Troy (disambiguation)
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Troy has several uses:
- Troy (legendary city described in Homer's Iliad) as the site identified, by some archaeologists, in north-western Turkey
- The Troy weight, a system of measurements for weight and mass commonly used in describing the "size" of precious metals and gemstones
- Troy (film), a 2004 movie based on the Iliad starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom
- "Troy", a song by Sinéad O'Connor from her 1987 album The Lion and the Cobra
- Troy (submarine), a small submarine in the shape of a Great White Shark
- Troy class boats are unique to Fowey in Cornwall and are raced competitively. 26 have been built since 1929.
[edit] People
- Troy Aikman, a former NFL quarterback
- Troy Brown, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots
- Troy Smith, quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes and 2006 Heisman Trophy winner
- Troy Donahue, an American actor and teen idol who died in 2001
- "Troy McClure", a retired fictional actor on the The Simpsons
- Troy Polamalu, a strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Donna Troy, the civilian identity of comic book superhero Wonder Girl
- Michael Troy (born 1940), American butterfly swimmer
- Troy Bolton, fictional character from the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical
- Sergeant Troy is a character in Far From the Madding Crowd a novel by Thomas Hardy
- Troy Sanders, singer and bassist of progressive metal band Mastodon (band)
[edit] Places
- Troy, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Troy Town (or "Troy", "Troy-Town", "Troy's Walls", "The Walls of Troy"), traditional name for some turf mazes in England
- Troy town is the fictional name given to Fowey by the writer and scholar Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in many of his books.
In the United States:
- Troy, Alabama
- Troy University, Troy, Alabama
- Troy, Idaho
- Troy, Illinois
- Troy, Indiana
- Troy, Kansas
- Troy, Maine
- Troy, Michigan
- Troy, Missouri
- Troy, Montana
- Troy, New Hampshire
- Troy, New York
- Troy, North Carolina
- Troy, Ohio
- Troy, Pennsylvania
- Troy, South Carolina
- Troy, Tennessee
- Troy, Texas
- Troy, Vermont
- Troy, Wisconsin
- Troy Township, Michigan
- Troy Township, Minnesota
- Troy Township, Pennsylvania
- Troy High School, Fullerton, California, United States