Houston (disambiguation)

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas.

Houston may also refer to:

Cities and towns

• Houston, Renfrewshire (United Kingdom) – the original Scottish settlement of this name
• Houston, British Columbia (Canada)
  • Houston (British Columbia) railway station

United States (other)

• Houston, Alabama
• Houston, Alaska
• Houston, Arkansas
• Houston, Delaware
• Houston, Florida
• Houston, Georgia
• Houston, Indiana
• Houston, Minnesota
• Houston, Mississippi
• Houston, Missouri
• Houston, Ohio
• Houston, Pennsylvania
• Houston, Tennessee

Other places

• University of Houston – the largest university in Houston, TX, USA often referred to as Houston in sports commentary
• Houston Street (Manhattan) – New York City, dividing the SoHo neighborhood from the NoHo neighborhood
• Houston Street (San Antonio) in Downtown San Antonio, TX, USA
• Houston Street (Hong Kong) – a street in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island
• Houston County (disambiguation) – a name of various counties in the United States

Persons

• Houston (pornographic actress) – former adult-film star
• Houston (singer) – an early 2000s R&B singer
• Allan Houston (born 1971) – former NBA player
• Angus Houston – Commander of the Australian Defence Force
• Brian Houston (musician) – Northern Irish musician
• Brian Houston (pastor) – Australian religious leader
• Charles Hamilton Houston – American civil rights lawyer
• Charles Snead Houston – American mountaineer, physician and scientist
• Cherylee Houston – actress currently playing Izzy Armstrong In Corronation Street
• Cissy Houston (born 1933) – American gospel singer, mother of famous singer Whitney
• Drew Houston (born 1983) – American internet entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Dropbox
• Jean Houston – American author of New Thought or New Age books
• Jamie Houston – English-born German rugby union international
• Kevin Houston – American basketball player
• Lucy, Lady Houston – backer of the British entry for 1931 Schneider Trophy races
• Marques Houston – African-American R&B singer
• Penelope Houston – American singer-songwriter
• Penelope Houston (film critic) – British film critic
• Phil Houston, New Zealand rugby league football referee
• Sam Houston (1793–1863) – 19th century American statesman and namesake of the Texas city
• Stewart Houston – Scottish football player and coach
• Thelma Houston – R&B and dance music singer
• Victor Houston – Barbadian track and field athlete
• Walter Scott Houston – popularizer of amateur astronomy
• Wade Houston – American basketball coach (also father of the aforementioned Allan Houston)
• Whitney Houston (1963–2012) – American R&B/pop singer
• William Vermillion Houston – (1900–1968) American physicist and president of Rice University
• Houston Alexander – American mixed martial artist
• Huston Street – American baseball player (name pronounced like Houston, Texas)

Miscellaneous

• "Houston" – a colloquial term for NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston (USA)
• The radio call sign for the Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) at NASA Mission Control Center
• USS Houston – several ships
• Clan Houston
• Houston's Restaurant, steakhouse located throughout the United States

Teams

• Houston Aeros – current AHL hockey team or Houston Aeros (WHA); former WHA hockey franchise from 1972 to 1978
• Houston Astros – current MLB team
• Houston Comets – former WNBA basketball team
• Houston Cougars – the intercollegiate athletic program of the University of Houston
• Houston Dynamo – current MLS team
• Houston Rockets – NBA basketball team
• Houston Texans – current NFL team

See also

• Huston (disambiguation)
• Houstoun