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" (/haʊ/) or "huff" (/ˈhʌf/). 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 (c. 1935 – c. 2016), American professor of political science
• William R. Hough, American investment banker and benefactor of the University of Florida