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
 * Jim Houghton (born 1948), American actor and writer
 * James R. Houghton (1936–2022), American businessman
 * 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