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STRONG
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:
General usage
Famous people
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
Strong (descriptive name)
Strong (given name)
Armstrong
Strong People
and a national bench press record at 303.12 lb, ranks second in the nation
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.
Place names
- Strong, town in Union County, Arkansas, USA
- Strong, town in Franklin County, Maine, USA
- Strong, village in Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
- Strong City, town in Chase County, Kansas, USA
- Strong City, town in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA
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)
See also
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