# Hout

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For other uses, see [Hout (disambiguation)](/source/Hout_(disambiguation)).

**Hout**, **van Hout** and **van den Hout** are [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) surnames meaning "wood", "timber" or "of the wood". Notable people with the surname include:

## Hout

- [Michael Hout](/source/Michael_Hout) (born 1950), American sociologist
- [Morgan Hout](/source/Morgan_Hout) (born 1940s), American football coach

## Van Hout

- [Cor van Hout](/source/Cor_van_Hout) (1957–2003), Dutch kidnapper
- [Jan van Hout](/source/Jan_van_Hout_(statesman)) (1542–1609), Dutch statesman, "city secretary" of Leiden
- [Jan van Hout](/source/Jan_van_Hout) (1908–1945), Dutch racing cyclist
- [Joris Van Hout](/source/Joris_Van_Hout) (born 1977), Belgian footballer
- [Kristof Van Hout](/source/Kristof_Van_Hout) (born 1987), Belgian football goalkeeper
- [Léon van Hout](/source/L%C3%A9on_van_Hout) (1864–1945), Belgian violinist and music educator
- [Roald van Hout](/source/Roald_van_Hout) (born 1988), Dutch footballer
- [Ronnie van Hout](/source/Ronnie_van_Hout) (born 1962), New Zealand artist
- [Russell Van Hout](/source/Russell_Van_Hout) (born 1976), Australian former racing cyclist

## Van den Hout

- [Ron van den Hout](/source/Ron_van_den_Hout) (born 1964), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop
- [Theo van den Hout](/source/Theo_van_den_Hout) (born 1953), Dutch-American historian
- [Willem van den Hout](/source/Willem_van_den_Hout) (1915–1985), Dutch writer and publicist

## Al-Hout

"(Al-)Hout" is a common romanization of the [Arabic](/source/Arabic_language) surname ال)حوت) *(al)-ḥūt*, meaning "(the) whale". People with this name include:

- [Shafiq al-Hout](/source/Shafiq_al-Hout) (1932–2009), Palestinian politician and writer, a founder of the Palestine Liberation Front and the Palestine Liberation Organization

## See also

- [Houts](/source/Houts), surname including "van Houts"
- [Van Houten](/source/Van_Houten), Dutch surname

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