Linger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andreas Linger (born 1981), Austrian luger Carl Linger (1810–1862), German Australian composer Christian Nicolaus von Linger (1669–1755), Prussian general of artillery James Linger (born 1990), Australian baseball player Ortwin Linger (1967–1989), Dutch-Surinamese footballer Paul Linger (born 1974), English footballer Wolfgang Linger (born 1982), Austrian luger