Troy is the legendary city described in Homer's Iliad Troy may also refer to: [edit] General - The troy weight, a system of measurements for weight and mass commonly used in describing the "size" of precious metals and gemstones
[edit] People Troy is a Celtic name meaning either a "River" or "Warrior" or "Footsoldier". [edit] Surname - Michael Troy (born 1940), American butterfly swimmer
- Jack Troy (1927-1995), Australian rugby league footballer
[edit] Given name - Lil' Troy, an American rapper
- Troy Aikman, NFL quarterback
- Troy Brown, wide receiver for the New England Patriots
- Troy Donahue, an American actor and teen idol who died in 2001
- Troy Glaus, third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Troy King, Alabama Attorney General
- Troy Kennedy Martin, Scottish born scriptwriter of among others The Italian Job
- Troy McLawhorn, guitarist of Dark New Day, currently touring with Evanescence
- Troy Polamalu, strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Troy Sanders, singer and bassist of progressive metal band Mastodon
- Troy Smith, quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes and 2006 Heisman Trophy winner
- Troy Tanner, American volleyball player
- Cowboy Troy, American singer
- Troy Tulowitzki, baseball player for the Colorado Rockies
- Troy Van Leeuwen, guitarist of Queens of the Stone Age
[edit] Fictional characters - Troy Bolton, fictional character from High School Musical, played by Zac Efron
- Troy McClure, a retired fictional actor on the The Simpsons
- Christian Troy, a fictional character from the television medical drama Nip/Tuck
- Donna Troy, the civilian identity of the original Wonder Girl from DC Comics
- Deanna Troi, fictional character in the Star Trek universe
- Lwaxana Troi, fictional character in the television series' Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
[edit] Film, literature, and music - Troy (film), a 2004 epic movie based on Homer's Iliad, starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Diane Kruger, and Orlando Bloom, directed by Wolfgang Petersen
- Troy (BBC radio drama), a series of three radio plays, on BBC Radio 3 written by Andrew Rissik, produced by Jeremy Mortimer, and featured Paul Scofield
- Troy Series, a trilogy of books by David Gemmell
- Troy (novel), a young adult novel written by Adéle Geras, based on the Iliad
- "Troy" (song), a song by Sinéad O'Connor from her 1987 album The Lion and the Cobra
- "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)", a classic rap song by Pete Rock and CL Smooth from the album Mecca and the Soul Brother
- The Fall of Troy, a three-piece progressive rock band from Mukilteo, Washington
- The Fall of Troy (album), the self-titled debut album by the same band
[edit] Sports [edit] Places [edit] Canada [edit] England - Troy Town (or "Troy", "Troy-Town", "Troy's Walls", "The Walls of Troy"), traditional name for some turf mazes in England
- "Troy town", the name given to Fowey, Cornwall, by the writer and scholar Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in many of his books
[edit] United States - Troy, Alabama
- Troy, Idaho
- Troy, Illinois
- Troy, Indiana
- Troy, Kansas
- Troy, Maine
- Troy (Dorsey, Maryland)
- Troy, Michigan
- Troy, Missouri
- Troy, Montana
- Troy, New Hampshire
- Troy, New York
- Troy, North Carolina
- Troy, Ohio
- Troy, Pennsylvania
- Troy, South Carolina
- Troy, South Dakota
- Troy, Tennessee
- Troy, Texas
- Troy, Vermont
- Troy, Wisconsin
- Troy Township, Michigan
- Troy Township, Minnesota
- Troy Township, Pennsylvania
- Troy High School - any of several high schools in the United States
[edit] Vessels - Troy (submarine), a small submarine in the shape of a Great White Shark
- Troy class boats, unique to Fowey in Cornwall and raced competitively; 26 have been built since 1929
[edit] Science - TROY, also known as TNF-Receptor Superfamily member 19, is a cytokine receptor, originally described as a "TNF Receptor Superfamily member expressed on the mouse embryo".
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