Across the world, Houston (Houston 
, Хьюстон 
, יוסטון 
) is quite a common masculine first name. The given name Houston is habitual in Malta, where it is quite a rare masculine name, the United States, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. More frequently, Houston is the last name as well as the forename.
| sir william houston, 1st baronet General in the British Army and Governor of Gibraltar (1766-1842), GB (b. 1766) |
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temple lea houston Texas and Oklahoma lawyer and politician, US (b. 1860) |
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| lock e. houston Mississippi judge and politician (b. 1814) |
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| livingston waddell houston American academic administrator (1891-1977), US (b. 1891) |
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stewart houston footballer; football manager (born 1949), GB (b. 1949) |
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| lin houston American football player (1921-1995), US (b. 1921) |
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marques houston American actor, singer and dancer, US (b. 1981) |
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| ray houston Australian rules footballer (b. 1933) |
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| sterling houston American actor, writer and musician (1943-2006), US (b. 1943) |
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| wade houston American basketball player-coach, US (b. 1944) |
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| graham houston Chairman, Scottish Qualifications Authority, 2009–17 (b. 1948) |
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| shine louise houston filmmaker, US (b. 1953) |
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| graham houston English professional footballer (born 1960), GB (b. 1960) |
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| murray james houston (born 1964) (b. 1964) |
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| wallace roland lancelot houston Peerage person ID=290709 |
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