# Hightower

Hightower is a surname which may refer to:

## People

* Alma Julia Hightower (1888-1970), American vocalist
* Allison Hightower (born 1988), African-American professional basketball player
* Ben Hightower (1918-2003), American football player
* Bill Hightower (born 1959), American politician in Alabama
* Brandon Hightower (born 1998), American professional stock car racing driver
* Caroline Warner Hightower (born 1935), American development consultant
* Chelsie Hightower (born 1989), American ballroom dancer
* Cory Hightower (born 1979), African-American professional basketball player
* Cullen Hightower (1923–2008), American author of quips and quotes
* Dennis Hightower (born 1941), American army officer and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce
* Dick Hightower (1930–2007), American football player
* Donna Hightower (1926-2013), African-American singer-songwriter
* Dont'a Hightower (born 1990), American football player
* Ed Hightower, African-American basketball official
* Erik Hightower (born 1986), American Paralympic athlete
* Forrest Hightower (born 1992), African-American football defensive back
* George Robert Hightower (fl. early 20th century), American academic, president of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
* Grace Hightower, American actress, singer, wife of actor Robert De Niro
* Jack Hightower (1926–2013), American politician
* James Robert Hightower (1915–2006), American professor of Chinese at Harvard University
* Jim Hightower (born 1943), American activist and commentator
* John Hightower (disambiguation), multiple people
* Keith Hightower (born 1957), American politician, mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1998 to 2006 - see List of mayors of Shreveport, Louisiana
* Kelsey Hightower (born 1981), African-American software engineer
* Laurel Hightower, American writer of horror
* Lee Hightower (born 1993), American football player
* Loren Hightower (1927–2017), American ballet and musical theater dancer
* Monteria Hightower, American librarian
* Richard Hightower (born 1980), African-American football coach
* Ron Hightower (born 1966), American film director and former pornographic actor
* Rosella Hightower (1920–2008), American ballerina
* Rosetta Hightower (1944–2014), American singer
* Scott Hightower (born 1952), American poet and teacher
* Stephanie Hightower (born 1958), African-American former hurdler
* Theresa Hightower (c. 1954–2018), American jazz singer
* Tim Hightower (born 1986), American football player
* Tommy Hightower, American retired football coach
* Verna Lee Hightower (1930-1970), African-American rodeo rider and civil rights activist.
* Wayne Hightower (1940-2002), African-American basketball player
* Yolanda Hightower (born 1961), American field hockey player

## Fictional characters

* Alicent Hightower, in the TV series House of the Dragon
* Bob Hightower, in the 1949 western film 3 Godfathers, played by John Wayne
* Reverend Gail Hightower, in the novel Light in August (1932) by William Faulkner
* Harrison Hightower III, in Tokyo DisneySea Version of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney ride
* Madeleine Hightower, in the TV series The Mentalist
* Moses Hightower (character), in the film and series Police Academy
* Reno Hightower, in The Best of Times (1986), played by Kurt Russell
* Steve Hightower, in the TV series The Steve Harvey Show, played by Steve Harvey
* Wes Hightower, in the film Urban Cowboy (1980), portrayed by Scott Glenn
* Sheriff Hightower, in the 1990 film Flashback