# Lang (surname)

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

## Surname
### 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
* Franzl Lang (1930-2015), German yodeler and singer
* 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
* Cody Lang (born 1993), American soccer player
* 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
* Phil Lang (1929–2024), American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives
* 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