Strong
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Strong is a generic adjective pertaining to strength. It is the opposite of weak. Its comparative form is stronger, and the superlative is strongest.
Strong may also refer to:
[edit] General usage
- Strong acid
- Strong agnosticism
- Strong AI
- Strong atheism
- Strong cardinal
- Strong coloring
- Strong convergence
- Strong CP problem
- Strong cryptography
- Strong inflection
- Strong interaction (Strong force)
- Strong key
- Strong language
- Strong operator topology
- Strong priors
- Strong program
- Strong RSA assumption
- Strong symptoms
[edit] Famous people
[edit] Strong (surname)
- Anna Louise Strong (1885–1970), American communist journalist
- Barrett Strong (1941—), American Motown singer and songwriter
- Brenda Strong (1958—), American actress
- Caleb Strong (1745–1819), American politician, Governor of Massachusetts 1800–1807, 1812–1816
- Danny Strong (1974—), American actor
- George Veazey Strong (1880–1946), American army general
- George Strong (c. 1836–[?]), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Gwyneth Strong (1959—), British actress
- Henry Strong (18??–1919), American businessman, president of the Eastman Kodak Company 1884–1919
- Henry Strong (19th century), American railroad man
- Jamal Strong (1978—), American professional baseball player
- James Strong (1822-1894), American Methodist biblical scholar, creator of Strong's Concordance
- James Hooker Strong (1814–1882), American US Navy admiral
- John Franklin Alexander Strong (1856–1929), American politician, Governor of Alaska Territory 1913–1918
- Josiah Strong (1847–1916), American clergyman and author
- Ken Strong (1906–1979), American professional football player
- Leonard Strong (1896–1958), English writer, novelist, journalist, and poet
- Maurice Strong (1929—), Canadian industrialist, Secretary-General of the UN Earth Summit
- Nathan Leroy Strong (1859-1939), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Roy Strong (1935—), English arts curator, writer, broadcaster and garden designer
- Samuel Henry Strong (1825–1909), Canadian judge, Chief Justice of Canada
- Shiloh Strong (contemporary), American actor
- Tara Strong (1973—), Canadian voice actress
- William Strong (1763–1840), American congressman and judge from Vermont
- William Strong (1808–1895), American jurist, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
- William Barstow Strong (1837–1914), American railroad tycoon
- William Duncan Strong (1899–1962), American archaeologist and anthropologist
- William L. Strong (1827–1900), American politician, Mayor of New York City 1895–1897
[edit] Strong (descriptive name)
- Magnus the Strong (1106–1134), Danish prince, pretender to the throne
- Robert the Strong ([?]–866), French nobleman
- Styrbjörn the Strong (c. 960–c. 984), Viking hero in the old Norse sagas
[edit] Strong (given name)
- Strong Vincent (1837-1863), American General during the United States Civil War, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg
[edit] Armstrong
- Debbie Armstrong (Gold Medal winner in alpine skiing)
- Lance Armstrong (A consecutive winner of the Tour de France)
- Neil Armstrong (The first man to walk on the moon)
[edit] Strong People
- Stephanie Dzurnak - AKA Super Swol (1983-__), American Powerlifter, holds all the Ohio records
and a national bench press record at 303.12 lb, ranks second in the nation
- Geoff Capes budgie trainer and stong man.
- Stretch Armstrong he has stong arms.
- Vagelis Vardas (1984–), Greek Bodybuilder and student of Lancaster University
[edit] Fictional persons
- Ale the Strong, character in Norse mythology
- Strong Bad, character in the fictional world of Homestar Runner
- Strong Mad, character in the fictional world of Homestar Runner
- Strong Sad, character in the fictional world of Homestar Runner
- Tom Strong, character in a comic book series for America’s Best Comics
- Captain Strong, a character in the video game EarthBound.
[edit] Place names
Strong is also the name of several place in the United States:
- Strong, town in Union County, Arkansas
- Strong, town in Franklin County, Maine
- Strong, village in Monroe County, Mississippi
- Strong City, town in Chase County, Kansas
- Strong City, town in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
[edit] Other
- Christopher Strong, 1933 American film starring Katharine Hepburn
- Strong Medicine, television series on the Lifetime network
- Strong’s Concordance, concordance of the King James Bible
- Strong Memorial Hospital, hospital at University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, USA
- Strong - National Museum of Play, museum in Rochester, New York, USA
- Strong Poison, 1931 novel by Dorothy L. Sayers
- USS Strong (DD-467), destroyer of the US Navy (1942–1943)
- USS Strong (DD-758), destroyer of the US Navy (1945–1973)
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