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 1988), American animator
• 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
• Louise Seymour Houghton (1838-1920), American writer, translator, editor
• 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

See also

• Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809–1885), English poet and politician
• Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby (1898–1996), British Labour politician
• Horton (surname)
• Hawton
• Hoghton (disambiguation)

Surname list

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