Lang (surname)

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Lang is a surname of Germanic origin, closely related to Lange, Laing and Long, all of which mean "tall".

"Lang" (Láng) is also a surname in Hungary, a cognate of the Hungarian word for "flame."[1]

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  • Amanda Lang (born 1970), Canadian journalist
  • Andrew Lang, (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 (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 (1919–2017), American businessman and philanthropist
  • Glen Lang, American businessman and politician
  • Harold Lang (1920–1985), American ballet dancer
  • (1921–2006), American historian
  • 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 (born 1981), American blues guitarist
  • Kara Lang (born 1986), Canadian female soccer player
  • Katherine Kelly Lang (born 1961), American actress
  • k.d. lang (born 1961), Canadian singer-songwriter
  • Kris Lang (born 1979), American basketball player
  • Lex Lang (born 1965), American voice actor
  • Lorraine Lang (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
  • Michelle Lang (1975–2009), Canadian journalist
  • Otto Lang (born 1932), Canadian politician
  • Pearl Lang (1921–2009), American dancer and choreographer
  • Perry Lang (born 1959), American director, writer, and actor
  • Rick Lang (born 1953), Canadian curler
  • Robert J. Lang (born 1961), American origami artist and theorist
  • Stephen Lang (born 1952), American film and theater actor
  • Steve Lang (1949–2017), Canadian rock bassist
  • Violet Ranney Lang (1924–1956), American poet and playwright
  • Will Lang Jr. (1914–1968), American journalist
  • W. Patrick Lang (born 1940), United States Army officer

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