# Houghton (surname)

Houghton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Houghton (1310–1389), English or Welsh, Bishop of St. David's, Lord Chancellor of England
* Alice Houghton (1849–1920), Canadian-born American broker
* Amo Houghton (1926–2020), American politician
* Amory Houghton (1899–1981), American diplomat and scouting notable
* Arthur Boyd Houghton (1836–1875), British painter and illustrator
* Bob Houghton (born 1947), English football manager
* Buck Houghton (1915–1999), American television producer
* Chantelle Houghton (born 1983), British model and participant in Celebrity Big Brother
* Charles Frederick Houghton (1839–1898), Canadian politician
* Chris Houghton (born 1999), Welsh Businessman
* Claude Houghton (1886–1961), British novelist
* Daniel Houghton (1740–1791), Irish explorer of Africa
* Don Houghton (1930–1991), British television screenwriter
* Dorothy D. Houghton (1890–1972), American politician and clubwoman
* Douglass Houghton (1809–1845), American geologist
* Eric Houghton (1910–1996), English football player and manager
* Ernest Houghton (1893–1941), American basketball player
* Evangeline Florence Houghton (1867–1928), American-born soprano
* Evelyn Houghton (1908–1983), British artist
* Fred Houghton (c. 1890–1918), English semi-professional footballer
* Georgiana Houghton (1814–1884), British spiritualist artist
* Harold Houghton (1906–1986), English footballer
* Harry Houghton (1905–1985), British naval officer who spied for the Polish and Soviet secret services
* Helen Houghton (politician), New Zealand politician
* Henry Oscar Houghton (1823–1895), American publisher
* Israel Houghton (born 1971), American Christian music singer
* James R. Houghton (1936–2022), American businessman
* James Houghton (artistic director) (1958–2016), American educator, mentor, and arts administrator
* Jim Houghton (1948–2024), American actor and soap opera writer
* Jim Houghton (politician) (1911–1985), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* Jim Houghton (footballer) (1891–1973), Australian rules footballer
* John Houghton (martyr) (died 1535), English Catholic priest and martyr
* John Houghton (Manx politician) (born 1958/1959), Isle of Man politician
* John Houghton (footballer) (died 2019), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
* John Houghton (Zimbabwean politician) (born 1945), Zimbabwean politician
* John T. Houghton (1931–2020), British scientist
* Katharine Houghton (born 1945), American actress
* Kenneth J. Houghton (1920–2006), American Marine general, Navy Cross recipient
* Kris Houghton (born 1955), known as Kris Kardashian or Kris Jenner, reality TV star
* Laura Mersini-Houghton (born 1969), Albanian theoretical physicist-cosmologist
* Michael Houghton (born 1949), British scientist
* Nick Houghton (born 1954), British Army officer
* Peter Houghton (1938–2007), British artificial heart transplant patient
* Peter Houghton (footballer) (born 1954), English footballer
* Ray Houghton (born 1962), Scottish-born Irish footballer
* Sherman Otis Houghton (1828–1914), American politician
* Stanley Houghton (1881–1913), English playwright
* Steph Houghton (born 1988), English footballer
* Thomas Houghton (priest) (1859–1951), Irish-born Anglican clergyman
* Thomas Houghton (rugby league), English rugby league player
* Thomas Houghton (architect) (1840–1903), American architect
* Vasey Houghton (1921–2001), Australian politician