This time in First Names First we will concentrate on the name Armand which is the French form of Herman. So mainly in use in the French-speaking world. Also Armando, the Italian form of the name. Only the year of birth given here.

1585-0909 Cardinal Richelieu* (b Armand Jean du Plessis) clergyman/ statesman - Paris, Kingdom of France (1642/57)

Armand de Kersaint* sailor/politician - Paris, France (1742)

Armand de Gramont* Count of Guiche/adventurer/one of the greatest playboys of the 17th century – France (1637)

Armand Annet* French colonial governor - Paris, France (1888)
Armand Hammer* business manager/owner (Occidental Petroleum) - New York City, NY USA (1898)

Armand Lohikoski* Finnish movie director/writer - Astoria, OR USA (1912)
Armand Borel* mathematician - La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (1923)
Armand Mouyal* French epee fencer/OB - Oran, French Algeria (1925)
Armand Assante* actor – New York, NY USA (1949)

Armando Iannucci* satirist/director/ radio producer – Glasgow, Scotland (1963)

Armand Traoré* football player - Châtenay-Malabry, France (1989)
Armand Duplantis* Swedish-American pole vaulter – Lafayette, LA USA (1999) pic

Updated 22.11.2022