Langston as First Name

Langston Hughes            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Langston Hughes: was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. Hughes is known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.

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Langston as Last Name

Mark Edward Langston            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Mark Edward Langston: (born August 20, 1960 in San Diego, California) is an American left-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (1984-89), Montreal Expos (1989), California and Anaheim Angels (1990-97), San Diego Padres (1998) and Cleveland Indians (1999).

John Mercer Langston            Origin/Culture/Country: American
John Mercer Langston: was an American abolitionist and U.S. Congressman from Virginia. He was one of the first blacks in the United States to be elected to public office when in 1855 he was elected as a town clerk in Ohio.