Hou (surname)

Hou is a Chinese surname, listed the 80th in the Hundred Family Surnames. It is romanized Hau in Cantonese. It originated from a Chinese nobility title, often translated as "marquis."

Notable people

 * Alyson Hau (Hou Jiaming), Hong Kong DJ/presenter
 * Hau Yung Sang, Chinese/Republic of China international footballer
 * Hou Baolin, Xiangsheng performer
 * Hou Bin, athlete
 * Hou Ching-shan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China
 * Hou Chong-wen, Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City
 * Hou Dejian, songwriter from Taiwan
 * Hou Hsiao-hsien, film director
 * Hou Junji, Tang Dynasty general
 * Hou Minghao, actor
 * Hou Sheng-mao, Minister of Department of Health of the Republic of China (2005-2008)
 * Hou Yao, pioneering film director, screenwriter, and theorist
 * Hou Yaowen, actor
 * Hou Yifan, chess player
 * Hou You-yi, Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City (2016-2018)
 * John Hou Sæter, Norwegian football player
 * Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, violinist
 * Yojun Hou, Entrepreneur
 * Hou Zhihui, Chinese weightlifter

Fictional characters

 * Ranka Hou, character from Mr. Driller