Armand is a French masculine given name and surname, the French form of Herman.Behind the Name: Armand
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* Saint Herman, aka, Saint Armand *

Armand (photographer) Armenak Arzrouni (; 1901–1963), who worked under the mononym Armand, was a pre-eminent Armenian Egyptian photographer based in Egypt. He specialized in portrait photography, while carving a lucrative niche market. He became highly sought after ...

(1901–63), Armenian photographer * Armand Arabian (1934–2018), American judge *

Armand Assante Armand Anthony Assante Jr. (; born October 4, 1949) is an American actor. He played mobster John Gotti in the 1996 HBO television film '' Gotti'', Odysseus in the 1997 miniseries adaptation of Homer's ''The Odyssey'', Nietzsche in '' When Niet ...

(b. 1949), American actor *

Armand Borel Armand Borel (21 May 1923 – 11 August 2003) was a Swiss mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was a permanent professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, United States from 1957 to 1993. He worked in alg ...

(1923–2003), Swiss mathematician, *

Armand Călinescu Armand Călinescu (4 June 1893 – 21 September 1939) was a Romanian economist and politician, who served as 39th List of Prime Ministers of Romania, Prime Minister from March 1939 until Assassination of Armand Călinescu, his assassination six ...

(1893–1939), Romanian Prime Minister *

Armand D'Angour Armand D'Angour (born 23 November 1958) is a British classical scholar and classical musician, Professor of Classics at Oxford University and Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Jesus College, Oxford. His research embraces a wide range of areas acro ...

(b. 1958), British classicist *

Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (11 October 162926 February 1666), was a French nobleman, the younger son of Henri, Prince of Condé (1588–1646), Henri II, Prince of Condé and Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, daughter of Henri I de Mont ...

(1629–66), French noble *

Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron Armand de Gontaut, Baron of Biron (, 152426 July 1592) was a soldier, diplomat and Marshal of France. Beginning his service during the Italian Wars, Biron served in Italy under Marshal Brissac and Guise in 1557 before rising to command his own ...

(1524–92), French soldier * Armand de Gramont, comte de Guiche (1637–73), French noble * Armand de La Richardie (1686–1758), French Roman Catholic missionary * Armand de Pontmartin (1811–90), French literary critic and essayist *

Armand Doré Armand Doré (1824–1882) was a French painter. In later years, Doré became an alcoholic Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. Pr ...

(1824–1882), French painter. * Armand Doria (1824–1896), French art collector. *

Armand, duc d'Aiguillon Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke of Aiguillon (''Armand Désiré''; 31 October 1761 – 4 May 1800) was a French military officer and politician. Life and career He was the only son of Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis-Richelieu an ...

(1750–1800), French noble *

Armand Duplantis Armand "Mondo" Gustav Duplantis (born 10 November 1999), is a Swedish and American pole vaulter who competes for Sweden. Regarded as the greatest pole vaulter of all time, Duplantis is the current List of world records in athletics, world recor ...

(born 1999), American-born Swedish athlete *

Armand Hammer Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was an American businessman and philanthropist. The son of a Russian Empire-born communist activist, Hammer trained as a physician before beginning his career in trade with the newly estab ...

(1898–1990), American Industrialist *

Armand of Kersaint Vice-Admiral Armand-Guy-Simon de Coetnempren, comte de Kersaint (29 July 1742 – 4 December 1793) was a French Navy officer and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War. During the French Revolution, he aligned himself with the ...

(1742–93), French sailor and politician * Armand LaMontagne (1938–2025), American sculptor * Armand Lohikoski (1912–2005), Finnish movie director & writer * Armand Lurville (1875–1955), French actor * Armand Marquiset (1900–1981), French philanthropist * Armand Mauss (1928–2020), American sociologist of religion * Armand Membou (born 2004), American football player * Armand Mouyal (1925–1988), French world champion épée fencer * Armand Peugeot (1849–1915), French industrialist and pioneer of the automobile industry * Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoabis (born 1997), 2023 Paris attack perpetrator * Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (1585–1642), French clergyman and statesman commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu * Armand Schiele (born 1967), French alpine skier * Armand Van Helden (born 1970), American DJ and musician

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* Antoine Armand (born 1991), French politician * Abraham Armand, Roman Catholic priest *

David Armand David Armand (born David Robert Whitehead in September 1977) is an English comedian, actor and writer who has performed on stage, film, radio and most notably, television, where the shows he has appeared in include ''Armstrong and Miller'', '' ...

(born 1977), English actor *

Émile Armand E. Armand (March 26, 1872 – February 19, 1963), pseudonym of Ernest-Lucien Juin, was an influential French individualist anarchist at the beginning of the 20th century and also a dedicated free love/polyamory, intentional community, and pacifi ...

(1872–1962), French anarchist * Frøydis Armand (1949–2022), Norwegian actress * Gesner Armand (1936–2008), Haitian painter * Gisken Armand (born 1962), Norwegian actress *

Inessa Armand Inessa Fyodorovna Armand (born Elisabeth-Inès Stéphane d'Herbenville; 8 May 1874 – 24 September 1920) was a French-Russian communist politician, member of the Bolsheviks and a feminist who spent most of her life in Russia. Armand, bein ...

(1874–1920), French communist * Jack Armand (1898–1974), English footballer * Jean Armand de Lestocq (1692–1767), French adventurer * Joseph-François Armand (1820–1903), Canadian politician * Leanne Armand (born 1968), Australian marine scientist *

Louis Armand Louis François Armand (; 17 January 1905 – 30 August 1971) was a French engineer and senior civil servant who managed several public companies, as well as had a significant role in World War II as an officer in the Resistance. He became the ...

(1905–71), French Resistance member * Patrick Armand, French ballet dancer * Romain Armand (born 1987), French footballer * Sylvain Armand (born 1980), retired French footballer

Fictional characters

Armand (The Vampire Chronicles) Armand is a fictional character in ''The Vampire Chronicles'' novels written by Anne Rice. At the end of the series, he is approximately 500 years of age. His outward appearance is that of a beautiful adolescent boy, 5’6, with curly auburn hai ...

, character from ''The Vampire Chronicles'' novels * Count Armand, character from the movie ''The Legend of Zorro'' * Armand Aubigny, husband of the title character in the short story "

Désirée's Baby "Désirée's Baby" is an 1893 short story by the American writer Kate Chopin. It is about multi ethnic relationships in Louisiana Creole people, Creole Louisiana during the Antebellum era, antebellum period. Plot summary Désirée is the adopted ...

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Kate Chopin Kate Chopin (, also ; born Katherine O'Flaherty; February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminis ...

. *Armand St. Just, character from the ''

Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with her husband Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in Lo ...

'' novels *Armand Duval, character from the romantic novel '' La Dame aux Camelias'' *Armand Trevelyan, from Isaac Asimov's novella "Profession". *Armand d'Hubert, protagonist of the

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Eng ...

short story "The Duel" (1908) and Ridley Scott film ''The Duellists'' (1977) *Armand D'Argencourt, character from '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir'' *Armand Goldman, drag club owner played by Robin Williams in the film ''

The Birdcage ''The Birdcage'' is a 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. Elaine May's screenplay adapted the 1978 French film ''La Cage aux Folles (film), La Cage aux Folles'', itself an adaptation of a La Cage aux Folles (play), 1 ...

'' *Armand Gamache, character from Louise Penny's mysteries& *Armand Beauxhomme, character from the musical "

Once On This Island ''Once on This Island'' is a coming-of-age one-act stage musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. It is based on the 1985 novel ''My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl'' by Rosa Guy, a Caribbean-set retel ...

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