Sterling may refer to:

Currency

* The English

penny A penny is a coin (: pennies) or a unit of currency (: pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. At present, it is ...

, historically known as the ''sterling'' *

Pound sterling Sterling (symbol: £; currency code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound is the main unit of sterling, and the word '' pound'' is also used to refer to the British currency general ...

, the currency of the United Kingdom *

Sterling silver Sterling silver is an alloy composed mass fraction (chemistry), by weight of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver silver standards, standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. ''Fineness, Fine silver'' ...

, a grade of silver

Places

United Kingdom

Stirling Stirling (; ; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Central Belt, central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town#Scotland, market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the roya ...

, a Scottish city whose alternative historical spelling is ''Sterling''

United States

* Sterling, Alaska * Sterling, Colorado * Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area, Colorado * Sterling, Connecticut * Sterling, Georgia * Sterling, in Bingham County, Idaho * Sterling Wildlife Management Area, Idaho *

Sterling, Illinois Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States, along the Rock River. The population was 14,782 at the 2020 census, down from 15,370 in 2010. Formerly nicknamed "Hardware Capital of the World", the city has long been associate ...

* Sterling, a ghost town in Jackson County, Iowa * Sterling, Kansas *

Sterling, Massachusetts Sterling is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,985 at the 2020 census. History Previous to its incorporation, it was "the Second Parish of Lancaster." It was commonly called by a portion of its In ...

* Sterling, Michigan *

Sterling Heights, Michigan Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Sterling Heights is located roughly north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 134,346, placing Sterl ...

* Sterling State Park, Michigan * Sterling Center, Minnesota * Sterling, Missouri * Sterling, in

Madison County, Montana Madison County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,623. Its county seat is Virginia City. The county was founded in 1865; at the time it was part of the Montana Territory. Geography According ...

* Sterling, Nebraska *

Sterling, New York Sterling is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Cayuga County, New York, Cayuga County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 3,040 at the 2010 census. Located on the shore of Lake Ontario, the town is nam ...

* Sterling, in

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Mecklenburg County () is a County (United States), county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, making it th ...

* Mount Sterling (Great Smoky Mountains), North Carolina * Sterling, North Dakota * Sterling, Ohio * Sterling, Oklahoma * Sterling, in Woodward Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania * Sterling City, Texas * Sterling County, Texas * Sterling, Utah *

Sterling, Virginia Sterling refers most specifically to a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population of the CDP as of the 2020 United States Census was 30,337 The CDP boundaries are confined to a relatively small area between Virginia ...

* Sterling, Washington *

Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin Sterling is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 724 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Cushing and Wolf Creek are located partially in the town. Geography According to the United States Census ...

* Sterling, Vernon County, Wisconsin * Sterling Township (disambiguation)

Businesses

Sterling Airlines Sterling Airlines A/S was a low-cost airline with its head office at Copenhagen Airport South in Dragør, Dragør Municipality, Denmark. It was created in September 2005 through the merger of two Danish airlines — Sterling European Airli ...

, a former low-cost Danish airline * Sterling Armaments Company, based near London, England * Sterling Bank (Nigeria), a national commercial bank * Sterling Bicycle Co., a 19th-century American bicycle manufacturer * Sterling (cigarette), a British cigarette brand * Sterling Commerce, a former software company *

Sterling Drug Sterling Drug was an American based global pharmaceutical company. It was also known as Sterling Winthrop, Inc., after the merger with Winthrop-Stearns Inc. which itself resulted from the merger of Winthrop Chemical Company Inc. and Frederick Ste ...

(a.k.a. Sterling Products, Inc.), a pharmaceutical company now owned by Bayer * Sterling Furniture, Scotland's largest furniture retail outlet * Sterling Industries, a medical device contract manufacturer * Sterling Jewelers, the largest retail jewelry company in the United States *

Sterling (marque) Sterling was a marque, brand name of automobiles marketed in the United States and Canada by Austin Rover Cars of North America (later renamed Sterling Motor Cars), a division of the Rover Group company of the United Kingdom. It was sold in Nort ...

, a British automobile brand, sold in the U.S. from 1987 to 1991 * Sterling Optical * Sterling Plumbing, a brand of products from Kohler Co. *

Sterling Publishing Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. is a publisher of a broad range of subject areas, with multiple imprints and more than 5,000 titles in print. Founded in 1949 by David A. Boehm, Sterling also publishes books for a number of brands, including AA ...

, a publisher of nonfiction books *

Sterling Software Sterling Software was an American software company founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1981 by Sterling Williams and brothers Sam and Charles Wyly. The company was acquired by Computer Associates International in 2000 in a stock-for-stock transacti ...

, a (now defunct) company co-founded by Sterling Williams * Sterling Sports Cars, an American automobile kit company * Sterling Trucks, a former commercial truck brand in the United States * Hotel Sterling, a former hotel in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Schools

Sterling College (Kansas) Sterling College is a Private college, private Evangelicalism, evangelical Christian college in Sterling, Kansas, United States. It enrolled 680 students in 2023 and is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Higher ...

, Sterling, Kansas * Sterling College (Vermont), Craftsbury Common, Vermont *

Sterling High School (disambiguation) Sterling High School may refer to: *Sterling High School (Colorado) in Sterling, Colorado *Sterling High School (Illinois) in Sterling, Illinois *Sterling High School (Kansas) in Sterling, Kansas *Sterling High School (Nebraska) in Sterling, Nebras ...

Music

Sterling Records (Sweden) Sterling Records is a classical music record label, specializing in releasing world premiere recordings of the orchestral work of romantic composers. The label was founded by Stockholm resident Bo Hyttner as a continuation of his record shop in ...

, a classical music record label *

Sterling Records (US) Sterling Records Inc. was a small New York record label active from 1945 to 1947. Sterling's first record, with number 100, was Lillette Thomas and her Boys' 78rpm "Blues for My Daddy". The record company ceased issuing in 1947, and in 1948 Al T ...

, noted for being the first to sign Hank Williams * Music Man Sterling, a bass guitar by Music Man

People

* Sterling (given name) * Sterling (surname) * Sterling Golden, early ring name of American professional wrestler

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(born 1953)

Fictional characters

* Sterling Archer, eponymous protagonist of the animated TV series ''Archer'' * Bruce Sterling (''Love of Life''), American television soap opera character (1959 to 1980) * Bruce Sterling, protagonist of the 2003 TV series '' Mister Sterling'' * Roger Sterling, on the TV series ''Mad Men''

Other uses

* Sterling (horse) (1868–1891), a British racehorse and sire * Sterling (program), a program for generating fractals * Sterling Plaza, a historic building in Beverly Hills, California *

Sterling submachine gun The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun (SMG). It was tested by the British Army in 1944–1945, but did not start to replace the Sten until 1953. A successful and reliable design, it remained standard issue in the British Army ...

, produced by the Sterling Armaments Company * a scuppernong (large muscadine grape, ''Vitis rotundifolia'') cultivar