Houshang

Houshang or Hushang is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Houshang Asadi (born 1951), Iranian journalist and writer
Houshang Golmakani, 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
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, Iranian retired fighter pilot
Houshang Zarif (born 1938), Iranian master musician and renowned tar player
Hushang, a character in the Persian epic Shahnameh
Hushang Ansary (born 1926), Iranian-American former 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

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