Lang (surname)

Lang is a surname of independent Germanic and Asian origin. It is similar to Lange and Long, as they all mean "long".

Contents 1 Surname 1.1 American 1.2 Australian 1.3 Canadian 1.4 European 1.5 Chinese 2 Given name 3 Fictional characters 4 See also

Surname

American

• Andrew Lang, (born 1966), basketball player
• Anton Lang, American natural scientist
• David Lang (1838–1917), Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War
• David Lang (born 1957), composer, Pulitzer Prize winner
• David Lang (1967–2005), football running back in the National Football League
• Eddie Lang (1902–1933), jazz guitarist
• Glen Lang, businessman and politician
• Harold Lang, ballet dancer
• Herbert H. Lang (1921-2006), historian
• John Lang (1794–?), United States Navy sailor
• John H. Lang, United States Navy
• Jonny Lang (born 1981), blues guitarist
• Katherine Kelly Lang (born 1961), actress
• Kris Lang (born 1979), basketball player
• Linda A. Lang ,chairwoman and CEO of Jack in the Box
• Pearl Lang (1921–2009), dancer and choreographer
• Robert J. Lang (born 1961), origami artist and theorist
• Stephen Lang (born 1952), film and theater actor
• Will Lang, Jr. (1914-1968), Bureau Head for TIME/LIFE Magazine
• W. Patrick Lang, United States Army

Australian

• Jack Lang (1876–1975), politician
• Jeff Lang (born 1969), songwriter, singer and slide guitarist
• John Lang (1816–1864), was said to be the first Australian-born novelist
• John Lang (born 1950), coach and former player of rugby league in Australia
• John Dunmore Lang (1799–1878), publicist and politician
• Martin Lang (rugby league), Australian rugby league player

Canadian

• Amanda Lang (born 1970), journalist
• John Lang (1839–1921), political figure and farmer in Ontario
• Kara Lang (born 1986), female soccer player
• k.d. lang (born 1961), singer-songwriter
• Michelle Lang (1975 – 2009), journalist
• Otto Lang (born 1932), politician
• Steve Lang, former bassist for the Canadian rock bands April Wine and Mashmakhan

European

• Andrew Lang (1844–1912), Scottish collector of folk and fairy tales
• Anton Lang (1875–1938), German potter and actor
• Belinda Lang (born 1955), English actress
• Cosmo Lang (1864–1945), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Craig Sellar Lang (1891–1971), British-domiciled organist, music teacher, and composer
• David Marshall Lang (1924–1991), British historian
• Fritz Lang (1890–1976), Austrian film director
• Hedi Lang (1931–2004), Swiss politician
• Hermann Lang (1909–1987), German race car driver
• Ian Lang (born 1940), Scottish politician
• Jack Lang (born 1939), French politician
• Josephine Lang (1815–1880), German composer
• Kirsty Lang (born 1962), British broadcaster and journalist
• Klaus Lang (born 1971), Austrian composer
• Lex Lang (born 1965), English language voice actor
• Maria Lang, pen name for Swedish crime novel writer Dagmar Lange (1914–1991) (sv.wp)
• Peter Lang, Swiss publisher; see Peter Lang (publishing company)
• Rein Lang (born 1957), Estonian politician
• Robert Lang (1934–2004), English actor
• Robert Lang (born 1970), professional ice hockey player
• Sebastian Lang (born 1979), German professional road cyclist
• Serge Lang (1927–2005), mathematician and activist
• Serge Lang (1920–1999), French journalist who founded the alpine skiing World Cup
• Steven Lang (born 1987), Swiss football midfielder
• Thomas Lang (born 1967), musician and drummer

Chinese

• Lang Lang (pianist) (born 1982), pianist
• Lang Ping (born 1960), former volleyball player and coach
• Lang Zheng (born 1986), footballer
• Larry Hsien Ping Lang (born 1956), Hong Kong-based financialist
• Lang Shining (1688–1766), Chinese name of Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian Jesuit Brother

Given name

• Lang Hancock (1909–1992), Australian iron ore magnate
• Dao Lang, Chinese musician
• Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral

Fictional characters

• Cassandra Lang, Marvel Comics superheroine daughter of Scott Lang; member of the Young Avengers
• Clubber Lang, antognist in the movie Rocky III
• Lana Lang from Superman stories
• Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Marvel Comics superhero who was a member of the Avengers
• Steven Lang (comics), Marvel Comics supervillain
• Charles "Chaz" Lang a character on TV show Atomic Betty

See also

• Lange (surname)
• Langer (surname); Langner
• Long (surname) (English form)
• Laing
• Liang, surname

• Langmann, Langman
• Longman, a publishing imprint

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