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* Saint Herman, aka, Saint Armand *

Armand (photographer) Armenak Arzrouni ( hy, Արմենակ Արծրունի; 1901–1963), who worked under the mononym Armand, was a pre-eminent Armenian Egyptian photographer based in Egypt. He specialized in portrait photography, while carving a lucrative niche mark ...

(1901–63), Armenian photographer *

Armand Arabian Armand M. Arabian (December 12, 1934 – March 28, 2018) was an American lawyer who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from February 3, 1990, to February 28, 1996. Early life and education Armand was born in New York ...

(1934-2018), American judge *

Armand Assante Armand Anthony Assante Jr. (; born October 4, 1949) is an American actor. He played mobster John Gotti in the 1996 HBO television film '' Gotti'', Odysseus in the 1997 mini-series adaptation of Homer's ''The Odyssey'', Nietzsche in ''When Niet ...

(b. 1949), American actor *

Armand Borel Armand Borel (21 May 1923 – 11 August 2003) was a Swiss mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was a permanent professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, United States from 1957 to 1993. He worked in alg ...

(1923–2003), Swiss mathematician, *

Armand Brinkhaus Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...

(born 1935), Louisiana politician *

Armand Călinescu Armand Călinescu (4 June 1893 – 21 September 1939) was a Romanian economist and politician, who served as 39th Prime Minister from March 1939 until his assassination six months later. He was a staunch opponent of the fascist Iron Guard and m ...

(1893-1939), Romanian Prime Minister *

Armand D'Angour Armand D'Angour (born 23 November 1958) is a British classical scholar and classical musician, Professor of Classics at Oxford University and Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Jesus College, Oxford. His research embraces a wide range of areas acros ...

(b. 1958), British classicist *

Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (11 October 162926 February 1666), was a French nobleman, the younger son of Henri II, Prince of Condé and Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, daughter of Henri I, Duke of Montmorency. He was the brother of ...

(1629–66), French noble *

Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (, 152426 July 1592) was a soldier, diplomat and Marshal of France. Beginning his service during the Italian Wars, Biron served in Italy under Marshal Brissac and Guise in 1557 before rising to command his own cav ...

(1524–92), French soldier *

Armand de Gramont, comte de Guiche Guy Armand de Gramont, Count of Guiche (25 November 163729 November 1673), was a French nobleman, adventurer and one of the greatest playboys of the 17th century. He was the son of Marshal Duke Antoine III de Gramont and Françoise-Marguerite du P ...

(1637–73), French noble * Armand de La Richardie (1686-1758), French Roman Catholic missionary *

Armand de Pontmartin Armand Augustin Joseph Marie Ferrard, Comte de Pontmartin (1811-1890) was a French journalist, critic and man of letters. Pontmartin was born at Avignon (Vaucluse), France, on 16 July 1811. A Legitimist sympathizer, he began his career by attack ...

(1811–90), French literary critic and essayist *

Armand Doré Armand Doré (1824–1882) was a French painter. In later years, Doré became an alcoholic Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol that results in significant mental or physical health problems. Because there is disagreement on t ...

(1824-1882), French painter. *

Armand Doria Count Armand Doria (1824-1896) was a French aristocrat, art collector and patron. He served as the mayor of Orrouy from 1864 to 1896. He acquired a significant collection of impressionist works, including paintings subsequently exhibited in museum ...

(1824-1896), French art collector. *

Armand, duc d'Aiguillon Armand-Désiré de Vignerot du Plessis-Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (31 October 1761 – 4 May 1800), was a French military officer and politician. Life and career He was the only son of Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis-Richelieu and hi ...

(1750-1800), French noble *

Armand Duplantis Armand Gustav "Mondo" Duplantis (born 10 November 1999) is an American-born Swedish pole vaulter, the current world outdoor and indoor record holder ( and ), the current Olympic and World outdoor and indoor champion, the current European outd ...

(born 1999), American-born Swedish athlete *

Armand Hammer Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was an American business manager and owner, most closely associated with Occidental Petroleum, a company he ran from 1957 until his death. Called "Lenin's chosen capitalist" by the press, ...

(1898–1990), American Industrialist *

Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman. He was also known as ''l'Éminence rouge'', or "the Red Eminence", a term derived from the ...

(1585–1642), French clergyman and statesman commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu *

Armand Lohikoski Armand Lohikoski (January 3, 1912 – March 20, 2005) was an American born Finnish movie director and writer. He is best known as a director of a number of '' Pekka ja Pätkä'' movies. Career Before his career as a film director Armand Lohikosk ...

(1912-2005), Finnish movie director & writer *

Armand Mauss Armand Lind Mauss (June 5, 1928 – August 1, 2020) was an American sociologist specializing in the sociology of religion. He was Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Religious Studies at Washington State University and was the most freque ...

(1928–2020), American sociologist of religion *

Armand of Kersaint Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...

(1742–93), French sailor and politician * Armand Marquiset (1900-1981), French philanthropist * Armand Mouyal (1925–1988), French world champion épée fencer *

Armand Peugeot Armand Peugeot (; 18 February 1849 – 4 February 1915) was an industrialist in France, pioneer of the automobile industry and the man who transformed Peugeot into a manufacturer of bicycles and, later, of automobiles. He was accepted into the Au ...

(1849–1915), French industrialist and pioneer of the automobile industry * Armand Van Helden (born 1970), American DJ and musician

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* Antoine Armand (born 1991), French politician *

Abraham Armand Abraham Armand was a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of the first Catholic missionaries to arrive in the Kingdom of Hawaii The Hawaiian Kingdom, ...

, Roman Catholic priest *

David Armand David Armand (born David Robert Whitehead in September 1977) is an English comedian, actor and writer who has performed on stage, film, radio and most notably, television, where the shows he has appeared in include '' Fast and Loose'', ''Episo ...

(born 1977), English actor *

Émile Armand Émile Armand (26 March 1872 – 19 February 1962), pseudonym of Ernest-Lucien Juin Armand, was an influential French individualist anarchist at the beginning of the 20th century and also a dedicated free love/polyamory, intentional community, ...

(1872-1962), French anarchist *

Frøydis Armand Frøydis Armand (9 April 1949 – 11 October 2022) was a Norwegian actress. She was the daughter of actor Eilif Armand, and sister of Merete Armand and Gisken Armand, both actresses. She worked at Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre) from 19 ...

(born 1949), Norwegian actress * Gesner Armand (born 1936), Haitian painter *

Gisken Armand Gisken Armand Lillo-Stenberg (born 26 November 1962) is a Norwegian actress. She is the daughter of actor Eilif Armand, and sister of Merete Armand and Frøydis Armand, both actresses. She debuted on stage at the age of fourteen, at Den Nationale ...

(born 1962), Norwegian actress *

Inessa Armand Inessa Fyodorovna Armand (born Elisabeth-Inès Stéphane d'Herbenville; 8 May 1874 – 24 September 1920) was a French-Russian communist politician, member of the Bolsheviks and a feminist who spent most of her life in Russia. Armand, being ...

(1874-1920), French communist * Jack Armand (1898–1974), English footballer *

Jean Armand de Lestocq Count Jean Armand de L'Estocq (German: ''Johann Hermann Lestocq'', Russian: ''Иван Иванович Лесток''; 29 April 1692, in Lüneburg – 12 June 1767, in Saint Petersburg) was a French adventurer who wielded immense influence on the ...

(1692-1767), French adventurer *

Joseph-François Armand Joseph-François Armand (14 December 1820 – 1 January 1903) was a member of the Senate of Canada. Born Joseph-Flavien Armand in Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec, Rivière-des-Prairies, Lower Canada, he was a farming, farmer before entering p ...

(1820-1903), Canadian politician *

Leanne Armand Leanne Armand (20 February 1968 – 4 January 2022) was an Australian professor of Oceanography#Branches, marine science. She was an expert in the identification of diatoms in the Southern Ocean. She was known for her contributions to the under ...

(born 1968), Australian marine scientist *

Louis Armand Louis François Armand (17 January 1905 – 30 August 1971) was a French engineer and senior civil servant who managed several public companies, as well as had a significant role in World War II as an officer in the Resistance. He became the f ...

(1905–71), French Resistance member *

Patrick Armand Patrick Armand is a French retired ballet dancer, and the director of the San Francisco Ballet School since 2017. Early life Armand was born in Marseille, France, where he studied with Rudy Bryans, his mother Colette Armand, and at the Ecole d ...

, French ballet dancer *

Romain Armand Romain Armand (born 27 February 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays for club FC Versailles 78 as a forward. Club career In June 2022, Armand signed with Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versaill ...

(born 1987), French footballer *

Sylvain Armand Sylvain Armand (born 1 August 1980) is a French former professional association football, footballer who played as a left-back for Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain, FC Nantes, Nantes, and Clermont Foot, Cl ...

(born 1980), retired French footballer

Fictional characters

Armand (The Vampire Chronicles) Armand is a fictional character in ''The Vampire Chronicles'' novels written by Anne Rice. At the end of the series, he is approximately 500 years of age. His outward appearance is that of a beautiful adolescent boy, 5’6, with curly auburn hai ...

, character from ''The Vampire Chronicles'' novels *

Count Armand ''The Legend of Zorro'' is a 2005 American Western (genre), Western swashbuckler film directed by Martin Campbell, produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Lloyd Phillips, with music by James Horner, and written by Roberto Orci and A ...

, character from the movie ''The Legend of Zorro'' *Armand St. Just, character from the ''

Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having ...

'' novels *Armand Duval, character from the romantic novel '' La Dame aux Camelias'' *Armand Trevelyan, from Isaac Asimov's novella "Profession". *Armand d'Hubert, protagonist of the

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in t ...

short story "The Duel" (1908) and Ridley Scott film ''The Duellists'' (1977) *Armand D'Argencourt, character from '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir'' *Armand Goldman, drag club owner played by Robin Williams in the film ''

The Birdcage ''The Birdcage'' is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, adapted by Elaine May, and starring Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest. Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski app ...

'' *Armand Gamache, character from Louise Penny's mysteries Armand Beauxhomme, character from the musical "

Once On This Island ''Once on This Island'' is a coming-of-age one-act stage musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. It is based on the 1985 novel ''My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl'' by Rosa Guy, a Caribbean-set retelling o ...

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