Notable people with the surname include: •
Barbara Elisabeth van Houten (1863–1950), Dutch painter •
Byron Collins Van Houten (1848–1904), U.S. politician •
Carice van Houten (born 1976), Dutch actress, daughter of Theodore •
Coenraad Johannes van Houten (1801–1887), Dutch chocolate maker •
Connie Van Houten, American politician •
Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920–2002), Dutch astronomer •
Frans van Houten (born 1960), Dutch business manager •
Gerrit van Houten (1866–1934), Dutch painter •
Harm van Houten (1892–1952), Dutch politician •
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (1921–2015), Dutch astronomer •
Isaac B. Van Houten (1776–1850), U.S. politician •
Jelka van Houten (born 1978), Dutch actress, daughter of Theodore •
John G. Van Houten (1904–1974), U.S. Army general •
John J. Van Houten Jr., U.S. tuba player •
Leslie Van Houten (born 1949), former member of Charles Manson's crime family •
Robert Van Houten (1905–1986), U.S. professor •
Samuel van Houten (1837–1930), Dutch liberal politician •
Sebastiaan van Houten (born 1975), U.S. author and 'fangsmith' •
Sina Mesdag-van Houten (1834–1909), Dutch painter •
Theodore van Houten (1952–2016), Dutch-British author and radio and theater producer == Fictional characters ==