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'''Winston''' is a name deriving from [[Old English language|Old English]] ''wynnstān'', meaning "pleasant stone".
==Places==
'''Winston''' is the name of several places in [[England]]:
* [[Winston, County Durham]]
* [[Winston, Suffolk]]
- and in the [[United States|United States of America]]:
* [[Winston, Florida]]
* [[Winston, Georgia]]
* [[Winston, Missouri]]
* [[Winston, Montana]]
* [[Winston, New Mexico]]
* [[Winston, Oregon]]
* [[Winston County, Alabama]]
* [[Winston County, Mississippi]]
There is also [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]], which has given its name to two brands of [[cigarette]]s, (see [[Winston (cigarette)]] and [[Salem (cigarette)]]).
==Real people==
*[[Winston Churchill]], (1874-1965) British politician
*[[Arthur Winston]] (1906-2006), U.S. centenarian, "Employee of the Century"
*[[Eric Winston]] (born 1983), U.S. football player
*[[David Winston]] U.S. herbalist
*[[Francis D. Winston]], Lt. Governor of North Carolina
*[[George Winston]] (born 1949), U.S. pianist
*[[George T. Winston]] (1852-1932), U.S. educator
*[[Harry Winston]] (1896-1978), U.S. jeweller
*[[Hattie Winston]] (born 1945), U.S. actress
*[[Jimmy Winston]], British organist ([[The Small Faces]])
*[[John Winston]], various
**[[John A. Winston]] (1812-1871), U.S. politician
*[[Joseph Winston]] (1747-1815), U.S. politician
*[[Matt Winston]], U.S. actor
*[[Nat Winston]], U.S. psychiatrist
*[[Patrick Winston|Patrick H. Winston]], U.S. computer scientist
*[[Peter Winston]] (born 1958), U.S. chess player
*[[Robert Winston]] (born 1940), British scientist, politician & TV presenter
*[[Stan Winston]] (1946-2008), U.S. special effects & makeup artist
==Fictional characters==
*[[Dallas Winston]]
*[[Ezra Winston]]
*[[Randall Winston]]
*[[Winston (Dennis the Menace)|Winston (''Dennis the Menace'')]], a fictional bully in the 1980s ''Dennis the Menace'' animated television series
*[[Winston (EastEnders)|Winston (''EastEnders'')]]
*Alicia Winston, a sniper in the Lukano Liberation Army in ''[[Time Crisis 3]]''
*[[Winston Smith]], from the novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' by [[George Orwell]]
*[[Winston Ingram]], a fictional pensioner in BBC's ''Still Game''
*Winston, a [[Peter Tinniswood]] character
*[[Winston Zeddemore]], a fictional character in ''Ghostbusters''
*Winston Wolf, a fictional character in ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', played by [[Harvey Keitel]]
==Other==
*[[Winston (cigarette)]]
*[[Winston (band)]], a Canadian indie pop band
*[[Winston Cup]], the name of a NASCAR racing series between 1972–2003
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