Langer is a surname originally of German origin. For the etymology, meaning, and pronunciation of the name, and for the Hiberno-English slang word, see Wiktionary.
People with the family name Langer include:
Academics and scientists
Alois Langer, biomedical engineer
Arthur M. Langer, professor of professional practice
Bernard Langer (surgeon), surgeon
Ellen Langer, professor of psychology
James S. Langer, professor of physics
Jerzy Langer, professor of physics
Karl Langer, (1819–1887), professor of anatomy
Langer's lines, named for him
Lawrence L. Langer, Holocaust scholar
Lawrence M. Langer, professor of physics
Robert S. Langer, chemical engineer
Rudolf Ernest Langer, mathematician
the Langer correction, named for him
Ruth Langer, professor of theology
Salomon Z. Langer, pharmacologist
Susanne Langer, professor of philosophy
Walter C. Langer, psychoanalyst
William L. Langer, historian
Artists and entertainers
A. J. Langer, American actress
Clive Langer, British record producer
Elena Langer, Russian-British composer
Eli Langer, Canadian artist
Gilda Langer, German actress
Jason Langer, American photographer
Mads Langer, Danish singer-songwriter
Milan Langer, Czech pianist
Politicians and activists
Albert Langer, Australian political activist
Langer vote, named for him
Alexander Langer, Italian journalist, peace activist, politician, translator, and teacher Ivan Langer, Czech politician Felicia Langer, Israeli advocate for Palestinian human rights Kris Langer, American politician from South Dakota Mimí Langer, Austrian activist William Langer, American politician from North Dakota William Langer (Assemblyman), American politician from Wisconsin
Sportspeople
Allan Langer, Australian rugby league footballer
Anja Langer, German bodybuilder
Bernhard Langer, German golfer
Jack Langer (born 1948/1949), American basketball player and investment banker
Jim Langer, American football player
Justin Langer, Australian cricketer
Lucyna Langer, Polish athlete
Ludy Langer, American swimmer
Lutz Langer, German Paralympic athlete
Michael Langer, Austrian footballer
Nils Langer, German tennis player
Rob Langer, Australian cricketer
Rudolf Langer, German athlete
Ruth Langer (1921–1999), Austrian swimmer
Scott Langer, American hockey coach
Sylvia Langer (born 1954), German swimmer
Writers
Adam Langer, American author
František Langer, Czech playwright
"Franz Langer", a pen name for German author Karl May
Jiří Langer, Czech poet
Others
Anton de Franckenpoint, nicknamed "Anton Langer", first person scientifically verified to have been over 8 feet tall Gertrude Langer, Austrian-Australian art critic Gwido Langer, Polish cryptologist Karl Langer (architect), Austrian-Australian architect Langer House, named for him Karl-Heinz Langer, German Luftwaffe pilot Mayanti Langer, Indian TV presenter