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Langston is a name of English origin. People with the name include:


People with the given name

* Langston Galloway (born 1991), American basketball player * Langston Hall (born 1991), American basketball player *
Langston Hughes James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hug ...
(1902–1967), African-American poet, novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist *
Langston Walker Langston Branden Walker (born September 3, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft and has also played for the Buffalo B ...
(born 1979), American football player * Langston Moore (born 1981), American football player


People with the surname

* Big E Langston (born 1986), American professional wrestler * Charles Henry Langston (1817–1892), African-American abolitionist and political activist * Clinton Langston (born 1962), British Anglican priest and military chaplain * Dicey Langston (1766–1837), Patriot spy at the time of the American Revolution *
Grant Langston (motorcyclist) Grant Langston (born 17 June 1982), is a South African former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1998 to 2000 and in the AMA Motocross Championships from 2001 to 2008. He was the 2000 125cc mot ...
(born 1982), South African motocross champion * Grant Langston (musician) (born 1966), American singer-songwriter * John Langston (MP) (–1812), English merchant banker and politician, Member of Parliament (MP) 1784–1807 * John Mercer Langston (1829–1897), U.S. civil rights pioneer, first African-American member of Congress * Mark Langston (born 1960), Major League Baseball pitcher * Michael Langston, computer scientist in field of bioinformatics and computational biology * Murray Langston, Canadian-American known as
The Unknown Comic Murray Langston (born June 27, 1944), who frequently performed using the stage name "The Unknown Comic", is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian best known for his performances on '' The Gong Show'', during which he usually appeared with a pa ...
* Peter Langston (born 1946), computer programmer *
Wann Langston, Jr. Wann Langston Jr. (1921 – April 7, 2013) was an American paleontologist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Langston worked on a number of different reptiles and amphibians in his long career, beginning with the 1950 description ...
(1921–2013), American paleontologist *
William Langston J. William Langston is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Movement Disorder Specialist, and Chief Executive Officer of the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center in Sunnyvale, California, the founding member of the Scientific Advisory Bo ...
, American neurologist


People with the middle name

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John Langston Gwaltney John Langston Gwaltney (September 25, 1928 – August 29, 1998) was an African-American writer and anthropologist focused on African-American culture, best known for his book '' Drylongso: A Self Portrait of Black America''. Early life Gwaltney lo ...
(1928–1998), African-American writer and anthropologist *
Jamie Langston Turner Jamie Langston Turner (born 1949) is a Christian novelist. Biography Jamie Turner was born in Mississippi and taught writing and poetry at Bob Jones University. She has written eight novels: ''Suncatchers'' (1995), ''Some Wildflower in My Heart' ...
(born 1949), American novelist


Fictional characters

*Howard Langston, a fictional character from the 1996 film '' Jingle All the Way'' * Langston Wilde Cramer, a fictional character from the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Langston Field, a fictional technology found in the book ''The Mote in God's Eye'' *
Langston Graham Langston Graham is a fictional recurring character in the NBC television series '' Chuck''. Graham was the director of the CIA, and oversaw Operation Bartowski, a fictional top-secret project to guard Chuck Bartowski ( Zachary Levi) and the Int ...
, a fictional character from the television series ''Chuck'' *
Raymond Langston Dr. Raymond Langston is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Laurence Fishburne. He joined the show in season 9, after the departure of Gil Grissom, played by William Petersen. His last nam ...
, a fictional character from the television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' *Sally Langston, a fictional character from the television series ''Scandal'' *Baby Langston, "Sugarland Express"


See also

* Lanston {{Given name, type=both