Houshang or Hushang is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Houshang Asadi (born 1951), Iranian journalist and writer Houshang Golmakani (born 1954), Iranian journalist, film critic and director Houshang Golshiri (1938–2000), Iranian fiction writer, critic and editor Houshang Kargarnejad (born 1945), retired Iranian heavyweight weightlifter who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics Houshang Moradi Kermani (born 1944), Iranian writer best known for children's and young adult fiction Houshang Mashian (born 1938), Iranian-Israeli chess master Houshang Montazeralzohour (1947–1982), Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Houchang Nahavandi (1932–2025), Iranian politician and academic administrator Houshang Ostovar (1927–2016), Persian symphonic music composer and instructor Houshang Rafati, Iranian basketball player Amir Houshang Keshavarz Sadr (1933–2013), scholar of Iranian history and a prominent civic-nationalist activist Houshang Seddigh (1948–2020), Iranian retired fighter pilot Houshang Zarif (1938–2020), Iranian master musician and renowned tar player Hushang, a character in the Persian epic Shahnameh Hushang Ansary (1927–2026), Iranian-American diplomat, businessman and philanthropist Hushang Ebtehaj (1928–2022), Iranian poet Hushang Hamidi, Iranian Kurdish politician Hushang Harirchiyan (1932-2024), Iranian actor and comedian Hushang Irani (1925–1973), Iranian poet, translator, critics, journalist and painter Hushang of Shirvan (died 1382), the 32nd ruler of Shirvan and last member of the Kasranid branch of House of Shirvanshah Hushang Shah (1406–1435), medieval ruler of Malwa, India Hushang Mirza (1604–1628), Indian prince, grandson of the Mughal Emperor Akbar
See also
Hoshan (disambiguation) Husan Hushang (name)