Landon Explained

Landon is a personal name and surname of English origin that means "long hill".^[1] It is a variant of Langdon.

Landon became popular as a given name in the United States in the 1990s, and by 2010 was the 32nd most popular name for boys.^[2]

Notable people with the given name "Landon" include

A

• Landon Ashworth (born 1984), American actor

B

• Landon Bow (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
• Landon Brown (born 1987), American politician
• Landon Bussie (born 1988), American basketball coach

C

• Landon Carter (1710–1778), American planter
• Landon Carter (of Cleve) (1751–1811), American planter
• Landon Cassill (born 1989), American stock car driver
• Landon Cider, American drag king
• Landon T. Clay (1926–2017), American businessman
• Landon Cohen (born 1986), American football player
• Landon Collins (born 1994), American football player

D

• Landon Deireragea (born 1960), Nauruan politician
• Landon Dickerson (born 1998), American football player
• Landon Donovan (born 1982), American soccer player

F

• Landon Ferraro (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
• Landon Fox, American football coach

G

• Landon Garland (1810–1895), American academic administrator

H

• Landon Carter Haynes (1816–1875), American politician
• Landon Huffman (born 1996), American stock car racing driver

J

• Landon Johnson (born 1981), American football player
• Landon Jones (born 1943), American editor

L

• Landon Liboiron (born 1990), Canadian actor
• Landon Ling (born 1987), Canadian soccer player

M

• Landon Mackenzie (born 1954), Canadian artist
• Landon Milbourne (born 1987), American basketball player

N

• Landon Curt Noll (born 1960), American computer scientist

P

• Landon Parvin (born 1948), American speechwriter
• Landon Pearson (1930–2023), Canadian politician
• Landon Pembelton (born 2005), American stock car racing driver
• Landon Pigg (born 1983), American musician
• Landon Powell (born 1982), American baseball player

R

• Landon Rice (born 1988), Canadian football player
• Landon Ronald (1873–1938), English conductor
• Landon T. Ross Jr. (1942–2016), American environmental biologist
• Landon H. Rowland (1937–2015), American businessman

S

• Landon Sears (born 1997), American singer
• Landon Sexton (born 1941), Canadian politician
• Landon Sims (born 2001), American baseball player

T

• Landon Addison Thomas (1799–1889), American politician
• Landon Trusty (born 1981), American football player
• Landon Turner (born 1993), American football player
• Landon Turner (basketball) (born 1960), American basketball player

W

• Landon Wilson (born 1975), American ice hockey player

Y

• Landon Young (born 1997), American football player

Notable people with the surname "Landon" include

A

• Alf Landon (1887–1987), American politician

B

• Bruce Landon (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player

C

• Charles Landon (disambiguation), multiple people
• Christopher Landon (disambiguation), multiple people

D

• Dena Landon (born 1977), American author

E

• Edward Ruggles Landon (1813–1883), American politician
• Eric Landon (born 1976), Danish-American artist

F

• Felicity Landon, English journalist
• Francis G. Landon (1859–1947), American soldier and politician
• Fred Landon (1880–1969), Canadian journalist

H

• Hal Landon Jr. (born 1941), American actor
• H. C. Robbins Landon (1926–2009), American musicologist
• Herman Landon (1859–1948), British general
• Hugues Landon (born 1930), French equestrian

J

• Jennifer Landon (born 1983), American actress
• John Landon (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jon Landon (born 1979), Canadian football player
• Judy Landon (1928–2021), American actress

K

• Kenneth Landon (1903–1993), American missionary

L

• Lara Landon (born 1985), American musician
• Larry Landon (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
• Laurene Landon (born 1957), American actress
• Leslie Landon (born 1962), American actress
• Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838), British writer
• Lorraine Landon (born 1947), Australian basketball administrator

M

• Margaret Landon (1903–1993), American novelist
• Mark Landon (1948–2009), American actor
• Melville D. Landon (1839–1910), American journalist and humorist
• Michael Landon (1936–1991), American actor
• Michael Landon Jr. (born 1964), American actor

N

• Neil Landon (1941–2020), English singer

P

• Perceval Landon (1868–1927), British writer

R

• Richard Landon (born 1970), British footballer
• Richmond Landon (1898–1971), American athlete

T

• Timothy Landon (1942–2007), British soldier and politician
• Tina Landon (born 1963), American choreographer
• Truman H. Landon (1905–1986), American air force general

W

• Whittington Landon (1758–1838), English academic administrator and cleric

Fictional characters

• Jodie Landon, on the television series Daria

Notes and References

1. http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Landon.html "Origin and Meaning of the Name Landon"
2. http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=landon "Popularity for Landon"