William Armstrong
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William Armstrong may refer to:
- Kinmont Willie ArmstrongKinmont Willie ArmstrongWilliam Armstrong of Kinmont or Kinmont Willie was a border reiver and outlaw active in the Anglo-Scottish Border country in the last decades of the 16th century....
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16th century), Scottish border reiver, known as "Kinmont Willie" - William Armstrong (Christie's Will)William Armstrong (Christie's Will)William Armstrong , known as Christie's Will was a Scottish Borders freebooter of the 17th century, celebrated in a ballad by Sir Walter Scott.-Biography:...
(1602?–1658?), Scottish border freebooter, known as "Christie's Will" - William Armstrong (artist)William Armstrong (artist)William Armstrong was a Canadian artist and one of the early professional artists of Toronto. A number of his watercolour landscapes of the Great Lakes may be found in collections such as the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Thunder Bay Historical Museum...
(1822–1914), Canadian artist - William Armstrong (Virginia)William Armstrong (Virginia)William Armstrong was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Armstrong immigrated to the United States in 1792 with his parents, who settled in Virginia....
(1782–1865), U.S. Representative from Virginia - William H. ArmstrongWilliam H. ArmstrongWilliam H. Armstrong was an American children's author and educator, best known for his 1969 Newbery Medal-winning novel, Sounder....
(1914–1999), author of the children's book Sounder - William Hepburn ArmstrongWilliam Hepburn ArmstrongWilliam Hepburn Armstrong was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William H. Armstrong was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton College in 1847. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Williamsport...
(1824–1919), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania - William L. ArmstrongWilliam L. ArmstrongWilliam Lester "Bill" Armstrong is an American businessman and politician. He is member of the Republican party and was a United States Representative and Senator from Colorado. Armstrong was born in Fremont, Nebraska...
(born 1937), U.S. Senator from Colorado - William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810–1900), British industrialist
- William Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of SandersteadWilliam Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of SandersteadWilliam Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Sanderstead GCB, MVO, PC was a British civil servant and banker.The son of William Armstrong and Priscilla Hopkins, he was born in Clapton in London. Armstrong was educated at Bec School in Tooting and Exeter College, Oxford...
(1915–1980), British civil servant - William Armstrong (detective), detective on the Zodiac KillerZodiac KillerThe Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The killer's identity remains unknown. The Zodiac murdered victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. Four men and three women...
case - William Armstrong, American automobile inventor and founder of Armstrong ElectricArmstrong ElectricArmstrong Electric was a manufacturer of electric automobiles in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company was founded by inventor, William Armstrong, and produced cars from 1885 through 1902....
- William "Duff" Armstrong (1833–1889), 1858 defendant for the murder of James Preston Metzker in Mason County, Illinois
- William T. ArmstrongWilliam T. ArmstrongWilliam T. Armstrong was president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from August to October 1989 following the retirement of Pierre Juneau. He served within CBC for 33 years and retired in 1992...
(1929–2005), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation executive - William W. Armstrong (journalist)William W. Armstrong (journalist)William Wallace Armstrong was an American journalist and politician born in Columbiana County, Ohio. He served as a Democratic Ohio Secretary of State from 1863-1865 and was later publisher of the The Plain Dealer and postmaster of Cleveland.-Biography:William W...
(1806–1878), U.S. journalist and politician from Ohio - William W. ArmstrongWilliam W. ArmstrongWilliam W. Armstrong was an American lawyer and politician form Rochester, New York. In addition to his long legal career in Rochester, he represented his city in both houses of the state legislature...
(1864–1944), U.S. lawyer and politician in New York state - William Ward ArmstrongWilliam Ward ArmstrongWilliam Ward Armstrong is a Canadian mathematician and computer scientist. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1966 and is most known as the originator Armstrong's axioms of dependency in a Relational database.-Works:...
, a Canadian mathematician and computer scientist. - William Armstrong (footballer) (born 1892), Australian rules footballer
- William Armstrong (music critic)William Armstrong (music critic)William Armstrong was an American music critic, lecturer, and writer.-Life:Armstrong was born in 1858 in Frederick County, Maryland. As a child, he received piano lessons in Stuttgart, Germany...
(1858–1942), American music critic - Billy ArmstrongBilly ArmstrongBilly Armstrong is an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.He served as Assembly Member for Mid Ulster from 1998 until 2011, when he was succeeded by his daughter, Sandra Overend. He was a member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, the Committee for Enterprise, Trade &...
(born 1943), politician in Northern Ireland - Bill Armstrong (coach)Bill Armstrong (coach)Richard "Bill" Armstrong was the seventh head college football coach for the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen located in Annapolis, Maryland and he held that position for three seasons, from 1897 until 1899. His coaching record at United States Naval Academy was 20 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties...
, American college football coach - Bill Armstrong (ice hockey b. 1966), ice hockey player
- Bill Armstrong (ice hockey b. 1970)Bill Armstrong (ice hockey b. 1970)William C. Armstrong is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played nine seasons in the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League and served as head coach for the AHL's Providence Bruins and ECHL's Trenton Titans, both for two seasons. He is currently the St...
, ice hockey player and coach - Bill Armstrong (footballer)Bill Armstrong (footballer)William "Bill" Armstrong was an English professional association football player. He played for Rochdale, Aston Villa, Swindon Town and Gillingham between 1931 and 1938, making over 130 appearances in the Football League.-References:...
(1913–1995), footballer - Bill Armstrong (announcer)Bill Armstrong (announcer)Bill Armstrong is an American television producer and announcer whose work is in the field of game shows. Armstrong was the producer of The Hollywood Squares for several years, and worked with Squares host Peter Marshall in their own production company.Armstrong also co-produced and announced on...
, game show announcer