Robert Armstrong
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Robert Armstrong may refer to:
- Robert Archibald ArmstrongRobert Archibald ArmstrongRobert Archibald Armstrong, LL.D. , was a Gaelic lexicographer. He was the eldest son of Robert Armstrong, of Kenmore, Perthshire, by his wife, Mary McKercher. He was born at Kenmore in 1788, and educated partly by his father, and afterwards at Edinburgh and at St. Andrew's University, here he...
(1788–1867), Gaelic lexicographer - Robert Armstrong (baseball) (born 1850), American professional baseball player
- Robert Armstrong (actor)Robert Armstrong (actor)Robert Armstrong was an American film actor best remembered for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. He uttered the famous exit quote, "'Twas beauty killed the beast," at the film's end...
(1890–1973), film actor - Robert Armstrong (geneticist)Robert Armstrong (geneticist)Dr. Robert Armstrong, Longwood Gardens newly appointed Geneticist, began a canna breeding program in 1967, when it was realized that cultivars available at that time were not suitable for use on display in the Gardens conservatories and lakes.-Goals:...
, plant geneticist - Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of IlminsterRobert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of IlminsterRobert Temple Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster GCB, CVO , son of the musician Sir Thomas Armstrong, is a British life peer and former civil servant.-Life:...
(born 1927), British member of the House of Lords - Robert E. ArmstrongRobert E. ArmstrongRobert E Armstrong was a former mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, former councilman of Allen County, Indiana and former athletic director of Snider High School.-Education:...
(1925–2008), former mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana - Robert John ArmstrongRobert John ArmstrongRobert John Armstrong, was the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, which encompassed 36 Northern California counties, and its longest serving ordinary. He was a prelate during Great Depression, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War...
(1884–1957), fourth Bishop of Sacramento - Robert Armstrong (Irish artist), winner of the 1984 Guinness Peat Aviation Award
- Robert Armstrong (comics), American underground comics artist and musician, coined the term Couch potato
- Robert Armstrong (UK politician)Robert Armstrong (UK politician)Robert Armstrong was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Armstrong worked as a shipyard fitter then, later, as a water superintendent. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and, despite having no political experience, was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland in 1956, serving until his...
(1888/9–1961), member of the Senate of Northern Ireland - Robert Armstrong (1792–1854), officer in the United States Army
- Lt-Col Robert Young Armstrong (1839–1894), FRS, UK naval electrical engineer
- Robert Baynes Armstrong, British Member of Parliament for LancasterLancaster (UK Parliament constituency)Lancaster was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster in north-west England...
Fictional
- Robert Armstrong (Noble House), a character from James Clavell's novel Noble House
See also
- Bob Armstrong (disambiguation)Bob Armstrong (disambiguation)Bob Armstrong may refer to:*Robert Armstrong , "Bob"*Bob Armstrong *Bob Armstrong *Bob Armstrong *Bob Armstrong , basketball player...
- Robert Armstrong-JonesRobert Armstrong-JonesSir Robert Armstrong-Jones, CBE was a Welsh physician and psychiatrist. He was the grandfather of the Earl of Snowdon.He was born Robert Jones in Ynyscynhaearn, Caernarvonshire, the son of a Congregational minister...
(1857–1943), Welsh physician and psychiatrist