Winston may be a family name of English origin, ^[1] or a masculine given name.

Contents

• People with the surname
• People with the given name
• Actors
• Musicians
• Politicians
• Sports
• Other
• Fictional characters
• Animals
• See also
• References

People with the surname

• Annie Steger Winston (1862-1927), American short story writer
• Arthur Winston (1906–2006), American centenarian, "Employee of the Century"
• Brian Winston (1941–2022), British journalist
• Cassius Winston (born 1998), American basketball player
• Charles Winston (1814–1864), English historian
• Charlie Winston (born 1978), English singer and songwriter
• Dallas Winston, fictional character from S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders
• Easop Winston (born 1996), American football player
• Eric Winston (born 1983), American football player
• Francis D. Winston (1857–1941), Lt. Governor of North Carolina
• George Winston (1949–2023), American pianist
• George T. Winston (1852–1932), American educator
• Harry Winston (1896–1978), American jeweller
• Henry Winston, (1911–1986), American civil rights activist
• Hattie Winston (born 1945), American actress
• Jameis Winston (born 1994), American football quarterback
• James Brown Winston (1820–1884), first medical officer of Los Angeles, California
• Jimmy Winston (1945–2020), British organist
• John A. Winston (1812–1871), American politician, governor of Alabama
• Joseph Winston (1746–1815), American politician
• Kevin Winston Jr. (born 2003), American football player
• Louis L. Winston (1784–1824), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
• Matt Winston (born 1970), American actor
• Nat T. Winston Jr., American psychiatrist
• Patrick Henry Winston
• Peter Winston (1958–78), American chess player
• Piney Winston, fictional biker gang member from Sons of Anarchy
• Randall Winston, American television producer
• Robert Winston, Baron Winston (born 1940), British scientist, politician and TV presenter
• Robert Winston (coach) (1847–1913), American football coach
• Robert Watson Winston (1860–1944), North Carolina lawyer and historian
• Roland Winston (1936–2025), American scientist in the field of nonimaging optics
• Roy Winston (1940–2022), American football player
• Roy Winston (poker player), American poker player
• Stan Winston (1946–2008), American special effects and makeup artist

People with the given name

Fictional characters

• Winston (Dennis the Menace), a bully in the 1980s Dennis the Menace animated television series
• Winston (EastEnders)
• Winston (Overwatch)
• Winston, a Peter Tinniswood character
• Winston, the janitor's cat in The Bash Street Kids
• Winston, a track inspection vehicle in Thomas & Friends
• Winston, a character in Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
• Winston Bishop, a character in New Girl
• Winston Chu (Degrassi character) in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Winston Frost, Emma Frost's father in Marvel Comics
• Winston Ingram, a pensioner in BBC's Still Game
• Winston Schmidt, a character in New Girl
• Winston Smith, from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
• Winston Williams, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
• Winston Wolf, a character in the film Pulp Fiction , played by Harvey Keitel
• Winston Zeddemore, a character in Ghostbusters

Animals

• Winston (horse), a British mounted police horse ridden by Queen Elizabeth II
• Winston, Princess Chelsea's cat featured in multiple music videos, in her album artwork for Lil' Golden Book, and vocals in her song "Winston Crying on the Bathroom Floor".

See also

• Whinston
• Winston (disambiguation)
• Winstone (surname)

References

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