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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 Barrie Michael Hough (17 January 1953 – 17 August 2004) was a South African writer who wrote children's stories. He wrote in Afrikaans, and almost all of his works have been translated into English. He was joint winner of the Alba Bouwer Prize ...

(1953–2004), South African writer *

Charlotte Hough Charlotte Hough (24 May 1924 – 31 December 2008) was a British author of over thirty illustrated children's books. Early life Helen Charlotte Woodyatt (or Woodyadd) was born in Brockenhurst, Hampshire. Her father was a doctor in his fifties. ...

(1924–2008), British author *

David L. Hough David L. Hough (born 1937) is an American writer on motorcycle rider safety, education and training. He has been a columnist for Motorcycle Consumer News, Sound RIDER! and BMW Owners News magazines. After his first book ''Proficient Motorcycl ...

(born 1937), American writer on motorcycles *

Donald Hough Donald Hough (June 29, 1895 – c. 1965) was an American humorist and writer of several books and film scripts. He was born in St. Paul Minnesota June 29, 1895, and died around 1965. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood Hough. His wife's name wa ...

(1895–c. 1965), American humorist and author *

Emerson Hough Emerson Hough (June 28, 1857 – April 30, 1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels. His early works included Singing Mouse Stories and Story of the Cowboy. He was well known for his 1902 histori ...

(1857–1923), American author *

Graham Hough Graham Goulden (or Goulder) Hough (14 February 1908 – 5 September 1990) was an English literary critic, poet, and Professor of English at Cambridge University from 1966 to 1975. Life Graham Hough was born in Great Crosby, Lancashire, the son of ...

(1908–1990), English literary critic and poet *

Henry Beetle Hough Henry Beetle Hough (November 8, 1896 – June 6, 1985) was an American journalist and owner, editor and publisher of the ''Vineyard Gazette'', known for winning the only 1918 Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Newspaper History with Minna Lewinso ...

(1896–1985), American journalist *

Hugh Hough Hugh Frederick Hough (April 15, 1924 – April 18, 1986) was an American author. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting with Art Petacque for uncovering new evidence that led to the reopening of efforts to solve the 1966 murd ...

(1924–1986), American author * Jason M. Hough, author of ''

The Dire Earth Cycle ''The Dire Earth Cycle'' is a trilogy of science fiction novels written by American author Jason M. Hough. The series was simultaneously released in both the United States (by Del Rey Books) and the United Kingdom (by Titan Books). The first boo ...

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Richard Hough Richard Alexander Hough (; 15 May 1922 – 7 October 1999) was a British author and historian specializing in maritime history. Personal life Hough married the author Charlotte Woodyatt, whom he had met when they were pupils at Frensham Height ...

(1922–1999), British author and historian *

Robert Hough Robert Hough is a Canadian author. Hough graduated from Queen's University at Kingston in 1985. Following a career as a free-lance magazine journalist, Hough published his first novel titled ''The Final Confession of Mabel Stark'', in 2001. Pu ...

(born 1963), Canadian author * Stanley Bennett Hough (1917–1998), British author of science fiction

Entertainers and directors

Derek Hough Derek Bruce Hough (; born May 17, 1985) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. From 2007 to 2016, Hough was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition series ''Dancing with the Stars'', wi ...

(born 1985), American professional dancer, choreographer, actor and singer *

Greg Hough Greg Hough is a Christian musician and, with Bob Hartman, one of the founding members in 1972 of the Christian rock band, Petra. During the 1970s, he and Hartman were the band's main songwriters and lead singers. Career Hough left the band ...

, American musician best known as a founder of the band Petra in 1972 *

John Hough (director) John Hough (born 21 November 1941) is a British film and television director. He is primarily known for his suspense films of the 1970s and 1980s, including ''Twins of Evil'' (1971), ''The Legend of Hell House'' (1973), ''The Incubus (film), The ...

(born 1941), British film and television director *

Julianne Hough Julianne Alexandra Hough (; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, actress, and singer. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrity partners. After leaving ...

(born 1988), American dancer, actress, singer and songwriter *

Lotty Hough Charlotte Hough (c. 1833 – January 17, 1896), known as Lotty Hough, sometimes spelled Lottie Hough, was a 19th-century actress and comedian. She played roles for the companies of Laura Keene and Mrs. John Wood.(9 September 1861)Amusements ''Th ...

(1833–1896), American actress and comedian *

Melissa Hough Melissa Hough (born 1985/1986) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the Norwegian National Ballet. She was previously a principal dancer with the Boston Ballet and a first soloist with the Houston Ballet. Early ...

(born c. 1985), American ballet dancer *

Paul Hough Paul Hough is an English film director. He is best known for creating and directing ''The Backyard (2002 film), The Backyard.'' He is the son of director John Hough (director), John Hough. In 2007 he directed the short film ''The Angel (2007 fil ...

(born 1974), English director * Stan Hough (1918–1990), American movie executive *

Stephen Hough Sir Stephen Andrew Gill Hough (; born 22 November 1961) is a British-born classical pianist, composer and writer. He became an Australian citizen in 2005 and thus has dual nationality (his father was born in Australia in 1926). Biography Houg ...

(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 Henry Hughes Hough (January 8, 1871 – September 9, 1943) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy and one-time military Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. In 1923 he was the director of the Office of Naval Intelligence. He comm ...

(1871–1943), American naval admiral *

Ira Hough Ira Hough (July 2, 1842 – October 18, 1916) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry when he captured an enemy flag during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia ...

(1842–1916), American soldier, medal of honor recipient

Politicians and judges

Benjamin Hough Benjamin Hough (1773 – September 4, 1819) was the second State Auditor of the U.S. State of Ohio from 1808 to 1815. He also served in local political offices and in both houses of the Ohio General Assembly. Hough was born in Virginia. He ...

(1773–1819), American politician in Ohio * Benson W. Hough (1875–1935), American lawyer and judge *

Charles Merrill Hough Charles Merrill Hough (May 18, 1858 – April 22, 1927) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the S ...

(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 Michael William "Jack" Hough (8 July 1916 – 19 March 1971) was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Wollongong-Kembla from 1965 to 1968 and Wollongong from 1968 to 197 ...

(1916–1971), Australian politician *

Lincoln Hough Lincoln Hough (born June 17, 1982) is an American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of ...

(born 1982), American politician in Missouri * Maxine Hough (born 1942), American educator and politician in Wisconsin *

Michael Hough (politician) Michael Joseph Hough (born November 4, 1979) serves in the Maryland Senate representing District 4, which covers portions of Frederick and Carroll Counties. He was formerly a Delegate and chairman and of the Frederick County Republican Centra ...

(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 *

Sue Metzger Dickey Hough Sue Metzger Dickey Hough (November 22, 1883 – December 28, 1980) was an American lawyer, businesswoman, and politician. Hough was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota with her family when she was two years ...

(1883-1980), American lawyer, businesswoman, and politician in Minnesota *

Warwick Hough Warwick Hough (January 26, 1836 – October 28, 1915) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1875 to 1884. Biography Warwick Hough was born in Loudoun County, Virginia on January 26, 1836. His parents brought him to Missouri the fo ...

(1836–1915), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri * William J. Hough (1795–1869), American politician in New York

Religious figures

John Hough (bishop) John Hough (; 12 April 1651 – 8 March 1743) was an English bishop. He is best known for the confrontation over his election as President at Magdalen College, Oxford that took place at the end of the reign of James II of England. Life Hough g ...

(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) The Rt Rev William Woodcock Hough (19 December 1859 – 8 March 1934) was an Anglican Bishop, the second Bishop of Woolwich from 1918 to 1932. William Woodcock Hough was born into a medical family, son of the eminent surgeon James Hough, FRCS, J ...

(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. (born 1934), American equestrian *

Charlie Hough Charles Oliver Hough (; born January 5, 1948) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) knuckleball pitcher and coach who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Florida Marlins from 1970 to 1994. Play ...

(born 1948), American professional baseball player *

Christine Hough Christine "Tuffy" Hough (born October 9, 1969) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Doug Ladret, she is the 1988 Canadian national champion and finished in the top ten at two Winter Olympics, in 1988 and 1992. Career Hough received her nickn ...

(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 Keith Alan Hough (17 March 1908 – 13 July 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played 120 games for Claremont in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) during the late 1920s and 1930s. He missed the 1931 season because ...

(1908–1958), Australian rules footballer * Jim Hough (born 1956), American football player *

Ken Hough Kenneth William Hough (24 October 1928 – 20 September 2009) was a cricketer and association football player who represented both New Zealand and Australia in football. He also represented New Zealand in Test cricket. Hough was born in Aubur ...

(1928–2009), Australia cricketer and association football player *

Larry Hough Lawrence Alan Hough (born April 4, 1944) is a retired American rower. He competed in coxless pairs at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1968. After graduating from Stanford University Stanford University, officially Le ...

(born 1944), American rower *

Lauren Hough Lauren Hough (born 11 April 1977) is an American equestrian. She was born in Goshen, New York. She competed in team jumping at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Personal life Hough is a daughter of equestrian Charles Hough Jr.. In May 2012 ...

(born 1977), American equestrian *

Mike Hough Michael Lloyd Hough (born February 6, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1986 until 1999. Biography Hough was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played ...

(born 1963), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Nicholas Hough Nicholas Hough (born 20 October 1993) is an Australian sprinter and hurdler. Early years In 2011, Hough graduated from The King's School, Parramatta where he was the School Captain. In his HSC, he came equal fifth in the state in Software ...

(born 1993), Australian sprinter and hurdler * Philip Hough (1924–2014), English cricketer *

Stanley M. Hough Stanley M. Hough (born February 20, 1948, in Palatine, Illinois is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. The son of Chicago-based Thoroughbred owner/trainer Joseph Hough, he embarked on a training career of his own in 1969. For the five ...

(born 1948), American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer * Ted Hough (1899–1978), English footballer *

Willie Hough William Hough (4 May 1892 – 13 April 1976) was an Irish people, Irish hurling, hurler who played as a midfielder and as a centre-back for the Limerick GAA, Limerick senior team. Hough first came to prominence as captain of the Waterford GAA, ...

(1892–1976), Irish hurler

Scientists and physicians

Franklin B. Hough Franklin Benjamin Hough ("huff" ; July 20, 1822 – June 11, 1885) was a scientist, historian and the first chief of the United States Division of Forestry, the predecessor of the United States Forest Service. He was among the first to call att ...

(1822–1885), American scientist and historian * George W. Hough (1836-1909), American astronomer *

James Hough Sir James Hough (born 6 August 1945) is a British physicist and an international leader in the search for gravitational waves. Career and research Hough has held the following professional positions: * Professor of experimental physics ...

(born 1945), Scottish physicist * Richard R. Hough (1917–1992), American electrical engineer * Romeyn Beck Hough (1857–1924), American botanist and physician *

Susan Hough Susan Elizabeth Hough (born March 20, 1961) is a seismologist at the United States Geological Survey in Pasadena, California, and scientist in charge of the office. She has served as an editor and contributor for many journals and is a contributin ...

(born 1961), American seismologist * Sydney Samuel Hough (1870–1923), British applied mathematician and astronomer *

Theodore Hough Theodore Hough (1865 – 1924) was an American physician who first described delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in 1902. Hough was born in Virginia in 1865. He received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1893. After graduation, he was em ...

(1865–1924), American physician *

Walter Hough Walter Hough, Ph.D. (1859–1935) was an American ethnologist who worked for the Smithsonian Institution. Life Hough was born at Morgantown, West Virginia. He was educated at Monongalia Academy, West Virginia Agricultural College, and West Virg ...

(1859–1935), American ethnologist

Other

Edward Hough Edward Hough (5 November 1879 – 22 November 1952) was a British trade unionist. Born in Edinburgh, Hough was orphaned at the age of six months, and was brought up by an aunt who lived in Yorkshire. He left school at the age of twelve to work ...

(1879–1952), British trade unionist *

Halley Brewster Savery Hough Halley Brewster Savery Hough (October 10, 1894 – June 19, 1967) was the first curator of the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington. Early life and family Helen Halley Brewster was born in Oakland, California, on October 10, 1894, the daug ...

(1894–1967), American curator at Washington University * James Jackson Hough (1945–2019), American businessman and philanthropist *

Jerry F. Hough Jerry Fincher Hough (April 26, 1935 – May 24, 2020) was an American political scientist. Hough was the James B. Duke Professor of Political Science at Duke University and his research focused on domestic American politics, the Soviet Union, the d ...

(c. 1935 – c. 2016), American professor of political science * William R. Hough, American investment banker and benefactor of the University of Florida {{surname, Hough English-language surnames