Cranston
# 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 (1914–2000), American politician from California
* Andrew Cranston (b. 1969), Scottish painter
* Bryan Cranston (b. 1956), American actor
* Catherine Cranston (1849–1934), also known as Kate Cranston or Miss Cranston, tea room proprietor
* Earl Cranston (1840–1932), bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
* Edwin Cranston, professor of Japanese at Harvard University
* Emily Cranston, Canadian chemist
* John Cranston, colonial governor of Rhode Island
* Ken Cranston (1917-2007), former English cricketer
* Kyle Cranston (b. 1992), Australian Decathlete, 2017 World University Games Decathlon Champion
* Lefevre James Cranstone (1822–1893), English artist
* Maurice Cranston (1920–1993), British philosopher and political scientist
* Ross Cranston (b. 1948), British lawyer and politician, member of Parliament for Dudley
* Samuel Cranston, colonial governor of Rhode Island
* Tim Cranston (b. 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
* Tom Cranston (footballer) (1891–1916), Scottish footballer
* Thomas George Cranston (1877–1954), Irish chess player
* Toller Cranston (1949–2015), 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
