title: Langton (surname)
text: # Langton (surname)
  
  Langton is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
  
  * Anne Langton (1804–1893), English-born Canadian landscape artist and miniaturist and writer
  * Arthur Langton (1912–1942), South African cricketer
  * Baden Langton, co-anchor of CTV National News
  * Bennet Langton (1736–1801), English writer and friend of Samuel Johnson
  * Bobby Langton (1918–1996), English footballer
  * Brooke Langton (born 1970), American actress
  * Charles Langton (1923–1990), English cricketer
  * Christopher Langton (born 1948/49), American computer scientist
  * Daniel Langton, British professor of modern Jewish history
  * David Langton (1912–1994), British actor
  * Emily Langton Langton, also known as Emily Langton Massingberd (1847–1897), women's rights campaigner and temperance activist
  * Huw Lloyd-Langton (1951–2012), English guitarist for Hawkwind
  * Jane Langton (1922–2018), American writer of mysteries and children's literature
  * Jerry Langton (born 1965) Cando-American author
  * Jim Langton (1918–1987), Irish hurler
  * John Langton (died 1337), chancellor of England and Bishop of Chichester
  * John Langton (1808–1894) British-born Canadian businessman, politician and civil servant
  * Marcia Langton (born 1951), Australian scholar
  * Rae Langton (born 1963) Australian / British philosopher
  * Ray Langton, fictional character in British soap opera Coronation Street
  * Samuel Langton (1886–1918), English cricketer
  * Simon Langton (died 1248), archbishop (elect) of York, after whom both Simon Langton Grammar Schools are named
  * Simon Langton (born 1941), British television and film director
  * Stephen Langton (1150–1228), archbishop of Canterbury
  * Steven Langton (born 1983), American bobsledder
  * Thomas Langton (died 1501), archbishop (elect) of Canterbury
  * Walter Langton (died 1321), bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and treasurer of England
  * William Langton or William of Rotherfield; (died 1279), archbishop (elect) of York and Bishop of Carlisle
  * William Langton (died 1659), English lawyer and politician
  * Zachary Langton (1698–1788), English clergyman and writer on theological subjects
  