Houston (surname)

Houston is a surname of Scottish origin, from the place called Houston, Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. In Old English, the name Houston, meant the settlement belonging to Hugh.

A

 * Alasdair Houston, English biologist
 * Alexander Houston (1865–1933), Scottish policy expert
 * Allan Houston (born 1971), American basketball player
 * Amanda Houston (born 1980), British weather presenter
 * Andrew Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Andy Houston (born 1970), American stock car racer
 * Angus Houston (born 1947), Australian air marshal

B

 * Barry Houston (born 1970), American professional wrestler
 * Bill Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Bob Houston (1877–1954), Scottish footballer
 * Bobbie Houston (born 1957), New Zealand-Australian pastor
 * Bobby Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Brad Houston, American ice hockey coach
 * Brian Houston (born 1954), New Zealand-Australian pastor
 * Byron Houston (born 1969), American basketball player

C

 * Charde Houston (born 1986), American basketball player
 * Charles Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Cherylee Houston (born 1975), British actress
 * Chris Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Christine Houston (born 1935), American writer
 * Cisco Houston (1918–1961), American singer-songwriter
 * Cissy Houston (born 1933), American singer
 * Clair Aubrey Huston, American stamp designer
 * Clint Houston (1946–2000), American bassist
 * C. Stuart Houston (1927–2021), American-Canadian physician

D

 * Dale Houston (1940–2007), American singer
 * Dale Houston (tennis) (born 1961), Australian tennis player
 * David Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Demerio Houston (born 1996), American football player
 * Dennis Houston (born 1999), American football player
 * Deryk Houston (born 1954), Canadian artist
 * Dianne Houston (born 1954), American film director
 * Dick Houston (1863–1921), Australian cricketer
 * Donald Houston (1923–1991), Welsh actor
 * Doug Houston (born 1943), Scottish footballer
 * Drew Houston (born 1983), American internet entrepreneur
 * Drusilla Dunjee Houston (1876–1941), American writer

E

 * Edward Houston (born 1937), American sprint canoer
 * Edwin J. Houston (1847–1914), American businessman
 * Elsie Houston (1902–1943), Brazilian singer

F

 * Fitz Houston (born 1953), American actor
 * Frances C. Houston (1867–1906), American painter
 * Frank K. Houston (1881–1973), American businessman

G

 * Garry Houston (born 1971), Welsh golfer
 * Gavin Houston (born 1977), American actor
 * George Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Glyn Houston (1925–2019), Welsh actor
 * Gordon Houston (1916–1942), American baseball player
 * G. David Houston (1880–1940), American professor
 * Graham Houston (born 1960), British footballer
 * Guy S. Houston (born 1961), American politician

H

 * Harold Houston (born 1990), Bermudian sprinter
 * Harold Houston (labor lawyer) (1872–1947), American labor lawyer
 * Harry R. Houston (1878–1960), American politician
 * Heather Houston (born 1959), Canadian curler
 * Henry Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Herbert Sherman Houston (1866–1955), American businessman

J

 * J. Gorman Houston Jr. (born 1933), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
 * Jack Houston (1919–2008), Australian politician
 * James Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jameson Houston (born 1996), American football player
 * Jamie Houston (born 1982), English-German rugby union footballer
 * Jean Houston (born 1937), American author
 * Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (born 1934), American writer
 * Jennifer Houston (born 1971), Australian politician
 * Jesse Houston (1909–1968), American baseball player
 * Jessica Houston (born 1989), American figure skater
 * Jim Houston (1937–2018), American football player
 * Jimmy Houston, American fisherman
 * Joel Houston (born 1979), Australian musician
 * John Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Johnny Houston (1889–1964), Irish footballer
 * Jordan Houston (footballer) (born 2000), Scottish footballer
 * Jordan Houston III (born 1975), American rapper and record producer
 * Joshua Houston (1822–1902), American slave
 * JP Houston, American singer-songwriter
 * Justin Houston (born 1989), American football player

K

 * Ken Houston (born 1944), American football player
 * Ken Houston (ice hockey) (1953–2018), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Kenneth Houston (born 1941), Irish rugby union footballer
 * Kevin Houston (disambiguation), multiple people

L

 * Lamarr Houston (born 1987), American football player
 * Lambert Houston (born 1991), Chinese-American actor
 * Leroy Houston (born 1986), Australian rugby union footballer
 * Lin Houston (1921–1995), American football player
 * Livingston W. Houston (1891–1977), American academic administrator
 * Lock E. Houston (1814–1897), American politician
 * Lorri Houston, American pioneer

M

 * Marcus Houston (born 1981), American football player
 * Margaret Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Marguerite Houston (born 1981), Australian rower
 * Marques Houston (born 1981), American singer
 * Marty Houston (born 1968), American stock car racing driver
 * Matt Houston (singer) (born 1977), French singer
 * Michael Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Moira Houston (born 1961), English swimmer

N

 * Neil Houston (born 1957), Canadian curler
 * Nora Houston (1883–1942), American painter
 * Norman Houston (disambiguation), multiple people

P

 * Patrick Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Paula Houston (born 1960), American prosecutor
 * Penelope Houston (born 1958), American singer-songwriter
 * Penelope Houston (film critic) (1927–2015), British film critic
 * Penny Houston (born 1942), American politician
 * Peter Houston (born 1958), Scottish footballer
 * Phil Houston, New Zealand rugby league football referee

R

 * Reggie Houston (born 1947), American musician
 * Renée Houston (1902–1980), Scottish actress
 * Rich Houston (1945–1982), American football player
 * Richard Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Robert Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Robin Houston (born 1947), British voice artist
 * Roderick Houston (born 1962), American politician
 * Russell Walker Houston, American politician

S

 * Sam Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Scott Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Shine Louise Houston, American filmmaker
 * Stephen D. Houston (born 1958), American anthropologist
 * Sterling Houston (1945–2006), American playwright
 * Stewart Houston (born 1949), Scottish football player and coach

T

 * Tate Houston (1924–1974), American saxophonist
 * Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905), American attorney and politician
 * Thelma Houston (born 1946), American singer
 * Tick Houston, American baseball player
 * Tim Houston (born 1970), Canadian politician
 * Tommy Houston (born 1945), American race car driver
 * Tyler Houston (born 1971), American baseball player

U

 * Ulysses L. Houston, American pastor

V

 * Velina Hasu Houston (born 1957), American playwright
 * Victor Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Victoria Houston, American writer

W

 * Wade Houston (born 1944), American basketball coach
 * Walt Houston (born 1932), American football player
 * Walter Scott Houston (1912–1993), American astronomer
 * Wanda Houston, American singer
 * Whitney Houston (1963–2012), American singer, Model, and Actor, Producer
 * Will Houston (rugby referee) (born 1988), Australian rugby league referee
 * William Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Wyatt Houston (born 1994), American football player

Z

 * Zac Houston, American baseball player
 * Zach Houston, American artist