Lang is a surname of Germanic origin, closely related to

Lange Lange may refer to: People *Lange (surname), a German surname * Lange (musician) (born 1974), British DJ * Lange (Brazilian footballer) (born 1966), Brazilian footballer Companies * Lange (ski boots), a producer of ski boots used in alpine (dow ...

, Laing and

Long Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mens ...

, all of which mean "tall". "Lang" (Láng) is also a surname in Hungary, a cognate of the Hungarian word for "flame."https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=lang

Surname

Australian

* Gary Lang, choreographer and dancer, director of NT Dance Company * Jack Lang (1876–1975), politician *

Jeff Lang Jeff Lang (born 9 November 1969) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and music producer. Lang plays various types of guitar, both slide and standard, as well as banjo, mandolin, cümbüş and drums. He is a three-time ARIA Award w ...

(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

European

Ádám Lang Ádám Lang (born 17 January 1993) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Omonia and the Hungary national team. Club career Győr Born in Veszprém, Lang was signed in 2012 by Hungarian League club Győri ...

(born 1993), Hungarian footballer * Adolf Lang (1848–1913), Hungarian-German architect *

Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University o ...

(1844–1912), Scottish philologist and translator of folk and fairy tales * Anton Lang (1875–1938), German potter and actor * Archibald Lang (fl. 1880), Scottish international football player * Arnold Lang (1855-1914), Swiss naturalist *

Belinda Lang Belinda Lucy Lange (born 23 December 1953), known professionally as Belinda Lang, is an English actress. She is known for playing Liza in the ITV sitcom '' Second Thoughts'' (1991–94), and Bill Porter in the BBC sitcom ''2point4 Children'' ...

(born 1955), English actress *

Bernhard Lang Bernhard Lang (born 24 February 1957 Linz, Austria) is an Austrian composer, improviser and programmer of musical patches and applications. His work can be described as contemporary classical, with roots, however, in various genres such as 20th-cent ...

(born 1957), Austrian composer *

Cosmo Lang William Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth, (31 October 1864 – 5 December 1945) was a Scottish Anglican prelate who served as Archbishop of York (1908–1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928–1942). His elevation to Archbishop ...

(1864–1945), Archbishop of Canterbury * Craig Sellar Lang (1891–1971), British-domiciled organist, music teacher, and composer *

Czesław Lang Czesław Lang (born 17 May 1955 in Kołczygłowy) is a Polish former road racing cyclist. He was a bronze medalist at the 1977 UCI Road World Championships in San Cristóbal and a silver medalist at the 1979 UCI Road World Championships in ...

(born 1955), Polish road racing cyclist and Tour de Pologne director *

David Marshall Lang David Marshall Lang (6 May 1924 – 20 March 1991), was a Professor of Caucasian Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He was one of the most productive British scholars who specialized in Georgian, Armenian and an ...

(1924–1991), British historian *

Don Lang (musician) Don Lang (born Gordon Langhorn; 19 January 1925 – 3 August 1992) was an English trombonist and singer who led Don Lang and his Frantic Five. Biography Lang was born in Halifax, England on 19 January 1925. He and his band appeared on ''Six-Fiv ...

(1925–1992), English singer * Eva Lang (born 1947), German economist *

Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...

(1890–1976), Austrian film director * Gerhard Lang (1924-2016), German botanist *

Harold Lang Harold Lang (December 21, 1920 – July 26, 1985) was an American dancer, singer and actor. Life and career Lang began his professional career as a ballet dancer, making his professional debut with the San Francisco Ballet in 1938 and then goi ...

(1923-1970), British actor *

Hedi Lang Hedi Lang (30 October 1931 – 31 March 2004) was a Swiss politician. She was one of the first women to be elected to the Swiss National Council, the first woman elected to a cantonal executive and the second woman to serve as President of the ...

(1931–2004), Swiss politician *

Hermann Lang Hermann Lang (6 April 1909 – 19 October 1987) was a German racing driver who raced motorcycles, Grand Prix cars, and sports cars. Prewar racing Born in Cannstatt near Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at age fourteen, Hermann Lang had to ...

(1909–1987), German race car driver *

Ian Lang Ian Bruce Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, PC DL (born 27 June 1940) is a British Conservative Party politician and Life Peer who served as the Member of Parliament for Galloway, and then Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, from 1979 to 1997. On 29 Sep ...

(born 1940), Scottish politician *

István Láng István Láng (; born 1 March 1933) is a Hungarian composer. Life Born in Budapest, Láng studied composition there from 1950 to 1958 at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, first with János Viski and later with Ferenc Szabó. After graduati ...

, (born 1933), Hungarian composer * Ivana Lang (1912–1982), Croatian composer, pianist and piano teacher * Jack Lang (born 1939), French politician *

Josephine Lang Josephine Caroline Lang (14 March 1815 – 2 December 1880) was a German composer. Josephine Lang was the daughter of Theobald Lang, a violinist, and , opera singer. Her mother taught young Josephine how to play piano, and from age five it became ...

(1815–1880), German composer *

Júlia Láng Júlia Láng (born 6 November 2003) is a Hungarian figure skater. She has represented her country at two (2018, 2019) Junior World Championships and made her senior debut at the 2021 World Championships. Láng is a three-time Hungarian nation ...

(born 2003), Hungarian figure skater *

Julia Lang (actress) Julia Lang was a film and radio actress and radio presenter. Born in London, she is best known for presenting the BBC radio programme ''Listen with Mother''. The theme music for the programme was the ''Berceuse'' from Gabriel Fauré's ''Dolly Su ...

(born 1921), British actress and radio presenter * Karel Lang, Czech ice hockey player * Karl Georg Herman Lang (1901–1976), Swedish naturalist * Karl Nikolaus Lang (1670–1741), Swiss physician and naturalist *

Kirsty Lang Kirsty Lang (born July 1962) is a British journalist and broadcaster who works for BBC Radio and Television. Earlier in her career, she was on the staff of ''The Sunday Times'' and ''Channel 4 News'', working as a presenter and reporter. Lang w ...

(born 1962), British broadcaster and journalist * Klaus Lang (born 1971), Austrian composer * Leonora Blanche Lang (1851–1933), English author, editor, and translator * Maria Lang, the pen name for Swedish crime novel writer Dagmar Lange (1914–1991) *

Noa Lang Noa Noëll Lang (born 17 June 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Netherlands national team. Club career Ajax On 1 December 2019, Lang became the first Ajax player to s ...

, Dutch soccer player * Peter Lang, Swiss publisher; see

Peter Lang (publishing company) Peter Lang is an academic publisher specializing in the humanities and social sciences. It has its headquarters in Pieterlen and Bern, Switzerland, with offices in Brussels, Frankfurt am Main, New York City, Dublin, Oxford, Vienna, and Warsaw. P ...

* Prof

Peter Redford Scott Lang Sir Peter Redford Scott Lang VD FRSE (1850–1926) was a Scottish mathematician and Regius Professor at the University of St Andrews. In the 1880s he instituted “Common Dinners” to bring the students together for joint meals (often referred ...

FRSE Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This soci ...

(1850–1926) Scottish mathematician *

Rein Lang Rein Lang (born 4 July 1957) is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 1995, and a diplomat. He was the Minister of Culture in Andrus Ansip's third cabinet until his resignation. Personal life Lang was born at Tar ...

(born 1957), Estonian politician *

Ricarda Lang Ricarda Lang (born 17 January 1994) is a German politician who is serving as co-leader of the Alliance 90/The Greens since January 2022, alongside Omid Nouripour. She has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021. Previously, she was co-deputy l ...

(born 1994), German politician * Rikard Lang (1913–1994), Croatian university professor, lawyer and economist *

Robert Lang (actor) Robert Lang (24 September 1934 – 6 November 2004) was an English actor. Early life Lang was born in Bristol, the son of Richard Lionel Lang and Lily Violet (née Ballard). He was educated at Fairfield Grammar School and St Simon’s Church S ...

(1934–2004), English actor *

Robert Lang (ice hockey) Robert Lang (born December 19, 1970) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round, 133rd overall, at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Lang made his NHL debut with the team in the 1992–93 season. ...

(born 1970), professional ice hockey player * Sebastian Lang (born 1979), German professional road cyclist * Serge Lang (1927–2005), mathematician and activist * Serge Lang (skiing) (1920–1999), French journalist who founded the alpine skiing World Cup *

Slobodan Lang Slobodan Lang (8 October 1945 – 23 February 2016) was a Croatian physician, professor, diplomat, Member of Parliament, politician and Adviser for Humanitarian Issues of the first Croatian president, Franjo Tuđman. Background and education Lang ...

(1945–2016), Croatian physician and politician * Steven Lang (footballer) (born 1987), Swiss football midfielder *

Thomas Lang Thomas Lang (; born 5 August 1967) is an Austrian drummer. He is the founding member of the Los Angeles-based progressive/ avant garde metal band stOrk and is known for his international session work on a wide variety of genres such as rock, ...

(born 1969), musician and drummer *

Thomas Lang (singer) Thomas Lang (Thomas Jones) is an English, Liverpool-based singer-songwriter, best known for the jazz-tinged song "The Happy Man", which spent three weeks in the UK Singles Chart in January 1988, peaking at No. 67. He released his debut album, ''Sca ...

, English singer and songwriter *

Valérie Lang Valérie Suzanne Rose Lang (24 March 1966 – 22 July 2013) was a French actress of stage, screen and television. She was educated at the Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique in Paris under the tutelage of Jean-Pierre Vincent. Lang partook in ...

(1966–2013), French actress * Werner Lang (1922–2013), German engineer *

Zsolt Láng Zsolt Láng (born April 4, 1973) is a Hungarian politician and member of the National Assembly (MP) from 2010 to 2014 and since 2022. He served as the mayor of the 2nd district of Budapest from 2006 to 2019. He is a member of the right-wing Fid ...

(born 1973), Hungarian politician

North American

Amanda Lang Amanda Lang (born 31 October 1970) is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these ...

(born 1970), Canadian journalist *

, (born 1966), American basketball player * Annie Traquair Lang (1885–1918), American impressionist painter * Anton Lang (1913–1996), American natural scientist * Archie Lang, Canadian politician *

Ben Lang Ben Lang (November 11, 1870 – April 19, 1960) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician. Born in the unincorporated community of Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, Lang moved with his family to the Town of McMillan, Ma ...

(1870–1960), American politician * David Lang (1838–1917), Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War * David Lang (born 1957), American composer, Pulitzer Prize winner * David Lang (1967–2005), football running back in the National Football League * D.L. Lang (born 1983), American poet * Eddie Lang (1902–1933), American jazz guitarist * Eric M. Lang, Canadian game designer *

Eugene Lang Eugene Michael Lang (March 16, 1919 – April 8, 2017) was an American philanthropist who founded REFAC Technology Development Corporation in 1951. REFAC held patents relating to liquid crystal displays, automated teller machines, credit card ...

(1919–2017), American businessman and philanthropist * Glen Lang, American businessman and politician *

(1920–1985), American ballet dancer * John Lang (1839–1921), political figure and farmer in Ontario * John Lang (1794–?), United States Navy sailor * John H. Lang (1899–1970), United States Navy officer *

Jonny Lang Jon Gordon Langseth Jr. (born January 29, 1981), known as Jonny Lang, is an American blues, gospel, and rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has made five albums that have charted on the top 50 of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and has w ...

(born 1981), American blues guitarist *

Kara Lang Kara Elise Lang Romero (born 22 October 1986) is a former Canadian soccer player and current sports analyst, who represented her country in two FIFA World Cups and the Olympic Games, and played club soccer for Vancouver Whitecaps Women. She is ...

(born 1986), Canadian female soccer player *

Katherine Kelly Lang Katherine Kelly Lang (born Katherine Kelly Wegeman; July 25, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Brooke Logan in the CBS soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' of the CBS Daytime programming block. Personal life La ...

(born 1961), American actress *

k.d. lang Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include the s ...

(born 1961), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Kris Lang Kristoffer Douglas Lang (born December 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for North Carolina between 1998 and 2002 before playing professionally in Poland, NBA D-League, South Korea, Spain, Italy, ...

(born 1979), American basketball player * Lex Lang (born 1965), American voice actor *

Lorraine Lang Lorraine Lang (born October 8, 1956, Port Arthur, Ontario as Lorraine Edwards) is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lang is a two-time Tournament of Hearts champion and World Champion. Curling career In 1981, Lang won ...

(born 1956), Canadian curler * Lucy Robins Lang (1884–1962), American labor activist * Margie Lang (1924–2007), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Martin Lang (born 1949), American Olympic fencer *

Michael Lang (musician) Michael Anthony Lang (born Michael Herbert Lang; December 10, 1941 – August 5, 2022) was an American pianist and composer, who was recognized for his highly prolific career as a pianist on more than 2500 film scores. Early life and career ...

(1941–2022), American pianist and composer *

Michelle Lang Michelle Justine Lang (31 January 1975 – 30 December 2009) was a Canadian journalist. Lang was a '' Calgary Herald'' reporter and the first Canadian journalist to die in the War in Afghanistan. Biography Born and raised in Vancouver, British C ...

(1975–2009), Canadian journalist *

Otto Lang :''see also Otto Lang (film producer) and Otto Lang (actor)'' Otto Emil Lang, (born May 14, 1932) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. Life and career Lang was born in Handel, Saskatchewan. In 1961, he was appointed Dean of Law at the ...

(born 1932), Canadian politician *

Pearl Lang Pearl Lang (May 29, 1921 – February 24, 2009) was an American dancer, choreographer and teacher renowned as an interpreter and propagator of the choreography style of Martha Graham, and also for her own longtime dance company, the Pearl Lang ...

(1921–2009), American dancer and choreographer *

Perry Lang Perry Lang (born December 24, 1959, Palo Alto, California) is an American director, writer and actor. Acting Lang has appeared in several films and television shows, such as '' Teen Lust'', and directed himself in ''Men of War'' (1994). He had ...

(born 1959), American director, writer, and actor *

Rick Lang Richard P. "Rick" Lang (born December 12, 1953) is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He is a two-time World champion and three-time Brier champion representing Northern Ontario. He currently serves as a performance consultant for Curl ...

(born 1953), Canadian curler * Robert J. Lang (born 1961), American origami artist and theorist *

Sonja Lang Sonja Lang (previously known as Sonja Elen Kisa, 1978) is a Canadian linguist and translator. She is best known for her creation of Toki Pona, a minimalist constructed language. Biography Lang was born and raised in Moncton, New Brunswick. S ...

(born 1978), Canadian linguist and inventor of Toki Pona *

Stephen Lang Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American actor. He is known for roles in films including '' Manhunter'' (1986), '' Gettysburg'', '' Tombstone'' (both 1993), '' Gods and Generals'' (2003), '' Public Enemies'' (2009), ''Conan the Barbaria ...

(born 1952), American film and theater actor *

Steve Lang Stephen Keith Lang (March 24, 1949 – February 4, 2017) was a Canadian bassist best known for his time and work with the rock band April Wine from 1976 to 1984 during the band's most successful years. Early life Lang was born in Montreal, Qu ...

(1949–2017), Canadian rock bassist * Violet Ranney Lang (1924–1956), American poet and playwright *

Will Lang Jr. William John Lang Jr. (October 7, 1914 – January 21, 1968) was an American journalist and a bureau head for ''Life'' magazine. Early career Lang was born on the south side of Chicago. While attending the University of Chicago in 1936, he wro ...

(1914–1968), American journalist *

W. Patrick Lang Walter Patrick "Pat" Lang, Jr. (born May 31, 1940) is a commentator on the Middle East, a retired US Army officer and private intelligence analyst, and an author. After leaving uniformed military service as a colonel, he held high-level posts i ...

(born 1940), United States Army officer

Given name

Lang Hancock Langley Frederick George "Lang" Hancock (10 June 1909 27 March 1992) was an Australian iron ore magnate from Western Australia who maintained a high profile in the spheres of business and politics. Famous initially for discovering the world's ...

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

Fictional characters

*Adam Lang, a character in Robert Harris's novel '' The Ghost'' and its

film adaptation A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dial ...

. *

Cassandra Lang Cassandra "Cassie" Lang is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The daughter of Scott Lang, the character first appeared in '' Marvel Premiere'' #47 (April 1979) as Cassie Lang, in '' Young Avenger ...

, ''Marvel Comics'' superheroine daughter of Scott Lang; member of the ''Young Avengers'' * Charlie Lang, character in the film ''

It Could Happen to You (1994 film) ''It Could Happen to You'' is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda. In a plot inspired by a real-life news story, a New York City police officer (Cage) who is short on cash and unable to tip his waitre ...

'' *

Clubber Lang A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music. Nightclubs gener ...

, antagonist in the movie ''Rocky III'' *

Lana Lang Lana Lang is a fictional supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She has appeared in other media adaptations of Superman, typically as a teenager. These portrayals include the ''Superboy (TV series), Advent ...

from ''Superman'' stories * Scott Lang, ''Marvel Comics'' superhero known as Ant-Man who was a member of the ''Avengers'' * Shi-Long Lang, a character from Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth *Sophie Lang, character in the films ''The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)'', '' The Return of Sophie Lang (1936),'' and '' Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)'' *

Steven Lang (comics) Steven Lang (sometimes spelled Stephen Lang) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a manufacturer of the mutant-hunting robots called Sentinels. He first appeared in ''The X ...

, ''Marvel Comics'' supervillain *Penelope and Charles "Chaz" Lang, characters on TV show ''Atomic Betty''

References

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