Lang (family name)
Lang ( ) is a common family name .
Origin, meaning and distribution
The family name Lang - from Middle High German lanc or Middle Low German lank - arose from the nickname for a great person. It is much more common in southern Germany than in northern Germany, where the Lange variant predominates.
variants
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Lang (1876–1965), German politician (SPD)
- Ádám Lang (* 1993), Hungarian football player
- Adolf von Lang (1800–1873), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Adolf Lang (pedagogue) (1823–1897), Austrian pedagogue
- Adolf Láng (architect) (1848–1913), Hungarian architect
- Adolf Ferenc Láng (1795–1863), Hungarian botanist and pharmacist
- Albert Lang (organ builder) (1825–1903) German organ builder
- Albert Lang (painter) (1847–1933), German painter and graphic artist
- Albert Lang (theologian) (1890–1973), German theologian and clergyman
- Albert Lang (director) (* 1967), German theater director
- Albin Lang (1901–1984), German politician, Lord Mayor of Landshut
- Alexander Lang (* 1941), German director and actor
- Alfred Lang (violin maker) (1879 – after 1951), German violin maker
- Alfred Lang (journalist) (1903–1963), German journalist
- Alfred Lang (psychologist) (1935–2008), Swiss psychologist and university professor
- Alison Lang (born 1961), Canadian basketball player
- Alois Lang (administrative lawyer) (1805–1851), Württemberg lawyer and administrative officer
- Alois Lang (historian) (1866–1945), Austrian historian
- Alois Lang (politician, 1925) (1925–2002), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Alois Lang (politician, 1940) (1940–1994), German local politician and Lord Mayor of Ditzingen
- Alois Lang (sculptor) (* 1947), Austrian sculptor
- Amei Lang (* 1944), German archaeologist, prehistorian and university professor
- Ana Lang (* 1946), Swiss writer
- Andreas Lang (abbot) (around 1445–1502), OSB, abbot of the Michelsberg monastery in Bamberg (term of office 1483–1502)
- Andreas Lang (politician) (1896–1948), German politician
- Andreas Lang (geographer) (* 1964), German geographer
- Andreas Lang , known as Andy Lee Lang (* 1965), Austrian musician
- Andreas Lang (soccer player) (* 1969), Austrian soccer player
- Andreas Lang (theologian) (* 1977), German theologian
- Andreas Lang (curler) (* 1979), German curler
- Andreas Lang (bassist) (* 1980), Danish jazz bassist
- Andrew Lang (1844-1912), British writer
- Andrew Lang (basketball player) (born 1966), American basketball player
- Anna Lang (1911–2019), German weaver
- Anne-Christine Lang (* 1961), French politician
- Annika Lang , née Annika Becker (* 1981), German athlete
- Anton Lang (composer) , German pianist and composer
- Anton Lang (textile manufacturer) (1820–1880), Austrian textile manufacturer
- Anton Lang (politician, 1848) (1848-1914), German landowner and brewery owner and politician (center)
- Anton Lang (politician, 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 (politician, 1959) (* 1959), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Arend Lang (1909–1981), German physician, National Socialist, private scholar and cartographer
- Armin Lang (producer) (1928–1996), German television producer and voice actor
- Armin Lang (politician) (* 1947), German politician (SPD)
- Arnold Lang (1855–1914), Swiss zoologist
- Attila E. Láng (* 1947), Austro-Hungarian theater scholar, dramaturge and director
- August Lang (painter) ( August Josef Martin Lang ; 1839–1895), Austrian painter
- August Lang (theologian) (1867–1945), German theologian
- August Lang (architect) , Austrian architect
- August Lang (politician) (1929-2004), German politician (CSU)
B.
- Benjamin Lang (* 1976), German composer and conductor
- Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837–1909), American musician, conductor and composer
- Bernd Lang (* 1950), German politician (SPD)
- Bernhard Lang (theologian, 1936) , German Protestant theologian
- Bernhard Lang (theologian) (* 1946), German Catholic theologian
- Bernhard Lang (composer) (* 1957), Austrian composer and university professor
- Bernhard Lang (photographer) (* 1970), German photographer
- Lang Bingyu (* 1981), Chinese ice hockey player
- Bruno Lang (painter) (* 1936), Swiss painter and graphic artist
- Bruno Lang (computer scientist) (* before 1967), German computer scientist and university professor
C.
- Candid Lang (1930–2006), Swiss photographer
- Carl Lang (writer) (1766–1822), German writer, educator and engraver
- Carl Lang (Oberamtmann) (1829-1870), Baden Oberamtmann
- Carl Lang (meteorologist) (1849–1893), director of the Bavarian Meteorological Central Station
- Carl Lang (politician) (* 1957), French politician
- Carl Emil Lang (1876–1963), Swiss publisher; Honorary doctorate from the University of Bern
- Carl Ludwig Lang (1916–1999), Swiss publisher
- Carl Theodor Friedrich von Lang (1801 – after 1882), Oberamtmann in Württemberg
- Carlos Alvarado Lang (1905–1961), Mexican graphic artist
- Charles Lang (1902-1998), American cameraman
- Chloe Lang (author) (* 1962), American author
- Chloe Lang (actress) (* 2001), American actress and dancer
- Christa Lang (* 1943), German-American actress
- Christel Lang (* 1947), German table tennis player
- Christian Lang (painter, 1953) (* 1953), German painter and graphic artist
- Christian Lang (painter) (* 1972), German painter, draftsman and illustrator
- Christian Lang (engineer) (* before 1975), German engineer and university professor for structural engineering and structural planning
- Christian B. Lang (* 1948), Austrian physicist and university professor
- Christina Lang (* 1973), Swiss radio presenter
- Christine Lang (* 1957), German microbiologist and entrepreneur
- Christof Lang (* 1960), German television journalist and presenter
- Claudia Lang (* 1953), Austrian author, actress and director
- Claus Lang-Koetz (* 1973), German engineer and university professor for sustainable technology and innovation management
- Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945), British priest, Archbishop of York and Canterbury
- Czesław Lang (* 1955), Polish cyclist
D.
- Daisy Lang (* 1972), Bulgarian boxer
- Daniel Lang (glass painter) (1543 – around 1605), Swiss glass painter
- Daniel Lang (journalist) (1913–1981), American journalist and author
- Daniel Lang (politician, 1919) (1919–1997), Canadian politician
- Daniel Lang (politician, 1948) (* 1948), Canadian politician
- Daniel Lang (fencer) (* 1971), Swiss fencer
- Daniel Lang (filmmaker) (* 1977), German-British filmmaker
- Daniel Lang (soccer player) (* 1992), German soccer player
- Daniel J. Lang (* 1974), German ecologist and university professor
- David Lang (* 1957), American composer
- David Marshall Lang (1924–1991), British historian
- Declan Ronan Lang (born 1950), British clergyman, Bishop of Clanton
- Dennis Lang (* 1990), German soccer player
- Didier Lang (* 1970), French football player
- Dietrich Lang (politician) (1917–2007), German politician, Lord Mayor of Neu-Ulm
- Dietrich Lang-Hinrichsen (1902–1975), German legal scholar, university professor and judge at the Federal Court of Justice
- Dirk Lang (* 1962), German artist
- Don Lang (1925–1992), English musician
- Doreen Lang (1915–1999), Australian-American actress
E.
- Eddie Lang (1902–1933), American jazz musician
- Edmund Lang (1847–1914), German lawyer and civil servant
- Eduard Lang (physician) (1841–1916), Austrian dermatologist
- Eduard Lang (General) (1860–1935), German Lieutenant General
- Eduard Lang (showman) (1912–1995), Austrian showman and association official
- Elke Lang (1952–1998), German actress, set designer and director
- Ella von Lang (1841–1912), Austrian painter
- Emil Lang (agricultural scientist) (1883–1959), German agricultural scientist and agricultural economist
- Emil Lang (fighter pilot) (1909–1944), German fighter pilot and athlete
- Eric M. Lang (* 1972), Canadian game designer
- Erich Lang (1895–1940), German local poet
- Erik-Roger Lang (* 1930), Swiss diplomat
- Erna Lang (née Demuth ; 1892–1983), German politician
- Ernst Lang (entrepreneur, 1867) (1867–1921), Swiss entrepreneur and chairman of the Swiss Homeland Security
- Ernst Lang (entrepreneur, 1889) (1889–?), Austrian entrepreneur
- Ernst Lang (painter) (1st half of the 20th century), German painter
- Ernst Johann Benedikt Lang (1749–1785), German harpist, composer, music teacher and painter
- Ernst Maria Lang (1916–2014), German caricaturist and architect
- Ernst Michael Lang (1913–2014), Swiss veterinarian, zoo director and university professor
- Erwin Lang (painter) (1886–1962), Austrian painter
- Erwin Lang (politician) (* 1924), German educator and state politician (SPD)
- Erwin A. Lang (1908–1973), Swiss journalist and politician (KPS, SP)
- Eugen Lang (1881–1966), German winemaker
- Eva Lang (* 1947), German economist
- Ewald Lang (1942–2013), German linguist
F.
- Ferdinand Lang (actor) (1810–1882), German actor
- Ferdinand Láng (1871–1952), Hungarian archaeologist, historian and classical philologist, see Nándor Láng
- Ferdinand Lang (politician, 1877) (1877-1945), German politician (DNVP)
- Ferdinand Lang (politician, 1888) (1888–1959), German teacher and politician (DV)
- Ferdinand Lang (clergyman) (1900–1960), German clergyman and author
- Feline Lang (* 1974), German actress
- Florian Lang (* 1945), German physiologist
- Franz Lang (Jesuit) (1654–1725), German Jesuit, professor of rhetoric and playwright
- Franz Lang (historian) (1848–1938), Austrian historian
- Franz Lang (politician, 1871) (1871–1938), Austrian politician (CS), member of the Lower Austrian state parliament
- Franz Lang (inventor) (1873–1956), German locksmith, inventor and engine builder
- Franz Lang (pastor) (1879–1973), German Catholic pastor
- Franz Lang (1901–1947), German SS-Obersturmbannführer, see Rudolf Höß
- Franz Lang (politician, 1916) (1916–2017), German politician, district administrator
- Franz Lang (1930–2015), German singer, yodeler, guitarist and accordion player, see Franzl Lang
- Franz Lang (drummer) (* 1956), German drummer
- Franz Lang (police officer) (* 1958), Austrian police officer
- Franz Josef Lang (1894–1975), Austrian pathologist and university professor
- Franz Joseph Lang (1751–1835), German court musician and horn player
- Franz-Paul Lang (1886–1968), German sports official, board member of the German Athletics Association
- Franz Peter Lang (* 1948), German economist
- Franz Thaddäus Lang (1693–1773), goldsmith
- Franz Xaver Lang (bassoonist) (1785–1853), German bassoonist
- Franz Xaver Lang (politician) (1867–1934), German politician (BVP)
- Franziska Lang (actress) (1746–1800), German actress, singer and dancer
- Franziska Lang (archaeologist) (* 1959), German classical archaeologist
- Franzl Lang (1930–2015), German singer and yodeler
- Frieder Lang (* 1950), German singer (tenor) and university professor
- Friedrich Lang (politician, 1778) (1778-1859), German lawyer and politician (Verden)
- Friedrich Lang (politician, 1785) (1785–1873), German innkeeper and politician (Nassau)
- Friedrich Lang (politician, 1822) (1822–1866), German lawyer and politician (Nassau)
- Friedrich Lang (politician, 1855) (1855–1932), German innkeeper and politician (Hesse)
- Friedrich Lang (theologian) (1913–2004), German pastor and theologian
- Friedrich Lang (pilot) (1915-2003), German pilot
- Fritz Lang (artist, 1877) (1877–1961), German painter, graphic artist and wood cutter
- Fritz Lang (1890–1976), Austrian-German-American film director, screenwriter and actor
- Fritz Lang (physician) (1902–1976), Swiss accident physician
- Fritz Lang (artist, 1931) (* 1931), German painter and graphic artist
G
- Georg Lang , real name of Utto Lang (1806-1884), German religious, Abbot of Metten
- Georg Lang (actor) (1839–1909), German actor and theater director
- Georg Lang (painter, 1840) (1840–1900), German church painter
- Georg Lang (civil servant) (1884–1944), German draftsman, poet and tax officer
- Georg Lang (officer) (1887–1940), German major general
- Georg Lang (painter, 1907) (1907–1989), German painter
- Georg Lang (politician) (1913-1965), German politician (CSU)
- Georg Heinrich Lang (1740–1805 / 1806), German theologian, clergyman and writer
- Georg Jacob Lang (1655–1740), German painter and university professor
- George Lang (1924–2011), Hungarian-American restaurateur
- Georges Lang , Swiss football player
- Gerd-Rüdiger Lang (* 1943), German watchmaker and entrepreneur
- Gerhard Lang (publisher) (1881–1974), German bookseller and publisher
- Gerhard Lang (biologist) (1924–2016), German geobotanist
- Gerhard Lang (musician) (* around 1940), Austrian conductor and choir director
- Gerhard Lang (sculptor) (* 1963), German set designer, sculptor and university lecturer
- Gerlinde Lang (* 1978), Austrian radio presenter
- Gordon Lang (* 1965), Australian badminton player
- Gottlieb Lang (1793-1859), German administrative lawyer
- Grega Lang (* 1981), Slovenian ski jumper
- Günter Lang (musician) (* 1931), German pianist, organist and choir director
- Günter Lang (medic) (1936–2018), German medic
- Günter Lang (sculptor) (* 1941), German sculptor
- Günter Lang (designer) (* 1952), German porcelain designer
- Günter Lang (economist) (* 1964), German economist and university professor
- Günter Lang (rally co-driver) , Austrian rally co-driver
- Günther Lang (* 1943), German archivist and local history researcher
- Gustav E. Lang (1866–1951), German historian
H
- Hannes Lang (* 1981), Italian director
- Hanns Lang (1925–2013), German architect
- Hans Lang (agricultural scientist) (1875–1915), German agricultural scientist, developer of the slide rule for determining the density of grains and ears
- Hans Lang (composer, 1897) (1897–1968), German composer and music teacher
- Hans Lang (painter) (1898–1971), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Hans Lang (soccer player) (1899-1943), German soccer player
- Hans Lang (painter, 1899) (1899–1975), Swiss painter, graphic artist and illustrator
- Hans Lang (composer, 1908) (1908–1992), Austrian composer
- Hans Lang (painter, 1914) (1914–1986), German painter
- Hans Lang (painter, 1916) (1916–2002), German painter, draftsman and caricaturist
- Hans Lang (watchmaker) (1924–2013), German watchmaker
- Hans Caspar Lang the Elder (1571–1645), Swiss painter, illustrator and mayor
- Hans Caspar Lang the Younger (1599–1649), Swiss flat and glass painter
- Hans-Joachim Lang (Americanist) (1921–2006), German literary scholar
- Hans-Joachim Lang (Germanist) (* 1951), German journalist and historian
- Hans-Jürgen Lang (1929–2017), Swiss civil engineer and university professor
- Hans-Peter Lang (* 1948), Swiss social entrepreneur
- Hansi Lang (1955–2008), Austrian singer and actor
- Hartmut Lang (* 1943), German ethnologist
- Hauke Lang (* 1963), German surgeon and university professor
- Hedi Lang (1931–2004), Swiss politician
- Heidi Lambert-Lang (* 1937), German lawyer
- Heike Mayr-Lang (* 1972), German business mathematician and university lecturer
- Heinrich Lang (painter, 1810) (1810-1859), German painter
- Heinrich Lang (architect) (1824–1893), German architect
- Heinrich Lang (theologian) (1826–1876), German-Swiss pastor and theologian
- Heinrich Lang (painter, 1838) (1838–1891), German painter
- Heinrich Lang (musician) (1858–1919), German organist, choir director and composer
- Heinrich Lang , pseudonym of Heinrich Hellmann (actor) (1875–1929), Austrian actor
- Heinrich Lang (District Administrator) (1911 – after 1973), German local politician (SPD)
- Heinrich Lang (legal scholar) (* 1955), German legal scholar and university professor
- Heinrich Lang (chemist) (* 1956), German chemist and university professor
- Heinrich Lang (historian) (* 1969), German historian and university professor
- Heinz Lang (1885–1904), Austrian literary role model for Arthur Schnitzler's drama Das Wort
- Helene Lang , birth name of Helene Anton (1859–1931), German writer
- Helene Lang (makeup artist) (* 1976), Austrian makeup artist
- Helge Lang (1952–2015), German actor
- Helmut Lang (* 1956), Austrian fashion designer
- Helmut Lang (athlete) (* 1940), Austrian sprinter
- Henry Roseman Lang (1853–1934), American Romanist and Hispanic Swiss descent
- Herbert Lang (zoologist) (1879–1957), German zoologist
- Herbert Lang (publisher) (1898–1975), Swiss bookseller and publisher
- Herbert Lang (surgeon) (1911–1997), German surgeon
- Herbert Lang (engineer) (* 1933), German surveyor
- Herbert Lang (hydrologist) (* 1933), German hydrologist and university professor
- Herbert Lang (pastor) (* 1936), German pastor and historian
- Herbert Lang (chess player) (1941–2018), German chess player
- Hermann Lang (painter) (1856–1899), German painter
- Hermann Lang (sculptor) (1856–1916), German sculptor and medalist
- Hermann Lang (architect) , German architect
- Hermann Lang (publisher) (before 1891–1962), German newspaper publisher
- Hermann Lang (1909–1987), German racing driver
- Hermann Lang (medical doctor) (1938–2019), German psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
- Hermann Lang (soccer player) (* 1954), German soccer player
- Hieronymus Lang (around 1520–1582), Swiss glass painter
- Hilde von Lang (1925–2011), German publisher
- Horst Lang (1931–2001), German photographer
- Howard Lang (1911–1989), British actor
- Hubert Lang (diplomat) (* 1946), German diplomat and Arabist
- Hubert Lang (artist) (* 1946), German artist
- Hubert Lang (politician) (* 1964), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Hugo Lang (1892–1967), German Benedictine abbot
I.
- Ian Lang (born 1940), British politician (Conservative Party)
- Ignaz von Lang (1768–1831), Austrian entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Ingo Lang von Langen (1895–1979), German administrative lawyer and politician
- Irénée Lang (1841–1922), German industrialist and politician, MdL
- Irma Lang-Scheer (1901–1986), academic painter
- István Láng (* 1933), Hungarian composer
J
- Jack Lang (Prime Minister) (1876–1975), Australian politician
- Jack Lang ( American football player ) , American football player
- Jack Lang (journalist) (1921–2007), American sports journalist
- Jack Lang (* 1939), French politician
- Jakob Lang (1822–1892), Austrian textile manufacturer
- Jakob Kirchner-Lang (1864– ??), German entertainer and artistic director
- Jakob Franz Lang (1799–1869), German pastor and politician
- Jean Lang (1921–2016), French engineer and industrial manager
- Jeffrey Lang , a pseudonym of Lang Jeffries (1930–1987), Canadian actor
- Jeffrey Lang (writer) (* 1954), American mathematician, university professor and writer
- Jennings Lang (1915–1996), American film producer
- Joachim Lang (legal scholar) (1940–2018), German legal scholar
- Joachim Lang (engineer) (* 1960), German engineer and entrepreneur
- Joachim Lang (political advisor) (* 1967), German legal scholar and association official
- Joachim A. Lang (* 1959), German journalist, director and author
- Joachim-Friedrich Lang (1899–1945), German general
- Jochen von Lang (actually Joachim von Lang-Piechock ; 1925–2003), German journalist and author
- Johann Lang (around 1487–1548), German theologian, humanist and reformer, see Johann Lange (theologian)
- Johann Lang (lawyer) (1756–1829), German lawyer
- Johann Lang (architect) , German architect
- Johann Lang (draftsman) (1886–1921), Swiss showman and draftsman
- Johann Lang (executioner) († 1938), Austrian executioner
- Johann Lang (lawyer) (1888–1961), German lawyer
- Johann Lang (assassin) (1982-2004), German assassin
- Johann Anton Lang (1765–1805), German mathematician and geographer
- Johann Baptist von Lang (1736–1821), Austrian administrative officer
- Johann Baptist Lang (1747–1816), German organ builder, see Organ Landscape Oberschwaben #Orgelbauer in Oberschwaben 1500–1900
- 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 theologian, clergyman and hymn poet
- Johann Michael Lang (1664–1731), German theologian
- Johannes Lang (clergyman) (1583–1618), German clergyman , abbot of the imperial abbey of Ochsenhausen
- Johannes Lang ( master tailor) (around 1620– ??), German tailor, opponent of the witch trials
- Johannes Lang (astrologer) (1899–1967), German astrologer, cosmologist and mathematician
- Johannes Lang (archivist) (* 1970), German archivist and home curator
- Johannes Lang (musician) (* 1989), German church musician and district cantor
- Jonny Lang (* 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 (politician, 1866) (1866–1913), Austrian politician
- Josef Lang (architect) (1878–1927), German architect
- Josef Lang (film producer) (1879–1946), Swiss film producer
- Josef Lang (politician, 1880) (1880–1961), German trade unionist and politician (SPD), MdL Prussia
- Josef Lang (politician, 1897) (1897-1965), German farmer and politician (CDU)
- Josef Lang (politician, 1902) (1902–1973), German bookseller, resistance fighter and politician (SPD)
- Josef Lang (politician, 1913) (1913–1971), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Viennese state parliament
- Josef Lang (clergyman) (1920–2007), German priest and missionary
- Josef Lang (sculptor) (* 1947), German sculptor
- Josef Lang (politician, 1954) (* 1954), Swiss historian and politician (Green Alternative)
- Josef Adolf Lang (also Joseph Adolph Lang ; 1873–1936), Austrian painter and lithographer
- Josefa Lang (also Josephine Lang ; 1791–1862), German actress
- Joseph Lang (philologist) (around 1570-1615 / 1630), German philologist
- Joseph Lang (Oberamtmann) (1789–1876), Oberamtmann from Baden
- Joseph Lang (painter) (1879–1913), German painter and drawing teacher
- Joseph Lang (boxer) (1911–1990), American boxer
- Joseph Lang (soccer player) (* 1920), French soccer player
- Joseph Lang (physician) (1927–2010), Swiss ophthalmologist
- Joseph-Antoine Lang (1868–1912), French religious, Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin
- Joseph Gregor Lang (1755–1834), German pastor, educator and patron of the arts
- Josephine Caroline Lang (1815–1880), German composer and singer
- Josip Lang (1857–1924), Croatian clergyman, Bishop of Alabanda
- Julius Lang (1912–1992), German painter and draftsman
- June Lang (1917–2005), American actress
- Jürg Lang (* 1936), Swiss physicist and university professor
- Jürgen Lang (* 1943), German novelist
- Jürgen P. Lang (* 1964), German political scientist and journalist
- Jutta Schmitt-Lang (* 1982), German politician (CDU)
K
- kd lang (* 1961), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Kaj Ulrik Linderstrøm-Lang (1896–1959), Danish biochemist
- Kajo Lang (* 1959), German writer
- Kara Lang (* 1986), Canadian soccer player
- Karel Lang (* 1958), Czech ice hockey goalkeeper
- Karl Lang (meteorologist) (1849-1893), German meteorologist
- Karl Lang (actor) (1860 – after 1902), German actor
- Karl Lang (painter) (1911–2003), German painter and art collector
- Karl Lang (politician, 1920) (1920–2017), German politician (NPD), MdL Bavaria
- Karl Lang (veterinarian) (before 1926–1991), German veterinarian, food hygienist and university professor
- Karl Lang (politician, 1929) (* 1929), German politician (CDU), MdL Baden-Württemberg
- Karl Lang (photographer) (* 1932), German photographer
- Karl Lang (animal trainer) (* 1970), Austrian animal trainer
- Karl Anton Lang (1815–1890), German politician (center), MdR
- Karl Georg Herman Lang (1901–1976), Swedish zoologist
- Karl Heinrich von Lang (1764–1835), German historian and publicist
- Katharina Lang (1774–1803), German singer and stage actress
- Katherine Kelly Lang (born 1961), American actress
- Kathryn Dawn Lang , known as kd lang (* 1961), Canadian singer
- Katrin Lang (* 1982), Austrian triathlete
- Kenneth R. Lang (* 1941), American astronomer
- Kerry Lang (born 1976), Scottish triathlete
- Klaus Lang (trade unionist) (* 1943), theologian, trade unionist and labor director
- Klaus Lang (* 1971), Austrian composer and musician
- Konrad Lang (chemist) (1898–1985), German biochemist and physician
- Konrad Lang (painter) (1933–2014), Austrian painter
- Kristin Lang (* 1985), German table tennis player
- Kurt Lang (* 1959), German soccer player
L.
- Lajos Láng von Csanakfalva (1849–1918), Hungarian economist and politician
- Lang Lang (* 1982), Chinese pianist
- Lars-Uwe Lang (* 1980), German handball player
- Leonhard Lang (paper merchant) (1843–1928), Austrian paper merchant and benefactor
- Leonhard Lang (sculptor) (1878–1948), German sculptor, painter and wood cutter
- Leonhard Lang (publisher) (1884–1966), German publisher
- Leonhard R. Lang (1944–2017), German painter
- Liane Lang (1935–2020), German politician (SED)
- Lothar Lang (1928–2013), German art historian
- Lotte Lang (1900–1985), Austrian actress
- Lotte Tell-Lang (1907–1994), Austrian-German painter
- Louis Lang (painter) (1812-1893), German-American painter
- Louis Lang (entrepreneur) (1861–1937), Swiss watch manufacturer
- Louis Lang (politician) (1921-2001), Swiss politician (SP)
- Ludwig Lang (politician) (1765–1849), member of the Württemberg state parliament
- Ludwig Lang (painter) (1824–1886), German painter
- Ludwig Lang (actor) (1860 – after 1902), German actor
- Ludwig Lang (judge) (1861–1938), President of the Darmstadt Higher Regional Court
- Ludwig Lang (librarian) (1890–? 1956), German librarian
- Ludwig Lang (soccer player) (* 1946), German soccer player
- Lukas Lang (ice hockey player) (* 1986), German ice hockey goalkeeper
- Lukas Matthias Lang (* 1927), Austrian architect
M.
- Mabel Lang (1917–2010), American classical philologist, historian and archaeologist
- Magnus Lang , German lute maker
- Manfred Lang (1930–2012), German entrepreneur and politician
- Manfred Lang (theologian) (* 1964), German Protestant theologian and New Testament scholar
- Mara Lang (* 1970), Austrian writer
- 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 Lang (* 1980), Austrian television presenter
- Maria Lang (1914–1991), Swedish writer
- Maria Lang (filmmaker) (1945–2014), German filmmaker, author, film curator and feminist
- Marianne Lang (1764–1835), German actress, singer (soprano) and acting teacher
- Marianne Lang , maiden name of Marianne Lindner (1922–2016), German actress
- Marianne Lang (painter) (* 1979), Austrian artist
- Marie Lang (women's rights activist) (1858–1934), Austrian women's rights activist and theosophist
- Marie Lang (kickboxer) (* 1986), German kickboxer
- Mario Lang (* 1988), Austrian rock singer
- Markus Lang (* 1976), German soccer coach
- Martha Krause-Lang (1912–2016), German social worker
- Martin Lang (glass painter) , German glass painter
- Martin Lang (horn player) (1755-1819), German horn player
- Martin Lang (author) (1883–1955), German literary historian, critic and author
- Martin Lang (engineer) (* 1966), German engineer, professional pedagogue and university professor for technology and didactics of technology
- Martin Lang (canoeist) (* 1968), German canoe slalom driver
- Martin Lang (sports reporter) (* 1969), Austrian sports reporter
- Martin Lang (ancient orientalist) (* 1971), Austrian ancient orientalist
- Martin Lang (rugby player) (born 1975), Australian rugby league player
- Martin Lang (soccer player) (* 1976), Austrian soccer player
- Martina Lang (* around 1969), German triathlete
- Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1468–1540), Austrian clergyman, Archbishop of Salzburg
- Matthias Lang (director) (* 1986), Italian director and screenwriter
- Matthias Lang (writer) (1902–1965), German writer
- Matthias Lang (vaulting) (* 1977), French vaulting
- Max Lang (politician) , German politician, mayor of Hockenheim
- Max Lang (composer) (1917–1987), Swiss musician, composer and conductor
- Max Lang (director) (* 1982), German director and animator
- Max Lang (rower) (* 1987), Canadian rower
- Max Lang (weightlifter) (* 1992), German weightlifter
- Maximilian Lang (* 1996), Austrian soccer player
- Michael Lang (theologian) (1803–1874), Hungarian-German theologian and preacher
- Michael Lang (paper manufacturer) (1862–1932), German entrepreneur
- Michael Lang (music producer) (* 1944), American music producer
- Michael Lang (journalist) (* 1949), Swiss publicist and filmmaker
- Michael Lang (physician) (* around 1956), Austrian doctor and professional politician
- Michael Lang (ice speedway driver) (* 1958/1959), German ice speedway driver
- Michael Lang (Intendant) (* 1962), German musician and theater director
- Michael Lang (politician) (* 1965), German politician
- Michael Lang (lawyer) (* 1965), Austrian lawyer, financial lawyer and university professor
- Michael Andreas Lang (* 1970), Austrian painter and artist
- Michael Lang (soccer player, 1991) (* 1991), Swiss soccer player
- Michael Lang (soccer player, 1998) (* 1998), Austrian soccer player
- Michel Lang (1939-2014), French director
- 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 (* 1978), German actor
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- Nadine Lang (camerawoman) , German camerawoman
- Nadine Lang (tennis player) , German tennis player
- Nándor Láng (also Ferdinand Láng ; 1871–1952), Hungarian archaeologist, historian and classical philologist
- Naomi Lang (* 1978), American figure skater
- Nikolaus Lang (* 1941), German artist
- Noa Lang (* 1999), Dutch football player
- Norbert Lang , German pool player
- Norton Lang (* 1940), American physicist
O
- Oskar Lang (1884–1950), German engineer, music writer and art historian
- Othmar Franz Lang (pseudonyms Bryan S. Buckingham, Hannes Hofer ; 1921–2005), Austrian writer
- Otto Lang (sculptor) (1855-1928 / 1929), German sculptor
- Otto Lang (politician, 1863) (1863–1936), Swiss politician (SP)
- Otto Lang (politician, 1883) (1883–1955), German politician (NSDAP), MdL Hessen
- Otto Lang (actor) (1906–1984), German actor and artistic director
- Otto Lang (producer) (1908-2006), American skier, film producer and director
- Otto Lang-Wollin (1881–1958), German painter
- Otto Emil Lang (* 1932), Canadian politician
- Otto Ernst Lang (1908–1945), German resistance fighter
P
- Paul Lang (librarian) (around 1470 – after 1535?), German religious and librarian
- Paul Lang (pastor) (1846–1898), German pastor and writer
- Paul Lang (author) (1894–1970), Swiss writer, publicist, playwright and critic
- Paul Lang (cyclist) (* 1991), Austrian cyclist
- Paul Lang-Kurz (1877–1937), German painter and artisan
- Paul Friedrich von Lang (1815–1893), German theologian and superintendent
- Paul Henry Lang (1901–1991), American musicologist
- Peter Lang (Mayor) (1632–1696), German lawyer and mayor
- Peter Lang (architect) , German architect
- Peter Lang (politician) (1878–1954), German politician (center)
- Peter Lang (publisher) (1928–2001), Swiss bookseller and publisher
- Peter Lang (pianist) (* 1946), Austrian pianist
- Peter Lang (guitarist) (* 1948), American fingerstyle guitarist
- Peter Lang (gallery owner) (1958–2014), German gallery owner and cultural scientist
- Peter Lang (swimmer) (* 1958), German swimmer
- Peter Lang (sailor, 1963) (* 1963), German sailor
- Peter Lang (conductor) (* 1964), Austrian conductor and choir director
- Peter Lang (painter) (* 1965), German painter
- Peter Lang (judge) , German judge
- Peter Lang (sailor, 1989) (* 1989), Danish sailor
- Peter Helmut Lang (* 1974), German pianist and composer
- Peter Redford Scott Lang (* 1850–1926) Scottish mathematician
- Petra Lang (* 1962), German singer
- Philipp Lang (court official) (around 1560 – around 1609), valet of Emperor Rudolf II.
- Philipp von Lang (1768–1845), Austrian major general
- Philipp Lang (singer) (also Fülöp Lang ; 1838–1900), Austro-Hungarian singer (baritone)
- Pierre Lang (politician) (* 1947), French politician
- Lang Ping (* 1960), Chinese volleyball player and coach
- Pirmin Lang (* 1984), Swiss cyclist
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- Raimund Lang (* 1951), German actor, voice actor and student historian
- Regina Lang , married name of Regina Hitzelberger (1788–1827), German opera singer (soprano)
- Regina Lang , birth name of Regina Relang (1906–1989), German fashion photographer
- Rein Lang (* 1957), Estonian politician
- Reinhold W. Lang (* 1954), Austrian plastics engineer and university professor
- Ricarda Lang (* 1994), German politician and spokeswoman for the Green Youth
- Richard Lang (geologist) (1882-1935), German geologist
- Richard Lang (director) (1939–1997), American television and film director
- Richard Lang (programmer) (* 1956), British chess programmer
- Richard Lang (cyclist) (* 1989), Australian cyclist
- Rikard Lang (1913–1994), Croatian economist and lawyer
- Robert Lang (cricketer) (1840-1908), English cricketer
- Robert Lang (folk singer) (1873-1935), German folk singer
- Robert Lang (cyclist) (1917–1997), Swiss cyclist
- Robert Lang (General) (1921-2010), Austrian general
- Robert Lang (actor) (1934-2004), English actor
- Robert Lang (soccer player) (* 1956), Austrian soccer player
- Robert Lang (ice hockey player) (born 1970), Czech ice hockey player
- Robert Lang (swimmer) (* 1984), British swimmer
- Robert J. Lang (* 1961), American physicist and origami theorist
- Roland Lang (politician) (1938–2012), German politician (SPD)
- Roland Lang (writer) (* 1942), German writer
- Rolf Lang (painter) (1891–1948), German painter and art teacher
- Rolf Lang (watchmaker) (* 1948), German master watchmaker and restorer
- Rosemarie Lang (actress) (1922–1996), German actress and radio play speaker
- Rosemarie Lang (singer) (1947-2017), German singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Rudolf Lang (painter) (1812–1884), Austro-Hungarian painter
- Rudolf Lang (businessman) (1862–1929), Swiss businessman
- Rudolf Lang (officer) (1889– ??), German pilot officer
- Rudolf Lang (figure skater) , Austrian figure skater
- Rudolf Lang (soccer player) (* 1950), Austrian soccer player
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- Sabrina Lang (* 1989), German soccer goalkeeper
- Saskia Lang (* 1986), German handball player
- Sebastian Lang (* 1979) German racing cyclist
- Sebastian Lang-Lessing (* 1966), German conductor (head of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra , San Antonio Symphony )
- Serge Lang (journalist) (1920–1999), French sports journalist
- Serge Lang (1927–2005), American mathematician
- Siegfried Lang (1887–1970), Swiss poet and translator
- Siegfried Lang (composer) (* 1919), Austrian composer and lyricist
- Simone Lang (figure skater) (* 1971), German figure skater
- Simone Lang (politician) (* 1971), German politician (SPD)
- Slobodan Lang (1949–2016), Croatian medic and politician
- Stefan Lang (soccer player) (* 1966), German soccer player
- Stefan Lang (ski jumper) (* 1989), German ski jumper
- Steffen Lang (* 1993), German soccer player
- Stephen Lang (* 1952), American actor
- Steven Lang (* 1987), Swiss football player
- Sunny Lang (1923–1979), Swiss jazz musician
- Sven Lang (* 1962), German athletics trainer
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- TJ Lang (* 1987), American football player
- Theo Lang (* 1953), Austrian architect
- Theobald Lang (musician) (1783–1839), German violinist
- Theobald Lang (psychiatrist) (1898–1957), German psychiatrist, hereditary biologist and racial hygienist
- Theodor Lang (theologian) (1870–1931), German Reformed theologian and editor
- Theodor Lang (painter) (* 1952), American painter of German origin working in Japan
- Thierry Lang (* 1956), Swiss jazz musician
- Thomas Lang (choir director) (* 1958), German choir director
- Thomas Lang (actor) (* 1958), German actor
- Thomas Lang (writer) (* 1967), German writer
- Thomas Lang (drummer) (* 1967), Austrian drummer
- Thomas Lang (athlete) (* 1975), German ultra runner
- Thomas Lang-von Wins (1963–2012), German psychologist and university professor
- Thomas John Lang (* 1987), American football player, see TJ Lang
- Thusnelda Lang-Brumann (1880–1953), German teacher and politician (BVP, CSU), MdR
- Toni Lang (* 1982), German biathlete and cross-country skier
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- Ulrich Lang (1933-2018), German educator and politician (SPD)
- Undine Lang (* 1974), Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist
- Urs Lang (* 1964), Swiss mathematician
- Urs Lang-Kurz (1909–1998), German fashion photographer
- Utto Lang (baptized Georg ; 1806–1884), German religious, abbot of Metten
- Uwe Lang (author) (* 1943), German author, asset manager and publisher
- Uwe Lang (gynecologist) (1957–2019), German gynecologist and university professor
- Uwe Michael Lang (* 1972), German priest
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- Valérie Lang (1966-2013), French actress
- Viktor von Lang (1838–1921), Austrian physicist
- Viktor Lang (politician) , politician, MdL Silesia
- Viktor Lang (Lieutenant General) (1892–1972), German Lieutenant General
- Vincenz Lang (also Vincentius Longinus Eleutherius ; † 1503), German humanist and poet
- Volker Lang (* 1964), German artist
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- Walter Lang (musician, 1896) (1896–1966), Swiss composer and pianist
- Walter Lang (director) (1896–1972), American film director
- Walter Lang (soccer player) (1925-2016), German soccer player and coach
- Walter Lang (botanist) (* 1937), German teacher and botanist
- Walter Lang (archaeologist) (* 1937), German archaeologist
- Walter Lang (lawyer) (* 1943), German lawyer and judge
- Walter Lang (musician, 1961) (* 1961), German pianist and composer
- Walther Lang (lawyer) (1874–1946), German lawyer
- Walther K. Lang (* 1963), German art historian
- Werner Lang (physician) (* 1920), German infection and tropical medicine specialist and university professor
- Werner Lang (engineer) (1922–2013), German engineer and automobile designer
- Werner Lang (soccer player) (1924–1999), German soccer player
- Werner Lang (graphic artist) (1933–2005), German painter and graphic artist
- Werner Lang (architect) (* 1961), German architect and university professor
- Wilhelm Lang (organ builder) (1794–1858), German organ builder
- Wilhelm Lang (bookbinder) (1819–1895), German bookbinder and patron
- Wilhelm Lang (writer) (1832–1915), German writer and publicist
- Wilhelm Lang (politician) (1839-1915), German politician (Württemberg People's Party)
- Wilhelm Lang (Oberamtmann) (1852–1912), Oberamtmann from Württemberg
- Wilhelm Lang (horticultural engineer) (1858 – before 1924), German horticultural engineer
- Wilhelm Lang (agricultural scientist) (1876–1938), German agricultural scientist
- Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Lang (1821–1884), German civil servant and parliamentarian
- Willi Lang (painter) (1908–1985), German painter and graphic artist
- Willi Lang (table tennis player) , German table tennis player
- Willi Lang (folklorist) (* 1926), Sudeten German folklorist and restorer
- William Henry Lang (1874–1960), British paleobotanist
- Willy Lang (* 1945), German football goalkeeper
- Wolfgang Lang (clergyman) (1586–1663), German pastor
- Wolfgang Lang (engineer) (1946 / 1947–2014), German engineer and traffic manager
- Wolfgang Lang (business IT specialist) (* before 1966), German business IT specialist and university professor
- Wolfgang Huber-Lang (* 1963), German dramaturge and cultural journalist