Landon is a personal name of English origin that means "long hill". 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."Popularity for Landon"
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Notable people with the given name "Landon" include

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Landon Ashworth Landon Ashworth is an American actor, producer, television, movie and musical writer, film and commercial director, pilot, and golfer who is a notable celebrity in the autism spectrum disorder community. Landon is a graduate of Embry Riddle Aeron ...

(born 1984), American actor

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Landon Bow Landon Bow (born August 24, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He has previously played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing ca ...

(born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player *

Landon Brown Landon Brown (born February 26, 1987) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 9 since January 10, 2017. Elections 2016 When incumbent Republican Representative David Zwonit ...

(born 1987), American politician *

Landon Bussie Landon Bussie (born c. 1988) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of Alcorn State team. Playing career Bussie played his first two years at Livingstone College before finishing his playing career at Xavier Unive ...

(born 1988), American basketball coach

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Landon Carter Col. Landon Carter, I (August 18, 1710 – December 22, 1778) was an American planter and burgess for Richmond County, Virginia. Although one of the most popular patriotic writers and pamphleters of pre-Revolutionary and Revolutionary-era Vir ...

(1710–1778), American planter * Landon Carter (of Cleve) (1751–1811), American planter *

Landon Cassill Landon Douglas Cassill (born July 7, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Early career Cassill was born in Cedar Rapi ...

(born 1989), American stock car driver *

Landon Cider Landon Cider (born Kristine Bellaluna) is an American drag king, actor and host. He won season 3 of ''The Boulet Brothers' Dragula'' and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster". Early life and background Kristine Bellaluna was born an ...

, American drag king *

Landon T. Clay Landon T. Clay (born Landon Thomas Clay, 1926 – July 29, 2017) was an American businessman and founder of the Clay Mathematics Institute. He died on July 29, 2017 at his home in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Biography Clay graduated from Harvar ...

(1926–2017), American businessman *

Landon Cohen Landon Cohen (born August 3, 1986) is a former gridiron football defensive tackle. He was most recently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2 ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Landon Collins Landon Alexander Collins (born January 10, 1994) is an American football safety and linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was a part of the team that won the 20 ...

(born 1994), American football player

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Landon Deireragea Landon Deireragea (born 16 May 1960) is a Nauruan politician. Parliamentary role Deireragea has been elected to parliament in the 2008 general elections, gaining the seat of Cyril Buraman. He represents the Anetan Constituency in the Parliamen ...

(born 1960), Nauruan politician *

Landon Dickerson Landon Dickerson (born September 30, 1998) is an American football guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and Alabama, and was drafted by the Eagles 37th overall in t ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. Donovan is also the co-founder and vice-president of soccer operations for USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC, and serves as strategic advisor fo ...

(born 1982), American soccer player

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Landon Ferraro Landon Christopher Ferraro (born August 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing under contract with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Ferraro was drafted 32nd overall by the Detroit Red Wi ...

(born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Landon Fox Landon Fox is an American football coach who is the head coach at Valparaiso University. Fox previously spent 11 seasons as an assistant at Dayton Flyers football, Dayton, serving in the role of defensive coordinator. Fox was named the head coach ...

, American football coach

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Landon Garland Landon Cabell Garland (1810–1895), an American, was professor of physics and history and university president three times at different Southern Universities (Randolph Macon, Alabama, Vanderbilt) while living in the Southern United States for hi ...

(1810–1895), American academic administrator

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Landon Carter Haynes Landon Carter Haynes (December 2, 1816 – February 17, 1875) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States senator from Tennessee from 1862 to 1865. He also served several terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, inc ...

(1816–1875), American politician *

Landon Huffman Landon D. Huffman (born January 30, 1996) is an American stock car racing driver. Huffman has raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and CARS Tour. He is the son of Robert Huffman. Racing career Gander Outdoors Truck Series Huffman dr ...

(born 1996), American stock car racing driver

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Landon Johnson Landon Tremone Johnson (born March 13, 1981) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue. Johnson also played for the Carolina ...

(born 1981), American football player *

Landon Jones Landon Y. (Lanny) Jones is an American editor and author. He is a former managing editor of ''People magazine'' and the author of ''William Clark and the Shaping of the West'', a biography of William Clark, joint leader of the Lewis and Clark Exped ...

(born 1943), American editor

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Landon Liboiron Landon Liboiron (born March 10, 1991) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Declan Coyne in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and his lead role as Peter Rumancek in Netflix's original series ''Hemlock Grove'' (2013–15). Early life ...

(born 1990), Canadian actor *

Landon Ling Landon Lloyd Ling (; born 8 October 1987) is a Canadian former professional footballer of Hong Kong origin. He played as a left-back or a left winger. He also works in Canada as a singer, songwriter and music producer under the name of "Landon L ...

(born 1987), Hong Kong-Canadian footballer

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Landon Mackenzie Landon Mackenzie (born November 29, 1954) is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is nationally known for her large-format paintings and her contribution as a professor at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design (she i ...

(born 1954), Canadian artist *

Landon Milbourne Landon Milbourne (born June 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball at the University of Maryland before playing professionally in Fran ...

(born 1987), American basketball player

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Landon Curt Noll Landon Curt Noll (born October 28, 1960) is an American computer scientist, co-discoverer of the 25th Mersenne prime and discoverer of the 26th, which he found while still enrolled at Hayward High School and concurrently at California State Univ ...

(born 1960), American computer scientist

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Landon Parvin Landon Parvin (born 1948) is a Republican speech writer who has written for several U.S. politicians, including Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 1982, while working fo ...

(born 1948), American speechwriter *

Landon Pearson Landon Carter "Lucy" Pearson, (born November 16, 1930) is a Canadian former Canadian Senator and a children's rights advocate. She is the daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, through her marriage to his son Geoffrey Pear ...

(born 1930), Canadian politician *

Landon Pembelton Landon Pembelton (born February 2, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 15 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports. Racing career Early career Pembelton d ...

(born 2005), American stock car racing driver *

Landon Pigg Landon Pigg (born August 6, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Early life, education and childhood career Pigg was born in Nashville, Tennessee. When he was a child, his family moved to Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago ...

(born 1983), American musician *

Landon Powell Landon Reed Powell (born March 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball player and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 2009 to 2011 for the Oakland Athletics. Powell is the current head baseball coach o ...

(born 1982), American baseball player

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Landon Rice Landon Rice (born February 28, 1988) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football at the University of Manitoba and attended Crocus Plains Regional ...

(born 1988), Canadian football player *

Landon Ronald Sir Landon Ronald (born Landon Ronald Russell) (7 June 1873 – 14 August 1938) was an English conductor, composer, pianist, teacher and administrator. In his early career he gained work as an accompanist and ''répétiteur'', but struggled ...

(1873–1938), English conductor *

Landon T. Ross Jr. Landon Timmonds Ross Jr. (October 19, 1942 – February 7, 2016) was an American environmental biologist. He received master's degrees in geology from Florida State UniversityFSU master's thesis and paleontology (Harvard University), and a biology P ...

(1942–2016), American environmental biologist * Landon H. Rowland (1937–2015), American businessman

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Landon Sexton Landon Carter Sexton (born December 28, 1941) is an American politician, and a former Republican member of the Kentucky Senate. He lives in Pine Knot, Kentucky, United States. On February 16, 1994, Sexton pleaded guilty to accepting a $5,000 cas ...

(born 1941), Canadian politician * Landon Sims (born 2001), American baseball player

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Landon Addison Thomas Landon Addison Thomas (October 31, 1799 – October 2, 1889) was an American politician. Thomas was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, on October 31, 1799, the son of Edmund and Ann (Chiles) Thomas, who removed from Virginia to Kentucky in 1796. Af ...

(1799–1889), American politician *

Landon Trusty Landon Trusty (born October 9, 1981 in Hot Springs, Arkansas) was an American football tight end. Trusty was most recently on the Injured reserve for 2006 season with the Denver Broncos of the NFL after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament ...

(born 1981), American football player *

Landon Turner Landon Turner (born May 15, 1993) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina. His uncle Jim Braxton played professionally for the Bills and Dolphins in the 1970s. High school car ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Landon Turner (basketball) Landon Montel Turner (born September 30, 1960) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and won an NCAA championship as a junior in 1981. Hoosiers head coach Bob Knight considered Turner to ha ...

(born 1960), American basketball player

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Landon Wilson Landon Wilson (born March 13, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Texas Stars of the AHL, where he served as team captain. He is the son of former NHL forward Rick Wilson. Early life Landon W ...

(born 1975), American ice hockey player

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Landon Young Landon Young (born August 21, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kentucky and was drafted by the Saints in the sixth round of the 2021 NF ...

(born 1997), American football player

Notable people with the surname "Landon" include

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Alf Landon Alfred Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887October 12, 1987) was an American oilman and politician who served as the 26th governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 1936 presidential ...

(1887–1987), American politician

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Bruce Landon Bruce Landon (born October 5, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey hockey executive and goaltender who was the longtime part-owner, president and general manager of the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Playing care ...

(born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player

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Charles Landon (disambiguation) Charles Landon may refer to: * Charles Landon (cricketer) (1850–1903), English cricketer * Charles N. Landon (1878–1937), American illustrator *Charles Paul Landon Charles Paul Landon (12 October 17605 March 1826) was a French painter and po ...

, multiple people *

Christopher Landon (disambiguation) Christopher Landon may refer to: * Christopher Landon (screenwriter) (1911–1961), British novelist and screenwriter * Christopher Landon (filmmaker) Christopher Beau Landon (born February 27, 1975) is an American film director, producer, and ...

, multiple people

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Dena Landon Dena Landon (born November 18, 1977), is a children's fiction fantasy writer, who wrote ''Shapeshifter's Quest'' in 2005. She is currently working on a new novel, as well as a Shapeshifter sequel. Life Raised in Seattle, Washington, Dena Landon ...

(born 1977), American author

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Edward Ruggles Landon Edward Ruggles Landon (May 31, 1813 – July 25, 1883) was a Connecticut politician. Landon was born in Guilford, Conn., May 31, 1813, the eldest son of Nathaniel Ruggles and Mary (Griswold) Landon. He graduated from Yale College in 1833. On le ...

(1813–1883), American politician *

Eric Landon Eric Landon (born 1976) is a Danish-American ceramics artist and designer. He is a co-founder of the Tortus Copenhagen ceramics studio in Copenhagen. Early life and education Landon was born in 1976 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has worked with cer ...

(born 1976), Danish-American artist

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Felicity Landon Felicity Landon is a British freelance journalist specialising in global maritime, industry and logistics. She is based near Stowmarket, in Suffolk. Landon works as a feature writer, reporter, columnist and editor. She has worked in the maritime ...

, English journalist *

Francis G. Landon Francis Griswold Landon (August 29, 1859 – December 1, 1947) was an American soldier and politician from New York. Life Landon was born on August 29, 1859, in New York City, New York, the son of Charles Griswold Landon and Susan Hunt Gordon. ...

(1859–1947), American soldier and politician *

Fred Landon Fred Landon (November 5, 1880 – August 1, 1969) was a Canadian journalist, historian, librarian, teacher, administrator and specialist in Ontario history. Biography He was born in London, Ontario in 1880 and died there in 1969. He marri ...

(1880–1969), Canadian journalist

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Hal Landon Jr. Hal Landon Jr. is an actor most notable for portraying Ted's Dad in the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise. In 1986, he appeared in Highway to Heaven. Life He was a member of the South Coast Repertory in Orange County, California, most notably playing th ...

(born 1941), American actor *

H. C. Robbins Landon Howard Chandler Robbins Landon (March 6, 1926November 20, 2009) was an American musicologist, journalist, historian and broadcaster, best known for his work in rediscovering the huge body of neglected music by Haydn and in correcting misunderstand ...

(1926–2009), American musicologist *

Herman Landon Major-General Herman James Shelley Landon, , (23 August 185916 October 1948), was a British Army officer. During the Boer War he commanded a battalion, and was promoted in the interwar period to take command of a brigade in the British Expedit ...

(1859–1948), British general *

Hugues Landon Hugues Landon (born 26 June 1930) is a French equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 ...

(born 1930), French equestrian

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Jennifer Landon Jennifer Rachel Landon is an American actress. She is known for her role as Teeter on the Paramount Network series, ''Yellowstone (American TV series), Yellowstone'' (2020–present). She is also known for her role as Gwen Norbeck Munson in the C ...

(born 1983), American actress * John Landon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jon Landon Jonathon Landon (born July 25, 1979) is a former offensive lineman for the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. He was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos in February 2007 for future considerations but he chose to retire and begin his teaching ...

(born 1979), Canadian football player *

Judy Landon Judith Brenna Landon (born 1928-died 2021) was an actress and dancer who primarily played uncredited bit parts in films in the early 1950s, particularly a background dancer in movie musicals. Career Particularly notable roles include Eras in th ...

(born 1928), American actress

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Kenneth Landon Kenneth Perry Landon (27 March 1903 Meadville, Pennsylvania – 26 August 1993 Arlington, Virginia) was a government and academic specialist on Thailand. He and his wife, Margaret Landon, were Presbyterian missionaries in southern Thailand from 192 ...

(1903–1993), American missionary

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* Lara Landon (born 1985), American musician * Larry Landon (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player *

Laurene Landon Laurene Landon Coughlin (born March 17, 1957) is a Canadian film and television actress. She first began appearing in movies in the 1980s. She is best known for her roles in ''Maniac Cop'' and ''Maniac Cop 2'', ''I, the Jury'', ''Hundra'', '' A ...

(born 1957), American actress *

Leslie Landon Leslie Landon Matthews ( Landon) is an American former actress. She had a supporting role on the ''Little House on the Prairie'' television series, in which her father, Michael Landon, played the lead. Career Born in Los Angeles, Matthews is ...

(born 1962), American actress *

Letitia Elizabeth Landon Letitia Elizabeth Landon (14 August 1802 – 15 October 1838) was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L. The writings of Landon are transitional between Romanticism and the Victorian Age. Her first major breakthrough ...

(1802–1838), British writer * Lorraine Landon (born 1947), Australian basketball administrator *

Louis Landon Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS Louis, HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also

Derived or associated te ...

, American composer

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Margaret Landon Margaret Landon (September 7, 1903 – December 4, 1993) was an American writer known for '' Anna and the King of Siam'', her best-selling 1944 novel of the life of Anna Leonowens which eventually sold over a million copies and was translated i ...

(1903–1993), American novelist * Mark Landon (1948–2009), American actor * Melville D. Landon (1839–1910), American journalist and humorist *

Michael Landon Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in ''Bonanza'' (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in ''Little House on the Pr ...

(1936–1991), American actor * Michael Landon Jr. (born 1964), American actor

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Neil Landon Neil Landon (born Patrick Cahill, 26 July 1941 – 26 March 2020) was an English singer, who has been credited with singing on a number of hits in the UK Singles Chart. In addition, he was a singer and songwriter with the band Fat Mattress, ...

(1941–2020), English singer

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Perceval Landon Perceval Landon (1869–1927) was an English writer, traveller and journalist, now best remembered for his classic and much reprinted ghost story "Thurnley Abbey". Family Perceval Landon was born in Hastings on 29 March 1869. He was the son of th ...

(1868–1927), British writer

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* Richard Landon (born 1970), British footballer *

Richmond Landon Richmond Wilcox "Dick" Landon (November 20, 1898 – June 13, 1971) was an American high jumper who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

(1898–1971), American athlete

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Timothy Landon Brigadier James Timothy Whittington Landon, KCVO (granted to him as an Omani citizen), (born 20 August 1942, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; died 6 July 2007, Winchester, Hampshire, England) served in the British and Omani armies and ...

(1942–2007), British soldier and politician *

Tina Landon Tina Landon (born January 6, 1963) is an American choreographer based in Los Angeles who has worked with Prince, Anastacia, Mýa, Pink, Jay-Z, Marc Anthony, Kristi Yamaguchi, Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Janet Jack ...

(born 1963), American choreographer *

Truman H. Landon General Truman Hempel "Ted" Landon (February 11, 1905 – January 27, 1986) was a U.S. Air Force general and commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Landon was born in Maryville, Missouri, and grew up in Carlinville, Illinois. After graduation fr ...

(1905–1986), American air force general

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Whittington Landon Whittington Landon (c. 1758 – 29 December 1838) was an academic at the University of Oxford and an Anglican clergyman who became Dean of Exeter. Life Whittington Landon, the son of John Landon from Tedstone, Herefordshire, matriculated at th ...

(1758–1838), English academic administrator

Fictional characters

Jodie Landon Jodie Landon is a fictional character from the MTV animated series ''Daria''. She was voiced by Jessica Cydnee Jackson. In 2020, Comedy Central ordered a spinoff series, ''Jodie'', which will depict the character as a Generation Z post-college g ...

, a character on the television series ''

Daria ''Daria'' is an American adult animation, adult animated sitcom created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis, Susie Lewis Lynn. The series ran from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, on MTV. It focuses on the title character, Daria Morgendorffer, ...

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