- Brutus Of Troy
Brutus (Brut, Brute, Welsh Bryttys), a descendant of the Trojan hero Aeneas, was known in medieval British legend as the eponymous founder and first king of Britain. This legend first appears in the "Historia Britonum", a 9th century historical compilation attributed to Nennius, but is best known from the account given by the 12th century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth in his "Historia Regum Britanniae". - Cowboy Troy
Cowboy Troy (born Troy Coleman, December 18, 1970 in Victoria, Texas) is an African-American country rap singer-songwriter. He graduated from Skyline High School in the Dallas Independent School District. Subsequently, he completed a bachelor's degree in psychology at The University of Texas. Prior to his career as a singer, he worked as the manager of a Dallas Foot Locker. - Pastor Troy
Pastor Troy (born Micah Levar Troy in College Park, Georgia on November 18, 1977) is a American rapper. His songs are notable for a mix of religious background and street lyrics. - Hugh Troy
Hugh Charles Troy, Jr. (1906 - 1964) was a US painter who is noted for his pranks. Troy was a son of a Cornell University dairy professor of the same name, and both father and son were members of the Quill and Dagger society. Troy attended Cornell as an architecture student from 1922 to 1927, although he was suspended without receiving a degree due to a particular joke that offended the administration. Although many of his practical jokes on campus are legendary, … - Michael Troy
Michael ("Mike") Francis Troy (born October 3, 1940) is a retired butterfly swimmer from the United States, who broke the world record in the 200m butterfly for five consecutive times before it was taken over by fellow American swimmer Carl Robie in 1961. Troy is a double Olympic gold medalist, and an NCAA and an AAU Champion. He has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, as well as the Indiana University Hall of Fame, and the Helms Arco Hall of Fame. - Doris Troy
Doris Troy was an R&B singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul." She was born Doris Payne in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister. Her parents disapproved of "subversive" forms of music like rhythm & blues, so she cut her teeth singing in her father's choir. She was working as an usherette at the Apollo where she was discovered by the 'Godfather of Soul', James Brown. Troy worked with Solomon Burke, The Drifters, Cissy Houston, … - Jonathan Troy
Jonathan Troy is an American playwright and dramatist. Among the plays written by Troy are the comedy "All Because of Agatha" (1964), the mystery "Web of Murder" (1964), the romantic comedy "A Handful of Rainbows" (1965), and the comic mystery "The Haunted Honeymoon" (1970). - William Troy
William Troy (b. 1848 & d. 8 March 1907) was a United States Navy sailor awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean Expedition. He was part of the party that rescued the mortally wounded Hugh McKee and was himself wounded and specfically commended by the Lieutenant. Troy is buried in the Stockston State Hospital Cemetery in Stockton, California, and a monument in his honor stands at the San Joaquin National Cemetery in Gustine, California. - John Weir Troy
John Weir Troy (October 31 1868-May 2 1942) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1933 to 1939. He was born in Dungeness, Washington and died in Juneau, Alaska. - Bun Troy
Robert Gustave "Bun" Troy (August 27, 1888 - October 7, 1918) was a German-born Major League Baseball pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I at Petit Majouym, France. Born in Wurzach, Germany, Troy was a right-handed pitcher who played in a single Major League baseball game on September 15, 1912. He started the game for the Detroit Tigers, pithced 6-2/3 innings, giving up 4 runs. - Leo Troy
Martin Leo Troy was the Liberal MPP for Nipissing in Ontario from 1959-1965. - Lil' Troy
Lil' Troy, who featured in his songs many members of the Screwed Up Click, managed to break out of Houston's thriving rap scene in the late '90s with "Wanna Be a Baller," one of the few Houston-based songs to reach national audiences. The track was actually written by fellow Houston rapper E.S.G., although he was never credited with it, and still holds a grudge over the situation. The song propelled his debut album, "Sittin' Fat Down South", to respectable success, … - Canon Bertie Troy
Canon Bertie Troy was a Roman Catholic priest and an All-Ireland Hurling Final winning manager with Cork. Bertie Troy was born in Newtownshandrum, County Cork in 1931. He was educated and the local national school and later at St. Colman’s College in Fermoy. While he studied here Troy became involved in Gaelic Games, particularly the college hurling team. He was a member of the college team that won their first Dr. Harty Cup title in 1948. - Dennis Troy
Dennis Troy played various corpsmen, drivers, and MPs in the television series M*A*S*H. - Gil Troy
Gil Troy is an American academic. He received his undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees from Harvard University and is a professor of History at McGill University. The author of five books, four of which concern American presidential history, … - Kali Troy
Kali Bianca Troy is an American voice over artist also known as Kittie, or Miss Kittie. She is known for her starring roles on "American Dragon: Jake Long as Trixie" and "W.I.T.C.H. as Taranee". She even has her own MySpace page. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and studied journalism at Clark Atlanta University. She is working with Big Trigger on the Egypt Radio Station broadcast. - Tevi Troy
Tevi David Troy is Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services in the administration of George W. Bush - Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He had his break-through role in the early 2000s as the elf-prince Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" and blacksmith Will Turner in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy of films, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood films, including "Troy", "Elizabethtown," and "Kingdom of Heaven". - Eric Bana
Eric Bana (born Eric Banadinovich on August 9, 1968) is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series "Full Frontal" before gaining critical recognition in the biopic "Chopper" (2000). After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian television shows and films, … - Phoenix
In Homer's Iliad, Phoenix, son of Amyntor, is one of the Myrmidons led by Achilles, who along with Odysseus and Ajax urges Achilles to re-enter battle, giving the most passionate speech of the three. There is no doubt that this was a later addition to the epic, as Achilles continually uses a special dual verb form in speaking with his guests, rather than a more appropriate plural form. - Hecuba
Hecuba (also Hekabe Greek: "Εκάβη") was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy. She was of Phrygian birth; her father was Dymas, and her mother (Eunoë) was said to be a daughter of the god of the River Sangarius, the principal river of ancient Phrygia. In the Iliad Hecuba appears as the mother of Hector, and laments his death in a well-known speech in Book 24 of the epic. With the god Apollo, Hecuba had a son named Troilus. - Heinrich Schliemann
Heinrich Schliemann (January 6, 1822 - December 26, 1890) was a German-Russian treasure hunter, an advocate of the historical reality of places mentioned in the works of Homer, and an important excavator of Mycenaean sites, such as Troy, Mycenae and Tiryns. - Paris
Paris (Greek: ; also known as Alexander or Alexandros, c.f. "Alaksandus of Wilusa"), mythological son of Priam, king of Troy, appears in a number of Greek legends. Probably the best-known was his abduction of, or elopement with, Helen, queen of Sparta, this being one of the immediate causes of the Trojan War. Later in the war, he fatally wounds Achilles in the heel with an arrow, as foretold by Achilles' mother, Thetis. - Anchises
In Greek mythology, Anchises was a son of Capys and Themiste (daughter of Ilus, son of Tros) or Hieromneme, a naiad. Anchises' major claim to fame in Greek mythology is that he was a mortal lover of the goddess Aphrodite. One version is that Aphrodite pretended to be a Phrygian princess and seduced him for nearly two weeks of lovemaking. Anchises was the father of Aeneas by Aphrodite. - David Benioff
David Benioff (born circa 1970 in New York City) is an American writer. He worked as a club bouncer and high school English teacher until he won recognition for his book, "25th Hour". He later adapted the book into a film, starring Edward Norton and directed by Spike Lee. Thus began his career as a Hollywood screenwriter. He adapted a screenplay of the mythological epic, "Troy" (2004). He also sold the two-million-dollar script, "Stay". - James Lewis
James Lewis (1840-1896) was an American comedian, born in Troy, N. Y., where he made his first stage appearance in 1858, playing Farmer Gammon in "The Writing on the Wall". At the outbreak of the Civil War he was in the South, and narrowly escaped being detained there by the blockade. Subsequently he traveled much in the Middle West. His first appearance in New York City was in 1866, in the farce "Your Life's in Danger", … - Garrett Hedlund
Garrett John Hedlund (born 3 September 1984) is an American actor known for his role in the movie "Four Brothers". Hedlund has starred in several major films, including the epic "Troy" (in which he made his film industry debut as Patroclus, cousin of Achilles); the drama Friday Night Lights, alongside Billy Bob Thornton, which charts the 1988 football season of the Permian Panthers; "Eragon", … - Troilus
In Greek mythology, Troilus is a Trojan prince and one of the many sons of Priam. In medieval and Renaissance versions of the legend of the Trojan War, Troilus falls in love with Cressida, whose father has defected to the Greeks because he can foresee the sack and genocide of Troy. Cressida pledges her love to him, but when she is returned to the Greeks in a hostage exchange, she loses hope, and winds up with the Greek hero Diomedes. - Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared is a Lebanese-born composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, his work in France included the scores for "Betty Blue" and "Camille Claudel". He later began working on English language films, winning an Oscar for his score for "The English Patient" and a nomination for "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Cold Mountain". - Helenus
Helenus was a Trojan soldier and prophet in the Trojan War. In Greek mythology, Helenus was the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, and the twin brother of the prophetess Cassandra. He was also called Scamandrios. According to legend, Cassandra, having been given the power of prophecy by Apollo, taught it to her brother. Like Cassandra, he was always right, but unlike her, others believed him. - Telamon
In Greek mythology, Telamon, son of Aeacus, King of Aegina, and Endeis and brother of Peleus, accompanied Jason as one his Argonauts, and was present at the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. He also participated in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks, along with his son, Ajax. After killing their half-brother, Phocus, Telamon and Peleus had to leave Aegina. King Cychreus of Salamis welcomed Telamon and befriended him. Telamon married Periboea, who gave birth to Ajax. - Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus) (Ancient Greek:) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homer's "Iliad", which takes for its theme, not the War of Troy in its entirety, but specifically the Wrath of Achilles. Later legends (beginning with a poem by Statius in the first century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable on all of his body except for his heel. - Deiphobus
In Greek mythology, Deiphobus was a son of Priam and Hecuba. He was a prince of Troy, and the greatest of Priam's sons after Hector and Paris during the Trojan War. In the "Iliad", he along with his brother Helenus led a group of soldiers at the siege of the newley constructed Argive wall and killed many along with wounding the hero Achean Meriones. As Hector was fleeing Achilles, Athena took the shape of Deiphobus and goaded Hector to make a stand and fight. - Polyxena
Polyxena was known to be a beautiful Trojan princess from Greek mythology. She is the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba. She is considered the Trojan version of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Polyxena is not in Homer's "Iliad", appearing in works by later poets, perhaps to add romance to Homer's austere tale. An oracle prophesied that Troy would not be defeated if her brother, Prince Troilus, reached the age of twenty. - Latin Kings
Latin kings of Rome, Alban kings of Rome or kings of Alba Longa, series of legendary kings of Latium and Alba Longa who, in Roman mythology, fill the gap between Aeneas's foundation of Rome and Romulus's. It is succeeded by the series of kings sometimes called the Etruscan kings to distinguish it from this series (although only a few members of it are from Etruria in our sense). - Natalie MacMaster
Natalie MacMaster CM (born June 13, 1972) is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is one of the best-known musicians in the tradition of Cape Breton fiddle music, and has made a highly successful career as a touring musician, travelling to Europe and Asia and doing as many as 250 shows in a year. MacMaster has toured with many famous performers, including the Chieftains, Faith Hill, … - Sam Milby
Sam Milby (born Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby on May 23, 1984 in Troy, Ohio) is a Filipino-American actor, commercial model, and recording artist. Milby grew up with a Filipina mother native to Tago, Surigao del Sur and an American father. Milby became an instant celebrity and heartthrob after leaving the Pinoy Big Brother House in November 2005. He currently appears in a Sunday musical variety show, ASAP '07, … - Priam
In Greek mythology, Priam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War, and youngest son of Laomedon. Modern scholars derive his name from the Luwian compound "Priimuua", which means "exceptionally courageous". - Apollodorus
Apollodorus (born ca. 180 BC) was a Greek language grammarian, a writer most famous for his verse "Chronicle" of Greek history from the fall of Troy in the 12th century BC to 144 BC. He was a pupil of the scholar Aristarchus of Samothrace and Panaetius the Stoic. He left Alexandria around 146 BC for Pergamum and eventually settled in Athens. Apollodorus' "Chronicle" gave dates by referring to the archons of Athens. Most archons only held office for one year, … - Penthesilea
In Greek mythology, Penthesilea (also spelled "Penthesilia") was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, sister of Hippolyte, Antiope and Melanippe. Penthesilea killed Hippolyte with a spear when they were hunting deer. According to many accounts, this accident caused Penthesilea so much grief that she wished only to die, but, as a warrior and an Amazon, she must do so honorably and in battle.
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