# William Armstrong

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**William Armstrong** and its variations may refer to:

## Politicians

- [William Armstrong (corn merchant)](/source/William_Armstrong_(corn_merchant)) (1778–1857), local politician and corn merchant
- [Bill Armstrong (Australian politician)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(Australian_politician)) (1909–1982), member of the Parliament of Australia
- [Billy Armstrong (politician)](/source/Billy_Armstrong_(politician)) (born 1943), politician in Northern Ireland
- [William Armstrong (Virginia politician)](/source/William_Armstrong_(Virginia_politician)) (1782–1865), U.S. representative from Virginia
- [William Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Sanderstead](/source/William_Armstrong,_Baron_Armstrong_of_Sanderstead) (1915–1980), British civil servant
- [William Boardman Armstrong](/source/William_Boardman_Armstrong) (1883–1954), lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
- [William Drayton Armstrong](/source/William_Drayton_Armstrong) (1862–1936), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
- [William H. Armstrong (Wisconsin politician)](/source/William_H._Armstrong_(Wisconsin_politician)) (1840/41–1916), Wisconsin legislator
- [William Hepburn Armstrong](/source/William_Hepburn_Armstrong) (1824–1919), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania
- [William James Armstrong](/source/William_James_Armstrong) (1826–1915), merchant, miller and politician in British Columbia
- [William L. Armstrong](/source/William_L._Armstrong) (1937–2016), U.S. senator from Colorado
- [William Armstrong (Tennessee politician)](/source/William_Armstrong_(Tennessee_politician)) (1795–1847), mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
- [William W. Armstrong (journalist)](/source/William_W._Armstrong_(journalist)) (1833–1905), American journalist and politician from Ohio
- [William W. Armstrong (politician)](/source/William_W._Armstrong_(politician)) (1864–1944), American lawyer and politician in New York state
- [William Oscar Armstrong](/source/William_Oscar_Armstrong) (1847–1932), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

## Artists

- [William Armstrong (Canadian artist)](/source/William_Armstrong_(Canadian_artist)) (1822–1914), Canadian artist
- [Bill Armstrong (photographer)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(photographer)), American fine art photographer

## Sports

- [Bill Armstrong (announcer)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(announcer)) (1932–2000), game show announcer
- [Bill Armstrong (Australian footballer)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(Australian_footballer)) (born 1936), former Australian rules footballer
- [Bill Armstrong (American football coach)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(American_football_coach)) (1873–1938), American college football coach
- [Bill Armstrong (English footballer)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(English_footballer)) (1913–1995), English footballer
- [Bill Armstrong (guard)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(guard)) (1920–1976), American football player
- [Bill Armstrong (defensive back)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(defensive_back)) (born 1955), American football player
- [Bill Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1966)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(ice_hockey,_born_1966)), ice hockey player
- [Bill Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1970)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(ice_hockey,_born_1970)), ice hockey player, coach, and executive
- [Bill Armstrong (basketball)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(basketball)) (born 1977), American college basketball coach
- [William Armstrong (cricketer)](/source/William_Armstrong_(cricketer)) (1885–1955), Australian cricketer
- [William Armstrong (footballer)](/source/William_Armstrong_(footballer)) (1892–1968), Australian rules footballer
- [William Armstrong (rugby league)](/source/William_Armstrong_(rugby_league)), rugby league footballer of the 1920s

## Music

- [Bill Armstrong (music producer)](/source/Bill_Armstrong_(music_producer)) (born 1929), Australian music producer
- [William Armstrong (music critic)](/source/William_Armstrong_(music_critic)) (1858–1942), American music critic
- [Billie Joe Armstrong](/source/Billie_Joe_Armstrong) (born 1972), American rock musician with Green Day
- [Willie Armstrong](/source/Willie_Armstrong) (1804–?), Newcastle upon Tyne-born singer-songwriter

## Others

- [William Armstrong (Christie's Will)](/source/William_Armstrong_(Christie's_Will)) (1565–1649), Scottish border freebooter, known as "Christie's Will"
- [William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong](/source/William_Armstrong,_1st_Baron_Armstrong) (1810–1900), British industrialist
- [Duff Armstrong](/source/Duff_Armstrong) (William Armstrong, c. 1833–1899), 1858 defendant for the murder of James Preston Metzker in Mason County, Illinois
- [William H. Armstrong (author)](/source/William_H._Armstrong_(author)) (1911–1999), author of the children's book *Sounder*
- [William Nevins Armstrong](/source/William_Nevins_Armstrong) (1835–1905), attorney general of Hawaii
- [William Armstrong (pilot)](/source/William_Armstrong_(pilot)) (1924–1945), member of the Tuskegee Airmen
- [William T. Armstrong](/source/William_T._Armstrong) (1929–2005), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation executive
- [William Ward Armstrong](/source/William_Ward_Armstrong), Canadian mathematician and computer scientist
- [William Park Armstrong](/source/William_Park_Armstrong) (1874–1944), theologian and New Testament scholar
- [William Armstrong (theatre director)](/source/William_Armstrong_(theatre_director)) (1882–1952), British actor, theatre manager and director
- [Billy Armstrong (actor)](/source/Billy_Armstrong_(actor)) (1891–1924), British actor
- Billy Armstrong, alias of comics character [Jeremy Karne](/source/Jeremy_Karne)
- [William Charles Gordon Armstrong](/source/William_Charles_Gordon_Armstrong) (1865–1951), pioneer in the early history of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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