Strong (surname)

Strong is a surname which may refer to:

People:

• Anna Louise Strong (1885–1970), American journalist and author on the Soviet Union and China
• Barrett Strong (b. 1941), American Motown singer and songwriter
• Benjamin Strong, Jr. (1872–1928), Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• Brenda Strong (b. 1958), American actress
• Caleb Strong (1745–1819), American politician, Massachusetts statesman
• Charlie Strong (b. 1960), American football coach
• Danny Strong (b. 1974), American actor
• George V. Strong (1880–1946), American army general
• George Strong (composer) (1856–1948) ((George) Templeton Strong), American expatriate composer
• George Strong (VC) (c. 1836–[?]), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• George Templeton Strong (1820–1875), American lawyer and diarist
• Gwyneth Strong (b. 1959), British actress
• Henry Strong (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Henry Strong (ATSF) (19th century), American railroad man
  • Henry A. Strong (1838–1919), American businessman, president of the Eastman Kodak Company
  • Henry G. Strong (1873–1919), New York businessman
  • Henry W. Strong (1810–1848), New York politician
• Jamal Strong (b. 1978), American professional baseball player
• James Strong (theologian) (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
• Joseph Dwight Strong (1852–1899), American painter
• Josiah Strong (1847–1916), American clergyman and author
• Ken Strong (1906–1979), American professional football player
• Leonard Strong (1797–1874), Rector of St. Matthew's Parish, British Guiana, later founder of Plymouth Brethren in British Guiana
• Leonard Strong (1896–1958), English writer, novelist, journalist, and poet
• Leonard Strong (actor) (1908–1980) America character actor specialising in Asian roles
• Mack Strong, (b. 1971), American football player
• Mark Strong, (b. 1963), English actor
• Maurice Strong (b. 1929), Canadian industrialist, Secretary-General of the UN Earth Summit
• Nathan Leroy Strong (1859–1939), US congressman from Pennsylvania
• Rider Strong (b. 1979), American actor
• Roy Strong (b. 1935), English arts curator, writer, broadcaster and garden designer
• Samuel Henry Strong (1825–1909), Canadian judge, Chief Justice of Canada
• Shiloh Strong (born 1978), American actor
• Simeon Strong (1736–1805), Massachusetts judge
• Tara Strong (born 1973), Canadian voice actress
• Theron R. Strong (1802–1873), American congressman from New York
• William Strong (disambiguation), several people
  • William Strong (1763–1840), American congressman and judge from Vermont
  • William Strong (judge) (1808–1895), American jurist, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
  • William Barstow Strong (1837–1914), American railroad executive
  • William Duncan Strong (1899–1962), American archaeologist and anthropologist
  • William L. Strong (1827–1900), American politician, mayor of New York City 1895–1897

Fictional characters:

• Captain Strong, in the Superman comics series
• Mr. Strong, in the Mr. Men book series
• the title character of the comic book series Tom Strong

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