Landon

Landon is a personal name of English origin that means "long hill".^[1] It is a variant of Langdon. Landon became popular in the United States in the 1990s, and by 2010 had become the 32nd most popular name for boys.^[2] Landon may refer to:

Given name

• Alfred Felix Landon Beeston (1911–1995), British scholar
• Charles Landon Knight (1867–1933), American lawyer and newspaper publisher
• James Landon Knight (1909–1991) American newspaper publisher
• Landon Carter (1710–1778), Virginia planter
• Landon Carter Haynes (1816–1875), American politician
• Landon Cassill (born 1989), American stock car driver
• Landon Cohen (born 1986), American football player
• Landon Curt Noll (born 1960), American computer scientist
• Landon Donovan (born 1982), American soccer player
• Landon Garland (1810–1895), American university leader
• Landon Gilkey (1919–2004), American theologian
• Landon Johnson (born 1981), American football player
• Landon Jones, American editor
• Landon Liboiron (born 1990), Canadian actor
• Landon Lueck (born 1980), American reality television participant
• Landon Metz (born 1985), American artist
• Landon Parvin (born 1948), American speechwriter
• Landon Pearson (born 1930), Canadian child advocate and politician
• Landon Pigg (born 1983), American musician
• Landon Powell (born 1982), American baseball player
• Landon Ross (born 1982), American writer
• Landon T. Ross (born 1942), American environmental biologist
• Landon Trusty (born 1981), American football player
• Landon Wilson (born 1975), American ice hockey player

Surname

• Alf Landon (1887–1987), American politician
• Bruce Landon (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player
• Charles Landon (1850–1903), English cricketer
• Charles Paul Landon (1760–1826), French painter
• Christopher B. Landon (born 1975), American screenwriter
• Christopher Landon (1911–1961), British writer
• Dena Landon (born 1977), American children's author
• H. C. Robbins Landon (1926–2009), American musicologist
• Herman Landon (1859–1948), British general
• Jennifer Landon (born 1983), American actress
• Jon Landon (born 1979), Canadian football player
• Larry Landon (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
• Laurene Landon (born 1957), American actress
• Leslie Landon (born 1962), American actress
• Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838), British writer
• Margaret Landon (1903–1993), American novelist
• Mark Landon (1948–2009), American actor
• Michael Landon (1936–1991), American actor
• Michael Landon Jr. (born 1964), American actor
• Perceval Landon (1868–1927), British writer
• Richard Landon (born 1970), British football player
• Richmond Landon (1898–1971), American athlete
• Sofia Landon Geier (born 1949), Canadian actress and writer
• Timothy Landon (1942–2007), British soldier and politician
• Tina Landon (born 1963), American choreographer
• Truman Landon (1905–1986), American air force general

Fiction

• Landon (Planet of the Apes)
• Herbert Landon, fictional character on the television series Spider-Man
• Jodie Landon, fictional character on the television series Daria
• Landon Carter, fictional character in the A Walk to Remember (novel) by Nicholas Sparks, and its 2002 film adaptation A Walk to Remember

See also

• Canton of Château-Landon
• Château-Landon
• Château-Landon (Paris Métro)
• Dettmer v. Landon (1986)
• Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
• Landon Arena
• Landon School
• Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour
• Vieux Château Landon, a Cru Bourgeois wine from Médoc AOC

References

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