Troy (disambiguation)

Troy is the legendary city described in Homer's Iliad.

Troy may also refer to:

General

• The troy weight, a system of measurements for weight and mass commonly used in describing the "size" of precious metals and gemstones

People

• Troy (given name)

Surname

• Michael Troy (born 1940), American butterfly swimmer
• Jack Troy (1927-1995), Australian rugby league footballer
• Jim Troy (ice hockey), American ice hockey player

Stage name

• Lil' Troy, an American rapper
• Cowboy Troy, American singer

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
• Gavin Troy, fictional character in the television series Midsomer Murders, played by Daniel Casey
• 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

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

Sports

• Troy (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse
• Troy Trojans, Troy University's sports teams
• Troy Trojans (MLB team), a defunct professional baseball team

Games

• Troy (chess variant), a chess variant created by the Fanaat games club (The Netherlands)

Places

Canada

• Troy, Nova Scotia

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

United States

• Troy, Alabama
  • Troy University
• Troy, California
• Troy, Idaho
• Troy, Illinois
• Troy, Indiana
• Troy, Kansas
• Troy, Maine
• Troy (Dorsey, Maryland)
• Troy, Michigan, the largest city in the US named Troy
• 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
  • North Troy, Vermont
• Troy, Virginia
• Troy, West Virginia
• Troy, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
• Troy Township, Michigan
• Troy Township, Minnesota (disambiguation)
• Troy Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
• Troy High School (disambiguation) - any of several high schools in the United States

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

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".

See also

• South Troy (disambiguation)
• Tron (disambiguation)