London is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
of
English origin, derived from the city of
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, and a
unisex
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The term 'unisex' was coined in the 1960s and was used fairly informally. The co ...
given name
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.
People with the surname London
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Adam London (born 1988), English cricketer
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Ann London Scott (1929–1975), American feminist
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Artur London (1915–1986), Czechoslovak communist politician
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Bobby London (born 1950), American comic artist
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Brian London
Brian Sidney Harper (19 June 1934 – 23 June 2021), better known by the ring name Brian London, was an English professional boxer who competed from 1955 to 1970. He held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight title from 1958 to 1959, and twi ...
(1934–2021), British boxer
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Drake London (born 2001), American football player
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Frank London (born 1958), American trumpeter, bandleader and composer
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Fritz London
Fritz Wolfgang London (March 7, 1900 – March 30, 1954) was a German born physicist and professor at Duke University. His fundamental contributions to the theories of chemical bonding and of intermolecular forces (London dispersion forces) are to ...
(1900–1954), German physicist, brother of Heinz London
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Gene London (1931–2020), American television presenter
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George London (1920–1985), American operatic baritone
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George London (1681–1714), English nurseryman and garden designer
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Greg London (born 1966), American impressionist
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Heinz London (1907–1970), German physicist, brother of Fritz London
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Herbert London (1939–2018), American conservative, professor, and author
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Jack London
John Griffith London (; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors t ...
(1876–1916), American author
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Jason London (born 1972), American actor
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Jay London (born 1966), American comedian
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Jeremy London (born 1972), American actor
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Jerry London (born 1947), American film and television director and producer
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Joan London (American writer) (1901–1971), American writer
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Joan London (Australian author) (born 1948), Australian fiction writer
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John London (1942–2000), American musician and songwriter
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Julie London
Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch song, torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty album ...
(1926–2000), American singer and actress
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LaCale London (born 1997), American football player
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LaToya London (born 1978), American singer and actress
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Lauren London
Lauren Nicole London (born December 5, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films and televisions shows including ''ATL (film), ATL'' (2006), This Christmas (2007 film), ''This Christmas'' (2007), ''Madea's Big Happy Fami ...
(born 1984), American actress and model
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Laurie London (born 1944), English singer
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Meyer London
Meyer London (December 29, 1871 – June 6, 1926) was a Lithuanian-born American politician from New York City. He represented the Lower East Side of Manhattan and was one of only two members of the Socialist Party of America elected to the Unit ...
(1871–1926), American congressman
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Pamela London (born 1973), Guyanese boxer
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Paul London
Paul Michael London (born April 16, 1980) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he performs as a wrestler and a producer. He is best known for his tenure in WW ...
(born 1980), American professional wrestler
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Perry London (1931–1992), American psychologist, theorist, and academic administrator
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Solomon London (1661–1748), Lithuanian author and publisher
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Sondra London (born 1947), American true crime author
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Stacy London (born 1969), American fashion consultant and television presenter
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Stan London (1925 – 2020), doctor for the St. Louis Cardinals
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Theophilus London (born 1987), American rapper
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Tom London
Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...
(1889–1963), American actor
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Yaron London
Yaron London (; born 24 August 1940) is an Israeli media personality, journalist, actor and songwriter.
Biography
Yaron London was born in Tel Aviv. His father was an actor, Bezalel London. London's surname does not indicate British roots, but ra ...
(born 1940), Israeli media personality
People with the given name London
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London Breed
London Nicole Breed (born August 11, 1974) is an American politician who served as the 45th mayor of San Francisco from 2018 to 2025. She was supervisor for District 5 and was president of the Board of Supervisors from 2015 to 2018.
Raised in t ...
(born 1974), American politician and mayor of San Francisco
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London Fletcher
London Levi Fletcher-Baker (born May 19, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the John Carroll Blue Streaks and sign ...
(born 1975), American football player
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London Hughes
London Hughes (born 7 June 1989) is a British comedian, television writer and presenter. She wrote and starred in ''Laughter Shock'', a comedy for the BBC which Television pilot, piloted in 2010.
Early life
London Dionne Micha Stacey Stephanie E ...
(born 1989), British comedian, television writer and presenter
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London Lamar (born 1990), American politician and Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
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London Perrantes (born 1994), American basketball player in Israeli Basketball Premier League
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London on da Track (born 1991), birth name London Tyler Holmes, American record producer, rapper, and songwriter
Fictional characters
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London Tipton, heiress of the Boston Tipton Hotel in ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''
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Unisex given names