Langston

Langston is the name of two places in the United States:

• Langston, Alabama
• Langston, Oklahoma

Langston is a name of English origin:

• John Langston Gwaltney, African-American writer and anthropologist
• Langston Hughes (1902–1967), African-American poet, novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist
• Charles Henry Langston, African-American abolitionist and political activist
• Grant Langston (motorcyclist), South African motocross champion
• Grant Langston (musician), American singer-songwriter
• John Mercer Langston (1829–1897), U.S. civil rights pioneer, first African-American member of Congress
• Mark Langston (1960– ), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Michael Langston, computer scientist in field of bioinformatics and computational biology
• Murray Langston, Canadian-American known as The Unknown Comic
• Peter Langston, computer programmer
• Wann Langston, Jr., American paleontologist
• William Langston, American neurologist
• Langston Moore, American football player
• Jamie Langston Turner, American novelist
• Langston Walker, American football player
• Matt Langston, American singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

• Langston Wilde Cramer, a character from the American soap opera One Life to Live
• Langston Graham, a character from the television series Chuck
• Raymond Langston, a character from the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

There is also:

• Langston Field, a fictional technology found in the book The Mote in God's Eye
• Langston Terrace Dwellings, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
• Langston University
• Looking for Langston, a 1989 film