Houben

Houben is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname meaning "son of Houb". Houb was a nickname for Huibert/Huibrecht/Hubrecht (Hubert) in Brabant and Limburg. People with this surname include:


 * Claude Houben (1926–2009), Belgian bobsledder
 * Francine Houben (born 1955), Dutch architect
 * Frank Houben (born 1939), Dutch politician
 * Fred Houben (born 1974), Dutch punk rock bass player
 * Heinrich Hubert Houben (1875–1935), German literary historian
 * Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben (1875–1940), German chemist
 * Henri Houben (1858–1931), Belgian genre painter
 * Hilde Houben-Bertrand (born 1940), Belgian politician
 * Hubert Houben (1898–1956), German sprinter
 * Hubert Houben (born 1953), German historian
 * Jean-Marie Houben (born 1966), Belgian footballer
 * Joannes Andreas Houben (1821–1893), Dutch-Irish priest (Karel Houben, St. Charles of Mount Argus)
 * Josef Houben (1875–1940), German chemist
 * Max Houben (1898–1949), Belgian athlete and bobsledder
 * Philippe Houben (1881–?), Belgian-French waterpolo player
 * Reinhard Houben (born 1960), German politician
 * Robert J. Houben (1905–1992), Belgian politician
 * Rom Houben (born 1963), Belgian long-term coma patient
 * Saul Houben (1922–1982), Belgian-French violinist concertmaster
 * Steve Houben (born 1950), Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist
 * Stijn Houben (born 1995), Dutch footballer
 * Tuur Houben (born 1996), Belgian footballer

Given name

 * Houben R.T. (born 1970), Bulgarian painter