broadcast on BBC Two in the UK. The Armstrongs is an access-all-areas insight into the unorthodox and sometimes ruthless business antics that are routine at "U-Fit", Coventry's thi ...

'', a British television series