Cranston
Cranston, Cranstoun or Cranstone is a Scottish surname originating in a clan that lived around Roxburgh in the Scottish Borders. It is a minor clan but has its own tartan and clan brooch. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alan Cranston, American politician from California
- Andrew Cranston, Scottish painter
- Bryan Cranston, American actor
- Catherine Cranston, also known as Kate Cranston or Miss Cranston, tea room proprietor
- Earl Cranston, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Edwin Cranston, professor of Japanese at Harvard University
- John Cranston, colonial governor of Rhode Island
- Ken Cranston, former English cricketer
- Lefevre James Cranstone, English artist
- Maurice Cranston, British philosopher and political scientist
- Ross Cranston, British lawyer and politician, member of Parliament for Dudley
- Samuel Cranston, colonial governor of Rhode Island
- Tim Cranston, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tom Cranston , Scottish footballer
- Thomas George Cranston, Irish chess player
- Toller Cranston, Canadian figure skater and artist
Fictional characters:
- Billy Cranston, a character from the Power Rangers universe
- Lamont Cranston, a crime-fighting vigilante from the 1930s series, The Shadow
- Kirk Cranston, a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap Santa Barbara
- Rachel Cranston, a female character on the NCIS
- Chuck Cranston, the lowlife boyfriend of Ariel Moore in the movie Footloose
