Neil Armstrong

Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American test pilot and astronaut who was the first man to walk on the Moon.

Trivia

• At Hollywood and Vine a special "round star" commemorates Armstong and his fellow Apollo 11 crewmates.
• In May 2005, Armstrong became involved in an unusual legal battle with barber Marx Sizemore of Lebanon, Ohio. After cutting Armstrong's hair, Sizemore sold some of it to a collector for $3,000 without Armstrong's knowledge or consent. Armstrong threatened legal action unless the barber returned the hair or donated the proceeds to a charity of Armstrong's choosing. http://history1900s.about.com/b/a/176268.htm
• There is a small lunar crater named in his honor near the Apollo 11 landing site.
• Although the Omega SpeedMaster was the first wristwatch to be worn on Moon, it was not Armstrong who wore it; the digital clock on the Lunar Module had malfunctioned, so he left his watch on the module to tell time. It was Buzz Aldrin who made the Omega SpeedMaster the first watch on Moon.
• It is wrongly believed by some in Muslim countries that Neil Armstrong converted to Islam after walking on the Moon. http://answering-islam.org.uk/Hoaxes/neil.html