Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) Michael Houghton 2020 
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 reality star
Kris Jenner (a.k.a. Houghton) 1955-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Amo Houghton 1926-2020
Olympic Medalists:
1 silver
(silver) Julian Brooke-Houghton 1976 sailing
Saints:
1 saint
Saint John Houghton c. 1487-1535