William Armstrong

William Armstrong and its variations may refer to:

Politicians

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

Artists

William Armstrong (Canadian artist) (1822–1914), Canadian artist
Bill Armstrong (photographer), American fine art photographer

Sports

Bill Armstrong (announcer) (1932–2000), game show announcer
Bill Armstrong (Australian footballer) (born 1936), former Australian rules footballer
Bill Armstrong (American football coach) (1873–1938), American college football coach
Bill Armstrong (English footballer) (1913–1995), English footballer
Bill Armstrong (guard) (1920–1976), American football player
Bill Armstrong (defensive back) (born 1955), American football player
Bill Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1966), ice hockey player
Bill Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1970), ice hockey player, coach, and executive
Bill Armstrong (basketball) (born 1977), American college basketball coach
William Armstrong (cricketer) (1885–1955), Australian cricketer
William Armstrong (footballer) (1892–1968), Australian rules footballer
William Armstrong (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1920s

Music

Bill Armstrong (music producer) (born 1929), Australian music producer
William Armstrong (music critic) (1858–1942), American music critic
Billie Joe Armstrong (born 1972), American rock musician with Green Day
Willie Armstrong (1804–?), Newcastle upon Tyne-born singer-songwriter

Others

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