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717 famous people named Long found on Wikipedia.
1841 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
9273-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
822-th in year 1988
Long is a surname and may refer to many people.
The Longs in Ireland got their names from a number of different origins. Some are of English, Scottish and Norman descent. The Norman de Long and le Lung arrived in the 11th century with the Anglo-Norman conquest in 1066 AD and established in numerous locations. A number of Irish Gaelic septs of O'Longain and O'Longaig contributed to the origin of the name. One sept was located in County Armagh, but the greater numbers were in County Cork at Cannovee and also at Moviddy. The Longs lost all their lands in the upheavals of the 17th century. The name is found in its greatest numbers in Munster, County Cork being most favored. The line of direct descent from the last elected chieftain to the present day is unbroken — the official title is styled O'Long of Carrenelongy. The Irish origin also comes from Lonklin from county Tipperary and Dublin.
Old English lang "having a great linear extent, that extends considerably from end to end; tall; lasting," from Proto-Germanic *langgaz (source also of Old Frisian and Old Saxon lang, Old High German and German lang, Old Norse langr, Middle Dutch lanc, Dutch lang, Gothic laggs "long"). The Germanic words perhaps are from PIE *dlonghos- (source also of Latin longus "long, extended; further; of long duration; distant, remote," Old Persian darga-, Persian dirang, Sanskrit dirghah "long"), from root *del- (1) "long" (source also of Greek dolikhos "long," endelekhes "perpetual"). Latin longus (source of prolong, elongate, longitude, etc.) thus is probably cognate with, but not the source of, the Germanic words. The word illustrates the Old English tendency for short "a" to become short "o" before -n- (also retained in bond/band and West Midlands dialectal lond from land and hond from hand). Also in Old English in reference to time, "drawn out in duration," with overtones of "serious." The old sense of "tall" now appears to be dialectal only, or obsolete. For long "during a long time" is from c. 1300. To be long on something, "have a lot" of it, is from 1900, American English slang. A long vowel (c. 1000) originally was pronounced for an extended time. Long division is from 1808. Sporting long ball is from 1744, originally in cricket. Long jump as a sporting event is attested from 1864. A long face, one drawn downward in expression of sadness or solemnity, is from 1786. Long in the tooth (1841 of persons) is from horses showing age by recession of gums (but not in this sense until 1870). Long knives, name Native Americans gave to white settlers (originally in Virginia/Kentucky) is from 1774, perhaps a reference to their swords. Long time no see, supposedly imitative of American Indian speech, is first recorded 1919 as Chinese English.
Dragon in Vietnamese. Nickname for a tall person in English.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Justin Long | 1978 | American actor |
2 | Nia Long | 1970 | Actress |
3 | Howie Long | 1960 | American football player and announcer |
4 | Long John Silver | Antagonist of Stevenson's Treasure Island | |
5 | Shelley Long | 1949 | Actress |
6 | Long Island serial killer | Unidentified serial killer | |
7 | Luz Long | 1913 | German long jumper |
8 | Eddie Long | 1953 | African-American Baptist megachurch pastor and sex scandal figure (b. 1953) |
9 | Jake Long | 1985 | American football player, offensive lineman |
10 | Shane Long | 1987 | Footballer |
11 | Kyle Long | 1988 | American football player, offensive lineman, guard |
12 | Chen Long | 1989 | Chinese badminton player |
13 | Theodore Long | 1947 | American wrestling executive and former referee |
14 | Long Dong Silver | 1960 | British actor |
15 | Ma Long | 1988 | Chinese table tennis player |
16 | Long John Baldry | 1941 | English singer and voice actor |
17 | Matt Long | 1980 | American actor |
18 | Bobbie Joe Long | 1953 | American serial killer |
19 | Camilla Long | 1978 | British journalist |
20 | Janice Long | 1955 | British broadcaster |
21 | Deon Long | 1991 | |
22 | Jackie Long | 1981 | American actor |
23 | Josie Long | 1982 | British comedian |
24 | Allie Long | 1987 | Association football midfielder, 2015 NWSL Best XI Midfielder |
25 | Ashley Long | 1979 | British pornographic actress |
26 | Russell B. Long | 1918 | American politician |
27 | Gia Long | 1762 | Emperor of Vietnam |
28 | Loretta Long | 1938 | American actress |
29 | Jessica Long | 1992 | American paralympic swimmer |
30 | Chuck Long | 1963 | All-American college football player, professional football player, quarterback, College Football Hall of Fame member |
31 | Byron Long | 1969 | American porn actor and -film director |
32 | Christopher Long | 1995 | British association football player |
33 | Lazarus Long | ||
34 | Earl Long | 1895 | American politician and the 45th Governor of Louisiana for three non-consecutive terms |
35 | Barrett Long | 1982 | Dutch actor |
36 | Gu Long | 1938 | Hong Kong born Taiwanese writer |
37 | Sarah Long | 1938 | British actress and presenter |
38 | Naomi Long | 1971 | British politician |
39 | Sophie Long | 1976 | British journalist |
40 | R. James Long | 1938 | Historian of medieval philosophy |
41 | Wendy E. Long | 1960 | Conservative American attorney |
42 | Bao Long | 1936 | Crown Prince of Vietnam |
43 | Rocky Long | 1950 | American football coach |
44 | Jodi Long | 1954 | American actress |
45 | Walter Long | 1879 | American actor |
46 | Crawford Williamson Long | 1815 | American physician |
47 | Long Chris | 1942 | French singer and antiquarian seller |
48 | Rose McConnell Long | 1892 | American politician |
49 | Shawn Long | 1993 | American basketball player |
50 | Helen Jane Long | 1974 | British musician |
51 | Long Qingquan | 1990 | Chinese weightlifter |
52 | Kathy Long | 1964 | American martial artist |
53 | Billy Long | 1955 | Republican Congressman from Missouri |
54 | Audrey Long | 1922 | American actress |
55 | Stephen Harriman Long | 1784 | American explorer |
56 | George W. De Long | 1844 | American polar explorer |
57 | Breckinridge Long | 1881 | American diplomat |
58 | Miles Long | 1968 | American porn actor |
59 | Spencer Long | 1990 | American football player |
60 | Frank Belknap Long | 1901 | American novelist, short story writer, poet |
61 | Grant Long | 1966 | American basketball player |
62 | Carl Long | 1967 | American stock car racing driver |
63 | Long Jeanne Silver | American pornographic film actress | |
64 | Patrick Long | 1981 | American racecar driver |
65 | Catherine Small Long | 1924 | American politician |
66 | Rob Long | 1965 | American television producer and writer |
67 | Johanna Long | 1992 | American racing driver |
68 | He Long | 1896 | Chinese general |
69 | Barry Long | 1926 | Australian spiritual teacher and writer |
70 | Clarence Long | 1908 | American politician |
71 | Long Beach Jane Doe | 1946 | |
72 | William Ivey Long | 1947 | American costume designer |
73 | Shorty Long | 1940 | American singer |
74 | Roderick Long | 1964 | American philosopher |
75 | Joseph Long | British actor | |
76 | Kieran Long | Museum curator | |
77 | Phan Xich Long | 1893 | Self-proclaimed religious leader and Emperor of Vietnam |
78 | Lois Long | 1901 | A popular American writer for The New Yorker during the 1920s. |
79 | John Davis Long | 1838 | Massachusetts governor and Congressman; Secretary of the Navy |
80 | Leonard Long | 1911 | Australian painter |
81 | Avon Long | 1910 | American actor |
82 | Long Tan | 1988 | Chinese footballer |
83 | John Long | 1956 | American basketball player |
84 | Sean Long | 1976 | English rugby league player |
85 | Joe Long | 1989 | American football player |
86 | Edwin Long | 1829 | British artist |
87 | Gavin Long | 1901 | Journalist and historian |
88 | Li Long | ||
89 | Robin Long | US Army deserter | |
90 | Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long | 1798 | "Mother of Texas" |
91 | Tim Long | 1969 | Writer |
92 | Oren E. Long | 1889 | American politician |
93 | Long John Nebel | 1911 | American journalist |
94 | Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long | 1854 | British politician |
95 | Dale Long | 1926 | American baseball player and coach |
96 | Edward Long | 1734 | British colonial administrator |
97 | Gongsun Long | Ancient Chinese scholar | |
98 | Marceau Long | 1926 | French jurist |
99 | Terrence Long | 1976 | American baseball player |
100 | Zheng Long | 1988 | Chinese footballer |
101 | Letitia Long | 1959 | Deputy Director of the Defence intelligence Agency |
102 | Chris Long | Television director and producer | |
103 | Long John Hunter | 1931 | American Texas blues guitarist |
104 | Gerald Long | 1944 | American politician |
105 | Max Freedom Long | 1890 | American philosopher and writer |
106 | David H. Long | ||
107 | Greg Long | 1966 | American musician |
108 | George S. Long | 1883 | American politician |
109 | Peter Long | 1952 | British CEO |
110 | Long Boret | 1933 | Cambodian politician |
111 | Henrietta Boggs Long | 1918 | Costa Rican politician |
112 | David Martin Long | ||
113 | John Luther Long | 1861 | American lawyer and writer |
114 | Adam Long | American actor and playwright | |
115 | Jimmy D. Long | 1931 | American politician |
116 | Travis Long | 1991 | American football player |
117 | Long Yun | 1884 | Chinese politician |
118 | Charlotte Long | 1965 | Actress |
119 | Art Long | 1972 | American basketball player |
120 | Gillis William Long | 1923 | Recipient of the Purple Heart medal |
121 | Aaron Long | 1992 | American Professional Soccer Player |
122 | Bob Long | 1942 | American football player |
123 | Jeff Long | American writer | |
124 | Blanche Long | 1902 | First Lady of Louisiana |
125 | Thelma Coyne Long | 1918 | Australian tennis player |
126 | Rien Long | 1981 | All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman |
127 | Robert Long | 1943 | Dutch singer |
128 | Scott Long | 1963 | American LGBT activist |
129 | Bobby Long | 1985 | British folk singer and songwriter |
130 | Mary Beth Long | American government official | |
131 | Ben Long | 1945 | American artist |
132 | Clarence Hailey Long | 1910 | American rancher |
133 | Tom Long | American businessman | |
134 | Zhou Long | 1953 | American composer |
135 | Yu Long | 1964 | Chinese conductor |
136 | Stanley Long | 1933 | English film director |
137 | Michael Long | American linguist | |
138 | Robert A. Long | 1850 | Lumber baron, real estate developer |
139 | Marguerite Long | 1874 | French musician |
140 | Steve Long | American outlaw | |
141 | Lotus Long | 1909 | American actress |
142 | William J. Long | 1867 | American writer |
143 | Lizzy Long | 1984 | American musician |
144 | Starr Long | 1970 | Game developer |
145 | David C. Long | 1955 | American politician |
146 | Herman Long | 1866 | American baseball player |
147 | Stacy Long | 1985 | Professional footballer |
148 | Ronald Long | 1911 | Television, stage actor |
149 | Mr. Long | 1978 | German rapper |
150 | Edward V. Long | 1908 | American politician |
151 | Nathan Long | American writer | |
152 | Dallas Long | 1940 | Athletics competitor, shot putter |
153 | Giles Long | 1976 | British swimmer, public speaker, TV presenter & commentator |
154 | Alexander Long | 1816 | American politician |
155 | Elgen Long | 1927 | American aviator |
156 | Pam Long | American actress and writer | |
157 | James Long | 1814 | British priest |
158 | Maxie Long | 1878 | American sprinter |
159 | Lionel Long | 1939 | Australian singer |
160 | George Long | 1800 | English classical scholar |
161 | Rosa Lee Long | 1945 | Australian politician |
162 | Martin Long | 1960 | English football executive; businessman |
163 | A. A. Long | 1937 | English classical scholar |
164 | Beverly Long | 1933 | American actress |
165 | Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long | 1929 | British peer and politician |
166 | Michael R. Long | 1940 | American politician |
167 | Julius Long | 1977 | American boxer |
168 | Martha Long | 1950 | Writer |
169 | Luis Long | 1854 | Mexican architect (1854-1927) |
170 | Long Mejia | Filipino actor | |
171 | Speedy Long | 1928 | American politician |
172 | Long Gone John | 1951 | American businessman |
173 | Sydney Long | 1871 | Australian artist |
174 | Thomas G. Long | Academic | |
175 | Keith Long | 1973 | Footballer |
176 | Jefferson F. Long | 1836 | American politician |
177 | Haniel Long | 1888 | American writer |
178 | Sam Long | 1995 | Footballer |
179 | Melissa Long | American journalist | |
180 | Ed Long | 1915 | American pilot |
181 | Huey Long | 1904 | American musician |
182 | Vyvienne Long | Irish musician | |
183 | Don Long | 1962 | American baseball player and coach |
184 | Long Vo | American Entrepreneur, Creative Director and Producer | |
185 | Dick Long | ||
186 | Jeffrey Long | American oncologist and author | |
187 | Brice Long | 1971 | American country music writer and vocalist |
188 | Terry Long | Canadian white supremacist | |
189 | Didier Long | ||
190 | Kate Long | English novelist | |
191 | Guillaume Long | 1977 | Swiss comics artist, penciller and children's writer |
192 | Mike Long | ||
193 | Long Range | ||
194 | Jeffery D. Long | American academic | |
195 | Wayne Long | ||
196 | Jaron Long | 1991 | American baseball player |
197 | John A. Long | 1957 | Palaeontologist, author |
198 | Robert L. J. Long | 1920 | United States admiral |
199 | Brock Long | ||
200 | Mary Elitch Long | 1850 | American businesswoman |