Lanning is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andy Lanning, British comic book writer and artist *

Dave Lanning Dave Lanning (24 March 1938 – 29 October 2016) was an English sports commentator and journalist, best known for his coverage of Professional Darts. He was brought up in Poole and educated at Poole Grammar School. Broadcasting career He was o ...

, English sports commentator *

Frank Lanning Frank Lanning (August 14, 1872 – June 17, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Lanning's film debut came in ''The Me ...

(1872–1945), American silent film actor *

Jim Lanning Jim Lanning (born October 10, 1960) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Soldat Ustinov, who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the American Wrestli ...

, American wrestler *

Joel Lanning Joel Lanning (born November 18, 1994) is a former American football linebacker who is currently a graduate assistant for the Iowa State Cyclones football team. He played college football at Iowa State University. He was selected as a first-team ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Johnny Lanning John Young Lanning (September 6, 1910 – November 8, 1989) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1936 to 1947 for the Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Braves. Lanning's main pit ...

(1910–1989), baseball player *

Justin Lanning Justin Lanning (born 21 February 1973) is an English former ice dancer. He is the 1993 British national champion with Marika Humphreys and the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy champion with Chantal Lefebvre for Canada. Career Justin Lanning originall ...

, British ice dancer *

Justin Lanning (musician) Justin Lanning is a Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter. He began singing at age nine. Career In 2008, his single ''Take My Breath Away'' was listed on the Billboard ''Hot Dance Club Play Chart''. It entered the chart at #45 on 28 June 2008 spe ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Lauren Lanning The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization, owned by Texas native ...

, American beauty queen * Lorne Lanning, American game designer, writer, voice actor and animated film director * William M. Lanning (1849–1912), American Republican politician

Fictional characters

* Alfred Lanning, a character in Isaac Asimov's Robot series {{surname