Houghton

Houghton is the name of several places:

In the United Kingdom:

In Canada:

In South Africa:

In Australia:

Houghton ( South Australia ), a town near Adelaide
Houghton (Winery ), the oldest winery in the Swan River, State of Western Australia

In the United States:

Houghton is the surname of the following persons:

Alanson B. Houghton (1863-1941), American businessman, politician and diplomat
Amo Houghton ( born 1926 ), American politician
Amory Houghton (1899-1981), American diplomat
Bob Houghton ( b. 1947 ), English footballer and coach
Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894), British colonial administrator of Nepal, anthropologist, orientalist and naturalist
Daniel Houghton (about 1740-1791 ), English Major and the third African traveler on behalf of the African Association
Douglass Houghton (1809-1845), American geologist, after the many places named in the United States
Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby (1898-1996), politician of the British Labour Party
Frances Houghton ( born 1980 ), British rower
James Houghton ( born 1948 ), American actor and screenwriter
John Houghton ( born 1931 ), British climate scientists
Katharine Houghton ( b. 1945 ), American actress
Michael Houghton, a British biochemist, developer of a hepatitis C test
Ray Houghton (born 1962 ), former Irish football player and sports commentator
Sherman Otis Houghton (1828-1914), American politician
Steph Houghton (* 1988), English football player

Houghton referred further comprising:

Houghton telescope, a reflecting telescope type, named after James Leonard Houghton
Houghton ( company ), a provider of specialty lubricants

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