# Winston (name)

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**Winston** is a surname derived from [Winstone](/source/Winstone), near [Cirencester](/source/Cirencester) in [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire). Later, it developed as a male [Christian name](/source/Christian_name) with the [Churchill family](/source/Churchill_family), starting with Sir [Winston Churchill](/source/Winston_Churchill_(Cavalier)) in 1620, named for his mother Sarah's surname.[1]

## People with the surname

- [Annie Steger Winston](/source/Annie_Steger_Winston) (1862-1927), American short story writer
- [Arthur Winston](/source/Arthur_Winston) (1906–2006), American centenarian, "Employee of the Century"
- [Brian Winston](/source/Brian_Winston) (1941–2022), British journalist
- [Cassius Winston](/source/Cassius_Winston) (born 1998), American basketball player
- [Charles Winston](/source/Charles_Winston) (1814–1864), English historian
- [Charlie Winston](/source/Charlie_Winston) (born 1978), English singer and songwriter
- [Dallas Winston](/source/Dallas_Winston), fictional character from S. E. Hinton's *The Outsiders*
- [Easop Winston](/source/Easop_Winston) (born 1996), American football player
- [Eric Winston](/source/Eric_Winston) (born 1983), American football player
- [Francis D. Winston](/source/Francis_D._Winston) (1857–1941), Lt. Governor of North Carolina
- [George Winston](/source/George_Winston) (1949–2023), American pianist
- [George T. Winston](/source/George_T._Winston) (1852–1932), American educator
- [Harry Winston](/source/Harry_Winston) (1896–1978), American jeweller
- [Henry Winston](/source/Henry_Winston), (1911–1986), American civil rights activist
- [Hattie Winston](/source/Hattie_Winston) (born 1945), American actress
- [Jameis Winston](/source/Jameis_Winston) (born 1994), American football quarterback
- [James Brown Winston](/source/James_Brown_Winston) (1820–1884), first medical officer of Los Angeles, California
- [Jimmy Winston](/source/Jimmy_Winston) (1945–2020), British organist
- [John A. Winston](/source/John_A._Winston) (1812–1871), American politician, governor of Alabama
- [Joseph Winston](/source/Joseph_Winston) (1746–1815), American politician
- [Kevin Winston Jr.](/source/Kevin_Winston_Jr.) (born 2003), American football player
- [Louis L. Winston](/source/Louis_L._Winston) (1784–1824), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
- [Matt Winston](/source/Matt_Winston) (born 1970), American actor
- [Nat T. Winston Jr.](/source/Nat_T._Winston_Jr.), American psychiatrist
- [Patrick Henry Winston](/source/Patrick_Henry_Winston_(disambiguation))
- [Peter Winston](/source/Peter_Winston_(chess_player)) (1958–78), American chess player
- [Piney Winston](/source/Piney_Winston), fictional biker gang member from *Sons of Anarchy*
- [Randall Winston](/source/Randall_Winston), American television producer
- [Robert Winston, Baron Winston](/source/Robert_Winston,_Baron_Winston) (born 1940), British scientist, politician and TV presenter
- [Robert Winston (coach)](/source/Robert_Winston_(coach)) (1847–1913), American football coach
- [Robert Watson Winston](/source/Robert_Watson_Winston) (1860–1944), North Carolina lawyer and historian
- [Roland Winston](/source/Roland_Winston) (1936–2025), American scientist in the field of nonimaging optics
- [Roy Winston](/source/Roy_Winston) (1940–2022), American football player
- [Roy Winston (poker player)](/source/Roy_Winston_(poker_player)), American poker player
- [Stan Winston](/source/Stan_Winston) (1946–2008), American special effects and makeup artist

## People with the given name

### Actors

- [Winston Rekert](/source/Winston_Rekert) (1949–2012), Canadian actor
- [Winston Duke](/source/Winston_Duke) (born 1986), Tobagonian actor
- [Winston Ntshona](/source/Winston_Ntshona) (1941–2018), South African playwright and actor
- [Winston Saunders](/source/Winston_Saunders) (1941–2006), Bahamian actor
- [Winston Doty](/source/Winston_and_Weston_Doty) (1914–1934), child actor
- [Winston Chao](/source/Winston_Chao) (born 1960), Taiwanese actor
- [Winston Miller](/source/Winston_Miller) (1910–1994), American actor
- [Winston Hibler](/source/Winston_Hibler) (1910–1976), American actor
- [Winston Spear](/source/Winston_Spear) (born 1965), Canadian stand-up comedian and actor
- [Winston Stona](/source/Winston_Stona) (1940–2022), Jamaican actor and businessman
- [Winston Severn](/source/Winston_Severn) (born 1942), American former cricketer and child screen actor

### Musicians

- [Winston Blake](/source/Winston_Blake) (1940–2016), Jamaican sound system operator
- [Winston Francis](/source/Winston_Francis) (born 1948), Jamaican singer
- [Winston Giles](/source/Winston_Giles) (born 1974), Australian musician
- [Winston Grennan](/source/Winston_Grennan) (1944–2000), Jamaican drummer
- [Winston Hauschild](/source/Winston_Hauschild) (born 1973), Canadian record producer
- [Winston Jarrett](/source/Winston_Jarrett) (born 1940), Jamaican reggae singer
- [Winston Marshall](/source/Winston_Marshall) (born 1988), British musician
- [Winston McAnuff](/source/Winston_McAnuff) (born 1957), Jamaican singer
- [Winston Hubert McIntosh](/source/Winston_Hubert_McIntosh) (1944–1987), Jamaican musician, stage name Peter Tosh
- [Winston Mankunku Ngozi](/source/Winston_Mankunku_Ngozi) (1943–2009), South African tenor saxophone player
- [Winston Reedy](/source/Winston_Reedy) (born 1950), Jamaican reggae singer
- [Winston Riley](/source/Winston_Riley) (1943–2012), Jamaican singer
- [Winston Stewart](/source/Winston_Stewart) (born 1947), stage name Delano Stewart
- [Winston Tong](/source/Winston_Tong) (born 1951), American singer-songwriter
- [Winston Walls](/source/Winston_Walls), American jazz player
- [Winston Wright](/source/Winston_Wright) (1944–1993), Jamaican keyboardist

### Politicians

- [Winston Baker](/source/Winston_Baker) (born 1939), Canadian politician
- [Winston Cenac](/source/Winston_Cenac), civil servant and politician from Saint Lucia
- [Winston Chitando](/source/Winston_Chitando), Zimbabwean politician
- [Winston Churchill (1620–1688)](/source/Winston_Churchill_(1620%E2%80%931688)), English soldier, historian, politician
- [Winston Churchill](/source/Winston_Churchill) (1874–1965), British Prime Minister and statesman
- [Winston Churchill (1940–2010)](/source/Winston_Churchill_(1940%E2%80%932010)), member of British Parliament; grandson of the former Prime Minister
- [Winston Crane](/source/Winston_Crane) (born 1941), Australian politician
- [Winston Dang](/source/Winston_Dang) (born 1943), Taiwanese politician
- [Winston Dookeran](/source/Winston_Dookeran) (born 1943), Trinidadian politician and economist
- [Winston Field](/source/Winston_Field) (1904–1969), Rhodesian politician
- [Winston Garcia](/source/Winston_Garcia) (born 1958), Filipino politician
- [Winston Green](/source/Winston_Green) ( (1958/1959–2017), Jamaican politician and dentist
- [Winston Jessurun](/source/Winston_Jessurun) (born 1952), Surinamese politician
- [Winston V. Jones](/source/Winston_V._Jones) (born 1917), Jamaican politician
- [Winston Lackin](/source/Winston_Lackin) (1954–2019), Surinamese politician and diplomat
- [Winston Lord](/source/Winston_Lord) (born 1937), American diplomat
- [Winston McKenzie](/source/Winston_McKenzie) (born 1953), British political activist
- [Winston Peters](/source/Winston_Peters) (born 1945), New Zealand politician
- [Winston Pond](/source/Winston_Pond), geothermal activist and politician from Montserrat

### Sports

- [Winston Abraham](/source/Winston_Abraham) (born 1974), Australian footballer
- [Winston Anglin](/source/Winston_Anglin) (1962–2004), Jamaican international footballer
- [Winston Bakboord](/source/Winston_Bakboord) (born 1971), Dutch footballer
- [Winston Bogarde](/source/Winston_Bogarde) (born 1970), Dutch retired footballer
- [Winston Craig](/source/Winston_Craig) (born 1995), American football player
- [Winston DeLattiboudere III](/source/Winston_DeLattiboudere_III) (born 1998), American football player and coach
- [Winston DuBose](/source/Winston_DuBose), retired American soccer goalkeeper
- [Winston Earle](/source/Winston_Earle), retired Jamaican footballer
- [Winston Faerber](/source/Winston_Faerber) (born 1971), Dutch-Surinamese former professional footballer
- [Winston Foster](/source/Winston_Foster) (born 1941), English former footballer
- [Winston Griffiths](/source/Winston_Griffiths_(soccer)) (1978–2011), Jamaican footballer
- [Winston Justice](/source/Winston_Justice) (born 1984), American NFL football player
- [Winston Kalengo](/source/Winston_Kalengo) (born 1985), Zambian footballer
- [Winston Lee](/source/Winston_Lee) (born 1994), Jamaican-born American former collegiate athlete
- [Winston Mhango](/source/Winston_Mhango) (born 1988), Zimbabwean footballer
- [Winston October](/source/Winston_October) (born 1976), Canadian football player
- [Winston Parks](/source/Winston_Parks) (born 1981), Costa Rican former footballer
- [Winston Reid (cricketer)](/source/Winston_Reid_(cricketer)) (born 1962), Barbadian cricket player
- [Winston Reid](/source/Winston_Reid) (born 1988), New Zealand born footballer
- Winston Roberts (born 1976), Antigua and Barbudan football player
- [Winston Santos](/source/Winston_Santos) (born 1968), Venezuelan wrestler
- [Winston Santos (baseball)](/source/Winston_Santos_(baseball)) (born 2002), Dominican baseball player
- [Winston Smith](/source/Winston_Smith_(athlete)) (born 1982), Jamaican track and field sprinter
- [Winston Stanley](/source/Winston_Stanley_(rugby_union,_born_1974)) (born 1974), Canadian rugby union footballer
- [Winston Stanley](/source/Winston_Stanley_(rugby_union,_born_1989)) (born 1989), Australian-born Samoan former rugby union footballer
- [Winston Watkins](/source/Winston_Watkins) (born 2007), American football player
- [Winston Watts](/source/Winston_Watts) (born 1967), member of the Jamaica national bobsleigh team
- [Winston Wright Jr.](/source/Winston_Wright_Jr.) (born 2001), American football player

### Other

- [Winston Chu](/source/Winston_Chu) (born 1940), Hong Kong lawyer and activist
- [Winston Churchill (novelist)](/source/Winston_Churchill_(novelist)) (1871–1947), American novelist
- [Winston Chow](/source/Winston_Chow), American student activist
- [Winston De Ville](/source/Winston_De_Ville) (1937–2025), American historian
- [Winston Graham](/source/Winston_Graham) (1908–2003), English novelist
- [Winston Groom](/source/Winston_Groom) (1943–2020), American novelist, author of *Forrest Gump*
- [Winston Churchill Rea](/source/Winston_Churchill_Rea), former leader of the Red Hand Commando (RHC) loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland
- [Winston E. Scott](/source/Winston_E._Scott) (born 1950), American astronaut
- [Winston M. Scott](/source/Winston_M._Scott) (1909–1971), American CIA officer
- [Winston L. Shelton](/source/Winston_L._Shelton) (1922-2019), American inventor and entrepreneur
- [Winston Smith](/source/Winston_Smith_(artist)) (born 1952), American artist and illustrator

## Fictional characters

- [Winston (*Dennis the Menace*)](/source/Winston_(Dennis_the_Menace)), a bully in the 1980s *Dennis the Menace* animated television series
- [Winston (*EastEnders*)](/source/Winston_(EastEnders))
- [Winston (*Overwatch*)](/source/Winston_(Overwatch))
- Winston, a [Peter Tinniswood](/source/Peter_Tinniswood) character
- Winston, the janitor's cat in *[The Bash Street Kids](/source/The_Bash_Street_Kids)*
- Winston, a track inspection vehicle in *[Thomas & Friends](/source/Thomas_%26_Friends)*
- Winston, a character in *[Unicorn: Warriors Eternal](/source/Unicorn:_Warriors_Eternal)*
- [Winston Bishop](/source/Winston_Bishop), a character in *New Girl*
- [Winston Chu (Degrassi character)](/source/Winston_Chu_(Degrassi_character)) in *Degrassi: The Next Generation*
- Winston Frost, [Emma Frost](/source/Emma_Frost)'s father in [Marvel Comics](/source/Marvel_Comics)
- [Winston Ingram](/source/Winston_Ingram), a pensioner in BBC's *Still Game*
- [Winston Schmidt](/source/Winston_Schmidt), a character in *New Girl*
- [Winston Smith](/source/Winston_Smith_(Nineteen_Eighty-Four)), from the novel *Nineteen Eighty-Four* by George Orwell
- Winston Williams, a character in the Netflix series *[13 Reasons Why](/source/13_Reasons_Why)*
- Winston Wolf, a character in the film *[Pulp Fiction](/source/Pulp_Fiction)*, played by Harvey Keitel
- [Winston Zeddemore](/source/Winston_Zeddemore), a character in *Ghostbusters*

## Animals

- [Winston (horse)](/source/Winston_(horse)), a British mounted police horse ridden by Queen Elizabeth II
- Winston, [Princess Chelsea](/source/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](/source/Whinston)
- [Winston (disambiguation)](/source/Winston_(disambiguation))
- [Winstone (surname)](/source/Winstone_(surname))

## References

1. Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley (1977). [*The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian names*](https://archive.org/details/oxforddictionary0000with_a9b0/page/294/mode/2up?q=winston). Oxford at [Clarendon Press](/source/Clarendon_Press). p. 294. Retrieved December 26, 2025.

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