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