Is Neil Armstrong related to Lance Armstrong at all?

I have read biographies of both Neil and Lance Armstrong and nowhere in either was the suggestion that they are in any way related. Armstrong is a fairly common name, therefore it would be surprising if they were related. Just as I am not related to aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. read more

No, at least not for several generations. "Armstrong" is Lance's adopted last name, from when his mother remarried to Terry Armstrong. There is no close family link at all between Terry and Neil. read more

Lance's mother then married Terry Armstrong and Lance adopted the last name and became Lance Armstrong. There is no evidence that Lance or Terry Armstrong are related to Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. read more

Over the weekend of Aug. 25, Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died at age 82. While Lance Armstrong, the greatest cyclist in history, gave up fighting the doping authorities, which led to the stripping of his seven Tour De France titles and a permanent ban from competition. read more