Hough (surname)

Hough is an English surname that is also used in Ireland as a variant of Haugh. People with this surname may pronounce it as "how" or "huff". Notable people with the surname include:

Authors and writers

 * Barrie Hough (1953–2004), South African writer
 * Charlotte Hough (1924–2008), British author
 * David L. Hough (born 1937), American writer on motorcycles
 * Donald Hough (1895–c. 1965), American humorist and author
 * Emerson Hough (1857–1923), American author
 * Graham Hough (1908–1990), English literary critic and poet
 * Henry Beetle Hough (1896–1985), American journalist
 * Hugh Hough (1924–1986), American author
 * Jason M. Hough, author of The Dire Earth Cycle
 * Richard Hough (1922–1999), British author and historian
 * Robert Hough (born 1963), Canadian author
 * Stanley Bennett Hough (1917–1998), British author of science fiction

Entertainers and directors

 * Derek Hough (born 1985), American professional dancer, choreographer, actor and singer
 * Greg Hough, American musician best known as a founder of the band Petra in 1972
 * John Hough (director) (born 1941), British film and television director
 * Julianne Hough (born 1988), American dancer, actress, singer and songwriter
 * Lotty Hough (1833–1896), American actress and comedian
 * Melissa Hough (born c. 1985), American ballet dancer
 * Paul Hough (born 1974), English director
 * Stan Hough (1918–1990), American movie executive
 * Stephen Hough (born 1961), British concert pianist and composer

Military figures

 * Daniel Hough (1825–1861), Irish-born American soldier, first casualty of the Civil War
 * Henry Hughes Hough (1871–1943), American naval admiral
 * Ira Hough (1842–1916), American soldier, medal of honor recipient

Politicians and judges

 * Benjamin Hough (1773–1819), American politician in Ohio
 * Benson W. Hough (1875–1935), American lawyer and judge
 * Charles Merrill Hough (1858–1927), American lawyer and judge
 * Danie Hough (1937–2008), South African politician
 * David Hough (politician) (1753–1831), American politician in New Hampshire
 * Frank Hough (born 1944), Australian politician
 * Jack Hough (1916–1971), Australian politician
 * Lincoln Hough (born 1982), American politician in Missouri
 * Maxine Hough (born 1942), American educator and politician in Wisconsin
 * Michael Hough (politician) (born 1979), American politician in Maryland
 * Olmstead Hough ((1797–1865), American tradesman and politician in Michigan
 * Ralph D. Hough (born 1943), American politician in New Hampshire
 * Richard Hough (politician) (1505–1574), English politician
 * Sue Metzger Dickey Hough (1883-1980), American lawyer, businesswoman, and politician in Minnesota
 * Warwick Hough (1836–1915), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
 * William J. Hough (1795–1869), American politician in New York

Religious figures

 * John Hough (bishop) (1651–1743), English bishop
 * Joseph C. Hough Jr., American minister in the United Church of Christ
 * Lynn H. Hough (1877–1971), American Methodist clergyman, theologian, and academic administrator
 * Michael Hough (bishop), Australian Anglican bishop
 * William Hough (bishop) (1859–1934), Anglican Bishop

Sportspeople

 * Albert Hough (1877–1960), English bowls player
 * Bevin Hough (1929–2019), New Zealand sportsman
 * Billy Hough (footballer) (1908–unknown), Welsh professional footballer
 * Charles Hough Jr. (1934–2023), American equestrian
 * Charlie Hough (born 1948), American professional baseball player
 * Christine Hough (born 1969), Canadian ice skater
 * Cliff Hough (1913–2003), Australian rules footballer
 * Fred Hough (born 1935), English footballer
 * Gerald Hough (1894–1959), English cricketer
 * Harry Hough, (1883–1935), American professional basketball player and coach
 * Keith Hough (1908–1958), Australian rules footballer
 * Jim Hough (born 1956), American football player
 * Ken Hough (1928–2009), Australia cricketer and association football player
 * Larry Hough (born 1944), American rower
 * Lauren Hough (born 1977), American equestrian
 * Mike Hough (born 1963), Canadian professional ice hockey player
 * Nicholas Hough (born 1993), Australian sprinter and hurdler
 * Philip Hough (1924–2014), English cricketer
 * Stanley M. Hough (born 1948), American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer
 * Ted Hough (1899–1978), English footballer
 * Willie Hough (1892–1976), Irish hurler

Scientists and physicians

 * Franklin B. Hough (1822–1885), American scientist and historian
 * George W. Hough (1836-1909), American astronomer
 * James Hough (born 1945), Scottish physicist
 * Richard R. Hough (1917–1992), American electrical engineer
 * Romeyn Beck Hough (1857–1924), American botanist and physician
 * Susan Hough (born 1961), American seismologist
 * Sydney Samuel Hough (1870–1923), British applied mathematician and astronomer
 * Theodore Hough (1865–1924), American physician
 * Walter Hough (1859–1935), American ethnologist

Other

 * Edward Hough (1879–1952), British trade unionist
 * Halley Brewster Savery Hough (1894–1967), American curator at Washington University
 * James Jackson Hough (1945–2019), American businessman and philanthropist
 * Jerry F. Hough (1935–2020), American professor of political science
 * William R. Hough, American investment banker and benefactor of the University of Florida