Lang (surname)

Lang is a common family name.

Origin, Meaning and dissemination

The surname Lang - from Middle High German or Middle Low German lank lanc - arose from the nickname for a big man. It is much more common than in northern Germany, where the variant Lange prevails in southern Germany.

Variants

Related Names: Langner, Langen

Well-known bearers of the name

A

Adam Lang (1876-1965), German politician ( SPD)
Adolf Lang (1823-1897), an Austrian educator
Láng Adolf (1848-1913), Hungarian architect
Adolf Ferenc Láng (1795-1863), Swedish botanist and pharmacist
Albert Lang ( organ builder ), German organ builder
Albert Lang (painter) ( 1847-1933 ), German painter and graphic artist
Albert Lang ( theologian ) ( 1890-1973 ), German Roman Catholic theologian and chaplain
Albert Lang (Director), German theater director
Albin Lang (1901-1984), German politician, Mayor of Landshut
Alexander Long ( * 1941 ), German film director and actor
Alois Lang ( historian ) ( 1866-1945 ), Austrian historian
Alois Lang ( politician ) ( 1925-2002 ), Austrian politician ( SPÖ)
Alois Lang (sculptor ) ( born 1947 ), Austrian sculptor
Andreas Lang ( Abt), abbot of the monastery Michel mountain in Bamberg ( term 1483-1504 )
Andreas Lang ( politician ) ( 1896-1948 ), German politician
Andreas Lang, known as Andy Lee Lang (born 1965 ), Austrian musician
Andreas Lang ( footballer ) (born 1969 ), Austrian football player
Andreas Lang ( theologian ) ( born 1977 ), German theologian
Andreas Lang ( curler ) (* 1979), German curler
Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scottish writer
Anton Lang ( composer ), German pianist and composer
Anton Lang ( center, 1848) ( 1848-1914 ), German Guts and brewery owner and politician ( center )
Anton Lang (Center, 1860) ( 1860-1931 ), German farmer and politician ( center )
Anton Lang ( actor) ( 1875-1938 ), German actor and artist
Anton Lang ( botanist ) ( 1913-1996 ), American botanist of Russian origin
Anton Lang ( SPÖ) (* 1959 ), Austrian politician ( SPÖ)
Armin Lang (producer) ( 1928-1996 ), German television producer and voice actor
Armin Lang ( politician ) ( b. 1947 ), German politician ( SPD)
Arnold Lang (1855-1914), Swiss zoologist
August Lang (1929-2004), German politician ( CSU)

B

Benjamin Lang ( born 1976 ), German composer and conductor
Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837-1909), American musician, conductor and composer
Bernd Lang ( born 1950 ), German politician ( SPD)
Bernhard Lang ( theologian ) ( born 1946 ), German Catholic theologian
Bernhard Lang ( composer ) ( born 1957 ), Austrian composer and university teacher

C

Carl Lang ( writer ) ( 1766-1822 ), German writer, educator and engraver
Carl Lang ( politician ) ( born 1957 ), French politician
Carlos Alvarado Lang (1905-1961), Mexican graphic artist
Carl Theodor Friedrich von Lang ( 1801 -? ), Württemberg Rollmaus
Charles Lang (1902-1998), American Cinematographer
Chloe Lang ( author ) (born 1962 ), American author
Chloe Lang ( actress ) (* 2001), American actress and dancer
Christel Long ( * 1947 ), German table tennis player
Christian Lang ( physicist ) ( born 1948 ), Austrian physicist and university teacher
Christian Lang (painter) (born 1972 ), German painter, draftsman and illustrator
Christina Lang ( born 1972 ), Swiss Radio presenter
Christine Long ( * 1957), German microbiologist and entrepreneur
Christof Lang ( born 1960 ), German television journalist and presenter
Claudia Lang ( born 1953 ), Austrian writer, actress and director
Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864-1945), British priest, archbishop of York and Canterbury
Czesław Lang ( born 1955 ), Polish cyclist

D

Daisy Lang ( born 1972 ), Bulgarian boxer
Daniel Lang (glass painter) (1543 - about 1605 ), Swiss glass painters
Daniel Lang ( fencer ) (born 1971 ), Swiss fencer
Daniel Lang ( ecologist ) (* 1974), German ecologist and university teachers
Daniel Lang ( filmmaker ) ( b. 1977 ), German - British filmmaker
David Marshall Lang (1924-1991), British historian
Declan Ronan Lang ( born 1950 ), British clergyman, Bishop of Clanton
Dennis Long ( * 1990), German football player
Didier Lang (born 1970 ), French footballer
Dietrich Long (1917-2007), German politician, Mayor of New Ulm
Dirk Lang ( born 1962 ), German artist
Doreen Lang (1915-1999), Australian-American actress

E

Eddie Lang (1902-1933), American jazz musician
Edmund Lang (1847-1914), German jurist and civil servant
Edward Long (1841-1916), Austrian dermatologist
Edward Lang ( General ) ( 1860-1935 ), Bavarian Lieutenant General
Elke Lang (1952-1998), German actress, set designer and director
Ella Lang (1841-1912), Austrian painter
Emil Lang ( agricultural scientist ) ( 1883-1959 ), German agronomist and agricultural economist
Erich Lang (1895-1940), German poet home
Erik Roger Lang ( born 1930 ), Swiss diplomat
Erna Lang ( born Demuth; 1892-1983 ), German politician
Ernst Maria Lang (* 1916), German cartoonist and architect
Ernst Michael Long ( * 1913), Swiss veterinarians and university teachers
Erwin Lang ( painter) ( 1886-1962 ), Austrian painter
Erwin Lang ( politician ) (* 1924), German educator and state politician (SPD )
Erwin A. Long (1908-1973), Swiss journalist and politician (KPS, SP)
Eugene Lang (1881-1966), German winemakers
Eva Long ( * 1947 ), German economist
Ewald Lang (1942-2013), German linguist

F

Ferdinand Lang, German teacher and politician
Feline Long ( * 1974 ), German actress
Florian Lang ( born 1945 ), German physiologist and physician
Franz Lang ( historian ) ( 1848-1938 ), Austrian historian
Franz Lang (CS ) ( 1871-1938 ), Austrian politician ( CS), Lower Austrian Landtag
Franz Lang (inventor ) ( 1873-1956 ), German inventor and engine builder
Franz Lang ( clergyman ) ( 1879-1973 ), German Catholic priest
Franz Lang, pseudonym of Rudolf Hoess (1900-1947), German SS Obersturmbannführer
Franz Lang ( district ) (* 1916), German District
Franz Lang ( police officer ) (born 1958 ), Austrian policeman
Franz Josef Lang (1894-1975), Austrian pathologist and university teachers
Franz Peter Lang ( b. 1948 ), German economist
Franz Xaver Lang ( politician ) ( 1867-1934 ), German politician ( BVP )
Franz Xaver Lang ( inventor ) ( 1873-1956 ), German inventor
Franziska Lang ( born 1959 ), German classical archaeologist
Franzl Lang ( born 1930 ), German singer and yodeler
Friedrich Lang ( politician ) ( 1778-1859 ), German jurist and politician
Friedrich Lang ( Nassau ) ( 1822-1866 ), German jurist and politician
Friedrich Lang ( Hesse) ( 1855-1932 ), German innkeeper and politician
Friedrich Lang ( theologian ) ( 1913-2004 ), German pastor and theologian
Friedrich Lang ( pilot ) ( 1915-2003 ), German pilot
Fritz Lang (1890-1976), Austrian- German - American film director, screenwriter and actor
Fritz Lang ( artist) ( 1877-1961 ), German painter, printmaker and wood engraver
Fritz Lang (physician) ( 1902-1976 ), Swiss physician accident

G

Georg Lang (actor ) ( 1839-1909 ), German actor and theater director
Georg Lang ( church painter ) ( 1840-1900 ), German church painter
Georg Lang (officer ) ( 1887-1940 ), German Major General
Georg Lang ( politician ) ( 1913-1965 ), German politician ( CSU)
Georg Heinrich Lang ( 1740-1805/1806 ), German Protestant theologian, priest and writer
Georg Jacob Long (1655-1740), German painter and director of the Academy
George Long (1924-2011), Hungarian -born restaurateur
Georges Lang, Swiss footballer
Gerlinde Lang ( born 1978 ), Austrian radio presenter
Gordon Lang ( c. 1965), Australian badminton players
Grega Lang ( born 1981 ), Slovenian ski jumpers
Gustav E. Lang (1866-1951), German historian

B

Hannes Lang ( born 1981 ), Italian director
Hans Lang (composer, Bayern) ( 1897-1968 ), German composer and music educator
Hans Lang ( painter) ( 1898-1971 ), Austrian painter and graphic artist
Hans Lang ( footballer ) ( 1899-1943 ), German football player
Hans Lang (composer, Vienna ) ( 1908-1992 ), Austrian composer
Hans Caspar Lang the Elder (1571-1645), Swiss painter, illustrator and Mayor
Hans -Joachim Lang ( Americanist ) ( 1921-2006 ), German literary scholar
Hans -Joachim Lang ( historian ) ( born 1951 ), German journalist and historian
Hansi Lang (1955-2008), Austrian singer and actor
Hauke Lang ( b. 1963 ), German surgeon and university lecturer
Hedi Lang (1931-2004), Swiss politician
Heidi Lambert- Long ( * 1937 ), German lawyer
Heinrich Lang (1810-1859), German painter
Heinrich Lang (architect ) ( 1824-1893 ), German architect
Heinrich Lang ( theologian ) ( 1826-1876 ), German -Swiss pastor and theologian
Heinrich Lang (1838-1891), German painter
Heinrich Lang (musician ) ( 1858-1919 ), German organist, choirmaster and composer
Heinrich Lang ( district administrator ) ( born 1911 ), German local politician
Heinrich Lang (chemist) ( born 1956 ), German chemist and university teacher
Heinrich Lang ( legal scholar ), German legal scholar and university teacher
Heinz Lang (1885-1904), Austrian literary model
Helene Lang, birth name of Helene Anton (1859-1931), German writer
Helmut Lang ( b. 1956 ), Austrian fashion designer
Henry Roseman Lang (1853-1934), American linguist and Hispanist Swiss origin
Herbert Lang ( zoologist ) ( 1879-1957 ), German zoologist
Herbert Lang ( surgeon ) ( 1911-1997 ), German surgeon
Herbert Lang ( clergyman ) (* 1936), German priest and historian
Herbert Lang ( chess player ) ( born 1941 ), German chess player
Hermann Lang (1909-1987), German racing driver
Hermann Lang ( painter) ( 1856-1899 ), German painter
Hermann Lang (sculptor ) ( 1856-1916 ), German sculptor and medalist
Hermann Lang ( psychiatrist ) (* 1938), German psychiatrist
Hermann Lang ( footballer ) (born 1954 ), German football player
Jerome Lang ( around 1520-1582 ), Swiss glass painters
Hilde by Lang (1925-2011), German publisher
Hubert Long ( * 1946), German diplomat, Arabist and Islamic scholar
Hugo Lang (1892-1967), German Benedictine abbot

I

Ian Lang ( born 1940 ), British politician ( Conservative Party )
Ignaz von Lang (1768-1831), an Austrian entrepreneur and philanthropist
Ingo Lang from Langen (1895-1979), German jurist and politician
Irenee Lang (1841-1922), German industrialist and politician, Member of Parliament
István Láng ( born 1933), Hungarian composer

J

Jack Lang ( b. 1939 ), French politician
Jack Lang (Prime Minister) ( 1876-1975 ), Australian politician
Jack Lang (American Football ), U.S. American football player
Jack Lang ( sportswriter ) ( 1921-2007 ), American sports journalist
Joachim Lang ( jurist ) ( born 1940 ), German legal scholar
Joachim A. Long (* 1959), German journalist, director and writer
Joachim Lang ( engineer) ( born 1960 ), German entrepreneur, precision engineers and engineering
Joachim -Friedrich Lang (1899-1945), German General
Jochen von Lang ( actually Joachim of long - Piechock; * 1925), German journalist and author
Johann Lang (around 1487-1548 ), German theologian, humanist and reformer, see John Long ( theologian )
Johann Lang ( jurist ) ( 1756-1829 ), German jurist
Johann Lang ( architect), German architect
Johann Lang ( executioner ) ( † 1938), Austrian executioner
Johann Lang ( lawyer ) ( 1888-1961 ), German lawyer
Johann Lang (assassins ) ( 1982-2004 ), German bombers
Johann Anton Lang (1765-1805), German mathematician and geographer
Johann Baptist von Lang (1736-1821), an Austrian civil servant
Johann Baptist Lang ( organ builder ) ( 1747-1816 ), Überlinger organ builder
Johann Baptist Láng ( theologian ) ( 1775-1829 ), Hungarian theologian
Johann Baptist Lang ( actor) ( 1800-1874 ), Austrian actor and director
Johann Georg Lang ( composer ) ( 1722/1724-1798 ), German composer
Johann Georg Lang (sculptor ) ( 1889-1968 ), German sculptor and carver
Johann Jacob Lang (1646-1690), German Protestant theologian, clergyman and hymn writer
Johann Michael Lang (1664-1731), German Lutheran theologian
John Long (1487-1548), German theologian, humanist and reformer, see John Long ( theologian )
John Lang ( Ochsenhausen ) ( 1583-1618 ), German religious cleric
John Lang ( astrologer ) ( 1899-1967 ), German astrologer, mathematician and cosmologist
Jonny Lang ( born 1981 ), American musician
Josef Lang ( organ builder ) ( 1703-1773 ), German organ builder
Josef Lang (publisher) ( 1834-1898 ), German publisher
Josef Lang ( executioner ) ( 1855-1925 ), Austrian executioner
Josef Lang ( imperial parliaments ) ( 1866-1913 ), Austrian politician
Josef Lang (CDU ) ( 1897-1965 ), German farmer and politician ( CDU)
Josef Lang (SPD ) ( 1902-1973 ), German politician ( SPD)
Josef Lang (ÖVP ) ( 1913-1971 ), Austrian politician ( ÖVP), Vienna Member of Parliament
Josef Lang (sculptor ) ( born 1947 ), German sculptor
Josef Lang (National Council) (born 1954 ), Swiss historian and politician ( Green Alternative )
Joseph Gregory Lang (1755-1834), German pastor, educator and patron of the arts
Josephine Lang ( actress) ( Josephine Flerx; 1791-1862 ), German actress
Josephine Caroline Lang ( Josephine Köstlin; 1815-1880 ), German Liedkomponistin and singer
Josip Lang (1857-1924), Croatian priest, Bishop of Alabanda
Jürgen Lang ( born 1943 ), German linguist
Jürgen P. Long ( * 1964 ), German political scientist and publicist

K

K.D. long ( b. 1961 ), Canadian singer -songwriter
Kajo Long ( * 1959), German - american writer
Kara Lang ( born 1986 ), Canadian soccer player
Karel Lang ( born 1958 ), Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper
Karl Lang ( meteorologist ) ( 1849-1893 ), German meteorologist
Karl Lang (NPD ), German politician ( NPD), MP Bavaria
Karl Lang (CDU ) (* 1929), German politician ( CDU), Member of Parliament of Baden- Württemberg
Karl Lang ( photographer) ( born 1932 ), German photographer
Karl Anton Lang (1815-1890), German politician ( center ), MdR
Karl Georg Herman Lang (1901-1976), Swedish zoologist
Karl Heinrich Lang (1764-1835), German historian and journalist
Karl Niklaus Lang (1670-1741), Swiss physician and naturalist
Katherine Kelly Lang ( born 1961 ), American actress
Kathrin Lang ( born 1986 ), German biathlete
Kathryn Dawn Lang, known as K.D. long ( b. 1961 ), Canadian singer
Kenneth R. Lang ( born 1941 ), American astronomer
Kerry Lang, Scottish triathlete
Klaus Lang (born 1971 ), Austrian composer and musician
Konrad Lang (1898-1985), German biochemist and physician
Kurt Long ( * 1959), German football player

L

Lajos Láng of Csanakfalva (1849-1918), a Hungarian economist and politician
Lang Lang ( b. 1982 ), Chinese pianist
Lars -Uwe Lang ( born 1980 ), German handball player
Lothar Lang (1928-2013), German art historian
Lotte Lang (1900-1985), Austrian actress
Louis Lang (painter) ( 1814-1893 ), German -American painter
Louis Lang (entrepreneur) ( 1816-1937 ), Swiss Watch Manufacturer
Louis Lang ( politician ) ( 1921-2001 ), Swiss politician ( SP)
Ludwig Lang (painter) ( 1824-1886 ), German painter
Ludwig Lang ( footballer ), German football player
Lukas Lang ( born 1986 ), German Hockey Goalie

M

Mabel Lang (1917-2010), American classical philologist, historian and archaeologist
Magnus Lang, German luthier
Manfred Lang (1930-2012), German entrepreneur and politician
Marcel Lang (1956-2009), Swiss cantor and singer (tenor )
Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867-1972), American composer
Margot Lang (1945-2006), German writer, editor, publisher and artist
Mari Long ( * 1980 ), Austrian television presenter
Maria Lang (1914-1991), Swedish writer
Marie Lang (1858-1934), Austrian women's rights activist and Theosophist
Mario Lang (* 1988), Austrian rock singer
Martha Krause- Long ( * 1912), German social worker
Martin Lang (glass painter), German stained glass artists
Martin Lang (musician ) ( 1755-1819 ), German musician and actor
Martin Lang ( author) ( 1883-1955 ), German literature historian, critic and author
Martin Lang ( canoer ) ( born 1968 ), German canoe slalom
Martin Lang ( sportscaster ) (born 1969 ), Austrian sports reporter
Martin Lang ( footballer ) (born 1976 ), Austrian football player
Martina Lang (c. 1969), German triathlete
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1468-1540), Austrian clergyman, Archbishop of Salzburg
Matthias Lang ( born 1977 ), French vaulters
Max Lang (Conductor ) ( 1917-1987 ), Swiss conductor and composer
Max Lang ( b. 1982 ), German film director Trick
Michael Lang ( paper manufacturer ) ( 1862-1932 ), German entrepreneur
Michael Lang (music producer ) ( born 1944 ), American music producer
Michael Lang (journalist ) ( born 1949 ), Swiss journalist and filmmaker
Michael Lang (physician) (c. 1956), Austrian physician
Michael Lang ( Eisspeedwayfahrer ) (* 1958/1959), German Eisspeedwayfahrer
Michael Lang ( politician) (born 1965 ), German politician
Michael Lang ( lawyer) (born 1965 ), Austrian lawyer
Michael Lang ( soccer player) (* 1991), Swiss football player
Michelle Lang (1975-2009), Canadian journalist
Michl Lang (1899-1979), German folk actor
Minna Lang (1891-1959), German physicist, teacher, and science journalist
Mirko Lang ( born 1978 ), German actor

N

Nicholas Long ( * 1941 ), German artist
Norbert Lang, German Pool player
Norton Long ( born 1940 ), American physicist

O

Othmar Franz Lang ( pseudonyms Bryan S. Buckingham, Hannes Hofer, * 1921), Austrian writer
Otto Lang (SP ) ( 1863-1936 ), Swiss politician ( SP)
Otto Lang (NSDAP ) ( 1883-1955 ), German politician ( NSDAP), Member of Parliament of Hesse
Otto Lang (actor ) ( 1906-1984 ), German actor and director
Otto Lang (producer) ( 1908-2006 ), American skier, film producer and director
Otto Emil Lang ( born 1932 ), Canadian politician
Otto Ernst Lang (1908-1945), German resistance fighter

P

Paul Lang ( librarian ) ( 1470 - after 1535? ), German religious clergyman and librarian
Paul Lang ( clergyman ) ( 1846-1898 ), German priest and writer
Paul Lang ( author) ( 1894-1970 ), Swiss writer, journalist, playwright and critic
Paul Lang ( cyclist ) (* 1991), Austrian cyclist
Paul Long - Short (1877-1937), German painter and craftsman
Paul Friedrich Lang (1815-1893), German theologian and Superintendent
Paul Henry Lang (1901-1991), American musicologist
Petra Lang (born 1962 ), German singer
Peter Lang ( architect), German architect
Peter Lang ( center ) ( 1878-1954 ), German politician ( center )
Peter Lang (publisher) ( 1928-2001 ), Swiss Booksellers and Publishers
Peter Lang ( pianist ) ( b. 1946 ), Austrian pianist
Peter Lang ( float ), German swimmer
Peter Lang (conductor) (born 1964 ), Austrian conductor and choirmaster
Peter Lang (painter) (born 1965 ) German painter
Peter Lang ( sailors ), Danish Segelsporler
Philipp Lang, valet of Emperor Rudolf II
Pierre Lang ( politician ) ( b. 1947 ), French politician
Lang Ping ( born 1960 ), Chinese volleyball player and trainer
Pirmin Lang ( born 1984 ), Swiss racing driver

R

Raimund Lang ( born 1951 ), German actor and historian
Rein Lang ( born 1957 ), Estonian politician
Reinhold W. Lang (born 1954 ), Austrian plastics engineer and university teacher
Richard Lang (director) ( 1939-1997 ), American television and film director
Richard Lang ( programmer) ( born 1956 ), British chess programmer
Richard Lang ( cyclist ) (* 1989), Australian cyclist
Robert Lang ( cricketer ) ( 1840-1908 ), English cricket player
Robert Lang ( folk singer ) ( 1873-1935 ), German folk singer
Robert Lang (General ) ( 1921-2010 ), Austrian General
Robert Lang (actor ) ( 1934-2004 ), English actor
Robert Lang ( hockey player ) (born 1970 ), Czech ice hockey player
Robert Lang ( swimmer ) ( born 1984 ), British swimmer
Robert J. Lang ( b. 1961 ), American physicist and origami theorist
Roland Lang ( politician ) ( 1938-2012 ), German politician ( SPD)
Roland Lang ( writer ) ( born 1942 ), German writer
Rudolf Lang (1812-1884), Austria - Hungarian painter

S

Saskia Long ( * 1986), German handball player
Sebastian Lang ( born 1979 ) German cyclist
Serge Lang (1927-2005), American mathematician
Siegfried Lang (1887-1970), Swiss poet and translator
Simone Lang ( born 1971 ), German figure skater
Stefan Lang ( footballer ) (born 1966 ), German football player
Stefan Lang ( ski jumper ) (* 1989), German ski jumper
Steffen Lang ( * 1993), German football player
Stephen Lang ( born 1952 ), American actor
Steven Long ( * 1987), Swiss football player
Sunny Long (1923-1979), Swiss jazz musicians
Sven Lang ( born 1962 ), German track and field coach

T

Thomas Lang (actor) (born 1958 ), German actor
Thomas Lang ( writer ) ( born 1967), German writer
Thomas Lang ( drummer ) (born 1967 ), Austrian drummer
Thomas Lang -von Wins (1963-2012) German psychologist and university lecturer
Thusnelda long - Brumann (1880-1953), German teacher and politician ( BVP, CSU ), MdR
Toni Long ( * 1982 ), German biathlete and cross-country skiers

U

Ulrich Lang ( born 1933), German educator and politician ( SPD)
Undine Long ( * 1974 ), Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist
Utto Long ( Christian name Georg, 1806-1884 ), German religious cleric, Abbot of Metten
Uwe Lang ( born 1943 ), German author, asset manager and editor
Uwe Lang ( gynecologist ) (* 1957), German gynecologist and university teachers
Uwe Michael Lang (born 1972 ), German priest

V

Valérie Lang (1966-2013), French actress
Viktor von Lang (1838-1921), Austrian physicist
Vincent Long ( also Vincentius Longinus Eleutherius, † 1503), German humanist and poet
Volker Lang (born 1964 ), German artist

W

Walter Lang (1896-1972), American film director
Walter Lang ( pianist ) ( b. 1961 ), German jazz musician
Werner Lang ( engineer) ( 1922-2013 ), German engineer and automobile designer
Werner Lang ( footballer ) ( 1924-1999 ), German football player
William Lang ( organ builder ) ( 1794-1858 ), German organ builder
William Long ( writer ) ( 1832-1915 ), German writer and journalist
William Lang ( politician ) ( 1839-1915 ), German politician ( Württemberg People's Party)
William Lang ( bailiff ) ( 1852-1912 ), Württemberg Rollmaus
William Henry Lang (1874-1960), British palaeobotanist

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