Lankester

Lankester is an English surname. Notable people with the name include:

* Edwin Lankester (1814–1874), English surgeon and naturalist
* Ray Lankester (1847–1929), British zoologist
* Tim Lankester (born 1942), British civil servant and college president
* Lankester Merrin (1890s-1970s), a fictional character in The Exorcist (novel) (1971), and one of the two main protagonists in the 1973 film adaptation, and several sequel films

## See also

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* Cape Lankester, in the Antarctic
* Lankester Botanical Garden, a public garden in Costa Rica

Surname list

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