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Langston is the name of two places in the United States:
Langston is a name of English origin:
- John Langston Gwaltney (1928–1998), African-American writer and anthropologist
- Langston Hughes (1902–1967), African-American poet, novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist
- Charles Henry Langston (1817–1892), African-American abolitionist and political activist
- Grant Langston (motorcyclist) (born 1982), South African motocross champion
- Grant Langston (musician) (born 1966), American singer-songwriter
- John Langston (MP) (c. 1758–1812–1812), English merchant banker and politician, Member of Parliament (MP) 1784–1807
- John Mercer Langston (1829–1897), U.S. civil rights pioneer, first African-American member of Congress
- Mark Langston (born 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 (born 1946), computer programmer
- Wann Langston, Jr. (1921–2013), American paleontologist
- William Langston, American neurologist
- Langston Moore (born 1981), American football player
- Jamie Langston Turner (born 1949), American novelist
- Langston Walker (born 1979), American football player
- Dicey Langston (1766–1837), Patriot spy at the time of the American Revolution
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
Other
- Langston Field, a fictional technology found in the book The Mote in God's Eye
- John Mercer Langston School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- Langston Terrace Dwellings, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- Langston University, a public university in Langston, Oklahoma, United States
- Looking for Langston, a 1989 film
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