Lang (surname)

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."

Australian

 * Gary Lang, choreographer and dancer, director of NT Dance Company
 * Jack Lang (1876–1975), politician
 * Jeff Lang (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 (born 1993), Hungarian footballer
 * Adolf Lang (1848–1913), Hungarian-German architect
 * Alexander Lang (1941-2024), German actor and stage director
 * Andrew Lang (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 (born 1955), English actress
 * Bernhard Lang (born 1957), Austrian composer
 * Cosmo Lang (1864–1945), Archbishop of Canterbury
 * Craig Sellar Lang (1891–1971), British-domiciled organist, music teacher, and composer
 * Czesław Lang (born 1955), Polish road racing cyclist and Tour de Pologne director
 * David Marshall Lang (1924–1991), British historian
 * Don Lang (musician) (1925–1992), English singer
 * Eva Lang (born 1947), German economist
 * Fritz Lang (1890–1976), Austrian film director
 * Gerhard Lang (1924-2016), German botanist
 * Harold Lang (British actor) (1923-1970), British actor
 * Hedi Lang (1931–2004), Swiss politician
 * Hermann Lang (1909–1987), German race car driver
 * Ian Lang (born 1940), Scottish politician
 * István Láng, (1933–2023), Hungarian composer
 * István Lang (born 1933), Hungarian cyclist
 * Ivana Lang (1912–1982), Croatian composer, pianist and piano teacher
 * Jack Lang (born 1939), French politician
 * Josephine Lang (1815–1880), German composer
 * Júlia Láng (born 2003), Hungarian figure skater
 * Julia Lang (actress) (1921–2010), 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 (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, Dutch soccer player
 * Peter Lang, Swiss publisher; see Peter Lang (publishing company)
 * Prof Peter Redford Scott Lang FRSE (1850–1926) Scottish mathematician
 * Rein Lang (born 1957), Estonian politician
 * Ricarda Lang (born 1994), German politician
 * Rikard Lang (1913–1994), Croatian university professor, lawyer and economist
 * Robert Lang (actor) (1934–2004), English actor
 * Robert Lang (ice hockey) (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 (1945–2016), Croatian physician and politician
 * Steven Lang (footballer) (born 1987), Swiss football midfielder
 * Thomas Lang (born 1969), musician and drummer
 * Thomas Lang (singer), English singer and songwriter
 * Valérie Lang (1966–2013), French actress
 * Werner Lang (1922–2013), German engineer
 * Zsolt Láng (born 1973), Hungarian politician

North American

 * 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
 * Berel Lang, American historian and author
 * 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 (dancer) (1920–1985), American ballet dancer
 * Harry E. Lang (1894–1953), American actor
 * 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
 * Karen Lang, American mayor
 * 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
 * Michael Lang (musician) (1941–2022), American pianist and composer
 * 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
 * Sonja Lang (born 1978), Canadian linguist and inventor of Toki Pona
 * 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 (1940–2023), United States Army officer

Given name

 * Lang Hancock (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.
 * Cassandra Lang, 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)
 * Clubber Lang, antagonist in the movie Rocky III
 * Lana Lang from Superman stories
 * San Lang (aka Hua Cheng), main character from the Chinese novel Heaven Official's Blessing
 * 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), Marvel Comics supervillain
 * Penelope and Charles "Chaz" Lang, characters on TV show Atomic Betty